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Relating to documents that may be filed pro se by a defendant represented by counsel or an applicant for postconviction relief represented by counsel
Sponsored by the Senate Judiciary Committee
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 12, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 12, 2022
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 1, 2022
- Done: Passes the SenateApril 12, 202248–0
- Skipped: House committeeSkipped
- Done: Passes the HouseFebruary 22, 202295–0
- Done: To the GovernorJune 1, 2022
- Done: Signed into lawJune 13, 2022
HF 2222 became law → The same legislation passed as HF 2222, so this version was set aside. Go to HF 2222 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary People who already have lawyers for their criminal or postconviction cases would be allowed to file certain legal papers on their own. This includes filing papers to remove their lawyer, starting an appeal, or responding to a request for a lawyer to stop working on their case. These rules apply to both defendants in court and people seeking relief after a conviction.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to documents that may be filed pro se by a defendant represented by counsel or an applicant for postconviction relief represented by counsel. The bill provides that a defendant represented by counsel may file, pro se, a motion seeking disqualification of the counsel, a notice of appeal, and a response to a motion to withdraw pursuant to rule of appellate procedure 6.1005 (frivolous appeals; withdrawal of counsel). The bill provides that an applicant for postconviction relief represented by counsel may file, pro se, a motion seeking disqualification of the counsel and a notice of appeal. The bill makes conforming Code changes.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 12, 2022 (as SSB 3015). On January 27, 2022 it recommended passage.
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Iowa Code it changes
Lobbying
2 for · 0 against · 7 undecided · Who →
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