Bill Text: IA HF2089 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the criminal offense of accessory after the fact if the public offense involves a murder, and providing penalties.(See HF 2422.)
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-03-18 - Withdrawn. H.J. 605. [HF2089 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF2089-Introduced.html
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FILE
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BY
DIEKEN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
criminal
offense
of
accessory
after
the
1
fact
if
the
public
offense
involves
a
murder,
and
providing
2
penalties.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
703.3,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
2
703.3
Accessory
after
the
fact.
3
Any
person
having
knowledge
that
a
public
offense
has
been
4
committed
and
that
a
certain
person
committed
it,
and
who
does
5
not
stand
in
the
relation
of
husband
or
wife
to
the
person
6
who
committed
the
offense,
who
harbors,
aids
,
or
conceals
the
7
person
who
committed
the
offense,
with
the
intent
to
prevent
8
the
apprehension
of
the
person
who
committed
the
offense,
9
commits
an
the
following:
10
1.
A
class
“D”
felony
if
the
public
offense
was
a
violation
11
of
section
707.2,
707.3,
or
707.3A.
12
2.
An
aggravated
misdemeanor
if
the
public
offense
13
committed
was
a
felony
,
or
commits
a
not
included
in
subsection
14
1.
15
3.
A
simple
misdemeanor
if
the
public
offense
was
a
16
misdemeanor.
17
EXPLANATION
18
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
19
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
20
This
bill
relates
to
the
criminal
offense
of
accessory
after
21
the
fact.
22
The
bill
increases
the
criminal
penalty
from
an
aggravated
23
misdemeanor
to
a
class
“D”
felony
for
the
offense
of
accessory
24
after
the
fact
if
the
offense
is
related
to
the
commission
of
25
a
murder
in
violation
of
Code
section
707.2
(murder
in
the
26
first
degree),
707.3
(murder
in
the
second
degree),
or
707.3A
27
(solicitation
to
commit
murder).
28
A
class
“D”
felony
is
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
29
than
five
years
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$1,025
but
not
more
than
30
$10,245.
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