HF 644 — A bill for an act relating to criminal law including depositions, conditional guilty pleas, prosecution witnesses who are minors, and juror qualifications, and including effective date provisions.

OHouse fFile f644 i- cEnrolled eHouse oFile f644 tAN hACT eRELATING GTO oCRIMINAL vLAW eINCLUDING rDEPOSITIONS, nCONDITIONAL oGUILTY rPLEAS, KimPROSECUTION ReynoldsWITNESSES AWHO dARE aMINORS, mAND GreggJUROR GQUALIFICATIONS, OAND VINCLUDING EEFFECTIVE RDATE NPROVISIONS. O R L T g o v e r n o r May 26.2023 The Honorable Paul Pate SecrelaiA of State of Iowa SlateCapitol Des Moines.Iowa 50319 Dear Mr.Secretary.

IherebyBE transmit:IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

HouseDIVISION File644,anActrelatingtocriminallawincludingdepositions,conditionalguiltyI pleas,prosecutionwitnesseswhoDEPOSITIONS areminors,andjurorqualifications,andincludingSection effectivedateprovisions.1.

TheNEW aboveHouseSECTION. Fileisherebyapprovedonthisdate.

Sincerely.701.13 Depositions before indictment.

KinTsR^iTioldsA Governorperson ofexpecting Iowato cc:be made a party to a criminal prosecution shall not be entitled to conduct a deposition in the criminal proceeding prior to the person being indicted for a criminal offense.

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B E I T E N A C T E D B Y T H E G E N E R A L A S S E M B L Y O F T H E S T A T E O F I O W A :

D I V I S I O N I D E P O S I T I O N S Section 1.

NEW SECTION, 701.13 Depositions before i n d i c t m e n t .

A person expecting to be made a party to a criminal prosecution shall not be entitled to conduct a deposition in the criminal proceeding prior to the person being indicted for a c r i m i n a l o f f e n s e .

2 DDIVISION III VCONDITIONAL IGUILTY SPLEAS I I N C O N D I T IG U I LP L E A S Sec.

NEW SUBSECTION.SUBSECTION .

A conditional guilty plea that reserves an issue for appeal shall only be entered by the court with the consent of the prosecuting attorney and the defendant or the defendant'sdefendant’s counsel.

DDIVISION IIII VPROSECUTION IWITNESSES SI—— IMINORS IN P R O S E C UW I T N E S—S M I N O R S Sec.

Section 915.36A, Code 2023, is amended to read as ffollows: o l l o w s :

915.SeA915.36A Minor prosecuting witness ——— pretrial contact.

The interview or deposition may be televised by closed-circuit equipment to a room where the defendant can view the interview or deposition or in a manner that ensures that the defendant sshall h a l l not have contact with the minor.

The defendant shall be allowed to communicate with the defendant'sdefendant’s counsel in the room where the minor is being interviewed or deposed by an appropriate electronic method.

DDIVISION IIV V I S I V N JUROR QUALIFICATIONS Sec.

Section 48A.30, subsection 1, paragraph f.f, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows:

Code 2023, is amended to read as follows:

The registered voter is not a resident of Iowa, or the registered voter submits documentation under section 607A.4, subsection -S-3 5, that indicates that the voter is not a citizen oof ftthe hUnited eUStates. n i tS t a t e s .

Section 607A.4, Code 2023, is amended to read as ffollows: o l l o w s :

3 607A.4 Jury service ——— minimum qualifications ——— disqualification ——— documentation.

HoweverHowever, I—aa A person possessing the minimum qualifications for service or consideration for service may be disqualified for service or consideration for service if the person has, directly or indirectly, requested to be placed on a list for juror jury service.

3-r3. ^ A person who claims disqualification for any of the grounds identified in this section may, upon the person's own volition, or shall, upon the court's volition, submit in writing to the court's satisfaction, documentation that verifies disqualification from juror jury service.

D5. I V I SVI O N S U P R EC O U — TR U L EO FC R I M IP R O C E DR E V I S I O N S S e c6 .

SA Uperson Pwho Rclaims Cdisqualification Ofor Uany Rof Tthe Rgrounds Uidentified Lin Othis FCsection Rmay, Iupon Mthe IPperson’s Rown Ovolition, Cor Eshall, Dupon Uthe Rcourt’s Evolition, REVISIONS.submit in writing to the court’s satisfaction, documentation that verifies disqualification from juror jury service.

DIVISION V SUPREME COURT —— RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE REVISIONS Sec.

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SUPREME COURT —— RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE REVISIONS.

P______________________________ A______________________________ GPAT RGRASSLEY AAMY SSINCLAIR S ] AMYS IN C^IR Speaker of the House PPresident rof ethe sSenate i d et h e S e n a t e I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 644, Ninetieth General Assembly.

M______________________________ EMEGHAN GNELSON HNChief EClerk Lof Sthe OHouse N C l e r k t h e H o u s e Approved 2_______________, 02023 2______________________________ 3KIM KREYNOLDS IGovernor R E Y N O L G o v e r n o r