Senate
Study
Bill
1026
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Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
DEPARTMENT
OF
PUBLIC
SAFETY
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
confidentiality
of
information
filed
1
with
the
court
for
the
purpose
of
securing
an
arrest
2
warrant.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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H.F.
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Section
1.
Section
804.29,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
Code
1
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
a.
A
peace
officer
,
or
any
other
employee
of
a
law
3
enforcement
agency
if
authorized
in
writing
by
the
head
of
the
4
agency
.
5
EXPLANATION
6
This
bill
relates
to
the
confidentiality
of
information
7
filed
with
the
court
for
the
purpose
of
securing
an
arrest
8
warrant.
9
Current
law
provides
that,
unless
otherwise
ordered
by
the
10
court,
all
information
filed
with
the
court
for
the
purpose
of
11
securing
a
warrant
for
an
arrest,
including
but
not
limited
to
12
a
citation
and
affidavits,
is
a
confidential
record
until
a
13
peace
officer
has
made
the
arrest
and
has
returned
the
warrant,
14
or
the
defendant
has
made
an
initial
appearance
in
court.
15
During
the
period
of
time
such
information
is
confidential,
the
16
record
is
sealed
by
the
court
and
the
information
contained
17
in
the
record
cannot
be
disseminated
to
any
person
unless
18
otherwise
ordered
by
the
court.
However,
during
the
period
of
19
confidentiality,
a
peace
officer,
an
employee
of
the
county
20
attorney’s
office,
a
judicial
officer
or
other
court
employee,
21
or
an
employee
of
the
department
of
corrections
or
judicial
22
district
department
of
correctional
services,
if
authorized
23
by
the
director
of
the
department
of
corrections,
may
receive
24
such
confidential
information
without
a
court
order
during
the
25
course
of
such
person’s
official
duties.
The
bill
additionally
26
authorizes
an
employee
of
a
law
enforcement
agency,
if
27
authorized
in
writing
by
the
head
of
the
agency,
to
receive
28
such
confidential
information
without
a
court
order
during
the
29
course
of
the
employee’s
official
duties.
30
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