497—7.1 (17A,22) Definitions. As used in this chapter:
“Agency” means the Iowa public information board.
“Confidential records” means records, as defined under Iowa Code section 22.7 or any other provision of law, which are not disclosed to members of the public unless otherwise ordered by a court, by the lawful custodian of the records, or by another person duly authorized to release the records. This includes records which the board is prohibited by law from making available for inspection by members of the public and those exempt records which the board has lawfully determined not to disclose to members of the public.
“Open records” means those records which are not authorized or required to be kept confidential under Iowa Code section 22.7 or any other provision of law.
“Record” means the whole or a part of a “public record” as defined in Iowa Code section 22.1 that is owned by or is in the physical possession of the board.
“Record system” means any group of records under the control of the board from which a record may be retrieved by a personal identifier such as the name of an individual, number, symbol, or other unique retriever assigned to an individual.
[ARC 0741C, IAB 5/15/13, effective 7/1/13]