Bill Text: IA HF480 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to restoration of rights of citizenship for persons convicted of a crime.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-12-31 - END OF 2011 ACTIONS [HF480 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-HF480-Introduced.html
House
File
480
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
480
BY
BERRY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
restoration
of
rights
of
citizenship
for
1
persons
convicted
of
a
crime.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
914.8
Restoration
of
rights
of
1
citizenship
——
notification.
2
1.
A
person
convicted
of
a
felony
criminal
offense
who
3
has
been
discharged
from
probation
under
section
907.9,
4
discharged
from
parole
or
work
release
under
section
906.15,
5
or
who
has
been
released
from
confinement
under
section
902.6
6
because
the
person
has
discharged
the
person’s
sentence,
shall
7
be
immediately
notified
by
the
releasing
agency
that
the
8
citizenship
rights
of
the
person
may
be
restored
if
the
person
9
has
paid,
in
full,
any
restitution
assessed
in
the
case
causing
10
the
loss
of
citizenship
rights.
11
2.
The
notification
provided
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
12
include
a
brief
description
of
the
process
in
section
914.1
13
through
914.6
for
restoration
of
rights
of
citizenship.
The
14
notification
may
also
include
any
applicable
forms,
internet
15
sites,
and
contact
information
that
may
assist
the
person
in
16
achieving
restoration
of
rights
of
citizenship.
17
EXPLANATION
18
This
bill
relates
to
the
restoration
of
the
rights
of
19
citizenship
for
persons
convicted
of
a
crime.
20
Under
the
bill,
a
person
convicted
of
a
felony
criminal
21
offense
who
has
been
discharged
from
probation
under
Code
22
section
907.9,
discharged
from
parole
or
work
release
under
23
Code
section
906.15,
or
who
has
been
released
from
confinement
24
under
Code
section
902.6
because
the
person
has
discharged
25
the
person’s
sentence,
shall
be
immediately
notified
by
the
26
releasing
agency
that
the
citizenship
rights
of
the
person
may
27
be
restored
if
the
person
has
paid,
in
full,
any
restitution
28
assessed
in
the
case
causing
the
loss
of
citizenship
rights.
29
The
notification
required
by
the
bill
shall
include
a
brief
30
description
of
the
restoration
of
the
rights
of
citizenship
31
process.
Any
notification
provided
under
the
bill
may
32
also
include
applicable
forms,
internet
sites,
and
contact
33
information
that
may
assist
the
person
in
achieving
the
34
restoration
of
the
rights
of
citizenship.
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