A bill for an act relating to the safety of persons in certain professions involved with the judicial system, including authorizing a judicial officer, attorney general, deputy attorney general, or assistant attorney general to be issued a professional permit to carry weapons, establishing the criminal offenses of threatening and the malicious sharing of personal information of a judicial officer or a judicial officer’s immediate family, and considering true threats to public officials as harassment, and providing penalties.

HF 2533 creates new protections for judicial professionals in Iowa. It allows judicial officers, attorneys general, and their deputies to obtain special permits enabling them to carry concealed weapons anywhere in the state (except openly in courtrooms), with requirements similar to police training. The bill also establishes two new crimes: threatening a judicial officer or their immediate family (a class C felony) and maliciously sharing their personal contact information (a serious misdemeanor), treating true threats against officials as harassment. These provisions directly affect judges, prosecutors, and their families by enhancing safety measures and increasing penalties for targeted threats.