Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the rights of a crime victim

The rights of a victim as defined by the general assembly shall not be denied or abridged by the state, secondary to the constitutional rights of the accused. Upon request, a victim shall have the right to timely notice of and to be present at proceedings related to the criminal offense; to be timely notified, present, and heard at proceedings related to the victim’s rights and the offender’s sentencing, parole, and any other disposition; to be timely notified of the offender’s incarceration location, release, escape, furlough, move to community corrections, work release, or death; to a copy of the offender’s conditions of release; and to restitution for pecuniary loss related to the crime. A victim or a lawful representative of the victim has the right to assert these rights in any court. The joint resolution shall not provide grounds for a new trial for a defendant or any claim for damages against the government. The joint resolution, if adopted, would be published and then referred to the next general assembly (89th) for adoption a second time, before being submitted to the electorate for ratification.