House File 2231 - Introduced
HOUSE FILE 2231
BY MEGGERS
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to the review of an officer-involved shooting
2 case by a county attorney.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 Section 1. Section 331.756, Code 2024, is amended by adding
2 the following new subsection:
3 NEW SUBSECTION. 76. a. In the case of an officer-involved
4 shooting resulting in the death or serious bodily injury of a
5 person, review the evidence and render a written opinion and
6 charging decision, convene a grand jury, or refer the case to
7 the attorney general for independent review and a charging
8 decision.
9 b. The results of the review shall be provided promptly to
10 the officer involved or the officer’s legal counsel and the
11 officer’s employing agency.
12 c. If the case presents a conflict of interest, the review
13 shall be referred to an independent county attorney, the
14 attorney general, or a special prosecutor.
15 d. For the purposes of this subsection, “officer” means the
16 same as defined in section 801.4, subsection 11.
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 This bill relates to the review of an officer-involved
21 shooting case by a county attorney.
22 The bill provides that in the case of an officer-involved
23 shooting resulting in the death or serious bodily injury of
24 a person, the county attorney shall review the evidence and
25 render a written opinion and charging decision, convene a grand
26 jury, or refer the case to the attorney general for independent
27 review and a charging decision. The results of the review
28 shall promptly be provided to the officer involved or the
29 officer’s legal counsel and the officer’s employing agency.
30 If the case presents a conflict of interest, the review shall
31 be referred to an independent county attorney, the attorney
32 general, or a special prosecutor.
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Statutes affected:
Introduced: 331.756