HSB 706 (LSB 6886YC (1) 91)

HOUSE FILE _____ 

BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY BILL BY CHAIRPERSON VONDRAN)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the use of electronic monitoring for sex offenders.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 692A.124, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows:
   692A.124  Electronic monitoring.
   1.  A Except as provided in subsection 4, a sex offender who is placed on probation, parole, work release, special sentence, or any other type of conditional release, may be supervised by an electronic tracking and monitoring system in addition to any other conditions of supervision.
   2.  The Except as provided in subsection 4, the determination to use electronic tracking and monitoring to supervise a sex offender shall be based upon a validated risk assessment approved by the department of corrections, and also upon the sex offender’s criminal history, progress in treatment and supervision, and other relevant factors.
   3.  If Except as provided in subsection 4, if a sex offender is under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, the determination to use electronic tracking and monitoring to supervise the sex offender shall be based upon a risk assessment performed by a juvenile court officer.
   4.  A sex offender subject to the registration requirements under section 692A.104, and verification of relevant information requirements under section 692A.108, who is unable to provide verification of the sex offender’s residence shall be supervised by an electronic tracking and monitoring system in addition to any other conditions of supervision.
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 use of electronic monitoring for sex offenders.
   The bill provides that a sex offender subject to registration requirements, and verification of relevant information requirements, who is unable to provide verification of the sex offender’s residence shall be supervised by an electronic tracking and monitoring system in addition to any other conditions of supervision.