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KimHouse ReynoldsFile O2787 fH-8434 fAmend iHouse cFile e2787 oas ffollows: t h e G o v e r n o r Chris C o 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,includingenforcement mechanisms,providingpenalties,andincludingeffectivedateprovisions.
The aboveHouseFileisherebyapprovedonthisdate.
Sincerely, KimReyncl^s.
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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.
AsBy usedstriking ineverything thisafter section,the ^warrantenacting resolutionclause clinic" means a prearranged, formal or informal, advertised event designed to allow individuals with outstanding arrest warrants to appear and resolveinserting: such warrants without being subject to immediate arrest and custodial processing.
2.<Section 1.
AnNEW entity,SECTION. organization, county attorney, law enforcement agency, judicial officer, nonprofit organization, or any other person shall not organize, sponsor, host, fund, promote, or participate in a warrant resolution clinic.
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AIf personan whoentity hasor anorganization outstandingconducts a warrant forresolution program, the person'sfollowing arrestrequirements shall onlybe resolvefollowed: such warrant by any of the following:
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Appearing at a scheduled court hearing as directed by a magistrate or judge under standard judicial procedures.
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.
4.
The use of public funds or facilities for the purpose of hosting a warrant resolution clinic is strictly prohibited.
5.
A person shall not evade or attempt to evade the prohibitions of this section by conducting a substantially equivalent program, event, or arrangement under a different name, structure, or designation.
A program, event, or arrangement is substantially equivalent if its primary purpose or practical effect is to allow individuals with outstanding arrest warrants to appear and resolve those warrants without being subject to immediate arrest and custodial processing.
Evidence that a program is substantially equivalent includes b u t i s n o t l i t o :
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Block-scheduling or clustering warrant cases on a single docket day with an explicit or implicit understanding that attending individuals will not be subject to immediate arrest.
AdvertisingA orcounty communicatingattorney toshall individualshave withaccess outstandingto warrantscriminal thatbackground theyinformation, mayincluding appearnational atcrime ainformation particularcenter timedata. and place to resolve warrants without risk of arrest.
CoordinatingLaw betweenenforcement lawshall enforcement,be courtpresent. personnel, attorneys, or community organizations to facilitate noncustodial warrant resolution outside of standard judicial procedures.
6.2.
A violationperson ofis thisnot sectioneligible to participate in the warrant resolution program if the person’s warrant is subjectfor toany of the followingfollowing, penalties:based upon a criminal background check:
a, (1) A public official or employee who knowingly violates this section commits a simple misdemeanor.
(2) In addition to the penalty provided in subparagraph (1), a public official or employee who knowingly violates this House File 2787, p.
3 section is also subject to removal from office or employment pursuant to applicable law.
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.
7.
Any person may report a suspected violation of this section to the office of the attorney general.
Upon receipt of a report or upon the attorney general'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.
The attorney general shall establish a procedure for receiving and reviewing reports under this subsection and shall make such procedure publicly available.
8.
Any resident of a county in which a warrant resolution clinic or substantially equivalent program is conducted or planned in violation of this section may bring a civil action in district court to do any of the following:
ObtainA injunctivesex oroffense. declaratory relief to prevent or restrain t h ev i o l a t i o n .
RecoverA actualprobation damages,violation. if any.
c»c. Recover reasonable attorney fees and court costs if the plaintiff substantially prevails.
9.A parole violation.
Ind. addition to any other penalty, any county organizing, sponsoring, hosting, funding, promoting, or participating in a warrant resolution clinic shall not receive any funds having their origin in court debt, as defined in section 602.8107, including but not limited to fees or remittances arising from or related to the collection of past due fines and fees constituting court debt.
10.A felony warrant.
Thise. section preempts and supersedes any ordinance, resolution, policy, rule, or other action by a city, county, or other political subdivision of this state that authorizes, permits, funds, or facilitates a warrant resolution clinic or any substantially equivalent program, event, or arrangement as House File 2787, p.
4A describeddomestic inviolence thisor section.abuse violation.
Nof. political subdivision of this state shall enact or enforce any provision that conflicts with or purports to authorize conduct prohibited by this section.
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EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
P A T G R A S S L B Y AMY S 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/ /A< rn m y ? M E G ^ N NELSON Chief Clerlw of the House Approved ^ , 2026 :M R E Y N O L D S G o v e r n o r