Senate Study Bill 3152





                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON
                                            JUDICIARY BILL BY
                                            CO=CHAIRPERSON KREIMAN)


    Passed Senate, Date               Passed House,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to access to confidential information used to
  2    secure an arrest warrant.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 6451SK 81
  5 jm/je/5

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 804.29, Code 2005, is amended to read
  1  2 as follows:
  1  3    804.29  CONFIDENTIALITY.
  1  4    All information filed with the court for the purpose of
  1  5 securing a warrant for an arrest, including but not limited to
  1  6 a citation and affidavits, shall be a confidential record
  1  7 until such time as a peace officer has made the arrest and has
  1  8 made the officer's return on the warrant.  During the period
  1  9 of time that information is confidential, it shall be sealed
  1 10 by the court and the information contained therein shall not
  1 11 be disseminated to any person other than a peace officer,
  1 12 employee of a county attorney's office, magistrate, or another
  1 13 court employee, in the course of official duties.
  1 14                           EXPLANATION
  1 15    This bill relates to access to confidential information
  1 16 used to secure an arrest warrant.
  1 17    The bill permits an employee of the county attorney's
  1 18 office to have access to confidential arrest warrant
  1 19 information prior to the person being arrested.  Current law
  1 20 limits access to the confidential arrest warrant information
  1 21 to a peace officer, magistrate, or other court employees in
  1 22 the course of official duties.
  1 23 LSB 6451SK 81
  1 24 jm:rj/je/5