House Study Bill 285 - Introduced HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY BILL BY CHAIRPERSON HOLT) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the enforcement of immigration laws, and 1 providing penalties. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 2679YC (3) 91 as/js
H.F. _____ Section 1. NEW SECTION . 27A.12 Failure to comply. 1 1. Any law enforcement officer, including an elected 2 sheriff, who knowingly and intentionally fails to comply with 3 the requirements of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be 4 guilty of a class “D” felony. 5 2. A conviction under subsection 1 shall be grounds 6 for mandatory revocation of a law enforcement officer’s 7 certification by the Iowa law enforcement academy pursuant to 8 section 80B.13A, subsection 2, paragraph “a” . 9 EXPLANATION 10 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 11 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 12 This bill relates to the enforcement of immigration laws. 13 The bill provides that any law enforcement officer, 14 including an elected sheriff, who knowingly and intentionally 15 fails to comply with the requirements of Code chapter 27A 16 (enforcement of immigration laws) shall, upon conviction, be 17 guilty of a class “D” felony. A class “D” felony is punishable 18 by confinement for no more than five years and a fine of at 19 least $1,025 but not more than $10,245. 20 The bill provides that conviction under the bill shall be 21 grounds for mandatory revocation of a law enforcement officer’s 22 certification by the Iowa law enforcement academy. 23 -1- LSB 2679YC (3) 91 as/js 1/ 1