HSB 285 (LSB 2679YC (3) 91)

HOUSE FILE _____ 

BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY BILL BY CHAIRPERSON HOLT)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the enforcement of immigration laws, and providing penalties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  27A.12  Failure to comply.
   1.  Any law enforcement officer, including an elected sheriff, who knowingly and intentionally fails to comply with the requirements of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a class “D” felony.
   2.  A conviction under subsection 1 shall be grounds for mandatory revocation of a law enforcement officer’s certification by the Iowa law enforcement academy pursuant to section 80B.13A, subsection 2, paragraph “a”.
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 enforcement of immigration laws.
   The bill provides that any law enforcement officer, including an elected sheriff, who knowingly and intentionally fails to comply with the requirements of Code chapter 27A (enforcement of immigration laws) shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a class “D” felony. A class “D” felony is punishable by confinement for no more than five years and a fine of at least $1,025 but not more than $10,245.
   The bill provides that conviction under the bill shall be grounds for mandatory revocation of a law enforcement officer’s certification by the Iowa law enforcement academy.