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Committee backs bill clarifying venue rules for electronic crimes
Summary
Senate Study Bill 1001 would set clearer rules for where electronic-crime trials are held if the proper county is unclear, prioritizing the victim's residence, the defendant's residence, or counties where a non‑natural-person victim has physical presence.
A Senate committee voted to advance Senate Study Bill 1001 (SSB 1001), a measure submitted by the Iowa County Attorneys Association that clarifies venue for prosecution of electronic crimes when the appropriate county cannot be readily determined.
Senator Taylor, who presented the bill, described four venue rules the measure would add to code: (1) when the county where the…
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