Bill Text: IA SF2377 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act authorizing an administrator in charge of any facility for the detention or custody of juveniles to lock the facility. (Formerly SF 2132.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-03-09 - Subcommittee: Jones, Bennett and Gustafson. H.J. 552. [SF2377 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-SF2377-Introduced.html
Senate File 2377 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (SUCCESSOR TO SF 2132) A BILL FOR 1 An Act authorizing an administrator in charge of any facility 2 for the detention or custody of juveniles to lock the 3 facility. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5375SV (3) 87 hb/rh PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 232.23A Authority to lock the 1 2 facility. 1 3 The administrator in charge of any secure or nonsecure 1 4 facility for the detention or custody of juveniles shall have 1 5 the authority to lock a door within the facility provided that 1 6 any juvenile locked within the facility is not a juvenile who 1 7 has been placed in the facility pursuant to any child in need 1 8 of assistance proceeding. For purposes of this section, "lock" 1 9 means a device to secure a door that is operated by a key, a 1 10 combination, or an electronic system. 1 11 EXPLANATION 1 12 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 1 13 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 1 14 This bill permits the administrator in charge of a secure or 1 15 nonsecure facility for the detention or custody of juveniles to 1 16 lock a door within the facility provided any juvenile locked 1 17 within the facility is not a juvenile who has been placed 1 18 in the facility pursuant to any child in need of assistance 1 19 proceeding. The bill defines a lock as a device to secure a 1 20 door that is operated by a key, a combination, or an electronic 1 21 system. LSB 5375SV (3) 87 hb/rh
