House Study Bill 545 



                                       SENATE/HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  (PROPOSED JUDICIAL BRANCH
                                            BILL)


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the confidentiality of court records and
  2    information.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 5492DP 82
  5 rh/rj/14

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 602.6111, subsection 3, Code 2007, is
  1  2 amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu
  1  3 thereof the following:
  1  4    3.  The supreme court may prescribe rules requiring
  1  5 confidentiality of certain court records and information
  1  6 maintained by the court.  The rules prescribed pursuant to
  1  7 this subsection may specify the manner and format in which
  1  8 such confidential information is to be provided to a clerk of
  1  9 court, authorize the degree and nature of the disclosure of
  1 10 such confidential information to specified classes of persons,
  1 11 and indicate the manner and format in which such confidential
  1 12 information is stored and disclosed to appropriate persons by
  1 13 the clerk of court.  Rules prescribed by the supreme court
  1 14 pursuant to this subsection shall prevail over any other
  1 15 conflicting state laws and administrative rules.
  1 16                           EXPLANATION
  1 17    This bill relates to the confidentiality of court records
  1 18 and information.
  1 19    The bill provides that the supreme court may prescribe
  1 20 rules requiring confidentiality of certain court records and
  1 21 information maintained by the court.  The rules may specify
  1 22 the manner and format in which such confidential information
  1 23 is to be provided to a clerk of court, authorize the degree
  1 24 and nature of the disclosure of such confidential information
  1 25 to specified classes of persons, and indicate the manner and
  1 26 format in which such confidential information is stored and
  1 27 disclosed to appropriate persons by the clerk of court.  Rules
  1 28 prescribed by the supreme court pursuant to the bill shall
  1 29 prevail over any other conflicting state laws and
  1 30 administrative rules.
  1 31 LSB 5492DP 82
  1 32 rh/rj/14