SF 162 (LSB 2047XS (1) 88)

SENATE FILE 162

BY  DANIELSON

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the examination and copying of a public record under Iowa’s open records law and federal copyright law.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  22.10A  Copyrights.
   The existence of a copyright, without more, shall not be a defense to the denial of a request to examine or copy a public record under this chapter.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill provides that the existence of a copyright, without more, shall not be a defense to the denial of a request to examine or copy a public record under Iowa’s open records law.