House File 2093 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2093 BY BODEN A BILL FOR An Act requiring a defendant’s vehicle identification 1 information to be provided in a no-contact order, and making 2 penalties applicable. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5367YH (2) 89 th/ns

H.F. 2093 Section 1. Section 664A.3, Code 2022, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 7. A no-contact order issued pursuant to 3 this section shall include identifying information regarding 4 any motor vehicle or vehicle, as those terms are defined in 5 section 321.1, or vessel as defined in section 462A.2, the 6 defendant owns or operates, including the vehicle’s make, 7 model, model year, color, and vehicle registration plate 8 number, if applicable. 9 a. The defendant shall provide to the court the required 10 vehicle identification information that is current at the time 11 the no-contact order is entered pursuant to this section. 12 b. Following issuance of the no-contact order, the 13 defendant shall provide to the court any new or updated vehicle 14 identification information immediately. 15 EXPLANATION 16 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 17 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 18 Under current law, when a person is taken into custody 19 for certain contempt proceedings pursuant to Code section 20 236.11 or 236A.12, or arrested for domestic abuse assault, 21 harassment, stalking, sexual abuse in the first, second, or 22 third degree, or any other public offense for which there is 23 a victim, and the person is brought before a magistrate for 24 initial appearance, the magistrate must enter a no-contact 25 order if the magistrate finds probable cause that any public 26 offense or a violation of a no-contact order, protective order, 27 or consent agreement has occurred and the presence of or 28 contact with the defendant poses a threat to the safety of the 29 alleged victim, persons residing with the alleged victim, or 30 members of the alleged victim’s family. The court may enter 31 a no-contact order or continue the no-contact order already 32 in effect for a period of five years from the date judgment 33 is entered or a deferred judgment is granted, regardless of 34 whether the defendant is placed on probation if the defendant 35 -1- LSB 5367YH (2) 89 th/ns 1/ 2

H.F. 2093 is convicted of, receives a deferred judgment for, or pleads 1 guilty to a qualifying public offense, or is held in contempt 2 for a violation of a no-contact order or protective order. 3 This bill requires the defendant to provide identifying 4 information regarding any motor vehicle, vehicle, or vessel 5 the defendant owns or operates, including the make, model, 6 model year, color, and vehicle registration plate number, 7 if applicable. The defendant must provide to the court 8 the required vehicle identification information that is 9 current at the time the no-contact order is entered, and the 10 defendant must provide to the court any new or updated vehicle 11 identification information immediately. 12 A violation of a no-contact order or protective order may 13 be punished by summary contempt proceedings and if held in 14 contempt, a person must be confined in the county jail for 15 seven consecutive days. Alternatively, a violation may be 16 prosecuted as a simple misdemeanor. A simple misdemeanor is 17 punishable by confinement for no more than 30 days and a fine 18 of at least $105 but not more than $855. 19 -2- LSB 5367YH (2) 89 th/ns 2/ 2