H.F. 15 Section 1. Section 453A.3, Code 2019, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 3. The court records of a person for 3 a violation of section 453A.2, subsection 2, shall be 4 confidential and are not public records, but may be disclosed 5 in the same manner as juvenile court records are pursuant to 6 section 232.147, subsection 3. 7 EXPLANATION 8 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 9 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 10 This bill relates to the confidentiality of court records of 11 persons under legal age for cigarette and tobacco violations. 12 Under current law, a person under 18 years of age may not 13 smoke, use, possess, purchase, or attempt to purchase any 14 tobacco, tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, vapor 15 products, or cigarettes. The bill provides that the court 16 records of a person who violates this law are confidential and 17 are not public records, but may be disclosed in the same manner 18 as juvenile court records are pursuant Code section 232.147(3). 19 This includes but is not limited to the following: a judge and 20 professional staff; the child and child’s counsel; the child’s 21 parent, guardian, or custodian; a county attorney; an agency, 22 individual, association, facility, or institution responsible 23 for the care, treatment, or supervision of the child; persons 24 involved in connection with the preparation of a presentence 25 report; the state public defender; the department of human 26 services; and the department of corrections. 27 -1- LSB 1369YH (3) 88 as/jh 1/ 1