SSB 3010 (LSB 5495XC (2) 90)

SENATE FILE _____ 

BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY BILL BY CHAIRPERSON ZAUN)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the issuance of a search warrant.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 808.4, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   808.4  Issuance.
   Upon a finding of probable cause for grounds to issue a search warrant, the magistrate shall issue a warrant, signed by the magistrate with the magistrate’s name of office, directed to any peace officer, commanding that peace officer forthwith to search the named person, place, or thing within the state for the property specified, and to bring a list of any property seized before the magistrate.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to the issuance of a search warrant.
   The bill provides that after a peace officer has executed a search warrant issued by a magistrate commanding the peace officer to search the named person, place, or thing within the state for the property specified, the peace officer shall bring a list of any property seized before the magistrate.
   Current law requires the peace officer to bring the seized property before the magistrate.