Bill Text: IA HF5 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the confidentiality of search warrant information in a criminal case resulting in an acquittal or a dismissal. (See HF 265.)
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-13 - Withdrawn. H.J. 535. [HF5 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF5-Introduced.html
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BY
JONES
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
confidentiality
of
search
warrant
1
information
in
a
criminal
case
resulting
in
an
acquittal
or
2
a
dismissal.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
808.13,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
2
808.13
Confidentiality.
3
1.
All
Except
as
otherwise
provided
in
subsection
2,
all
4
information
filed
with
the
court
for
the
purpose
of
securing
5
a
warrant
for
a
search,
including
but
not
limited
to
an
6
application
and
affidavits,
shall
be
a
confidential
record
7
until
such
time
as
a
peace
officer
has
executed
the
warrant
8
and
has
made
return
thereon.
During
the
period
of
time
that
9
information
is
confidential
it
shall
be
sealed
by
the
court,
10
and
the
information
contained
therein
shall
not
be
disseminated
11
to
any
person
other
than
a
peace
officer,
magistrate,
or
12
another
court
employee,
in
the
course
of
official
duties.
13
2.
All
information
filed
with
the
court
for
the
purpose
14
of
securing
a
warrant
for
a
search
or
seizure
of
property
in
15
a
criminal
case
that
results
in
an
acquittal
or
the
dismissal
16
of
all
criminal
charges,
including
a
dismissal
relating
to
a
17
deferred
judgment
under
section
907.9,
upon
such
acquittal
or
18
dismissal,
shall
be
a
confidential
record,
shall
be
sealed
by
19
the
court,
and
shall
not
be
disseminated
to
any
person
other
20
than
a
peace
officer,
county
attorney,
magistrate,
or
another
21
court
employee,
in
the
course
of
official
duties.
22
EXPLANATION
23
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
24
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
25
This
bill
relates
to
the
confidentiality
of
search
warrant
26
information
in
a
criminal
case
resulting
in
an
acquittal
or
a
27
dismissal.
28
Under
current
law,
all
information
filed
with
the
court
for
29
the
purpose
of
securing
a
search
warrant
is
a
confidential
30
record
until
a
peace
officer
has
executed
the
warrant
and
31
has
filed
a
return
of
service
with
the
court.
During
the
32
confidentiality
period,
the
information
shall
be
sealed
by
the
33
court
and
the
information
cannot
be
disseminated
to
any
person
34
other
than
a
peace
officer,
county
attorney,
magistrate,
or
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another
court
employee,
in
the
course
of
official
duties.
1
The
bill
provides
that
all
information
filed
with
the
court
2
for
the
purpose
of
securing
a
warrant
for
a
search
or
seizure
3
of
property
in
a
criminal
case
that
results
in
an
acquittal
or
4
the
dismissal
of
all
criminal
charges,
including
a
dismissal
5
relating
to
a
deferred
judgment
under
Code
section
907.9,
upon
6
such
acquittal
or
dismissal,
shall
be
a
confidential
record,
7
shall
be
sealed
by
the
court,
and
shall
not
be
disseminated
to
8
any
person
other
than
a
peace
officer,
magistrate,
or
another
9
court
employee,
in
the
course
of
official
duties.
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