Bill Text: IA SSB1186 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A study bill for an act relating to the compilation of a presentence investigation report in a criminal proceeding.
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-24 - Voted - Judiciary. [SSB1186 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-SSB1186-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
1186
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
SODDERS)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
compilation
of
a
presentence
1
investigation
report
in
a
criminal
proceeding.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
901.2,
subsection
2,
paragraph
d,
Code
1
2015,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
2
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(4)
Performance
of
a
validated
risk
3
assessment
that
includes
a
risk
categorization
and
score
taken
4
from
a
model
approved
by
the
department
of
corrections.
5
Sec.
2.
Section
901.3,
Code
2015,
is
amended
by
adding
the
6
following
new
subsection:
7
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3.
The
presentence
investigation
report
8
shall
contain
the
results
of
a
validated
risk
assessment
that
9
includes
a
risk
categorization
and
score
taken
from
a
model
10
approved
by
the
department
of
corrections.
11
EXPLANATION
12
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
13
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
14
This
bill
relates
to
the
compilation
of
a
presentence
15
investigation
report
in
a
criminal
proceeding.
16
The
bill
requires
a
presentence
investigation
report
17
to
contain
the
results
of
a
validated
risk
assessment
18
categorization
and
score
taken
from
a
model
approved
by
the
19
department
of
corrections.
20
A
presentence
investigation
report
details
the
background
of
21
a
defendant
and
is
reviewed
by
the
court
prior
to
sentencing.
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