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House Study Bill 178 - IntroducedA Bill ForAn Act 1concerning jurors, relating to access to certain
2department of revenue taxpayer information for jury list
3compilation and juror information confidentiality.
4BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1. Section 422.20, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code
22019, is amended to read as follows:
3a. Unless otherwise expressly permitted by section 8A.504,
4section 8G.4, section 11.41, section 96.11, subsection 6,
5section 421.17, subsections 22, 23, and 26, section 421.17,
6subsection 27, paragraph “k”, section 421.17, subsection 31,
7section 252B.9, section 321.40, subsection 6, sections 321.120,
8421.19, 421.28, 422.72, and 452A.63, and 607A.22, this section,
9or another provision of law, a tax return, return information,
10or investigative or audit information shall not be divulged to
11any person or entity, other than the taxpayer, the department,
12or internal revenue service for use in a matter unrelated to
13tax administration.
14 Sec. 2. Section 422.72, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code
152019, is amended to read as follows:
16c. (1) The Except as explicitly provided in this section,
17the department shall not authorize the examination of tax
18information by officers and employees of this state, another
19state, or of the United States if the officers or employees
20would otherwise be required to obtain a judicial order to
21examine the information if it were to be obtained from another
22source, and if the purpose of the examination is other than for
23tax administration. However, the
24(2) Thedirector may provide sample individual income
25tax information to be used for statistical purposes to the
26legislative services agency. The information shall not
27include the name or mailing address of the taxpayer or the
28taxpayer’s social security number. Any information contained
29in an individual income tax return which is provided by the
30director shall only be used as a part of a database which
31contains similar information from a number of returns. The
32legislative services agency shall not have access to the income
33tax returns of individuals. Each request for individual income
34tax information shall contain a statement by the director of
35the legislative services agency that the individual income tax
-1-1information received by the legislative services agency shall
2be used solely for statistical purposes.
3(3) The director may provide tax information to the
4state court administrator to be used to prepare grand and
5petit master jury lists. Tax information provided shall be
6limited to the name, social security number, and address of
7the taxpayer and spouse. The information provided shall not
8include the financial information of the taxpayer. Each
9request for tax information shall contain a statement by the
10state court administrator that the tax information received by
11the judicial branch shall be used solely to prepare grand and
12petit master jury lists. This subsection does not prevent the
13department from authorizing the examination of state returns
14and state information under the provisions of section 607A.22.
15(4) This subsection does not prevent the department
16from authorizing the examination of state returns and state
17information under the provisions of section 252B.9.
18(5) This subsection prevails over any general law of this
19state relating to public records.
20 Sec. 3. Section 422.72, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code
212019, is amended to read as follows:
22a. Unless otherwise expressly permitted by section 8A.504,
23section 8G.4, section 11.41, section 96.11, subsection 6,
24section 421.17, subsections 22, 23, and 26, section 421.17,
25subsection 27, paragraph “k”, section 421.17, subsection 31,
26section 252B.9, section 321.40, subsection 6, sections 321.120,
27421.19, 421.28, 422.20, and 452A.63, and 607A.22, this section,
28or another provision of law, a tax return, return information,
29or investigative or audit information shall not be divulged to
30any person or entity, other than the taxpayer, the department,
31or internal revenue service for use in a matter unrelated to
32tax administration.
33 Sec. 4. Section 607A.22, Code 2019, is amended by adding the
34following new subsection:
35 NEW SUBSECTION. 1A. The state court administrator may use
-2-1taxpayer information provided by the department of revenue as
2permitted by section 422.72, subsection 1, paragraph “c”, when
3preparing grand and petit master jury lists.
4 Sec. 5. NEW SECTION. 607A.48 Public access to juror
5information.
6 Public access to juror and prospective juror information
7shall be limited. Information on the year of birth and address
8information identifying the city and zip code of prospective
9jurors shall be available to the public. However, more
10specific address information, phone numbers, and the date and
11month of birth of prospective jurors are confidential and not
12subject to disclosure without an order of the court.
13EXPLANATION
14The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
15the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
16This bill relates to jurors. Specifically, the bill
17authorizes the department of revenue to share certain
18confidential taxpayer personal identification information with
19the judicial branch for the purpose of compiling jury lists
20and restricts public release of addresses and dates of birth
21of prospective jurors.
22 Code section 422.72, concerning the confidentiality of tax
23information, is amended. The bill authorizes the director of
24the department of revenue to provide certain tax information
25to the state court administrator to be used to prepare grand
26and petit master jury lists. The bill provides that tax
27information provided are the name, social security number,
28and address of the taxpayer and spouse. The bill provides
29that the information provided shall not include the financial
30information of the taxpayer.
31Code section 607A.22, concerning source lists for preparing
32grand and petit master jury lists, is amended to authorize the
33state court administrator to use taxpayer information provided
34by the department of revenue for this purpose. Code sections
35422.20 and 422.72, relating to the release of certain taxpayer
-3-1information by the department of revenue, are amended to
2authorize the release of information for purposes of allowing
3the state court administrator to use the department of revenue
4income taxpayer list.
5New Code section 607A.48 provides that prospective juror
6year of birth and city and zip code address information
7are available to the public but that more specific address
8information, phone numbers, and date and month of birth are
9confidential and are not subject to disclosure without an order
10of the court.
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2department of revenue taxpayer information for jury list
3compilation and juror information confidentiality.
4BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1. Section 422.20, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code
22019, is amended to read as follows:
3a. Unless otherwise expressly permitted by section 8A.504,
4section 8G.4, section 11.41, section 96.11, subsection 6,
5section 421.17, subsections 22, 23, and 26, section 421.17,
6subsection 27, paragraph “k”, section 421.17, subsection 31,
7section 252B.9, section 321.40, subsection 6, sections 321.120,
8421.19, 421.28, 422.72, and 452A.63, and 607A.22, this section,
9or another provision of law, a tax return, return information,
10or investigative or audit information shall not be divulged to
11any person or entity, other than the taxpayer, the department,
12or internal revenue service for use in a matter unrelated to
13tax administration.
14 Sec. 2. Section 422.72, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code
152019, is amended to read as follows:
16c. (1) The Except as explicitly provided in this section,
17the department shall not authorize the examination of tax
18information by officers and employees of this state, another
19state, or of the United States if the officers or employees
20would otherwise be required to obtain a judicial order to
21examine the information if it were to be obtained from another
22source, and if the purpose of the examination is other than for
23tax administration. However, the
24(2) Thedirector may provide sample individual income
25tax information to be used for statistical purposes to the
26legislative services agency. The information shall not
27include the name or mailing address of the taxpayer or the
28taxpayer’s social security number. Any information contained
29in an individual income tax return which is provided by the
30director shall only be used as a part of a database which
31contains similar information from a number of returns. The
32legislative services agency shall not have access to the income
33tax returns of individuals. Each request for individual income
34tax information shall contain a statement by the director of
35the legislative services agency that the individual income tax
-1-1information received by the legislative services agency shall
2be used solely for statistical purposes.
3(3) The director may provide tax information to the
4state court administrator to be used to prepare grand and
5petit master jury lists. Tax information provided shall be
6limited to the name, social security number, and address of
7the taxpayer and spouse. The information provided shall not
8include the financial information of the taxpayer. Each
9request for tax information shall contain a statement by the
10state court administrator that the tax information received by
11the judicial branch shall be used solely to prepare grand and
12petit master jury lists. This subsection does not prevent the
13department from authorizing the examination of state returns
14and state information under the provisions of section 607A.22.
15(4) This subsection does not prevent the department
16from authorizing the examination of state returns and state
17information under the provisions of section 252B.9.
18(5) This subsection prevails over any general law of this
19state relating to public records.
20 Sec. 3. Section 422.72, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code
212019, is amended to read as follows:
22a. Unless otherwise expressly permitted by section 8A.504,
23section 8G.4, section 11.41, section 96.11, subsection 6,
24section 421.17, subsections 22, 23, and 26, section 421.17,
25subsection 27, paragraph “k”, section 421.17, subsection 31,
26section 252B.9, section 321.40, subsection 6, sections 321.120,
27421.19, 421.28, 422.20, and 452A.63, and 607A.22, this section,
28or another provision of law, a tax return, return information,
29or investigative or audit information shall not be divulged to
30any person or entity, other than the taxpayer, the department,
31or internal revenue service for use in a matter unrelated to
32tax administration.
33 Sec. 4. Section 607A.22, Code 2019, is amended by adding the
34following new subsection:
35 NEW SUBSECTION. 1A. The state court administrator may use
-2-1taxpayer information provided by the department of revenue as
2permitted by section 422.72, subsection 1, paragraph “c”, when
3preparing grand and petit master jury lists.
4 Sec. 5. NEW SECTION. 607A.48 Public access to juror
5information.
6 Public access to juror and prospective juror information
7shall be limited. Information on the year of birth and address
8information identifying the city and zip code of prospective
9jurors shall be available to the public. However, more
10specific address information, phone numbers, and the date and
11month of birth of prospective jurors are confidential and not
12subject to disclosure without an order of the court.
13EXPLANATION
14The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
15the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
16This bill relates to jurors. Specifically, the bill
17authorizes the department of revenue to share certain
18confidential taxpayer personal identification information with
19the judicial branch for the purpose of compiling jury lists
20and restricts public release of addresses and dates of birth
21of prospective jurors.
22 Code section 422.72, concerning the confidentiality of tax
23information, is amended. The bill authorizes the director of
24the department of revenue to provide certain tax information
25to the state court administrator to be used to prepare grand
26and petit master jury lists. The bill provides that tax
27information provided are the name, social security number,
28and address of the taxpayer and spouse. The bill provides
29that the information provided shall not include the financial
30information of the taxpayer.
31Code section 607A.22, concerning source lists for preparing
32grand and petit master jury lists, is amended to authorize the
33state court administrator to use taxpayer information provided
34by the department of revenue for this purpose. Code sections
35422.20 and 422.72, relating to the release of certain taxpayer
-3-1information by the department of revenue, are amended to
2authorize the release of information for purposes of allowing
3the state court administrator to use the department of revenue
4income taxpayer list.
5New Code section 607A.48 provides that prospective juror
6year of birth and city and zip code address information
7are available to the public but that more specific address
8information, phone numbers, and date and month of birth are
9confidential and are not subject to disclosure without an order
10of the court.
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