1. The taking of a child into custody under the provisions of section 232.19 shall not be considered an arrest.
2. Records and files of a criminal justice agency concerning a child other than fingerprint and photograph records and files shall not be open to inspection and their contents shall not be disclosed except as provided in this section and section 232.150 unless the juvenile court waives its jurisdiction over the child so that the child may be prosecuted as an adult for a public offense.
3. Information regarding a child taken into custody for a violation of chapter 124 involving the possession of a controlled substance, counterfeit substance, or simulated controlled substance shall be disclosed in accordance with section 124.415.
4. Such records may be inspected and their contents may be disclosed without a court order to the following:
a. Peace officers of this state and other jurisdictions when necessary for the discharge of their official duties.
b. The judge and professional staff, including juvenile court officers, of a juvenile court or of a juvenile or family court in another jurisdiction having the child currently before it in any proceeding.
c. The child, the child's counsel, parent, guardian, custodian and guardian ad litem.
d. The designated representative of any agency, association, facility or institution which has custody of the child, or is responsible for the care, treatment or supervision of the child pursuant to a court order.
e. A court in which the child has been convicted of a public offense in connection with a presentence report or dispositional proceedings.
5. Pursuant to court order such records may be inspected by and their contents may be disclosed to the following:
a. A person conducting bona fide research for research purposes under such conditions as the court may deem proper, provided that no personal identifying data shall be disclosed to such a person.
b. Persons who have a direct interest in a proceeding or in the work of the court.
6. This section does not prohibit a criminal justice agency from disclosing or releasing pursuant to chapter 694 the identity of a missing child or information useful in the recovery of a missing child.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, § 232.15; C79, 81, § 232.149]
83 Acts, ch 186, § 10057, 10201; 85 Acts, ch 173, §15; 94 Acts, ch 1172, §26
Referred to in § 232.150, 232.151
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