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 PAG LIN 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