Bill Text: IA HF2222 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to documents that may be filed pro se by a defendant represented by counsel or an applicant for postconviction relief represented by counsel. (Formerly HSB 524.) Effective date: 07/01/2022.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2022-06-13 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 943. [HF2222 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HF2222-Enrolled.html
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AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
DOCUMENTS
THAT
MAY
BE
FILED
PRO
SE
BY
A
DEFENDANT
REPRESENTED
BY
COUNSEL
OR
AN
APPLICANT
FOR
POSTCONVICTION
RELIEF
REPRESENTED
BY
COUNSEL.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
814.6A,
subsections
1
and
3,
Code
2022,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1.
A
Except
as
otherwise
provided
in
subsection
3,
a
defendant
who
is
currently
represented
by
counsel
shall
not
file
any
pro
se
document,
including
a
brief,
reply
brief,
or
motion,
in
any
Iowa
court.
The
court
shall
not
consider,
and
opposing
counsel
shall
not
respond
to,
such
pro
se
filings.
3.
A
defendant
currently
represented
by
counsel
may
file
a
pro
se
motion
seeking
disqualification
of
the
counsel,
which
a
court
may
grant
upon
a
showing
of
good
cause
the
following
pro
se
documents:
a.
A
pro
se
motion
seeking
disqualification
of
the
counsel,
which
a
court
may
grant
upon
a
showing
of
good
cause.
b.
A
pro
se
notice
of
appeal.
c.
A
pro
se
response
to
a
motion
to
withdraw
pursuant
to
rule
of
appellate
procedure
6.1005
.
Sec.
2.
Section
822.3A,
subsections
1
and
3,
Code
2022,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1.
An
Except
as
otherwise
provided
in
subsection
3,
an
applicant
seeking
relief
under
section
822.2
who
is
currently
represented
by
counsel
shall
not
file
any
pro
se
document,
House
File
2222,
p.
2
including
an
application,
brief,
reply
brief,
or
motion,
in
any
Iowa
court.
The
court
shall
not
consider,
and
opposing
counsel
shall
not
respond
to,
such
pro
se
filings.
3.
A
represented
applicant
for
postconviction
relief
may
file
a
pro
se
motion
seeking
disqualification
of
counsel,
which
a
court
may
grant
upon
a
showing
of
good
cause
the
following
pro
se
documents:
a.
A
pro
se
motion
seeking
disqualification
of
counsel,
which
a
court
may
grant
upon
a
showing
of
good
cause.
b.
A
pro
se
notice
of
appeal
.
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
JAKE
CHAPMAN
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
2222,
Eighty-ninth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN
NELSON
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2022
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor
