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    CHAPTER 1029Robbery — statutes of limitationsH.F. 2248AN ACT relating to robbery in the first degree, robbery in the second degree, and the applicable statutes of limitations.Be It Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa:   Section 1.   NEW SECTION.  802.2F  Robbery first degree.   An information or indictment for robbery in the first degree in violation of section 711.2 shall be found within five years after the commission of the offense.   Sec. 2.   NEW SECTION.  802.2G  Robbery second degree.   An information or indictment for robbery in the second degree in violation of section 711.3 shall be found within five years after the commission of the offense.   Sec. 3.   Section 802.3, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows:   802.3  Felony aggravated or serious misdemeanor.   In all cases, except those enumerated in section 802.1, 802.2, 802.2A, 802.2B, 802.2C, 802.2D, 802.2E, 802.2F, 802.2G, or 802.10, an indictment or information for a felony or aggravated or serious misdemeanor shall be found within three years after its commission.   Sec. 4.   Section 802.10, subsection 3, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows:   3.  However, notwithstanding subsection 2, an indictment or information shall be found against a person within three years from the date the person is identified by the person’s DNA profile. If the action involves sexual abuse, another sexual offense, kidnapping, human trafficking, or fraud in assisted reproduction, the indictment or information shall be found as provided in section 802.2, 802.2B, 802.2C, 802.2D, or 802.2E, if the person is identified by the person’s DNA profile.If the action involves robbery in the first degree or robbery in the second degree but does not involve sexual abuse, another sexual offense, kidnapping, human trafficking, or fraud in assisted reproduction, the indictment or information shall be found as provided in section 802.2F or 802.2G, if the person is identified by the person’s DNA profile.Approved April 10, 2024