House File 663 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  WHITAKER


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to taking the fingerprints of a child by a
  2    governmental unit.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 2244YH 82
  5 jm/gg/14

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 726.23, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code
  1  2 2007, is amended to read as follows:
  1  3    a.  A parent or guardian has given written authorization
  1  4 for the taking of the fingerprints for use in the future in
  1  5 case the child becomes a runaway or a missing child.  Only one
  1  6 set of prints shall be taken and the completed fingerprint
  1  7 cards and written authorizations shall be given to the parent
  1  8 or guardian.  The fingerprints, written authorizations for
  1  9 fingerprinting, or notice of the fingerprints' existence shall
  1 10 not be recorded, stored, or kept in any manner by a law
  1 11 enforcement agency, except as provided in this subchapter or
  1 12 except at the request of the parent or guardian if the child
  1 13 becomes a runaway or a missing child.  When the child is
  1 14 located or the case is otherwise disposed of, the fingerprint
  1 15 cards shall be returned to the parents or guardian.
  1 16    Nothing in this paragraph "a" shall be construed to
  1 17 prohibit a governmental unit from taking the fingerprints of a
  1 18 child at the Iowa state fair or a county or district fair as
  1 19 defined in section 174.1 as long as the governmental unit
  1 20 complies with the requirements of this paragraph "a".
  1 21                           EXPLANATION
  1 22    This bill relates to taking the fingerprints of a child by
  1 23 a governmental unit.
  1 24    The bill specifies the completed fingerprint cards and
  1 25 written authorizations shall be given to the parent or
  1 26 guardian and the existence of the fingerprints or written
  1 27 authorizations shall not become a record of the governmental
  1 28 unit, unless otherwise specified in Code section 726.23,
  1 29 subsection 2, or upon the request of the parent or guardian.
  1 30    The bill specifies a governmental unit shall not be
  1 31 prohibited from taking the fingerprints of a child at the Iowa
  1 32 state fair or a county or district fair as defined in Code
  1 33 section 174.1 as long as the governmental unit complies with
  1 34 the requirements of Code section 726.23, subsection 2,
  1 35 paragraph "a", as amended by the bill.
  2  1 LSB 2244YH 82
  2  2 jm:nh/gg/14