HF 2433: Requiring written permission from a county sheriff before an arrest, search, or seizure may be conducted within a county under the county sheriff’s jurisdiction by any federal or out-of-state law enforcement officer or agent and any Iowa law enforcement officer or agent from outside the county sheriff’s jurisdiction, establishing a private right of action, and making penalties applicable

What it does

This bill requires written permission from a county sheriff before an arrest, search, or seizure may be conducted within a county under the county sheriff’s jurisdiction by any federal or out-of-state law enforcement officer or agent and any Iowa law enforcement officer or agent from outside the county sheriff’s jurisdiction, and establishes a private right of action. The bill provides that the county sheriff is the chief law enforcement officer of the county in which the sheriff is elected. Except as otherwise provided, all federal and out-of-state law enforcement officers or agents and all Iowa law enforcement officers and agents from outside a county sheriff’s jurisdiction must receive the written permission of the county sheriff or the sheriff’s designee prior to making an arrest or conducting a search or seizure within the county under the county sheriff’s jurisdiction.

In plain words

1. February 12, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee