House File 2130 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY HUTTER Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to the destruction of state agency records and 2 providing for a penalty. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5661HH 81 5 kk/sh/8 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 305.17 DESTRUCTION OF RECORDS == 1 2 PENALTY. 1 3 The disposal and destruction of the records of an agency 1 4 shall be conducted in a manner to ensure the information 1 5 contained in such records is safeguarded against unauthorized 1 6 access, use, or disclosure. Paper records containing 1 7 identification information as defined in section 715A.8 shall 1 8 be destroyed by an employee of the state using a shredding 1 9 machine. A person who violates this section is guilty of a 1 10 simple misdemeanor. 1 11 EXPLANATION 1 12 This bill relates to the destruction of state agency 1 13 records. The bill requires the disposal and destruction of 1 14 state agency records to be conducted in a manner to ensure 1 15 that the information contained in the records is protected 1 16 from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. If the record 1 17 is a paper record and contains identifying information, then 1 18 the record must be shredded by a state employee. Identifying 1 19 information is defined in Code section 715A.8 and includes a 1 20 person's name, address, date of birth, telephone number, 1 21 driver's license number, social security number, student 1 22 identification number, military identification number, savings 1 23 or checking account number, credit card number, and other 1 24 personal information. 1 25 The bill provides that a person who fails to destroy state 1 26 agency records in a manner to protect from unauthorized 1 27 disclosure or who fails to destroy paper agency records that 1 28 contain identifying information in a manner required by the 1 29 bill is guilty of a simple misdemeanor. A simple misdemeanor 1 30 is punishable by confinement for no more than 30 days or a 1 31 fine of at least $50 but not more than $500 or by both. 1 32 LSB 5661HH 81 1 33 kk:nh/sh/8