Relating to restitution for the death of a victim

Sponsored by the Senate Judiciary Committee

Topics:Courts & civil law Crime & corrections

Same legislation: SSB 1069

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Where it is now

Done: IntroducedJanuary 23, 2023
Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 23, 2023
Done: Senate committeeMarch 6, 2023
Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
Next: House committee
Next: Passes the House
Next: To the Governor
Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, 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 If a person is convicted of a felony that caused someone's death, a judge can now decide whether to pay at least $150,000 to the victim's estate or to their heirs. This decision depends on whether the victim had a will. When making this choice, the court can also look at whether the victim had committed any crimes against the offender.¹

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This bill relates to restitution for the death of a victim. Current law provides that in all criminal cases in which the offender is convicted of a felony in which the act or acts committed by the offender caused the death of another person, the court shall order the offender to pay at least $150,000 in restitution to the victim’s estate or to the victim’s heirs at law. The bill provides that in all criminal cases in which the offender is convicted of a felony in which the act or acts committed by the offender caused the death of another person, the court may order the offender to pay at least $150,000 in restitution to the victim’s estate or to the victim’s heirs at law dependent on whether the victim died with or without a will. In determining whether to order that restitution be paid to the victim’s estate or the victim’s heirs at law, the court may consider any criminal offenses committed by the victim against the offender.

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Senate subcommittee

Named January 23, 2023 (as SSB 1069). On February 9, 2023 it recommended amendment and passage. [].

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§910.3B §915.100

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