House File 882 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 882 BY GAINES A BILL FOR An Act relating to residency requirements for deputy sheriffs 1 and police officers. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 2659YH (1) 89 as/rh
H.F. 882 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 331.662 Residency of deputy 1 sheriffs. 2 A deputy sheriff employed by an office of county sheriff 3 shall, by July 1, 2023, reside in the county which elected 4 the county sheriff. In the case of a multicounty sheriff, as 5 provided for in section 331.661, a deputy sheriff employed by a 6 multicounty sheriff shall reside in one of the counties sharing 7 the services of the county sheriff. 8 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION . 362.10A Residency of police officers. 9 A police officer employed by a municipal police department 10 shall, by July 1, 2023, reside in the city which the municipal 11 police department represents. 12 EXPLANATION 13 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 14 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 15 This bill relates to residency requirements for deputy 16 sheriffs and police officers. 17 The bill provides that a deputy sheriff employed by an office 18 of county sheriff shall reside in the county which elected the 19 county sheriff. In the case of a multicounty sheriff, a deputy 20 sheriff employed by a multicounty sheriff shall reside in one 21 of the counties sharing the services of the county sheriff. 22 The bill provides that a police officer employed by a 23 municipal police department shall reside in the city which the 24 municipal police department represents. 25 The residency requirements for deputy sheriffs and police 26 officers must be complied with by July 1, 2023. 27 -1- LSB 2659YH (1) 89 as/rh 1/ 1