Bill Text: IA HF156 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the location of a civil jury trial.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 13)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-12-31 - END OF 2011 ACTIONS [HF156 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-HF156-Introduced.html
House
File
156
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
156
BY
KAUFMANN
,
SCHULTZ
,
LOFGREN
,
MOORE
,
PETTENGILL
,
BAUDLER
,
HEATON
,
L.
MILLER
,
FORRISTALL
,
ALONS
,
HUSEMAN
,
CHAMBERS
,
and
RAYHONS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
location
of
a
civil
jury
trial.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
602.1219
Civil
trial
——
proper
1
jurisdiction.
2
A
civil
jury
trial
shall
be
held
in
a
county
with
proper
3
jurisdiction
over
the
proceeding,
unless
there
are
grounds
for
4
a
change
of
venue.
Venue
for
a
civil
jury
trial
shall
not
be
5
determined
based
upon
the
residency
of
the
judicial
officer
6
presiding
over
the
trial.
7
EXPLANATION
8
This
bill
relates
to
the
location
of
a
civil
jury
trial.
The
9
bill
provides
that
a
civil
jury
trial
shall
be
held
in
a
county
10
with
proper
jurisdiction
over
the
proceeding,
unless
there
are
11
grounds
for
a
change
of
venue.
A
civil
jury
trial
shall
not
12
be
held
in
a
county
based
upon
the
residency
of
the
judicial
13
officer
presiding
over
the
trial.
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