Senate File 2377 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2377 BY COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (SUCCESSOR TO SF 2132) A BILL FOR An Act authorizing an administrator in charge of any facility 1 for the detention or custody of juveniles to lock the 2 facility. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5375SV (3) 87 hb/rh

S.F. 2377 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 232.23A Authority to lock the 1 facility. 2 The administrator in charge of any secure or nonsecure 3 facility for the detention or custody of juveniles shall have 4 the authority to lock a door within the facility provided that 5 any juvenile locked within the facility is not a juvenile who 6 has been placed in the facility pursuant to any child in need 7 of assistance proceeding. For purposes of this section, “lock” 8 means a device to secure a door that is operated by a key, a 9 combination, or an electronic system. 10 EXPLANATION 11 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 12 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 13 This bill permits the administrator in charge of a secure or 14 nonsecure facility for the detention or custody of juveniles to 15 lock a door within the facility provided any juvenile locked 16 within the facility is not a juvenile who has been placed 17 in the facility pursuant to any child in need of assistance 18 proceeding. The bill defines a lock as a device to secure a 19 door that is operated by a key, a combination, or an electronic 20 system. 21 -1- LSB 5375SV (3) 87 hb/rh 1/ 1