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House
File
831
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
831
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
463)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
human
trafficking,
including
the
1
establishment
of
human
trafficking
prosecution
units
and
the
2
remittance
of
wire
transmission
fees
to
the
office
to
combat
3
human
trafficking.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
13.36
Human
trafficking
prosecution
1
units.
2
1.
Two
human
trafficking
prosecution
units
are
established
3
in
the
department
of
justice.
The
attorney
general,
in
4
cooperation
and
coordination
with
the
department
of
public
5
safety,
the
office
to
combat
human
trafficking
established
6
within
the
department
of
public
safety
under
section
80.45,
and
7
the
department
of
health
and
human
services,
shall
develop,
8
staff,
and
equip
two
multidisciplinary
teams
to
identify,
9
investigate,
and
prosecute
human
trafficking
cases
and
provide
10
care
and
support
for
the
victims
of
human
trafficking.
11
2.
One
human
trafficking
prosecution
unit
shall
serve
the
12
western
half
of
the
state,
and
the
other
human
trafficking
13
prosecution
unit
shall
serve
the
eastern
half
of
the
state,
14
with
interstate
35
serving
as
the
bisecting
line.
15
3.
A
human
trafficking
prosecution
unit
shall
include
but
16
not
be
limited
to:
17
a.
The
attorney
general,
or
the
attorney
general’s
designee.
18
b.
Criminal
investigators
from
the
department
of
public
19
safety.
20
c.
State
and
local
law
enforcement
representatives.
21
d.
Victim
services
representatives.
22
e.
Health
care
representatives.
23
f.
Community
organization
representatives.
24
g.
Survivor
advocacy
group
representatives.
25
4.
In
addition
to
the
duties
set
forth
in
subsection
26
1,
a
human
trafficking
prosecution
unit
may
also
conduct
27
training
and
provide
technical
assistance
to
increase
community
28
awareness.
29
5.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“human
trafficking”
means
30
the
same
as
defined
in
section
710A.1.
31
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
533C.1004
Wire
transmission
fees.
32
1.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“wire
transmission”
means
33
money
transmission
by
wire
including
transmission
within
this
34
country
or
to
or
from
locations
abroad.
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2.
In
addition
to
any
other
fee
required
by
law
for
a
wire
1
transmission,
a
licensee
or
the
licensee’s
authorized
delegate
2
shall
collect
from
a
customer
a
fee
of
five
dollars
for
each
3
wire
transmission
equal
to
or
less
than
five
hundred
dollars,
4
and
in
addition
to
such
fee,
if
applicable,
an
amount
equal
to
5
two
percent
of
the
amount
of
the
wire
transmission
in
excess
6
of
five
hundred
dollars.
7
3.
The
fees
collected
under
subsection
2
shall
be
remitted
8
quarterly
by
the
licensee
or
the
licensee’s
authorized
9
delegate
to
the
department
of
revenue
in
the
form
and
manner
10
prescribed
by
the
department
of
revenue,
in
consultation
with
11
the
department
of
public
safety.
All
required
forms
and
12
remittances
shall
be
filed
with
the
department
of
revenue
no
13
later
than
the
fifteenth
day
of
the
month
following
the
close
14
of
each
calendar
quarter.
15
4.
The
department
of
revenue
shall
account
for
all
fees
16
remitted
under
subsection
3
and
pay
over
the
same
to
the
office
17
to
combat
human
trafficking
established
in
section
80.45.
18
5.
A
licensee
and
the
authorized
delegate
of
a
licensee
19
furnishing
money
transfer
services
shall
post
a
notice,
in
the
20
form
and
manner
prescribed
by
the
department
of
public
safety,
21
that
notifies
customers
that
upon
filing
an
individual
income
22
tax
return
with
a
valid
social
security
number
or
a
valid
23
taxpayer
identification
number,
the
customer
shall
be
entitled
24
to
an
individual
income
tax
credit
equal
to
the
amount
of
wire
25
transmission
fees
paid
by
the
customer
during
the
tax
year.
26
6.
a.
The
department
of
revenue,
in
consultation
with
the
27
department
of
public
safety,
shall
enforce
the
provisions
of
28
this
section.
29
b.
If
a
licensee
or
licensee’s
authorized
delegate
fails
30
to
comply
with
subsection
3,
the
department
of
revenue
shall
31
notify
the
superintendent
who
may
suspend
or
revoke
the
32
licensee’s
license
under
section
533C.901,
and
may
issue
an
33
order
suspending
or
revoking
the
designation
of
an
authorized
34
delegate
under
section
533C.902.
Notification
of
a
suspension
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under
this
paragraph
shall
be
delivered
to
the
commissioner
of
1
public
safety.
2
c.
Upon
request
by
the
department
of
revenue,
the
3
superintendent
may
file
a
claim
against
the
surety
bond
of
the
4
licensee
on
behalf
of
the
state.
5
EXPLANATION
6
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
7
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
8
This
bill
relates
to
human
trafficking,
including
the
9
establishment
of
human
trafficking
prosecution
units
and
the
10
remittance
of
wire
transmission
fees
to
the
office
to
combat
11
human
trafficking.
12
The
bill
provides
that
two
human
trafficking
prosecution
13
units
are
established
in
the
department
of
justice.
The
14
attorney
general,
in
cooperation
and
coordination
with
the
15
department
of
public
safety,
the
office
to
combat
human
16
trafficking,
and
the
department
of
health
and
human
services,
17
shall
develop,
staff,
and
equip
two
multidisciplinary
teams
18
to
identify,
investigate,
and
prosecute
human
trafficking
19
cases
and
provide
care
and
support
for
the
victims
of
human
20
trafficking.
One
human
trafficking
prosecution
unit
shall
21
serve
the
western
half
of
the
state,
and
the
other
shall
serve
22
the
eastern
half
of
the
state,
with
interstate
35
serving
as
23
the
bisecting
line.
24
The
bill
provides
that
a
human
trafficking
prosecution
25
unit
shall
include
but
not
be
limited
to:
the
attorney
26
general,
or
the
attorney
general’s
designee;
criminal
27
investigators
from
the
department
of
public
safety;
state
28
and
local
law
enforcement
representatives;
victim
services
29
representatives;
health
care
representatives;
community
30
organization
representatives;
and
survivor
advocacy
group
31
representatives.
A
human
trafficking
prosecution
unit
may
also
32
conduct
training
and
provide
technical
assistance
to
increase
33
community
awareness.
34
The
bill
defines
“human
trafficking”
to
mean
the
same
as
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defined
in
Code
section
710A.1.
1
The
bill
provides
that,
in
addition
to
any
other
fee
required
2
by
law
for
a
wire
transmission,
a
licensee
or
the
licensee’s
3
authorized
delegate
shall
collect
a
fee
of
$5
for
each
wire
4
transmission
equal
to
or
less
than
$500,
and
an
additional
fee
5
equal
to
2
percent
of
any
amount
in
excess
of
$500.
6
The
fees
shall
be
remitted
by
the
licensee
quarterly
to
the
7
department
of
revenue
(DOR)
in
the
form
and
manner
prescribed
8
by
DOR
in
consultation
with
the
department
of
public
safety.
9
All
required
forms
and
remittances
shall
be
filed
with
DOR
10
no
later
than
the
15th
day
of
the
month
following
the
close
11
of
each
calendar
quarter.
DOR
shall
account
for
all
fees
12
remitted
and
pay
over
the
same
to
the
office
to
combat
human
13
trafficking.
14
A
licensee
furnishing
money
transfer
services
shall
post
15
a
notice
to
customers
that
upon
filing
an
individual
income
16
tax
return
with
a
valid
social
security
number
or
taxpayer
17
identification
number,
the
customer
shall
be
entitled
to
an
18
individual
income
tax
credit
equal
to
the
amount
of
wire
19
transmission
fees
paid
by
the
customer
during
the
tax
year.
20
DOR,
in
consultation
with
the
department
of
public
safety,
21
shall
enforce
the
provisions
of
the
bill.
If
a
licensee
fails
22
to
comply
with
the
bill,
DOR
shall
notify
the
superintendent
of
23
banking
who
may
suspend
or
revoke
the
licensee’s
license,
and
24
may
issue
an
order
suspending
or
revoking
the
designation
of
25
an
authorized
delegate.
Notification
of
a
suspension
shall
be
26
delivered
to
the
commissioner
of
public
safety.
Upon
request
27
by
DOR,
the
superintendent
may
file
a
claim
against
the
surety
28
bond
of
the
licensee
on
behalf
of
the
state.
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