HF 2094 (LSB 5211HV (1) 90)

HOUSE FILE 2094

BY  COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

(SUCCESSOR TO HSB 526)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to remote court proceedings.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 602.6105, subsection 1, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  Courts shall be held at the places in each county maintaining space for the district court as designated by the chief judge of the judicial district, or held by remote means of communication, except that the determination of actions, special proceedings, and other matters not requiring a jury may be done at some other place in the district with the consent of the parties. For the purposes of this subsection, contiguous counties which have entered into an agreement to share costs pursuant to section 331.381, subsection 16, paragraph “b”, shall be considered as one unit for the purpose of conducting all matters except as otherwise provided in this subsection.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill authorizes court proceedings to be held by remote means of communication.