Bill Text: IA HF592 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to a forensic interview of a minor by law enforcement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-25 - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 424. [HF592 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2025-HF592-Introduced.html
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BY
BAGNIEWSKI
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
a
forensic
interview
of
a
minor
by
law
1
enforcement.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
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808.3A
Application
for
consent
to
1
forensic
interview.
2
Law
enforcement
may
make
application
to
the
court
for
3
consent
to
conduct
a
forensic
interview
of
a
minor
at
a
4
licensed
child
advocacy
center
when
the
suspect
of
a
crime
5
is
the
parent,
guardian,
or
custodian
of
the
minor.
The
6
application
shall
describe
the
nature
of
the
crime
being
7
investigated,
why
a
forensic
interview
of
the
minor
is
8
necessary,
attempts
made
by
law
enforcement
to
gain
consent
9
from
any
parent,
guardian,
or
custodian,
and
why
consent
cannot
10
be
obtained
any
other
way.
An
application
shall
be
supported
11
by
the
person’s
oath
or
affirmation,
shall
include
specific
and
12
articulable
facts,
and,
when
reviewed
with
rational
inferences
13
from
the
application,
demonstrate
a
forensic
interview
as
14
part
of
an
investigation
is
warranted.
For
purposes
of
this
15
section,
“minor”
means
a
person
under
eighteen
years
of
age.
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
a
forensic
interview
of
a
minor
by
law
20
enforcement.
21
The
bill
allows
law
enforcement
to
make
application
to
the
22
court
for
consent
to
conduct
a
forensic
interview
of
a
minor
at
23
a
licensed
child
advocacy
center
when
the
suspect
of
a
crime
is
24
the
parent,
guardian,
or
custodian
of
the
minor.
25
The
bill
provides
that
the
application
shall
describe
26
the
nature
of
the
crime
being
investigated,
why
a
forensic
27
interview
of
the
minor
is
necessary,
attempts
made
by
law
28
enforcement
to
gain
consent
from
any
parent,
guardian,
or
29
custodian,
and
why
consent
cannot
be
obtained
any
other
way.
30
For
purposes
of
the
bill,
“minor”
means
a
person
under
18
31
years
of
age.
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