House
File
11
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
11
BY
HUNTER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
imposition
of
civil
liability
on
parents
1
or
guardians
when
minors
cause
injury
with
firearms.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
613.16A
Civil
liability
for
parents
1
or
guardians
when
a
minor
causes
injury
with
a
firearm.
2
1.
For
the
purpose
of
this
section,
“minor”
means
an
3
unemancipated
child
under
the
age
of
eighteen
years.
4
2.
If
a
parent
or
guardian
who
has
custody
and
control
of
a
5
minor
either
permits
the
minor
to
possess
a
firearm
or
leaves
6
the
firearm
in
a
place
accessible
to
the
minor,
and
the
minor
7
discharges
the
firearm,
civil
liability
shall
be
imputed
to
8
the
parent
or
guardian
for
purposes
of
civil
damages
for
any
9
injury
to
a
person
or
property
of
a
person
other
than
the
minor
10
proximately
caused
by
the
discharge
and
the
parent
or
guardian
11
shall
be
jointly
and
severally
liable
with
the
minor
for
any
12
damages
resulting
from
the
act.
13
3.
The
liability
imposed
by
this
section
is
in
addition
14
to
the
liability
imposed
by
section
613.16
and
any
liability
15
otherwise
imposed
by
law.
However,
no
person,
or
group
of
16
persons
collectively,
shall
incur
liability
under
this
section
17
in
any
amount
exceeding
thirty
thousand
dollars
for
injury
to
18
or
death
of
one
person
as
a
result
of
any
one
occurrence
or,
19
subject
to
the
limit
as
to
one
person,
exceeding
sixty
thousand
20
dollars
for
injury
to
or
death
for
all
persons
as
a
result
of
21
any
one
such
occurrence.
22
EXPLANATION
23
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
24
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
25
This
bill
relates
to
civil
liability
of
parents
or
guardians
26
when
a
minor
causes
injury
with
a
firearm.
27
The
bill
provides
that
if
a
parent
or
guardian
either
permits
28
a
minor
to
have
a
firearm
or
leaves
the
firearm
in
a
place
29
accessible
to
the
minor,
and
the
minor
discharges
the
firearm,
30
civil
liability
shall
be
imputed
to
a
parent
or
guardian
having
31
custody
and
control
of
the
minor
for
purposes
of
civil
damages
32
for
any
injury
to
the
person
or
property
of
a
person
other
than
33
the
minor
proximately
caused
by
the
discharge,
and
the
parent
34
or
guardian
shall
be
jointly
and
severally
liable
with
the
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minor
for
any
damages
resulting
from
the
act.
1
The
bill
provides
that
the
liability
imposed
by
the
Code
2
section
is
in
addition
to
any
liability
otherwise
imposed
by
3
law.
However,
the
bill
provides
that
no
person,
or
group
of
4
persons
collectively,
shall
incur
liability
under
the
Code
5
section
in
any
amount
exceeding
$30,000
for
injury
to
or
death
6
of
one
person
as
a
result
of
any
one
occurrence
or,
subject
to
7
the
limit
as
to
one
person,
exceeding
$60,000
for
injury
to
or
8
death
for
all
persons
as
a
result
of
any
one
such
occurrence.
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