{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-915.19","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 915.19","heading":"Notification by the governor.","body":"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.\n2. 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.","path":["Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE (Ch. 687 - 916)","Chapter 915 - VICTIM RIGHTS","Subchapter II - REGISTRATION, NOTIFICATION, AND RIGHTS IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/915.19.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:20Z","sha256":"98ebd4db117b2eff9cae9c55a7c509b4acaf0a90e0ba1a5ac6bfa30ce398fdc7","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-915.18","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-915.20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}