H.F. 200 Section 1. Section 602.8102, Code 2011, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 134A. Carry out duties relating to 3 expunging criminal records pursuant to section 901.11. 4 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION . 901.11 Expunging criminal records. 5 1. A person charged with a criminal offense may petition the 6 court to expunge any records relating to the criminal offense 7 if the criminal charge is dismissed or a judgment of acquittal 8 is entered for the offense. Upon verification of the dismissal 9 or acquittal, the court shall enter an order expunging the 10 records relating to the criminal offense. 11 2. Upon receipt of the expunging order, the clerk of the 12 district court shall expunge the records relating to the 13 criminal offense from the records of the judicial branch and 14 remove the records from the Iowa court information system. 15 EXPLANATION 16 This bill relates to expunging criminal records upon 17 dismissal or acquittal. 18 The bill provides that a person charged with a criminal 19 offense may petition the court to expunge the records relating 20 to the offense if the criminal charge is dismissed or a 21 judgment of acquittal is entered for the offense. Upon 22 verification of the dismissal or acquittal, the bill requires 23 the court to enter an order expunging the records relating to 24 the criminal offense. 25 Upon receipt of the expunging order, the bill requires the 26 clerk of the district court to expunge the records relating to 27 the criminal offense from the records of the judicial branch 28 and remove the records from the Iowa court information system. 29 Code section 692.17(1) generally requires that the criminal 30 history records of the department of public safety relating 31 to a dismissal or acquittal be removed from records of the 32 department. 33 -1- LSB 1853YH (3) 84 jm/rj 1/ 1