House File 2248 - Reprinted HOUSE FILE 2248 BY COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 503) (As Amended and Passed by the House February 20, 2024 ) A BILL FOR An Act relating to robbery in the first degree, robbery in the 1 second degree, and the applicable statutes of limitations. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 HF 2248 (3) 90 as/js/md
H.F. 2248 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 802.2F Robbery —— first degree. 1 An information or indictment for robbery in the first degree 2 in violation of section 711.2 shall be found within five years 3 after the commission of the offense. 4 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION . 802.2G Robbery —— second degree. 5 An information or indictment for robbery in the second 6 degree in violation of section 711.3 shall be found within five 7 years after the commission of the offense. 8 Sec. 3. Section 802.3, Code 2024, is amended to read as 9 follows: 10 802.3 Felony —— aggravated or serious misdemeanor. 11 In all cases, except those enumerated in section 802.1 , 12 802.2 , 802.2A , 802.2B , 802.2C , 802.2D , 802.2E , 802.2F, 802.2G, 13 or 802.10 , an indictment or information for a felony or 14 aggravated or serious misdemeanor shall be found within three 15 years after its commission. 16 Sec. 4. Section 802.10, subsection 3, Code 2024, is amended 17 to read as follows: 18 3. However, notwithstanding subsection 2 , an indictment or 19 information shall be found against a person within three years 20 from the date the person is identified by the person’s DNA 21 profile. If the action involves sexual abuse, another sexual 22 offense, kidnapping, human trafficking, or fraud in assisted 23 reproduction, the indictment or information shall be found as 24 provided in section 802.2 , 802.2B , 802.2C , 802.2D , or 802.2E , 25 if the person is identified by the person’s DNA profile. If 26 the action involves robbery in the first degree or robbery in 27 the second degree but does not involve sexual abuse, another 28 sexual offense, kidnapping, human trafficking, or fraud in 29 assisted reproduction, the indictment or information shall be 30 found as provided in section 802.2F or 802.2G, if the person is 31 identified by the person’s DNA profile. 32 -1- HF 2248 (3) 90 as/js/md 1/ 1