SF 309 (LSB 2336SV (2) 86)

SENATE FILE 309

BY  COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

(SUCCESSOR TO SSB 1186)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the compilation of a presentence investigation report in a criminal proceeding.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 901.2, subsection 2, paragraph d, Code 2015, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph:
   NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (4)  Performance of a validated risk assessment that includes a risk categorization taken from a model approved by the department of corrections.
    Sec. 2.  Section 901.3, Code 2015, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  3.  The presentence investigation report shall contain the results of a validated risk assessment that includes a risk categorization taken from a model approved by the department of corrections.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to the compilation of a presentence investigation report in a criminal proceeding.
   The bill requires a presentence investigation report to contain the results of a validated risk assessment categorization taken from a model approved by the department of corrections.
   A presentence investigation report details the background of a defendant and is reviewed by the court prior to sentencing.