Senate File 2051 - Introduced




                                 SENATE FILE       
                                 BY  COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

                                 (SUCCESSOR TO SF 2010)

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to peace officers, reserve peace officers, and
  2    federal officers going armed with, carrying, or transporting
  3    a firearm on school grounds.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 724.2A, Code 2018, is amended to read as
  1  2 follows:
  1  3    724.2A  Peace officer == defined == reserved peace officer
  1  4 included.
  1  5    As used in sections 724.4, 724.4B, 724.6, and 724.11, "peace
  1  6 officer"  includes a reserve peace officer as defined in section
  1  7 80D.1A.
  1  8    Sec. 2.  Section 724.4B, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code
  1  9 2018, is amended to read as follows:
  1 10    a.  A person listed under section 724.4, subsection 4,
  1 11 paragraphs "b" "c" through "f" or "j".
  1 12    Sec. 3.  Section 724.4B, subsection 2, Code 2018, is amended
  1 13 by adding the following new paragraph:
  1 14    NEW PARAGRAPH.  d.  A peace officer including a peace officer
  1 15 who has not been certified and a federal officer when the
  1 16 officer's employment requires going armed, whether or not the
  1 17 peace officer or federal officer is acting in the performance
  1 18 of official duties.
  1 19                           EXPLANATION
  1 20 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
  1 21 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
  1 22    This bill relates to peace officers, reserve peace
  1 23 officers, and federal officers going armed with, carrying, or
  1 24 transporting a firearm on school grounds.
  1 25    The bill specifies that a peace officer or reserve peace
  1 26 officer including a peace officer or reserve peace officer
  1 27 who has not been certified, and a federal officer when the
  1 28 officer's employment requires going armed, may go armed with,
  1 29 carry, or transport a firearm on school grounds, whether or not
  1 30 the officer is acting in the performance of official duties.
  1 31    A person who goes armed with, carries, or transports a
  1 32 firearm on the grounds of a school in violation of Code section
  1 33 724.4B commits a class "D" felony. A class "D" felony is
  1 34 punishable by confinement for no more than five years and a
  1 35 fine of at least $750 but not more than $7,500.
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