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House Journal: Page 1362: Monday, April 21, 1997

32   conclusion of a proceeding to correct the information
33   or findings.  The department may defer the hearing
34   until the conclusion of a pending juvenile or district
35   court case relating to the information data or
36   findings.
37     b.  The department shall not disclose any child
38   abuse information report data or disposition data
39   until the conclusion of the proceeding to correct the
40   information data or findings, except as follows:
41     (1)  As necessary for the proceeding itself.
42     (2)  To the parties and attorneys involved in a
43   judicial proceeding.
44     (3)  For the regulation of child care or child
45   placement.
46     (4)  Pursuant to court order.
47     (5)  To the subject of an investigation or
48   assessment or a report.
49     (6)  For the care or treatment of a child named in
50   a report as a victim of abuse.

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 1     (7)  To persons involved in an investigation or
 2   assessment of child abuse.
 3     3.  The subject of a child abuse report may appeal
 4   the decision resulting from a hearing held pursuant to
 5   subsection 2 to the district court of Polk county or
 6   to the district court of the district in which the
 7   subject of the child abuse report resides.
 8   Immediately upon appeal the court shall order the
 9   department to file with the court a certified copy of
10   the child abuse information report data or
disposition
11   data.  Appeal shall be taken in accordance with
12   chapter 17A.
13     4.  Upon the request of the appellant, the record
14   and evidence in such cases shall be closed to all but
15   the court and its officers, and access thereto to
the
16   record and evidence shall be prohibited unless
17   otherwise ordered by the court.  The clerk shall
18   maintain a separate docket for such actions.  No A
19   person other than the appellant shall not permit a
20   copy of any of the testimony or pleadings or the
21   substance thereof of the testimony or pleadings to
be
22   made available to any person other than a party to the
23   action or the party's attorney.  Violation of the
24   provisions of this subsection shall be a public
25   offense punishable under section 235A.21.
26     5.  Whenever the registry department corrects or
27   eliminates information data as requested or as
ordered
28   by the court, the registry department shall advise
all
29   persons who have received the incorrect information
30   data of such fact.  Upon application to the court and
31   service of notice on the registry department, any

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Index: House Journal (77th General Assembly: Session 1)

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