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Relating to residency requirements for deputy sheriffs and police officers
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedApril 21, 2021
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Deputy sheriffs must live in the same county that elected their sheriff, or in one of the counties served if they work for a multi-county sheriff. Police officers are required to live within the city they serve. These new rules must be followed by July 1, 2023.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to residency requirements for deputy sheriffs and police officers. The bill provides that a deputy sheriff employed by an office of county sheriff shall reside in the county which elected the county sheriff. In the case of a multicounty sheriff, a deputy sheriff employed by a multicounty sheriff shall reside in one of the counties sharing the services of the county sheriff. The bill provides that a police officer employed by a municipal police department shall reside in the city which the municipal police department represents. The residency requirements for deputy sheriffs and police officers must be complied with by July 1, 2023.
Iowa Code it changes
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