HF 2787 — A bill for an act prohibiting warrant resolution clinics, including enforcement mechanisms, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions.

KimHouse ReynoldsFile O2787 f- fEnrolled iHouse cFile e2787 oAN fACT tPROHIBITING hWARRANT eRESOLUTION GCLINICS, oINCLUDING vENFORCEMENT eMECHANISMS, rPROVIDING nPENALTIES, oAND rINCLUDING ChrisEFFECTIVE CDATE oPROVISIONS. u r n o y e r G O V E R N O R L T G O V E R N O R June02,2026 The Honorable Paul Pate SecretaryofStateofIowa StateCapitol Des Moines,Iowa 50319 DearMr.Secretary, Iherebytransmit:

HouseFile2787,anActprohibitingwarrantresolutionclinics,includingenforcementBE mechanisms,providingpenalties,andincludingeffectivedateprovisions.IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

TheSection aboveHouseFileisherebyapprovedonthisdate.1.

Sincerely,NEW KimReyncl^s.SECTION.

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SecretaryoftheSenate Clerk of the House STATE CAPITOL DES MOINES,I O W A 503X9 515.281.521WWW.GOVERNOR.IOWA.GOV • ! m u C E N E R A 1.

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3 2 Warrant resolution clinics prohibited.

As used in this section, ^warrant“warrant resolution clinic"clinic” means a prearranged, formal or informal, advertised event designed to allow individuals with outstanding arrest warrants to appear and resolve such warrants without being subject to immediate arrest and custodial processing.

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A person who has an outstanding warrant for the person'sperson’s arrest shall only resolve such warrant by any of the following:

Surrendering to a peace officer or at a law enforcement aagency. g e n c y , b.

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c»c. Through a written or oral motion made in an individual, pending case, with notice provided to the prosecuting attorney, and ruled on by the court under standard judicial procedures in the ordinary course of the case, and not as part of any event, program, or arrangement prohibited by this section.

Through a written or oral motion made in an individual, pending case, with notice provided to the prosecuting attorney, and ruled on by the court under standard judicial procedures in the ordinary course of the case, and not as part of any event, program, or arrangement prohibited by this section.

Evidence that a program is substantially equivalent includes bbut uis tnot ilimited sto: n o t l i t o :

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a,a. (1) A public official or employee who knowingly violates this section commits a simple misdemeanor.

(1) A public official or employee who knowingly violates this section commits a simple misdemeanor.

b,b. A private person that knowingly organizes, sponsors, hosts, or funds a warrant resolution clinic or substantially equivalent program in violation of this section commits a simple misdemeanor and is also subject to a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars per violation, recoverable by the attorney general in an action in district court.

A private person that knowingly organizes, sponsors, hosts, or funds a warrant resolution clinic or substantially equivalent program in violation of this section commits a simple misdemeanor and is also subject to a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars per violation, recoverable by the attorney general in an action in district court.

Upon receipt of a report or upon the attorney general'sgeneral’s own initiative, the attorney general may investigate suspected violations and may bring a civil enforcement action in district court seeking injunctive relief, civil penalties as provided in subsection 6, and recovery of costs and reasonable attorney fees.

Obtain injunctive or declaratory relief to prevent or restrain tthe hviolation. ev i o l a t i o n .

c»c. Recover reasonable attorney fees and court costs if the plaintiff substantially prevails.

Recover reasonable attorney fees and court costs if the plaintiff substantially prevails.

P______________________________ A______________________________ TPAT GGRASSLEY R A S S L B Y AMY SSINCLAIR I N C L A I R Speaker of the House President of the Senate I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 2787, Ninety-first General Assembly.

/______________________________ I/MEGHAN /A< rn m y ? M E G ^ N NELSON Chief ClerlwClerk of the House Approved ^_______________, , 2026 :M______________________________ RKIM EREYNOLDS YGovernor N O L D S G o v e r n o r