Senate
Joint
Resolution
2005
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Introduced
SENATE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
2005
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SJR
8)
SENA
TE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
proposing
an
amendment
to
the
Constitution
1
of
the
State
of
Iowa
relating
to
the
rights
of
a
crime
2
victim.
3
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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S.J.R.
2005
Section
1.
The
following
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
1
the
State
of
Iowa
is
proposed:
2
Article
I
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
amended
3
by
adding
the
following
new
section:
4
Sec.
26.
Crime
victims
——
rights.
The
rights
of
a
victim
of
5
crime,
as
provided
by
law,
shall
not
be
infringed.
6
Sec.
2.
REFERRAL
AND
PUBLICATION.
The
foregoing
proposed
7
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
referred
8
to
the
general
assembly
to
be
chosen
at
the
next
general
9
election
for
members
of
the
general
assembly,
and
the
secretary
10
of
state
is
directed
to
cause
the
proposed
amendment
to
be
11
published
for
three
consecutive
months
previous
to
the
date
of
12
that
election
as
provided
by
law.
13
EXPLANATION
14
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
15
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
16
This
joint
resolution
proposes
an
amendment
to
the
17
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
relating
to
the
rights
of
a
18
crime
victim.
19
The
joint
resolution
provides
that
the
rights
of
a
victim
of
20
crime,
as
provided
by
law,
shall
not
be
infringed.
21
The
joint
resolution,
if
adopted,
would
be
published
and
22
then
referred
to
the
next
general
assembly
(89th)
for
adoption
23
a
second
time,
before
being
submitted
to
the
electorate
for
24
ratification.
25
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