House File 2381 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY HEDDENS and HUSER Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to sealing juvenile court records. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 6286HH 81 4 jm/sh/8 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 232.150, subsection 1, paragraph a, 1 2 Code 2005, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 a. Two years have elapsed since the final discharge of the 1 4 person or six months have elapsed since the last official 1 5 action in the person's case, or upon determination by the 1 6 judge, if there was no adjudication and disposition. 1 7 EXPLANATION 1 8 This bill relates to the sealing of juvenile court records. 1 9 The bill provides that the juvenile court may consider sealing 1 10 the juvenile court records in a juvenile's case at the 1 11 discretion of the judge or if six months have elapsed since 1 12 the last official action in the case and there was no 1 13 adjudication and disposition. 1 14 Current law provides that the juvenile court shall not 1 15 consider sealing the juvenile court records in a case unless 1 16 two years have elapsed since the final discharge of the person 1 17 or since the last official action in a case where there was no 1 18 adjudication and disposition. 1 19 The bill does not change the other additional factors the 1 20 court must consider prior to sealing the juvenile court 1 21 records pursuant to Code section 232.150, subsection 1. 1 22 LSB 6286HH 81 1 23 jm:nh/sh/8.1