Iowa panel keeps 2000-foot sex offender rule in reform plan
A bipartisan group in Des Moines agreed to preserve the 2000 foot ban on sex offenders near schools and day cares while strengthening tracking and enforcement. The measure would allow judges to waive the rule in certain cases and adds tougher penalties, safety zones, super felonies, and a minimum 25 year prison term for crimes against children.
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Department of Corrections
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Iowa House Drops Speeding Fine Increase In Court Funding Vote
The Iowa House, by a voice vote, stripped a plan to double speeding fines from a judicial salaries funding bill. An amendment raised simple misdemeanor costs from 35 to 50 and kept speeding fines unchanged, approving House File 2789 78 20.
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Des Moines
Iowa
House
Christopher Rants
Sioux City
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