Bill Text: IA HF2593 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the review of an officer-involved shooting case by a county attorney. (Formerly HF 2231.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2024-03-12 - Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. []. [HF2593 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF2593-Introduced.html
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the review of an officer-involved shooting case by a county attorney. (Formerly HF 2231.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2024-03-12 - Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. []. [HF2593 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF2593-Introduced.html
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2593
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
PUBLIC
SAFETY
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
2231)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
review
of
an
officer-involved
shooting
1
case
by
a
county
attorney.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
331.756,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
76.
a.
In
the
case
of
an
officer-involved
3
shooting
resulting
in
the
death
or
serious
bodily
injury
of
a
4
person,
review
the
evidence
and
render
a
written
opinion
and
5
charging
decision,
convene
a
grand
jury,
or
refer
the
case
to
6
the
attorney
general
for
independent
review
and
a
charging
7
decision.
8
b.
The
results
of
the
review
shall
be
provided
within
one
9
hundred
eighty
days
to
the
officer
involved
or
the
officer’s
10
legal
counsel
and
the
officer’s
employing
agency.
11
c.
If
the
case
presents
a
conflict
of
interest,
the
review
12
shall
be
referred
to
an
independent
county
attorney,
the
13
attorney
general,
or
a
special
prosecutor.
14
d.
For
the
purposes
of
this
subsection,
“officer”
means
the
15
same
as
defined
in
section
801.4,
subsection
11.
16
EXPLANATION
17
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
18
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
19
This
bill
relates
to
the
review
of
an
officer-involved
20
shooting
case
by
a
county
attorney.
21
The
bill
provides
that
in
the
case
of
an
officer-involved
22
shooting
resulting
in
the
death
or
serious
bodily
injury
of
23
a
person,
the
county
attorney
shall
review
the
evidence
and
24
render
a
written
opinion
and
charging
decision,
convene
a
grand
25
jury,
or
refer
the
case
to
the
attorney
general
for
independent
26
review
and
a
charging
decision.
The
results
of
the
review
27
shall
be
provided
to
the
officer
involved
or
the
officer’s
28
legal
counsel
and
the
officer’s
employing
agency
within
180
29
days.
If
the
case
presents
a
conflict
of
interest,
the
review
30
shall
be
referred
to
an
independent
county
attorney,
the
31
attorney
general,
or
a
special
prosecutor.
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