SF 2379

Senate
File
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Enrolled
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File
2379
AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
VICTIM
PROTECTIONS
INCLUDING
VICTIM
COUNSELORS,
PROTECTIVE
ORDERS,
SEX
OFFENDER
REGISTRATION,
RIGHTS
OF
SEXUAL
ABUSE
VICTIMS,
MENTAL
COMPETENCY
AND
CIVIL
COMMITMENT,
RESTITUTION,
AND
VICTIM
RIGHTS,
AND
INCLUDING
EFFECTIVE
DATE
PROVISIONS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
DIVISION
I
VICTIM
COUNSELORS
Section
1.
Section
915.20A,
subsection
1,
paragraphs
a
and
d,
Code
2026,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
a.
“Confidential
communication”
means
information
shared
between
a
crime
victim
and
a
victim
counselor
within
the
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counseling
relationship,
and
includes
all
information
received
by
the
counselor
and
any
advice,
report,
or
working
paper
given
to
or
prepared
by
the
counselor
in
the
course
of
the
counseling
relationship
with
the
victim.
“Confidential
information”
is
confidential
information
which
that
,
so
far
as
the
victim
is
aware,
is
not
disclosed
to
a
third
party
with
the
exception
of
a
person
present
in
the
consultation
for
the
purpose
of
furthering
the
interest
of
the
victim,
a
person
to
whom
disclosure
is
reasonably
necessary
for
the
transmission
of
the
information,
or
a
person
with
whom
disclosure
is
necessary
for
accomplishment
of
the
purpose
for
which
the
counselor
is
consulted
by
the
victim
,
or
as
may
be
required
by
this
section
.
d.
“Victim
counselor”
means
a
person
who
is
engaged
in
a
crime
victim
center,
is
certified
as
a
counselor
by
the
crime
victim
center,
and
is
under
the
control
of
a
direct
services
supervisor
of
a
crime
victim
center,
whose
primary
purpose
is
the
rendering
of
advice,
counseling,
and
assistance
to
the
victims
of
crime.
To
qualify
as
a
“victim
counselor”
victim
counselor
under
this
section
,
the
person
must
also
have
completed
at
least
twenty
hours
of
training
provided
by
the
center
in
which
the
person
is
engaged
,
by
the
Iowa
organization
of
victim
assistance,
by
the
Iowa
coalition
against
sexual
assault,
or
by
the
Iowa
coalition
against
domestic
violence,
or
by
an
organization
under
contract
with
the
department
to
provide
training,
which
training
shall
include
but
not
be
limited
to
the
dynamics
of
victimization,
substantive
laws
relating
to
violent
crime,
human
trafficking,
sexual
assault,
and
domestic
violence,
crisis
intervention
techniques,
communication
skills,
working
with
diverse
populations,
an
overview
of
the
state
criminal
justice
system,
information
regarding
pertinent
hospital
procedures,
and
information
regarding
state
and
community
resources
for
victims
of
crime.
Sec.
2.
Section
915.20A,
subsections
2
and
5,
Code
2026,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2.
A
victim
counselor
shall
not
be
compelled
to
produce
confidential
communications
or
confidential
information
or
be
examined
or
required
to
give
evidence
in
any
civil
or
criminal
proceeding
as
to
any
confidential
communication
or
confidential
information
made
by
a
victim
to
the
counselor,
nor
shall
a
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clerk,
secretary,
stenographer,
or
any
other
employee
who
types
or
otherwise
prepares
or
manages
the
confidential
reports
or
working
papers
of
a
victim
counselor
be
required
to
produce
evidence
of
any
such
confidential
communication
or
confidential
information
,
unless
the
except
under
any
of
the
following
circumstances:
a.
The
victim
waives
this
privilege
in
writing
or
disclosure
.
b.
Disclosure
of
the
information
is
compelled
by
a
court
pursuant
to
subsection
7
.
Under
no
circumstances
shall
the
location
of
a
crime
victim
center
or
the
identity
of
the
victim
counselor
be
disclosed
in
any
civil
or
criminal
proceeding.
5.
The
privilege
under
this
section
does
not
apply
in
matters
of
proof
concerning
the
chain
of
custody
of
evidence,
or
in
matters
of
proof
concerning
the
physical
appearance
of
the
victim
at
the
time
of
the
injury
or
the
counselor’s
first
contact
with
the
victim
after
the
injury
,
or
where
the
counselor
has
reason
to
believe
that
the
victim
has
given
perjured
testimony
and
the
defendant
or
the
state
has
made
an
offer
of
proof
that
perjury
may
have
been
committed
.
DIVISION
II
PROTECTIVE
ORDERS
Sec.
3.
Section
236A.7,
subsection
3,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3.
a.
An
order
for
a
protective
order
or
approved
consent
agreement
shall
be
for
a
fixed
period
of
time
not
to
exceed
one
year
except
as
provided
in
this
section
.
The
court
may
amend
or
extend
its
order
or
a
consent
agreement
at
any
time
upon
a
petition
filed
by
the
plaintiff
or
defendant
and
after
notice
and
hearing.
The
court
may
extend
the
order
if
the
court,
after
hearing
at
which
the
defendant
has
the
opportunity
to
be
heard,
finds
that
the
defendant
continues
to
pose
a
threat
to
the
safety
of
the
plaintiff,
persons
residing
with
the
plaintiff,
or
members
of
the
plaintiff’s
immediate
family.
The
number
of
extensions
that
can
be
granted
by
the
court
is
not
limited.
b.
Notwithstanding
paragraph
“a”
,
in
the
sentencing
proceeding
for
a
person
convicted
of
a
sexual
offense
as
provided
in
section
709.8,
709.8A,
709.11,
709.12,
709.14,
Senate
File
2379,
p.
4
709.15,
709.21,
or
709.23,
any
violation
of
chapter
710A,
or
a
violation
of
section
713.3,
subsection
1,
paragraph
“d”
,
a
prosecutor
may
request
that
the
criminal
court
grant
the
victim
an
order
of
protection
to
remain
in
effect
for
the
duration
of
the
criminal
court’s
jurisdiction
over
the
person.
At
any
time
after
the
expiration
of
a
criminal
court’s
jurisdiction
over
a
person
against
whom
an
order
of
protection
was
granted
pursuant
to
a
request
under
this
paragraph,
the
victim
may:
(1)
File
a
petition
for
an
order
of
protection
against
the
person.
(2)
Submit
evidence
of
the
person’s
conviction
for
a
sexual
offense
as
provided
in
this
section
as
cause
for
the
court
to
grant
the
order
of
protection.
c.
Based
on
evidence
submitted
pursuant
to
paragraph
“b”
,
a
court
may
take
judicial
notice
of
the
facts
that
led
to
a
person’s
conviction
for
a
sexual
offense
as
provided
in
this
section
and
a
victim
shall
not
be
required
to
appear
before
the
court
on
the
victim’s
petition
for
an
order
of
protection;
provided,
however,
that
another
person
may
appear
on
the
victim’s
behalf.
d.
A
court
may
grant
an
order
of
protection
pursuant
to
this
section
for
any
length
of
time,
including
for
a
victim’s
lifetime.
e.
An
order
of
protection
granted
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
continue
until
the
expiration
provided
in
the
order,
if
any,
or
until
modified
or
rescinded
upon
a
motion
by
the
victim.
DIVISION
III
SEX
OFFENDER
REGISTRATION
Sec.
4.
Section
692A.104,
subsections
1,
2,
3,
5,
7,
and
8,
Code
2026,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1.
A
sex
offender
shall
appear
in
person
to
register
with
the
sheriff
of
each
county
where
the
offender
has
a
residence,
maintains
employment,
or
is
in
attendance
as
a
student,
within
five
three
business
days
of
being
required
to
register
under
section
692A.103
by
providing
all
relevant
information
to
the
sheriff.
A
sheriff
shall
accept
the
registration
of
any
person
who
is
required
to
register
in
the
county
pursuant
to
the
provisions
of
this
chapter
.
Senate
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p.
5
2.
A
sex
offender
shall,
within
five
three
business
days
of
changing
a
residence,
employment,
or
attendance
as
a
student,
appear
in
person
to
notify
the
sheriff
of
each
county
where
a
change
has
occurred.
3.
A
sex
offender
shall,
within
five
three
business
days
of
a
change
in
relevant
information,
other
than
relevant
information
enumerated
in
subsection
2
,
notify
the
sheriff
of
the
county
where
the
principal
residence
of
the
offender
is
maintained
about
the
change
to
the
relevant
information.
The
department
shall
establish
by
rule
what
constitutes
proper
notification
under
this
subsection
.
5.
A
sex
offender
shall,
within
five
three
business
days
of
the
establishment
of
a
residence,
employment,
or
attendance
as
a
student
in
another
jurisdiction,
appear
in
person
to
notify
the
sheriff
of
the
county
where
the
principal
residence
of
the
offender
is
maintained,
about
the
establishment
of
a
residence,
employment,
or
attendance
in
another
jurisdiction.
A
sex
offender
shall,
within
five
three
business
days
of
establishing
a
new
residence,
employment,
or
attendance
as
a
student
in
another
jurisdiction,
register
with
the
registering
agency
of
the
other
jurisdiction,
if
the
offender
is
required
to
register
under
the
laws
of
the
other
jurisdiction.
The
department
shall
notify
the
registering
agency
in
the
other
jurisdiction
of
the
sex
offender’s
new
residence,
employment,
or
attendance
as
a
student
in
the
other
jurisdiction.
7.
Except
as
provided
in
subsection
8
,
the
initial
or
subsequent
registration
and
any
notifications
required
in
subsections
1,
2,
4,
5,
and
6
shall
be
by
appearance
at
the
sheriff’s
office
and
completion
of
the
initial
or
subsequent
registration
or
notification
shall
be
on
a
printed
form,
which
shall
be
signed
and
dated
by
the
sex
offender.
If
the
sheriff
uses
an
electronic
form
to
complete
the
initial
registration
or
notification,
the
electronic
form
shall
be
printed
upon
completion
and
signed
and
dated
by
the
sex
offender.
The
sheriff
shall
transmit
the
registration
or
notification
form
completed
by
the
sex
offender
within
five
three
business
days
by
paper
copy,
or
electronically,
using
procedures
established
by
the
department
by
rule.
8.
The
collection
of
relevant
information
by
a
court
or
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releasing
agency
under
section
692A.109
shall
serve
as
the
sex
offender’s
initial
or
subsequent
registration
for
purposes
of
this
section
.
However,
the
sex
offender
shall
register
by
appearing
in
person
in
the
county
of
residence
to
verify
the
offender’s
arrival
and
relevant
information.
The
court
or
releasing
agency
shall
forward
a
copy
of
the
registration
to
the
department
within
five
three
business
days
of
completion
of
registration
using
procedures
established
by
the
department
by
rule.
Sec.
5.
Section
692A.105,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
692A.105
Additional
registration
requirements
——
temporary
lodging.
In
addition
to
the
registration
provisions
specified
in
section
692A.104
,
a
sex
offender,
within
five
three
business
days
of
a
change,
shall
also
appear
in
person
to
notify
the
sheriff
of
the
county
of
principal
residence
,
of
any
location
in
which
the
offender
is
staying
when
away
from
the
principal
residence
of
the
offender
for
more
than
five
days
,
by
identifying
the
location
and
the
period
of
time
the
offender
is
staying
in
such
location.
Sec.
6.
NEW
SECTION
.
692A.105A
Additional
registration
requirements.
In
addition
to
the
registration
provisions
specified
in
section
692A.104,
a
sex
offender,
within
three
business
days
of
a
change,
shall
also
appear
in
person
to
notify
the
sheriff
of
the
county
of
the
sex
offender’s
principal
residence
of
the
following:
1.
The
name,
address,
and
telephone
number
of
the
sex
offender’s
place
of
employment,
and
any
changes
to
such
information.
2.
The
license
plate
number
and
a
physical
description,
including
make,
model,
and
color,
of
any
vehicle
owned
or
regularly
operated
by
the
sex
offender.
DIVISION
IV
SEXUAL
ABUSE
——
RIGHTS
Sec.
7.
Section
709.10,
subsections
6
and
7,
Code
2026,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
6.
The
law
enforcement
agency
shall
store
the
kit
in
a
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clean,
dry
location
for
a
minimum
of
fifteen
twenty
years,
or
in
the
case
of
a
minor
victim
for
a
minimum
of
fifteen
years
after
the
minor
reaches
the
age
of
majority
the
lifetime
of
the
minor
victim
,
even
if
the
reported
victim
of
sexual
abuse
has
not
filed
a
criminal
complaint.
7.
Prior
to
the
disposal
of
a
kit
by
a
law
enforcement
agency,
the
law
enforcement
agency
shall
notify
the
reported
victim
of
in
writing
not
fewer
than
sixty
days
before
the
intended
date
of
disposal
of
the
kit,
the
reason
for
disposal
of
the
kit,
and
the
options
that
remain
available
for
retention
and
analysis
of
the
kit,
if
any.
The
law
enforcement
agency
shall
obtain
written
approval
from
the
appropriate
county
attorney
and
retain
that
approval
in
the
victim’s
case
file
prior
to
disposal.
Any
kit
disposed
of
shall
be
documented
by
a
law
enforcement
agency
in
the
kit
tracking
system
within
forty-eight
hours
of
disposal.
Upon
written
request
of
the
reported
victim,
the
law
enforcement
agency
shall
grant
further
preservation
of
the
kit
or
its
probative
contents.
Sec.
8.
Section
709.22,
subsection
1,
paragraph
c,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
c.
Providing
a
victim
with
immediate
and
adequate
notice
of
the
victim’s
rights.
The
notice
shall
consist
of
handing
the
victim
a
document
that
includes
the
telephone
numbers
of
shelters,
support
groups,
and
crisis
lines
operating
in
the
area
and
contains
the
following
statement
of
rights
written
in
English
and
Spanish;
asking
the
victim
to
read
the
document;
and
asking
whether
the
victim
understands
the
rights:
[1]
You
have
the
right
to
ask
the
court
for
help
with
any
of
the
following
on
a
temporary
basis:
[a]
Keeping
your
attacker
away
from
you,
your
home,
and
your
place
of
work.
[b]
The
right
to
stay
at
your
home
without
interference
from
your
attacker.
[c]
The
right
to
seek
a
no-contact
order
under
section
664A.3
or
915.22
,
if
your
attacker
is
arrested
for
sexual
assault.
[2]
You
have
the
right
to
register
as
a
victim
with
the
county
attorney
under
section
915.12
.
[3]
You
have
the
right
to
file
a
complaint
for
threats,
assaults,
or
other
related
crimes.
Senate
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p.
8
[4]
You
have
the
right
to
seek
restitution
against
your
attacker
for
harm
to
you
or
your
property.
[5]
You
have
the
right
to
apply
for
victim
compensation.
[6]
You
have
the
right
to
contact
the
county
attorney
or
local
law
enforcement
to
determine
the
status
of
your
case.
[7]
If
you
are
in
need
of
medical
treatment,
you
have
the
right
to
request
that
the
officer
present
assist
you
in
obtaining
transportation
to
the
nearest
hospital
or
otherwise
assist
you.
[8]
You
have
the
right
to
a
sexual
assault
examination
performed
at
state
expense.
You
have
the
right
not
to
be
prevented
from
receiving
a
sexual
assault
examination.
If
you
choose
to
have
a
sexual
assault
examination:
[a]
You
have
the
right
to
have
a
sexual
assault
examination
kit
or
its
probative
contents
preserved,
without
charge,
for
twenty
years,
or
in
the
case
of
a
minor
victim
for
the
lifetime
of
the
minor
victim,
even
if
you
do
not
file
a
criminal
complaint,
pursuant
to
section
709.10,
subsection
6.
[b]
You
have
the
right
to
be
informed
of
any
results
of
a
sexual
assault
examination
kit
if
such
disclosure
would
not
impede
or
compromise
an
ongoing
investigation.
[c]
You
have
the
right
to
be
informed
of
the
status
and
location
of
a
sexual
assault
examination
kit.
[d]
At
least
sixty
days
prior
to
the
intended
disposal
of
a
sexual
assault
examination
kit,
you
have
the
right
to
be
notified
in
writing
by
a
law
enforcement
agency
of
the
intended
disposal.
This
is
so
that
you
can
make
a
written
request
for
further
preservation
of
the
kit
or
its
probative
contents.
[e]
In
order
to
notify
a
victim,
the
law
enforcement
office
that
has
custody
of
the
sexual
assault
examination
kit
must
verify
the
victim’s
physical
address.
A
victim
must
notify
the
law
enforcement
office
with
custody
of
the
sexual
assault
examination
kit
of
any
change
to
the
victim’s
contact
information.
[9]
You
have
the
right
to
request
the
presence
of
a
victim
counselor,
as
defined
in
section
915.20A
,
at
any
proceeding
related
to
an
assault
including
a
medical
examination.
[10]
If
you
believe
that
police
protection
is
needed
for
your
physical
safety,
you
have
the
right
to
request
that
the
officer
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present
remain
at
the
scene
until
you
and
other
affected
parties
can
leave
or
until
safety
is
otherwise
ensured.
DIVISION
V
MENTAL
COMPETENCY
Sec.
9.
Section
812.8,
subsections
4
and
8,
Code
2026,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4.
a.
Upon
receiving
a
notification
under
this
section
,
the
court
shall
schedule
a
hearing
to
be
held
within
fourteen
days.
Within
ten
days
of
receiving
notice,
a
party
may
request
a
separate
independent
psychiatric
evaluation
to
be
performed
by
a
psychiatrist
or
licensed,
doctorate-level
psychologist
of
the
party’s
own
choosing.
The
requesting
party
must
file
notice
of
intent
to
seek
such
evaluation
before
the
scheduled
hearing
and
proceedings
shall
be
stayed
until
such
separate
evaluation
is
completed.
Upon
receipt
of
the
independent
expert’s
report,
the
requesting
party
shall
file
notice
of
receipt
of
that
report
with
the
court.
The
court
shall
schedule
a
hearing
to
be
held
within
fourteen
days
of
receipt
of
notice.
The
court
shall
also
issue
an
order
to
transport
the
defendant
to
the
hearing
if
the
defendant
is
in
custody
or
is
being
held
in
an
inpatient
facility.
The
defendant
shall
be
transported
by
the
sheriff
of
the
county
where
the
court’s
motion
or
the
application
pursuant
to
section
812.3
was
filed.
b.
Following
the
submission
of
an
initial
evaluation
finding
that
there
is
no
substantial
probability
that
the
defendant
will
be
restored
to
competency
in
a
reasonable
amount
of
time
and
provided
the
defendant
is
otherwise
eligible
for
pretrial
release,
the
defendant
may
request
a
bond
review
hearing.
In
determining
the
conditions,
if
any,
of
the
defendant’s
release,
the
court
shall
consider
whether
the
defendant
is
likely
to
voluntarily
participate
in
the
second
evaluation
as
a
factor
in
setting
bond
or
other
conditions
of
release.
c.
Upon
receipt
of
the
second
evaluation,
or
upon
expiration
of
the
time
period
for
obtaining
a
second
evaluation,
the
court
shall
schedule
and
hold
a
hearing
to
determine
the
defendant’s
competency
status.
At
the
hearing,
the
court
shall
make
one
of
the
following
findings:
(1)
The
defendant
is
competent
to
stand
trial.
(2)
The
defendant
is
not
currently
competent
but
there
is
a
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substantial
probability
that
the
defendant
will
be
restored
to
competency
within
a
reasonable
period
of
time.
(3)
The
defendant
is
not
competent
and
there
is
no
substantial
probability
that
the
defendant
will
be
restored
to
competency
within
a
reasonable
period
of
time.
8.
If
the
court
finds
by
a
preponderance
of
the
evidence
that
there
is
no
substantial
probability
the
defendant’s
competency
will
be
restored
in
a
reasonable
amount
of
time,
the
court
shall
terminate
the
commitment
under
section
812.6
in
accordance
with
the
provisions
of
section
812.9
and,
if
the
person
is
charged
with
a
forcible
felony,
set
the
matter
for
commencement
of
civil
proceedings.
A
charge
of
a
forcible
felony
shall
be
deemed
a
recent
overt
act
for
purposes
of
civil
commitment
proceedings
under
chapter
229
.
DIVISION
VI
RESTITUTION
Sec.
10.
Section
602.8107,
subsection
2,
paragraph
c,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
c.
Payments
received
under
this
section
shall
be
applied
in
the
following
priority
order:
(1)
Pecuniary
damages
as
defined
in
section
910.1,
subsection
6
.
(2)
Fines
or
penalties
and
the
crime
services
surcharge.
(3)
Crime
victim
compensation
program
reimbursement.
(4)
(3)
Court
costs,
court-appointed
attorney
fees,
or
public
defender
expenses.
Sec.
11.
Section
910.1,
subsections
1
and
2,
Code
2026,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1.
“Category
“A”
restitution”
means
fines,
penalties,
payment
of
crime
victim
compensation
program
reimbursements,
and
surcharges.
2.
“Category
“B”
restitution”
means
the
contribution
of
funds
to
a
local
anticrime
organization
which
that
provided
assistance
to
law
enforcement
in
an
offender’s
case,
the
payment
of
crime
victim
compensation
program
reimbursements,
payment
of
restitution
to
public
agencies
pursuant
to
section
321J.2,
subsection
13
,
paragraph
“b”
,
court
costs,
court-appointed
attorney
fees
ordered
pursuant
to
section
815.9
,
including
the
expense
of
a
public
defender,
and
payment
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to
the
medical
assistance
program
pursuant
to
chapter
249A
for
expenditures
paid
on
behalf
of
the
victim
resulting
from
the
offender’s
criminal
activities
including
investigative
costs
incurred
by
the
Medicaid
fraud
control
unit
pursuant
to
section
249A.50
.
Sec.
12.
Section
910.1,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsections:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
2A.
“Crime
victim
compensation
program”
means
the
program
established
in
sections
915.80
through
915.94
that
provides
financial
assistance
to
crime
victims
for
out-of-pocket
expenses
resulting
from
criminal
acts.
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
2B.
“Crime
victim
compensation
program
reimbursements”
means
amounts
a
court
has
ordered
a
defendant
to
pay
to
the
crime
victim
compensation
program
to
reimburse
the
program
for
amounts
the
program
expended
to
assist
the
defendant’s
victim
with
out-of-pocket
expenses
incurred
as
a
result
of
the
defendant’s
criminal
actions.
Reimbursements
shall
be
made
in
accordance
with
this
chapter
and
chapter
915.
Sec.
13.
Section
910.2,
subsection
1,
paragraph
c,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
c.
In
structuring
a
plan
of
restitution,
the
plan
of
payment
shall
provide
for
payments
in
the
following
order
of
priority:
(1)
Pecuniary
damages
to
the
victim.
(2)
Category
“A”
restitution.
(3)
Category
“B”
restitution
in
the
following
order:
(a)
Crime
victim
compensation
program
reimbursement.
(b)
(a)
Public
agencies.
(c)
(b)
Court
costs.
(d)
(c)
Court-appointed
attorney
fees
ordered
pursuant
to
section
815.9
,
including
the
expense
of
a
public
defender.
(e)
(d)
Contribution
to
a
local
anticrime
organization.
(f)
(e)
The
medical
assistance
program.
Sec.
14.
Section
915.80,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
2A.
“Crime
victim
compensation
program”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
910.1.
Sec.
15.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
division
of
this
Act
takes
effect
July
1,
2027.
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p.
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VICTIM
RIGHTS
Sec.
16.
Section
915.46,
subsection
1,
paragraph
e,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
e.
“Sexual
assault
nurse
examiner”
means
a
registered
nurse,
an
advanced
registered
nurse
practitioner,
or
an
advanced
practice
registered
nurse,
licensed
pursuant
to
chapter
152
or
152E
who
has
completed
a
sexual
assault
forensic
examiner
program
that
meets
the
sexual
assault
nurse
examiner
education
guidelines
established
approved
by
the
international
association
of
forensic
nurses
department
of
justice
.
Sec.
17.
Section
915.46,
subsection
2,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2.
A
sexual
assault
forensic
examiner
program
is
established
within
the
department
of
justice.
The
sexual
assault
forensic
examiner
program
shall
maintain
a
list
of
sexual
assault
examiners
and
sexual
assault
nurse
examiners
who
have
completed
didactic
and
clinical
training
approved
by
the
department
of
justice
and
consistent
with
the
sexual
assault
forensic
examiner
education
guidelines
established
approved
by
the
international
association
of
forensic
nurses
department
of
justice
.
Sec.
18.
Section
915.46,
subsection
4,
paragraph
b,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
b.
The
sexual
assault
forensic
examiner
program
shall
provide
didactic
and
clinical
training
opportunities
consistent
with
the
sexual
assault
forensic
examiner
education
guidelines
established
approved
by
the
international
association
of
forensic
nurses
department
of
justice
,
in
collaboration
with
the
department
of
health
and
human
services
and
the
Iowa
coalition
against
sexual
assault,
in
sufficient
numbers
and
geographical
locations
across
the
state
to
assist
treatment
facilities
with
training
sexual
assault
examiners
and
sexual
assault
nurse
examiners.
Sec.
19.
Section
915.80,
subsection
7,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
7.
“Secondary
victim”
means
the
victim’s
spouse,
children,
parents,
and
siblings,
foster
parents,
custodians,
and
any
person
who
resides
in
the
victim’s
household
at
the
time
of
the
crime
or
at
the
time
of
the
discovery
of
the
crime.
“Secondary
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victim”
does
not
include
persons
who
are
the
survivors
of
a
victim
who
dies
as
a
result
of
a
crime.
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
Senate
and
is
known
as
Senate
File
2379,
Ninety-first
General
Assembly.
______________________________
W.
CHARLES
SMITHSON
Secretary
of
the
Senate
Approved
_______________,
2026
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor