House
File
2090
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2090
BY
HEARTSILL
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
restitution
paid
to
the
estate
or
heirs
at
1
law
of
a
crime
victim.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
TLSB
5625YH
(2)
87
jm/rh
H.F.
2090
Section
1.
Section
910.3B,
Code
2018,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
4.
An
award
under
this
section
shall
not
3
be
reduced
by
any
third-party
payment
including
any
insurance
4
payment
made
to
the
victim’s
estate
or
heirs
at
law.
5
EXPLANATION
6
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
7
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
8
This
bill
relates
to
restitution
paid
to
the
estate
or
heirs
9
at
law
of
a
crime
victim.
10
The
bill
provides
that
restitution
awarded
under
Code
11
section
910.3B,
after
an
offender
causes
the
death
of
another,
12
shall
not
be
reduced
by
any
third-party
payment
including
any
13
insurance
payment
made
to
the
victim’s
estate
or
heirs
at
law.
14
Currently,
restitution
awarded
under
Code
section
910.3B
15
shall
not
be
an
amount
less
than
$150,000.
16
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LSB
5625YH
(2)
87
jm/rh
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