House Study Bill 677 - Introduced
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BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE
ON JUDICIARY BILL BY
CHAIRPERSON HOLT)
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to the ability of peace officers to file
2 a petition for emergency protective orders on behalf of
3 persons seeking relief from domestic abuse.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 Section 1. Section 236.6, Code 2024, is amended by adding
2 the following new subsection:
3 NEW SUBSECTION. 1A. A peace officer may file a petition
4 under subsection 1 on behalf of a person if that person claims
5 to be in present danger of domestic abuse and the person
6 requests the peace officer to submit the petition.
7 EXPLANATION
8 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
9 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
10 This bill allows a peace officer to file a petition to
11 receive a 72-hour emergency protective order on a person’s
12 behalf if the person claims to be in present danger of domestic
13 abuse and the person requests the peace officer to submit the
14 petition.
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Statutes affected:
Introduced: 236.6