Senate
Study
Bill
3032
-
Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
DEPARTMENT
OF
PUBLIC
SAFETY
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
an
ex
parte
court
order
authorizing
the
1
interception
of
wire,
oral,
or
electronic
communications
by
2
special
state
agents.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
808B.5,
subsection
3,
paragraph
a,
Code
1
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
a.
(1)
There
is
probable
cause
for
belief
that
an
3
individual
is
committing,
has
committed,
or
is
about
to
commit
4
a
felony
offense
involving
dealing
in
controlled
substances,
as
5
defined
in
section
124.101,
subsection
5
described
in
section
6
808B.3,
subsection
1,
2,
3,
4,
or
6
.
7
(2)
There
is
probable
cause
for
belief
that
the
evidence
8
is
related
to
a
circumstance
described
in
section
808B.3,
9
subsection
5.
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
relates
to
an
ex
parte
court
order
authorizing
14
the
interception
of
wire,
oral,
or
electronic
communications
15
by
special
state
agents.
16
The
bill
specifies
that
upon
application,
the
court
may
17
enter
an
ex
parte
order,
authorizing
the
interception
of
wire,
18
oral,
or
electronic
communications
if
the
court
finds
there
is
19
probable
cause
for
belief
that
an
individual
is
committing,
has
20
committed,
or
is
about
to
commit
a
felony
offense
involving
21
any
of
the
following:
a
forcible
felony,
a
felony
offense
22
involving
ongoing
criminal
conduct
in
violation
of
Code
23
chapter
706A,
a
felony
offense
involving
money
laundering
in
24
violation
of
Code
chapter
706B,
or
a
felony
offense
involving
25
human
trafficking
in
violation
of
Code
chapter
710A.
The
bill
26
also
authorizes,
upon
application,
the
interception
of
wire,
27
oral,
or
electronic
communications
if
the
court
finds
there
28
is
probable
cause
for
belief
that
the
evidence
is
related
to
29
a
felony
fugitive
warrant
issued
in
the
state
or
involves
an
30
individual
who
is
reasonably
believed
to
be
located
within
the
31
state.
32
Currently,
the
court
may,
upon
application,
enter
an
order
33
authorizing
the
interception
of
wire,
oral,
or
electronic
34
communications
if
the
court
finds
there
is
probable
cause
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for
belief
that
an
individual
is
committing,
has
committed,
1
or
is
about
to
commit
a
felony
offense
involving
dealing
in
2
controlled
substances,
as
defined
in
Code
section
124.101.
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