Bill Text: IA SSB3010 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act establishing a cyber crime investigation division in the department of public safety to investigate crimes with a nexus to the internet or computer technology including crimes involving child exploitation and cyber intrusion.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2020-02-19 - Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2390. [SSB3010 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-SSB3010-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
3010
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
COMMERCE
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
DAWSON)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
establishing
a
cyber
crime
investigation
division
in
1
the
department
of
public
safety
to
investigate
crimes
with
2
a
nexus
to
the
internet
or
computer
technology
including
3
crimes
involving
child
exploitation
and
cyber
intrusion.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
80.4,
subsection
1,
Code
2020,
is
amended
1
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
g.
Division
of
cyber
crime
investigation.
3
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
80.40
Cyber
crime
investigation
4
division.
5
1.
A
cyber
crime
investigation
division
is
established
in
6
the
department.
The
purpose
of
the
division
is
to
investigate
7
crimes
with
a
nexus
to
the
internet
or
computer
technology
8
including
crimes
involving
child
exploitation
and
cyber
9
intrusion.
10
2.
The
commissioner
shall
dedicate
a
minimum
of
two
11
full-time
employees
within
the
division
to
investigate
12
cyber
crime.
Additional
staff
may
be
hired,
subject
to
the
13
availability
of
funding.
14
3.
The
division
shall
have
the
authority
to
do
all
of
the
15
following
within
the
state:
16
a.
Conduct
investigations
and
forensic
analyses
of
criminal
17
cases
involving
computer
technology.
18
b.
Research
and
provide
training
to
assist
governmental
19
agencies
in
prosecuting
cases
related
to
cyber
crime.
20
c.
Provide
investigative
and
prosecutorial
assistance
to
21
governmental
agencies
involved
with
cyber
crime.
22
EXPLANATION
23
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
24
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
25
This
bill
establishes
a
cyber
crime
investigation
division
26
to
investigate
crimes
with
a
nexus
to
the
internet
or
computer
27
technology
including
crimes
involving
child
exploitation
and
28
cyber
intrusion.
The
bill
directs
the
commissioner
of
public
29
safety
to
dedicate
two
or
more
full-time
employees
within
the
30
division
to
investigate
cyber
crime
and
allows
additional
staff
31
to
be
hired.
The
bill
gives
the
division
the
authority
to
32
conduct
investigations
and
forensic
analyses
of
criminal
cases
33
involving
computer
technology,
research
and
provide
training
34
to
assist
governmental
agencies
in
prosecuting
cases
related
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