Iowa House Study Bill 780 would ban ‘warrant resolution clinics,’ which allow residents to resolve low-level warrants without jail

House Study Bill 780, introduced on Wednesday in the Iowa Legislature, would ban “warrant resolution clinics,” which allow people with outstanding “low-level” warrants to resolve them without going to jail. The study bill would bar entities, such as counties and others, from involvement in and operating the clinics. It also carries criminal penalties for public officials and others who organize or participate in the clinics.

Polk County held a warrant resolution clinic on April 3, after identifying more than 8,000 non-violent, non-felony warrants in the county.

A subcommittee meeting will be held at 9 a.m. in room 103 at the Iowa Capitol. The public can attend the meeting and voice their opinions.