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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
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