Bill Text: IA SF243 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to public safety including the crimes of failure to assist, abuse of a corpse, and interference with official acts, and providing penalties. (Formerly SSB 1054.) Effective date: 07/01/2021.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2021-06-28 - Fiscal note. [SF243 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-SF243-Enrolled.html
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AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
PUBLIC
SAFETY
INCLUDING
THE
CRIMES
OF
FAILURE
TO
ASSIST,
ABUSE
OF
A
CORPSE,
AND
INTERFERENCE
WITH
OFFICIAL
ACTS,
AND
PROVIDING
PENALTIES.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
708.14,
subsection
1,
Code
2021,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
c.
Fails
to
disclose
the
known
location
of
a
corpse
with
the
intent
to
conceal
a
crime.
Sec.
2.
Section
719.1,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
a.
A
person
commits
interference
with
official
acts
when
the
person
knowingly
resists
or
obstructs
anyone
known
by
the
person
to
be
a
peace
officer,
jailer,
emergency
medical
care
provider
under
chapter
147A
,
medical
examiner,
or
fire
fighter,
whether
paid
or
volunteer,
or
a
person
performing
bailiff
duties
pursuant
to
section
602.1303,
subsection
3
,
in
the
performance
of
any
act
which
is
within
the
scope
of
the
lawful
duty
or
authority
of
that
officer,
jailer,
emergency
medical
care
provider
under
chapter
147A
,
medical
examiner,
or
fire
fighter,
whether
paid
or
volunteer,
or
a
person
performing
bailiff
duties
pursuant
to
section
602.1303,
subsection
3
,
or
who
knowingly
resists
or
obstructs
the
service
or
execution
by
any
authorized
person
of
any
civil
or
criminal
process
or
order
of
any
court.
Senate
File
243,
p.
2
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
727.12
Failure
to
assist.
1.
A
person
who
reasonably
believes
another
person
is
suffering
from
a
risk
of
serious
bodily
injury
or
imminent
danger
of
death
shall,
if
the
person
is
able,
attempt
to
contact
local
law
enforcement
or
local
emergency
response
authorities,
if
doing
so
does
not
place
the
person
or
the
other
person
at
risk
of
serious
bodily
injury
or
imminent
danger
of
death.
A
person
shall
not
be
required
to
contact
local
law
enforcement
or
emergency
response
authorities
if
the
person
knows
or
reasonably
believes
that
the
other
person
is
not
in
need
of
help
or
assistance.
2.
A
person
who
violates
this
section
without
lawful
cause
commits
the
following:
a.
A
simple
misdemeanor
if
the
failure
to
assist
results
in
the
other
person
suffering
serious
bodily
injury.
b.
An
aggravated
misdemeanor
if
the
failure
to
assist
results
in
the
death
of
the
other
person.
______________________________
JAKE
CHAPMAN
President
of
the
Senate
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
Senate
and
is
known
as
Senate
File
243,
Eighty-ninth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
W.
CHARLES
SMITHSON
Secretary
of
the
Senate
Approved
_______________,
2021
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor
