Senate Study Bill 1001 - Introduced
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BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE
ON JUDICIARY BILL BY
CHAIRPERSON SCHULTZ)
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to the place of trial for certain criminal
2 offenses.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 Section 1. Section 803.3, Code 2025, is amended by adding
2 the following new subsection:
3 NEW SUBSECTION. 8. a. Except as otherwise provided in this
4 section, if the county in which an offense was committed cannot
5 be readily determined, trial of the offense shall be held in
6 the county of residence of the victim.
7 b. If there is no victim, the victim is not a resident
8 of this state, or the residence of the victim cannot be
9 established, trial of the offense shall be held in the county
10 of residence of the person charged with the offense.
11 c. If the victim is not a natural person, venue for trial
12 of the offense is proper in any county where the victim has a
13 physical presence.
14 d. If there is more than one victim, trial of the offenses
15 may be held in any county in which a victim resides with the
16 county of residence of a natural person taking priority over
17 the county of residence of other victims.
18 EXPLANATION
19 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
20 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
21 This bill relates to the place of trial for certain criminal
22 offenses.
23 The bill provides that if the county in which an offense was
24 committed cannot be readily determined, trial of the offense
25 shall be held in the county of residence of the victim. If
26 there is no victim, the victim is not a resident of this state,
27 or the residence of the victim cannot be established, trial
28 shall be held in the county of residence of the person charged
29 with the offense. If the victim is not a natural person,
30 venue for trial of the offense is proper in any county where
31 the victim has a physical presence. If there is more than
32 one victim, trial may be held in any county in which a victim
33 resides with the county of residence of a natural person taking
34 priority over the county of residence of other victims.
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Statutes affected:
Introduced: 803.3