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House Journal: Page 1582: Tuesday, April 14, 1998

14   given effect without the invalid provisions or
15   application and, to this end, the provisions of this
16   chapter are severable.
17     Sec. ___.  NEW SECTION.  229A.16  RELEASE OF
18   CONFIDENTIAL OR PRIVILEGED INFORMATION AND RECORDS.
19     Notwithstanding anything in chapter 22 to the
20   contrary, relevant information and records which would
21   otherwise be confidential or privileged shall be
22   released to the agency with jurisdiction or the
23   attorney general for the purpose of meeting the notice
24   requirement provided in section 229A.3 and determining
25   whether a person is or continues to be a sexually
26   violent predator.
27     Sec. ___.  NEW SECTION.  229A.17  COURT RECORDS -
28   SEALED AND OPENED BY COURT ORDER.
29     Any psychological reports, drug and alcohol
30   reports, treatment records, reports of any diagnostic
31   center, medical records, or victim impact statements
32   which have been submitted to the court or admitted
33   into evidence under this chapter shall be part of the
34   record but shall be sealed and opened only on order of
35   the court.
36     Sec. ___.  NEW SECTION.  299A.18  SHORT TITLE.
37     This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the
38   "Sexually Violent Predator Act"."
39     2.  By renumbering as necessary.
Lamberti of Polk offered the following amendment H-9143, to the
committee amendment H-8542, filed by him and moved its adoption:

H-9143

 1     Amend the amendment, H-8542, to Senate File 2398,
 2   as amended, passed, and reprinted by the Senate, as
 3   follows:
 4     1.  Page 1, line 43, by inserting after the word
 5   "which" the following:  "has custody of or".
 6     2.  Page 1, line 44, by inserting after the word
 7   "confinement" the following:  "or is otherwise in
 8   confinement".
 9     3.  Page 1, by inserting after line 48 the
10   following:
11     "___.  "Likely to engage in predatory acts of
12   sexual violence" means that the person more likely
13   than not will engage in acts of a sexually violent
14   nature.  If a person is not confined at the time that
15   a petition is filed, a person is "likely to engage in
16   predatory acts of sexual violence" only if the person
17   commits a recent overt act."
18     4.  Page 2, by inserting after line 7 the
19   following:
20     "___.  "Recent overt act" means any act that has
21   either caused harm of a sexually violent nature or

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