2018 Iowa Code
Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE
Chapter 915 - VICTIM RIGHTS
Section 915.19 - Notification by the governor.
915.19
Notification by the governor.
1. Prior to the governor granting a reprieve, pardon, or commutation to an offender convicted of a violent crime, the governor shall notify a registered victim that the victim’s offender has applied for a reprieve, pardon, or commutation. The governor shall notify a registered victim regarding the application not less than forty-five days prior to issuing a decision on the application. The governor shall inform the victim that the victim may submit a written opinion concerning the application.
2. The county attorney may notify an offender being considered for a reprieve, pardon, or commutation of sentence of a victim’s registration with the county attorney and the substance of any opinion submitted by the victim concerning the reprieve, pardon, or commutation of sentence.
98 Acts, ch 1090, §14, 84
Referred to in §915.18
