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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 236.3, subsections 1 and 2, Code 1999, 1 2 are amended to read as follows: 1 3 1. Name of the plaintiff and the name and address of the 1 4 plaintiff's attorney, if any. If the plaintiff is proceeding 1 5 pro se, the petition shall state a mailing address for the 1 6 plaintiff. A mailing address may be provided by the plaintiff 1 7 pursuant to section 236.10. 1 8 2. Name and address of the parent or guardian filing the 1 9 petition, if the petition is being filed on behalf of an 1 10 unemancipated minor. For the purposes of this chapter, 1 11 "plaintiff" includes a person filing an action on behalf of an 1 12 unemancipated minor. A mailing address may be provided by the 1 13 plaintiff pursuant to section 236.10. 1 14 Sec. 2. Section 236.10, Code 1999, is amended to read as 1 15 follows: 1 16 236.10 CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS. 1 17 1. A person seeking relief from domestic abuse under this 1 18 chapter may use the address of a shelter or other agency as a 1 19 mailing address for purposes of filing a petition under this 1 20 chapter, as well as for the purpose of obtaining any utility 1 21 or other service. 1 22 2. The file in a domestic abuse case shall be sealed by 1 23 the clerk of court when it is complete and after the time for 1 24 appeal has expired. However, the clerk shall open the file 1 25 upon application to and order of the court for good cause 1 26 shown or upon request of the child support recovery unit. 1 27 Support payment records, whether maintained by the clerk of 1 28 the district court or the department of human services, are 1 29 public records and may be released upon request. However, a 1 30 payment record shall not include address or location 1 31 information. 1 32 EXPLANATION 1 33 This bill amends certain sections of Code chapter 236 1 34 relating to relief from domestic abuse. The bill provides 1 35 that the plaintiff may use the address of a shelter or other 2 1 agency as a mailing address for purposes of filing a petition 2 2 under the chapter, as well as for obtaining utility or other 2 3 services. 2 4 LSB 6071YH 78 2 5 jj/cf/24
Text: HF02341 Text: HF02343 Text: HF02300 - HF02399 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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