Bill Text: IA HSB528 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the criminal offenses of theft in the third degree and robbery in the first degree and making penalties applicable.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2020-02-20 - Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 321. [HSB528 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HSB528-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
528
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
HOLT)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
criminal
offenses
of
theft
in
the
third
1
degree
and
robbery
in
the
first
degree
and
making
penalties
2
applicable.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
714.2,
subsection
3,
Code
2020,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
3.
The
theft
of
property
exceeding
seven
hundred
fifty
3
dollars
but
not
exceeding
one
thousand
five
hundred
dollars
in
4
value,
or
the
theft
of
any
property
not
exceeding
five
seven
5
hundred
fifty
dollars
in
value
by
one
who
has
before
been
twice
6
convicted
of
theft,
is
theft
in
the
third
degree.
Theft
in
the
7
third
degree
is
an
aggravated
misdemeanor.
8
Sec.
2.
Section
902.12,
subsection
3,
Code
2020,
is
amended
9
to
read
as
follows:
10
3.
A
person
serving
a
sentence
for
a
conviction
for
11
robbery
in
the
first
degree
in
violation
of
section
711.2
12
for
a
conviction
that
occurs
on
or
after
July
1,
2018
2019
,
13
shall
be
denied
parole
or
work
release
until
the
person
has
14
served
between
one-half
and
seven-tenths
of
the
maximum
term
15
of
the
person’s
sentence
as
determined
under
section
901.11,
16
subsection
3
.
17
EXPLANATION
18
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
19
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
20
Under
current
law,
the
theft
of
property
that
is
more
than
21
$750
but
not
more
than
$1,500,
or
the
theft
of
any
property
22
not
more
than
$500
by
a
person
who
has
previously
been
twice
23
convicted
of
theft,
is
theft
in
the
third
degree,
an
aggravated
24
misdemeanor.
This
bill
increases
the
dollar
amount
limit
for
25
the
theft
of
any
property
by
a
person
who
has
previously
been
26
twice
convicted
of
theft
from
$500
to
$750.
27
Theft
in
the
third
degree
is
an
aggravated
misdemeanor
28
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
than
two
years
and
a
fine
29
of
at
least
$625
but
not
more
than
$6,250.
30
Under
current
law,
a
person
serving
a
sentence
for
a
31
conviction
of
robbery
in
the
first
degree
shall
be
denied
32
parole
or
work
release
until
the
person
has
served
between
33
one-half
and
seven-tenths
of
the
maximum
term
of
the
person’s
34
sentence,
if
the
person
was
convicted
on
or
after
July
1,
2018.
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