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Extending the limitation of certain criminal actions committed on or with minors
Topics:Courts & civil lawCrime & corrections
Same legislation: HF 449
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 13, 2021
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 14, 2021
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- 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 Iowa would give more time for prosecutors to charge people with certain crimes committed against children, such as kidnapping, human trafficking, or sexual abuse. These new time limits start once the victim reaches a certain age. If a person is identified using a DNA profile, the time limit for charging them would start from the date they are identified.1
Read the official explanation
This bill extends the limitation of certain criminal actions committed on or with minors. The bill provides that an information or indictment for the following criminal offenses committed on or with a person who is under the age of years shall be found within years after the person upon whom the offense is committed attains years of age: lascivious acts with a child; assault with intent to commit sexual abuse; indecent contact with a child; lascivious conduct with a minor; sexual misconduct with a juvenile; child endangerment; sexual exploitation of a minor; kidnapping in the first, second, or third degree; and human trafficking. If the person against whom the information or indictment is sought is identified through the use of a DNA profile, an information or indictment shall be found within three years from the date the person is identified by the person’s DNA profile, or years after the person upon whom the offense is committed attains years of age. Current law provides that an information or indictment for the listed criminal offenses in the bill committed on or with a person who is under the age of years shall be found within years after the person upon whom the offense is committed attains years of age.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 14, 2021. It hasn’t reported yet.
- Sen. Craig Johnson REmail
- Sen. Kevin Kinney D
- Sen. J. Taylor
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
Iowa Code it changes
Lobbying
3 for · 0 against · 5 undecided · Who →
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