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House
File
2645
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2645
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
PUBLIC
SAFETY
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
732)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
establishment
of
an
electronic
court
1
notification
system.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
602.1209B
Electronic
court
1
notification
system.
2
1.
For
purposes
of
this
section:
3
a.
“Enrolled
individuals”
means:
4
(1)
Every
person
who
receives
a
citation,
is
arrested,
or
5
otherwise
enters
any
criminal
justice
proceeding
after
the
6
establishment
of
an
opt-out
electronic
court
notification
7
system
by
the
state
court
administrator.
8
(2)
Every
person
who
is
a
victim
or
witness
associated
with
9
a
criminal
justice
proceeding.
10
(3)
Any
attorney
representing
a
person
in
a
criminal
justice
11
proceeding
or
a
legal
guardian
of
a
person
involved
in
a
12
criminal
justice
proceeding.
13
b.
“Opt-out
electronic
court
notification
system”
means
a
14
system
designed
and
operated
to
inform
enrolled
individuals
15
through
electronic,
text-based
notifications
for
criminal
cases
16
in
which
such
individuals
are
involved.
17
2.
The
state
court
administrator
shall,
by
July
1,
2027,
18
establish
an
opt-out
electronic
court
notification
system
for
19
all
pending
and
future
criminal
case
actions.
The
system
shall
20
meet
all
of
the
following
requirements:
21
a.
Deliver
text-based
notifications
to
enrolled
individuals
22
regarding
all
public
case
proceedings
and
events,
including
23
appearance
reminders
containing
the
date,
time,
and
location,
24
and
notification
of
fees
due
and
methods
of
payment.
25
b.
Provide
enrolled
individuals
with
a
clear
and
simple
26
option
to
opt
out
of
receiving
notifications
through
the
27
electronic
court
notification
system.
28
c.
Protect
against
the
disclosure
of
nonpublic
information,
29
including
information
filed
in
cases
under
seal.
30
d.
Limit
participation
in
the
electronic
court
notification
31
system
to
enrolled
individuals.
32
3.
The
electronic
court
notification
system
may
be
operated
33
by
the
Iowa
judicial
branch
or
be
operated
under
a
contract
34
with
a
qualified
third-party
entity
that
meets
the
requirements
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of
this
section.
1
EXPLANATION
2
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
3
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
4
This
bill
relates
to
the
establishment
of
an
electronic
5
court
notification
system.
6
The
bill
provides
that
the
state
court
administrator
7
shall,
by
July
1,
2027,
establish
an
opt-out
electronic
court
8
notification
system
for
all
pending
and
future
criminal
case
9
actions.
The
system
shall:
deliver
text-based
notifications
10
to
enrolled
individuals
regarding
all
public
case
proceedings
11
and
events,
including
appearance
reminders
containing
the
date,
12
time,
and
location,
and
notification
of
fees
due
and
methods
13
of
payment;
provide
enrolled
individuals
with
a
clear
and
14
simple
option
to
opt
out
of
receiving
notifications
through
15
the
electronic
court
notification
system;
protect
against
the
16
disclosure
of
nonpublic
information,
including
information
17
filed
in
cases
under
seal;
and
limit
participation
in
the
18
electronic
court
notification
system
to
enrolled
individuals.
19
The
bill
provides
that
the
electronic
court
notification
20
system
may
be
operated
by
the
Iowa
judicial
branch
or
be
21
operated
under
a
contract
with
a
qualified
third-party
entity
22
that
meets
the
requirements
of
the
bill.
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