House File 576 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 576 BY WHEELER A BILL FOR An Act relating to the viewing of a missing person report by 1 immediate family members of a missing person. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 2145YH (2) 89 as/rh

H.F. 576 Section 1. Section 694.10, Code 2021, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 7. After a person reported missing has 3 been missing for five or more years, up to two immediate family 4 members of the missing person shall be allowed to view the 5 missing person report compiled pursuant to section 694.3 and 6 any updated information relating to the missing person report 7 submitted to the missing person information clearinghouse. 8 The department of public safety may authorize more than two 9 immediate family members of the missing person to view the 10 report, provided, however, that an immediate family member 11 who is currently a suspect in an active investigation by 12 law enforcement concerning the missing person shall not be 13 allowed to view the missing person report. Persons viewing 14 the report shall not photograph, share, or otherwise publish 15 the contents of the report. For purposes of this subsection, 16 “immediate family member” means a husband or wife; natural or 17 adoptive parent, child, or sibling; stepparent, stepchild, 18 or stepsibling; father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, 19 daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; or 20 grandparent or grandchild. 21 EXPLANATION 22 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 23 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 24 This bill relates to the viewing of a missing person report 25 by immediate family members of a missing person. 26 The bill provides that after a person reported missing has 27 been missing for five or more years, up to two immediate family 28 members of the missing person shall be allowed to view the 29 missing person report and any updated information relating 30 to the missing person report submitted to the missing person 31 information clearinghouse. The department of public safety 32 may authorize more than two immediate family members of the 33 missing person to view the report, provided, however, that 34 an immediate family member who is currently a suspect in an 35 -1- LSB 2145YH (2) 89 as/rh 1/ 2

H.F. 576 active investigation by law enforcement concerning the missing 1 person shall not be allowed to view the missing person report. 2 Persons viewing the report shall not photograph, share, or 3 otherwise publish the contents of the report. 4 The bill defines “immediate family member” as a husband 5 or wife; natural or adoptive parent, child, or sibling; 6 stepparent, stepchild, or stepsibling; father-in-law, 7 mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or 8 sister-in-law; or grandparent or grandchild. 9 -2- LSB 2145YH (2) 89 as/rh 2/ 2