Library Policies
Mission
The mission of the Eldora Public Library is to strengthen the community by providing access to information and ideas that enrich, educate and empower its residents.
1. Goals: The Goals of the Eldora Public Library are to:
1.1 Provide and maintain a modern library facility that delivers prompt, efficient and friendly service responsive to users’ requests for materials and services.
1.2 Promote and encourage reading among all ages with special emphasis on preschool and kindergarten and cooperate with educators to develop each student's full potential as a reader.
1.3 Support community, educational, civic and cultural activities.
[Reviewed August 28, 2018, December 28th, 2021]
2. Library Use: Library use shall be as follows:
2.1 The Library may be used by anyone, and services shall not be denied or limited because of religious, racial, social, economic or political status.
2.2 Upon request a library card will be issued to any Iowa resident.
2.3 The circulation records and video surveillance footage of the Library are confidential and will not be made available to any other entity except as required by law.
2.4 The use of the Library or its services may be denied or limited by the Board or the library staff for just cause. In addition to federal, state, and local laws the following rules are in force to maintain a welcoming library for area residents.
a. Patrons using the library shall be engaged in normal activities associated with the use of a public library including reading, studying, or otherwise using library services.
b. Disruptive behavior is prohibited, including, but not limited to: loud talking or making noise, running or horsing around in general, disrespectful language or gestures, and misuse of library property.
c. Food and beverages are prohibited except for library approved programs.
d. Library users shall dress appropriately including always wearing shirts and shoes.
e. Cell phones are to be turned off, silenced, or set to vibrate upon entering the Library. Brief cell phone conversations are allowed in the entryway.
f. Bringing animals into the library, except trained service animals or as authorized for library-sponsored events, is prohibited.
[Reviewed January 29, 2019, December 28th, 2021]
3. Library Services: Library services shall be provided as follows:
3.1 The Director will select from the mass of available materials, and organize for easy access, those Library materials which meet the needs of the community. [revised 6-26-2018]
3.2 The Library Staff will provide competent and courteous guidance and assistance for people seeking information.
3.3 The Library will provide information and materials to help people to:
a. Equip themselves for efficient activities and useful occupations and practical affairs in the world.
b. Increase their competence to form sound judgments on public problems, express their opinions and act accordingly.
c. Increase their understanding and appreciation of literature, the arts, sciences and the political and natural world.
d. Promote personal and social well-being and develop creative and spiritual capacities.
e. Enjoy recreational reading.
3.4 The Library will cooperate with other community agencies and organizations to meet the needs of the community. [revised 6-26-2018]
3.5 The Library accepts responsibility for securing and distributing information beyond its own resources by:
a. Collecting information about resources of agencies, institutions, organizations, and individuals in and beyond the community.
b. Obtaining information and borrowing materials which are not owned by the Library and which cannot be purchased, or materials for which the demand does not justify purchase.
3.6 The Library will lend materials to other libraries, although Patrons of this Library have a priority in the use of materials. [revised 6-26-2018]
3.7 The Library will endeavor to maintain a balance in its services to Patrons of all ages. The Library will cooperate with, but cannot perform the function of, school or other institutional libraries which are designed to meet curricular needs.
3.8 Library services will be provided during the hours which best meet the needs of the community.
3.9 The Library will provide outreach programs for those unable to reach the Library.
3.10 Periodic review will be made of the Library services to determine whether the needs of the community indicate that existing services should be discontinued or new services should be added.
[Reviewed June 26, 2018, December 28th, 2021]
4. Collection Development: Collection development shall be as follows:
4.1 The collection will not be limited to any subjects.
4.2 Selections will be made on the basis of examination of the needs of the community, current selection tools, bibliographies and recommendations of subject experts.
4.3 The selection shall be the responsibility of the Library Director.
4.4 The Library will acquire materials which will help meet its Goals.
4.5 Recommendations for materials by Patrons will be considered carefully and an effort made to include all worthwhile titles on subsequent orders if it appears the item will have appeal to other Patrons.
[Reviewed July 31, 2018, December 28th, 2021]
5. Interlibrary Cooperation: Interlibrary cooperation shall include the following:
5.1 The Board recognizes that no single Library can meet all demands in its community. It is more prudent to obtain some materials through interlibrary loans than to buy them. Libraries and different political subdivisions working together, and sharing their services and resources, can more nearly meet the full needs of their users.
5.2 The Board and the Director will be alert to opportunities of cooperation with other libraries, to strengthen the services and resources of the Library.
5.3 The Board and the Director reserve the right to limit the quantity of materials obtained for any one Patron.
[Reviewed July 31, 2018, December 28th, 2021]
6. Censorship And Freedom To Read: The Library will avoid censorship in the collection and distribution of materials and uphold the Freedom To Read as follows:
6.1 The Library subscribes to the Library Bill of Rights of the American Library Association which affirms that all libraries are forums for information and ideas and that the following basic policy should guide their services:
a. Books and other Library resources should be provided for the interest, information, and enlightenment of all people of the community the Library serves.
b. Libraries should provide materials and information presenting all points of view on current and historical issues.
c. Libraries should challenge censorship in the fulfillment of their responsibility to provide information and enlightenment.
d. Libraries should cooperate with all persons and groups concerned with resisting the abridgment of free expression and free access to ideas.
6.2 The library will continually uphold the freedom to read as expressed in the following propositions in The Freedom To Read statement adopted by the American Library Association and the Association of American Publishers:
a. It is in the public interest for publishers and librarians to make available the widest diversity of views and expressions, including those that are unorthodox or unpopular with the majority.
b. Publishers, librarians, and booksellers do not need to endorse every idea or presentation they make available. It would conflict with the public interest for them to establish their own political, moral, or aesthetic views as a standard for determining what should be published or circulated.
c. It is contrary to the public interest for publishers or librarians to bar access to writings on the basis of the personal history or political affiliations of the author.
d. There's no place in our society for efforts to coerce the taste of others, to confine adults to the reading matter deemed suitable for adolescents, or to inhibit the efforts of writers to achieve artistic expression.
e. It is not in the public interest to force a reader to accept with any expression the prejudgment of a label characterizing it or its author subversive or dangerous.
f. It is a responsibility of publishers and librarians, as guardians of the people's Freedom To Read, to contest encroachment upon that freedom by individuals or groups seeking to impose their own standards or tastes upon the community at-large.
g. It is the responsibility of publishers and librarians to give full meaning to the Freedom To Read by providing books that enrich the quality and diversity of thought and expression. By the exercise of this affirmative responsibility, they can demonstrate that the answer to a "bad" book is a good one, the answer to a "bad" idea is a good one.
[Reviewed July 31, 2018, December 28th, 2021]
7. Review Of Questioned Materials: The selection of materials, if questioned, shall be reviewed in the following manner:
7.1 Serious questions of the materials by any person or group in an effort to eliminate certain items must be submitted in writing to the Director using the Reconsideration Form in 7.7.
7.2 The Director shall reply in writing to the persons or group, within 10 business days, quoting or referring to our Policy.
7.3 Persistent or repeated objections to Library materials from any person or group shall be referred to the Library Trustees.
7.4 The Board and Director shall review the item.
7.5 A conference will be held with the complainant, the Board and the Director.
7.6 The decision concerning further use of the item will be made by the Board and Director by motion and majority vote of the members present.
7.7 A citizen's request for reconsideration of a book or other Library materials, shall be submitted on the Citizen’s Request for Reconsideration of an Item Form attached to these Policies as Exhibit 1.
[Revised August 28, 2018, December 28th, 2021]
8. Weeding: The Library conducts regular and systematic surveys of its collection in order to weed out those materials which are obsolete, poorly presented, or too badly worn to be of further use. Materials will be weeded by the Director using the CREW Method as approved by the American Library Association.
[Reviewed January 29, 2019, December 28th, 2021]
9. Patron Loans: Library materials shall be loaned to Patrons as follows:
9.1 Library materials available for loan, except for video materials, shall be loaned for two weeks. Interlibrary loans shall be loaned for the time fixed by the lending Library.
9.2 Library materials available for loan, except for video materials, may be renewed once for the same time as the original loan unless there is a Reserve on the item. Subsequent renewals may be made at the discretion of library staff unless there is a Reserve on the item.
9.3 Video materials shall be loaned for 1 week with no renewal [Revised November 28, 2017]. Video materials may be reserved on the same terms as other items. Videos must be returned in person to library staff. Limit of 3 videos per household, with only 1 new release at a time.
9.4 As soon as Library materials are available for circulation in the Library, Patrons can request a Reserve be placed on any item. Patrons will be put on the Reserve list for the item in the order in which their Reserve request is made. Patrons will be notified when the item is available for them. If the item is not picked up within two days after notification, the item will be made available for loan to other Patrons.
9.5 New patrons will be limited to 3 items for a period of 2 months. After 2 months, limitations will be lifted if materials are returned in timely manner.
[Reviewed January 29, 2019, December 28th, 2021] revised June 29th, 2022
10. Overdues-Fines, Charges & Suspension of Borrowing Privileges: Overdues-fines, charges and suspension of borrowing privileges shall be as follows:
10.1 Patrons shall be charged a fine of 50 cents per day for videos and 10 cents per day for each other overdue item, except teachers and home schoolers shall not be charged a fine on overdue items being used for teaching. The maximum fine is $5.00 per item. [Amended 1-27-12]
10.2 Patrons shall be charged the cost of each item which is more than 30 days overdue.
10.3 Patrons will be notified of their overdues either by telephone or in writing.
10.4 When an item is overdue and there is an unpaid fine or charge, the Patrons Library borrowing and computer privileges shall be suspended until all fines or charges are paid and all borrowed items returned to the Library, except for any item for which a charge has been paid. [Amended 4-21-04]
10.5 In case of hardship or other good reason, at the discretion of the Library Director or anyone to whom the Director has delegated such authority, any fine or charge may compromised or waived.
[Reviewed January 29, 2019, December 28th, 2021]
10. Overdues-Fines, Charges & Suspension of Borrowing Privileges: Overdues-fines, charges and suspension of borrowing privileges shall be as follows:
10.1 Patrons shall be charged a fine of 50 cents per day for videos and 10 cents per day for each other overdue item, except teachers and home schoolers shall not be charged a fine on overdue items being used for teaching. The maximum fine is $5.00 per item. [Amended 1-27-12]
10.2 Patrons shall be charged the cost of each item which is more than 30 days overdue.
10.3 Patrons will be notified of their overdues either by telephone or in writing.
10.4 When an item is overdue and there is an unpaid fine or charge, the Patrons Library borrowing and computer privileges shall be suspended until all fines or charges are paid and all borrowed items returned to the Library, except for any item for which a charge has been paid. [Amended 4-21-04]
10.5 In case of hardship or other good reason, at the discretion of the Library Director or anyone to whom the Director has delegated such authority, any fine or charge may compromised or waived.
[Reviewed January 29, 2019, December 28th, 2021]
11. Safe Child Policy
11.1 Eldora Public Library Unattended Child Policy; The purpose of the Unattended Child Policy is to maintain a safe and secure environment for children using the library. It also ensures that young children are supervised by age appropriate, responsible parties. The library is a busy public place, open to all, and staff cannot assume responsibility for unattended, disruptive children of any age.
a) An unattended child is a minor of any age whose behavior requires them to be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.
b) A child is expected to abide by the library's Behavior Code.
c) Parents/caregivers must remain with their young children and are responsible for the care of their children inside of the building and on the premises.
d) Parents with children mature enough to be left alone at the library are expected to set reasonable time limits.
e) The library does not have the staff, staff training, or State certification to act as a childcare facility.
f) The library staff is not responsible for children interacting with or leaving the library with persons who are not appropriate caregivers.
g) When made aware of an unattended child, Library staff will make a reasonable attempt to locate the parent/guardian or responsible caregiver. If the parent/guardian or responsible caregiver is not located, the police will be notified.
h) Library staff is not responsible for minors left without a ride home at closing. Minors without a ride home at closing may be abandoned and the police may be called.
i) Parents who disregard library policy may lose all library privileges, and if necessary, may be reported to the appropriate social service agency.
j) The Eldora Public Library assumes no responsibility for children of any age left unattended in the library.
11.2 Iowa Code 692A.113 prohibits registered sex offenders from being on library property without written permission from the library director. Also, local procedure first requires library board approval on a case by case basis to allow registered sex offenders in the library.
[Reviewed January 29, 2019, December 28th, 2021]
[Revised February 21, 2023]
12. Computer Use And Internet Access:
12.1 The Eldora Public Library provides Internet access to help users pursue lifelong learning and find information. Internet users are reminded that the Eldora Public Library does not have control of Internet information and some information may be inaccurate, outdated or personally offensive.
In accord with CIPA (Children's Internet Protection Act) guidelines the Internet computers are equipped with filters to help protect minors from: (a) obscene pictures, (b) child pornography, or (c) other material harmful to minors. Upon the request of an adult user the filter will be disabled.
Internet use outside the scope of the library's mission is prohibited. Prohibited use includes non educational gaming, accessing pornographic material, or illegal activity which includes in part the illegal posting, transmission, or sharing of copyrighted material.
To access the Internet users must have a borrower's card issued from the Library and agree to follow the library's policies and procedures. Patrons under 18 years of age must also have signed permission from a parent or guardian. Non-residents may have access to the Internet on the same terms and conditions as resident patrons.
12.2 The following procedures are to assure fair access and availability of computers to all Patrons:
a. Internet users must sign an agreement to follow Internet use policies and procedures. To sign permission for children to use the Internet parents and guardians must come to the library in person.
b. Use of computers may be reserved, otherwise is on a first-come, first-served basis. Users must check in at the Circulation Desk before using the computer. Each patron is allowed to use computers for up to 2 hours per day. Exceptions include research, online job applications, test, ect. and may be made at the discretion of the Library Staff.
c. No more than one person is to be at one computer without permission from the Library Staff.
d. Users of the Library's computers are expected to respect the privacy of other users.
e. Computer users will notify the staff immediately if any technical problems occur.
[Revised September 4, 2019, Reviewd December 28th, 2021]
13. Use of Meeting Room
13.1 Attendance at meetings is to be limited to 70 persons, the legal occupancy.
13.2 Application for permission to use the Meeting Room shall be made to the Library Director or designated Staff members by filling out a reservation form. The room shall be left as before use and the person or group signing the reservation shall be held responsible for the problems or costs resulting from the specified use.
13.3 Reservations for use of the Meeting Room must include the name of the group organization, time desired, number of persons expected, and name and telephone number of person responsible.
13.4 Smoking is not permitted in the room, and no alcohol or controlled substance may be consumed on the premises.
13.5 Only light refreshments and beverages will be allowed in the Meeting Room.
13.6 Use of materials on walls, or decorations, are prohibited without specific approval of the Library Director or designated Staff member.
13.7 A fee of $25.00 will be charged on for-profit activities. There will be no charge for nonprofit use of the Meeting Room, but voluntary contributions for its use will be accepted.
13.8 The fact that a group meets in the Library does not constitute an endorsement of the group's policies or beliefs.
13.9 Two adult sponsors must supervise children's groups.
13.10 Groups are responsible for their own set up and take down.
13.11 Any individual or representative of a group requesting reservation of the Meeting Room must complete an application form.
13.12 Groups accept responsibility for the repair or replacement of damaged or missing facilities or equipment.
13.13 The person signing the application form shall be responsible for picking up the key to the Meeting Room at the Library during Library hours. This person shall be responsible for locking the door when the meeting is over and for returning the key in the night depository when leaving the Library.
13.14 Regularly scheduled meetings are not permitted without specific approval of the Library Director or designated Staff member.
13.15 Library-related programs have priority in the use of the facilities.
13.16 The Library Director is authorized to deny permission to use the Library Meeting Room to any group or individual that is disorderly, has significant fines, or that violates these rules.
[reviewed January 29, 2019, Revised December 28th, 2021]
14. Display Space: The purpose of the Library's display facilities is to increase public awareness of the Library's resources and to fulfill its mission to promote intellectual freedom, life-long learning and the enhancement of cultural and leisure activities. Exhibits using the facilities shall further one or more of these purposes:
To call attention to a theme related to Library services, collections or programs.
To highlight current issues, events or other subjects of public interest.
To display high-quality original art, crafts, photographs or writings created by local (Iowa) artists or contained in traveling exhibits.
To explain the activities of, or issues of interest to local organizations, and agencies engaged in educational, recreational, cultural, intellectual or charitable activities.
To display interesting collections or hobbies of local residents.
14.1 The Library assumes no responsibility for loss, damage or destruction of items left for display. All displays must meet existing state and federal laws on obscenity, libel, defamation of character and invasion of privacy.
14.2 The Library does not accept responsibility for ensuring that all points of view are represented in any single display. Granting of permission to display materials does not imply Library endorsement of content, nor will the Library accept responsibility for the accuracy of the statements made in such materials.
14.3 The Library reserves the right to refuse display space to exhibits which, in it’s opinion, do not further the display policy purpose. (See above)
14.4 Library-produced or solicited displays have priority over displays proposed by non-Library groups or individuals.
14.5 Displays of original art must be accepted for display by the Library Staff or Library Board.
14.6 The Library may designate spaces for particular types of displays to make the best use of display units and/or to make accessible to the intended audience.
14.7 All displays must adhere to established guidelines for mounting (installation).
14.8 This Policy shall be administered by the Library Director, or his/her designee, who is authorized to adopt rules to implement it.
14.9 Displays at the Library must meet one of the following criteria:
a. Highlight current issues, events or other subjects of public interest.
b. Display high-quality original art, crafts, photographs or writings created by Iowa artists or contained in traveling exhibits.
c. Explain the activities of, or interest to, local organizations and agencies engaged in educational, recreational, cultural, intellectual, or charitable activities.
14.10 Reservations may be made at the Circulation Desk. A single group or individual is limited to one display in a 12 month period.
14.11 In the Meeting Room area, art may be displayed on special hangers available at the Library. No tape, nails or pins may be used on the walls.
14.12 The two-sided glass case may be used by the general public with the approval of the Library Staff or a Library Board member.
14.13 The bulletin board in the Library entry may used by contacting the Library Staff and following the guidelines set forth in this Policy.
[reviewed January 29, 2019, December 28th, 2021]
15. Library Board Of Trustees: The Library Board of Trustee shall:
15.1 Be appointed and serve terms as provided by the Eldora City Ordinance.
15.2 Meet and organize by the election of the President, Vice-President, Secretary and such other officers as the Board may deem necessary.
15.3 Have charge, control and supervision of the Library, including the Library building and all of its contents, and shall direct and control all of the affairs of the Library.
15.4 Employee a Library Director and such assistants and employees as may be necessary for the proper management of the Library, and fix their compensation, but prior to such employment the compensation of such Director and assistants and employees shall be fixed for the term of employment by majority of the members of the Board voting in favor thereof. The Board will give directions to the Director.
15.5 Remove such Director and assistants and employees by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of said Board for any misdemeanor, incompetency, or inattention to the duties of such employment.
15.6 Select and purchase books, pamphlets, magazines, periodicals, papers, maps, journals, furniture, fixtures, stationery and supplies for the Library.
15.7 Authorize the use of the Library by nonresidents of the City.
15.8 Make and adopt, amend, modify or repeal, by-laws, rules and regulations not inconsistent with law for the care, use, government and management of the Library and business of the Board, fixing and enforcing penalties for the violation thereof.
15.9 Have exclusive control of the expenditures of all taxes levied for Library purposes as provided by law, and of the expenditure of all monies available by gift or otherwise for the erection of Library buildings, and of all other monies belonging to the Library Fund.
15.10 Shall keep a record of its proceedings.
15.11 Give appropriate directions to the Director.
15.12 Adopt Library Policies.
15.13 Have regular monthly meetings and such special meetings as may be called by the President to conduct the Library's business.
15.14 Have power to contract with any school corporation, the township trustees of any civil Township, the Board of Supervisors of Hardin County and the Council of any city or town, whether said school corporation, and civil Township, County, City or town, being in Hardin County or not, for the use of the Library by the residents of such school corporation, civil Township, County, City or town, by one or more of the following methods in whole or in part:
a. By lending the books of the Library to such residents on the same terms and conditions as to residents of the City.
b. By the establishment of depositories of books of the Library to be loaned to such residents at stated times and places.
c. By the transportation of books of the Library by bookmobile or other conveyances, for lending the same to such residents at stated times and places.
d. By establishment of branch libraries for lending books to such residents.
e. The contracts as provided for herein, unless otherwise provided in such contracts, shall remain in force for five (5) years unless sooner terminated by majority vote of the electors of such school corporation, civil Township, City or town.
15.15 Annually make to the City Council a report for the year ending June 30, containing a statement of the condition of the Library, the number of books added thereto, the number subletted, the number not returned or lost, the amount of fines collected, and the amount of money expended in the maintenance thereof during year, together with such other information as it may deem important.
15.16 Adopt and submit the next year's proposed budget to the City Council on or before January 1 of each year.
16. Library Director: The Library Director shall:
16.1 Be responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Library and supervision of the Staff in accordance with the Job Description For The Eldora Public Library Director, which is attached to these Policies.
16.2 Circulate to each Board Member in advance of each Board meeting the President's Agenda.
16.3 Provide each Board Member at each monthly meeting the following:
a. A list of all bills to be approved.
b. A list of all bills paid by the Library or the City for the past month.
c. Copies of the current years budget with the percentage of the funds for each budgeted item which have been used.
16.4 Keep any budgeted item within the budget and not exceed it without prior Board approval.
16.5 Act in accordance with the Library Policies and the directions of the Board.
17. Assistant Library Director: The Assistant Library Director shall:
17.1 In the absence of the Director, shall be responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Library and supervision of the Staff in accordance with the Job Description For The Eldora Public Library Assistant Director, copy of which is attached.
17.2 In the absence of the Director, shall be responsible for carrying out all of the other duties of the Director that may be necessary in the Directors absence.
18. Children's Librarian/Librarian: The Children's Librarian/Librarian shall:
18.1 Perform all services set forth in the Job Description for Children's Librarian/Librarian, copy of which is attached to these Policies.
18.2 Perform such other duties as directed by the Library Director or Assistant Library Director.
19. Library Housekeeper: The Library Housekeeper shall:
19.1 Clean the Eldora Public Library in accordance with the Job Description For The Eldora Public Library Housekeeper, copy of which is attached to these Policies.
19.2 Perform such other duties as directed by the Library Director or Assistant Library Director.
20. Library Volunteers: Library Volunteers shall perform such duties as directed by the Library Director or Assistant Library Director.
21. Personnel Manual: The Personnel Manual of the City of Eldora shall apply to all Library employees, except as modified by action of the Library Board of Trustees. A copy of the City of Eldora Personnel Manual is attached to these Policies as Exhibit 9, Eldora Personnel Policy Manual.
[Reviewed January 29, 2019, December 28th, 2021, policy not the manual]
22. Severe Weather/Disaster Policy: The Eldora Public Library strives to provide regular hours and services to the community, but for the safety of the library staff and patrons the following policy will be in place if and when weather becomes severe.
22.1 In the event of a tornado warning, patrons will be advised to remain in the library and then directed by staff to designated shelter. After all clear, staff will assess situation before releasing patrons.
22.2 If alerted to possibility of stong winds/damaging storms, the library staff will consult Emergency Management/Local Law Enforcement and assess the situation. If advised to close early, we will do so.
22.3 If power is lost during daylight hours, we will remain open and check out materials manually.
22.4 In the event of a fire, the library will be vacated by all staff and patrons at the nearest exit.
22.5 At the discretion of the library director(along with consulting the board president) the library may open late, close early or not open at all during inclement winter weather. The closures will be posted on our web site, social media, as well as on local radio stations.
[adopted December 28th, 2021]
22.7
1 EXAMINATION OF PUBLIC RECORDS (OPEN RECORDS), §22.7
22.7 Confidential records.
The following public records shall be kept confidential, unless otherwise ordered by a court,
by the lawful custodian of the records, or by another person duly authorized to release such
information:
1. Personal information in records regarding a student, prospective student, or former
student maintained, created, collected or assembled by or for a school corporation or
educational institution maintaining such records. This subsection shall not be construed
to prohibit a postsecondary education institution from disclosing to a parent or guardian
information regarding a violation of a federal, state, or local law, or institutional rule or
policy governing the use or possession of alcohol or a controlled substance if the child
is under the age of twenty-one years and the institution determines that the student
committed a disciplinary violation with respect to the use or possession of alcohol or a
controlled substance regardless of whether that information is contained in the student’s
education records. This subsection shall not be construed to prohibit a school corporation
or educational institution from transferring student records electronically to the department
of education, an accredited nonpublic school, an attendance center, a school district, or an
accredited postsecondary institution in accordance with section 256.9, subsection 44.
2. Hospital records, medical records, and professional counselor records of the condition,
diagnosis, care, or treatment of a patient or former patient or a counselee or former
counselee, including outpatient. However, confidential communications between a crime
victim and the victim’s counselor are not subject to disclosure except as provided in section
915.20A. However, the Iowa department of public health shall adopt rules which provide for
the sharing of information among agencies and providers concerning the maternal and child
health program including but not limited to the statewide child immunization information
system, while maintaining an individual’s confidentiality.
3. Trade secrets which are recognized and protected as such by law.
4. Records which represent and constitute the work product of an attorney, which are
related to litigation or claim made by or against a public body.
5. Peace officers’ investigative reports, privileged records or information specified in
section 80G.2, and specific portions of electronic mail and telephone billing records of law
enforcement agencies if that information is part of an ongoing investigation, except where
disclosure is authorized elsewhere in this Code. However, the date, time, specific location,
and immediate facts and circumstances surrounding a crime or incident shall not be kept
confidential under this section, except in those unusual circumstances where disclosure
would plainly and seriously jeopardize an investigation or pose a clear and present danger
to the safety of an individual. Specific portions of electronic mail and telephone billing
records may only be kept confidential under this subsection if the length of time prescribed
for commencement of prosecution or the finding of an indictment or information under the
statute of limitations applicable to the crime that is under investigation has not expired.
6. Reports to governmental agencies which, if released, would give advantage to
competitors and serve no public purpose.
7. Appraisals or appraisal information concerning the sale or purchase of real or personal
property for public purposes, prior to the execution of any contract for such sale or the
submission of the appraisal to the property owner or other interest holders as provided in
section 6B.45.
8. Economic development authority information on an industrial prospect with which the
authority is currently negotiating.
9. Criminal identification files of law enforcement agencies. However, records of current
and prior arrests and criminal history data shall be public records.
10. A claim for compensation and reimbursement for legal assistance and supporting
documents submitted to the state public defender for payment from the indigent defense
fund established in section 815.11, as provided in section 13B.4A.
11. a. Personal information in confidential personnel records of government bodies
relating to identified or identifiable individuals who are officials, officers, or employees of
the government bodies. However, the following information relating to such individuals
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contained in personnel records shall be public records, except as otherwise provided in
section 80G.3:
(1) The name and compensation of the individual including any written agreement
establishing compensation or any other terms of employment excluding any information
otherwise excludable from public information pursuant to this section or any other applicable
provision of law. For purposes of this paragraph, “compensation” means payment of, or
agreement to pay, any money, thing of value, or financial benefit conferred in return for labor
or services rendered by an official, officer, or employee plus the value of benefits conferred
including but not limited to casualty, disability, life, or health insurance, other health or
wellness benefits, vacation, holiday, and sick leave, severance payments, retirement benefits,
and deferred compensation.
(2) The dates the individual was employed by the government body.
(3) The positions the individual holds or has held with the government body.
(4) The educational institutions attended by the individual, including any diplomas and
degrees earned, and the names of the individual’s previous employers, positions previously
held, and dates of previous employment.
(5) The fact that the individual resigned in lieu of termination, was discharged, or was
demoted as the result of a disciplinary action, and the documented reasons and rationale for
the resignation in lieu of termination, the discharge, or the demotion. For purposes of this
subparagraph, “demoted” and “demotion” mean a change of an employee from a position in
a given classification to a position in a classification having a lower pay grade.
b. Personal information in confidential personnel records of government bodies relating
to student employees shall only be released pursuant to 20 U.S.C. §1232g.
12. Financial statements submitted to the department of agriculture and land stewardship
pursuant to chapter 203 or chapter 203C, by or on behalf of a licensed grain dealer or
warehouse operator or by an applicant for a grain dealer license or warehouse license.
13. The records of a library which, by themselves or when examined with other public
records, would reveal the identity of the library patron checking out or requesting an item
or information from the library. The records shall be released to a criminal or juvenile
justice agency only pursuant to an investigation of a particular person or organization
suspected of committing a known crime. The records shall be released only upon a judicial
determination that a rational connection exists between the requested release of information
and a legitimate end and that the need for the information is cogent and compelling.
14. The material of a library, museum or archive which has been contributed by a private
person to the extent of any limitation that is a condition of the contribution.
15. Information concerning the procedures to be used to control disturbances at adult
correctional institutions. Such information shall also be exempt from public inspection under
section 17A.3. As used in this subsection disturbance means a riot or a condition that can
reasonably be expected to cause a riot.
16. Information in a report to the Iowa department of public health, to a local board of
health, or to a local health department, which identifies a person infected with a reportable
disease.
17. Records of identity of owners of public bonds or obligations maintained as provided
in section 76.10 or by the issuer of the public bonds or obligations. However, the issuer of the
public bonds or obligations and a state or federal agency shall have the right of access to the
records.
18. Communications not required by law, rule, procedure, or contract that are made to
a government body or to any of its employees by identified persons outside of government,
to the extent that the government body receiving those communications from such persons
outside of government could reasonably believe that those persons would be discouraged
from making them to that government body if they were available for general public
examination. As used in this subsection, “persons outside of government” does not include
persons or employees of persons who are communicating with respect to a consulting
or contractual relationship with a government body or who are communicating with a
government body with whom an arrangement for compensation exists. Notwithstanding
this provision:
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a. The communication is a public record to the extent that the person outside of
government making that communication consents to its treatment as a public record.
b. Information contained in the communication is a public record to the extent that it
can be disclosed without directly or indirectly indicating the identity of the person outside of
government making it or enabling others to ascertain the identity of that person.
c. Information contained in the communication is a public record to the extent that
it indicates the date, time, specific location, and immediate facts and circumstances
surrounding the occurrence of a crime or other illegal act, except to the extent that its
disclosure would plainly and seriously jeopardize a continuing investigation or pose a clear
and present danger to the safety of any person. In any action challenging the failure of
the lawful custodian to disclose any particular information of the kind enumerated in this
paragraph, the burden of proof is on the lawful custodian to demonstrate that the disclosure
of that information would jeopardize such an investigation or would pose such a clear and
present danger.
19. Examinations, including but not limited to cognitive and psychological examinations
for law enforcement officer candidates administered by or on behalf of a governmental body,
to the extent that their disclosure could reasonably be believed by the custodian to interfere
with the accomplishment of the objectives for which they are administered.
20. Information concerning the nature and location of any archaeological resource or
site if, in the opinion of the state archaeologist, disclosure of the information will result in
unreasonable risk of damage to or loss of the resource or site where the resource is located.
This subsection shall not be construed to interfere with the responsibilities of the federal
government or the state historic preservation officer pertaining to access, disclosure, and use
of archaeological site records.
21. Information concerning the nature and location of any ecologically sensitive
resource or site if, in the opinion of the director of the department of natural resources
after consultation with the state ecologist, disclosure of the information will result in
unreasonable risk of damage to or loss of the resource or site where the resource is located.
This subsection shall not be construed to interfere with the responsibilities of the federal
government or the director of the department of natural resources and the state ecologist
pertaining to access, disclosure, and use of the ecologically sensitive site records.
22. Reports or recommendations of the Iowa insurance guaranty association filed or made
pursuant to section 515B.10, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (2).
23. Informationorreportscollectedorsubmittedpursuanttosection508C.12, subsections
3 and 5, and section 508C.13, subsection 2, except to the extent that release is permitted under
those sections.
24. Reserved.
25. Financial information, which if released would give advantage to competitors and
serve no public purpose, relating to commercial operations conducted or intended to be
conducted by a person submitting records containing the information to the department
of agriculture and land stewardship for the purpose of obtaining assistance in business
planning.
26. Applications, investigation reports, and case records of persons applying for county
general assistance pursuant to section 252.25.
27. Marketing and advertising budget and strategy of a nonprofit corporation which is
subject to this chapter. However, this exemption does not apply to salaries or benefits of
employees who are employed by the nonprofit corporation to handle the marketing and
advertising responsibilities.
28. The information contained in records of the centralized employee registry created in
chapter 252G, except to the extent that disclosure is authorized pursuant to chapter 252G.
29. Records and information obtained or held by independent special counsel during
the course of an investigation conducted pursuant to section 68B.31A. Information that is
disclosed to a legislative ethics committee subsequent to a determination of probable cause
by independent special counsel and made pursuant to section 68B.31 is not a confidential
record unless otherwise provided by law.
30. Information contained in a declaration of paternity completed and filed with the
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state registrar of vital statistics pursuant to section 144.12A, except to the extent that the
information may be provided to persons in accordance with section 144.12A.
31. Memoranda, work products, and case files of a mediator and all other confidential
communications in the possession of a mediator, as provided in chapters 86 and 216.
Information in these confidential communications is subject to disclosure only as provided
in sections 86.44 and 216.15B, notwithstanding any other contrary provision of this chapter.
32. Social security numbers of the owners of unclaimed property reported to the treasurer
of state pursuant to section 556.11, subsection 2, included on claim forms filed with the
treasurer of state pursuant to section 556.19, included in outdated warrant reports received
by the treasurer of state pursuant to section 556.2C, or stored in record systems maintained
by the treasurer of state for purposes of administering chapter 556, or social security
numbers of payees included on state warrants included in records systems maintained by
the department of administrative services for the purpose of documenting and tracking
outdated warrants pursuant to section 556.2C.
33. Data processing software, as defined in section 22.3A, which is developed by a
government body or developed by a nongovernment body and used by a government body
pursuant to a contractual relationship with the nongovernment body.
34. A record required under the Iowa financial transaction reporting Act listed in section
529.2, subsection 9.
35. Records of the Iowa department of public health pertaining to participants in the
gambling treatment program except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
36. Records of a law enforcement agency or the state department of transportation
regarding the issuance of a driver’s license under section 321.189A.
37. Mediation communications as defined in section 679C.102, except written mediation
agreements that resulted from a mediation which are signed on behalf of a governing body.
However, confidentiality of mediation communications resulting from mediation conducted
pursuant to chapter 216 shall be governed by chapter 216.
38. a. Records containing information that would disclose, or might lead to the disclosure
of, private keys used in an electronic signature or other similar technologies as provided in
chapter 554D.
b. Records which if disclosed might jeopardize the security of an electronic transaction
pursuant to chapter 554D.
39. Information revealing the identity of a packer or a person who sells livestock to a
packer as reported to the department of agriculture and land stewardship pursuant to section
202A.2.
40. The portion of a record request that contains an internet protocol number which
identifies the computer from which a person requests a record, whether the person using
such computer makes the request through the IowAccess network or directly to a lawful
custodian. However, such record may be released with the express written consent of the
person requesting the record.
41. a. Medical examiner records and reports, including preliminary reports, investigative
reports, and autopsy reports.
b. Notwithstanding paragraph “a”, the following shall be released as follows:
(1) Medical examiner-authored records and reports, including preliminary reports,
investigative reports, and autopsy reports, shall be released to a law enforcement agency
that is investigating the death, upon the request of the law enforcement agency.
(2) Preliminary reports of investigations by the medical examiner and autopsy reports for
a decedent by whom an anatomical gift was made in accordance with chapter 142C shall be
released to a procurement organization as defined in section 142C.2, upon the request of such
procurement organization, unless such disclosure would jeopardize an investigation or pose
a clear and present danger to the public safety or the safety of an individual.
(3) Autopsy reports shall be released to the decedent’s immediate next of kin, upon
the request of the decedent’s immediate next of kin, unless disclosure to the decedent’s
immediate next of kin would jeopardize an investigation or pose a clear and present danger
to the public safety or the safety of an individual.
c. Information regarding the cause and manner of death shall not be kept confidential
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under this subsection, unless disclosure would jeopardize an investigation or pose a clear
and present danger to the public safety or the safety of an individual.
42. Information obtained by the commissioner of insurance in the course of an
investigation as provided in section 523C.23.
43. Information obtained by the commissioner of insurance pursuant to section 502.607.
44. Information provided to the court and state public defender pursuant to section 13B.4,
subsection 5; section 814.11, subsection 7; or section 815.10, subsection 5.
45. The critical asset protection plan or any part of the plan prepared pursuant to
section 29C.8 and any information held by the department of homeland security and
emergency management that was supplied to the department by a public or private agency
or organization and used in the development of the critical asset protection plan to include,
but not be limited to, surveys, lists, maps, or photographs. Communications and asset
information not required by law, rule, or procedure that are provided to the director by
persons outside of government and for which the director has signed a nondisclosure
agreement are exempt from public disclosures. The department of homeland security and
emergency management may provide all or part of the critical asset plan to federal, state,
or local governmental agencies which have emergency planning or response functions
if the director is satisfied that the need to know and intended use are reasonable. An
agency receiving critical asset protection plan information from the department shall not
redisseminate the information without prior approval of the director.
46. Military personnel records recorded by the county recorder pursuant to section
331.608.
47. A report regarding interest held in agricultural land required to be filed pursuant to
chapter 10B.
48. Sex offender registry records under chapter 692A, except as provided in section
692A.121.
49. Confidential information, as defined in section 86.45, subsection 1, filed with the
workers’ compensation commissioner.
50. Information and records concerning physical infrastructure, cyber security, critical
infrastructure, security procedures, or emergency preparedness developed, maintained, or
held by a government body for the protection of life or property, if disclosure could reasonably
be expected to jeopardize such life or property.
a. Such information and records include but are not limited to information directly
related to vulnerability assessments; information contained in records relating to security
measures such as security and response plans, security codes and combinations, passwords,
restricted area passes, keys, and security or response procedures; emergency response
protocols; and information contained in records that if disclosed would significantly increase
the vulnerability of critical physical systems or infrastructures to attack.
b. For purposes of this subsection, “cyber security information and records” include but
are not limited to information and records relating to cyber security defenses, threats, attacks,
or general attempts to attack cyber system operations.
51. The information contained in the information program established in section 124.551,
except to the extent that disclosure is authorized pursuant to section 124.553.
52. a. The following records relating to a charitable donation made to a foundation
acting solely for the support of an institution governed by the state board of regents, to the
board of the Iowa state fair foundation when the record relates to a gift for deposit in or
expenditure from the Iowa state fairgrounds trust fund as provided in section 173.22A, to
a foundation acting solely for the support of an institution governed by chapter 260C, to a
private foundation as defined in section 509 of the Internal Revenue Code organized for the
support of a government body, or to an endow Iowa qualified community foundation, as
defined in section 15E.303, organized for the support of a government body:
(1) Portions of records that disclose a donor’s or prospective donor’s personal, financial,
estate planning, or gift planning matters.
(2) Records received from a donor or prospective donor regarding such donor’s
prospective gift or pledge.
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(3) Records containing information about a donor or a prospective donor in regard to the
appropriateness of the solicitation and dollar amount of the gift or pledge.
(4) Portions of records that identify a prospective donor and that provide information on
the appropriateness of the solicitation, the form of the gift or dollar amount requested by the
solicitor, and the name of the solicitor.
(5) Portions of records disclosing the identity of a donor or prospective donor, including
the specific form of gift or pledge that could identify a donor or prospective donor, directly
or indirectly, when such donor has requested anonymity in connection with the gift or
pledge. This subparagraph does not apply to a gift or pledge from a publicly held business
corporation.
b. The confidential records described in paragraph “a”, subparagraphs (1) through (5),
shall not be construed to make confidential those portions of records disclosing any of the
following:
(1) The amount and date of the donation.
(2) Any donor-designated use or purpose of the donation.
(3) Any other donor-imposed restrictions on the use of the donation.
(4) When a pledge or donation is made expressly conditioned on receipt by the donor, or
any person related to the donor by blood or marriage within the third degree of consanguinity,
of any privilege, benefit, employment, program admission, or other special consideration
from the government body, a description of any and all such consideration offered or given
in exchange for the pledge or donation.
c. Except as provided in paragraphs “a” and “b”, portions of records relating to the receipt,
holding, and disbursement of gifts made for the benefit of regents institutions and made
through foundations established for support of regents institutions, including but not limited
to written fund-raising policies and documents evidencing fund-raising practices, shall be
subject to this chapter.
d. This subsection does not apply to a report filed with the Iowa ethics and campaign
disclosure board pursuant to section 8.7.
53. Information obtained and prepared by the commissioner of insurance pursuant to
section 507.14.
54. Information obtained and prepared by the commissioner of insurance pursuant to
section 507E.5.
55. An intelligence assessment and intelligence data under chapter 692, except as
provided in section 692.8A.
56. Individually identifiable client information contained in the records of the state
database created as a homeless management information system pursuant to standards
developed by the United States department of housing and urban development and utilized
by the economic development authority.
57. The following information contained in the records of any governmental body relating
to any form of housing assistance:
a. An applicant’s social security number.
b. An applicant’s personal financial history.
c. An applicant’s personal medical history or records.
d. An applicant’s current residential address when the applicant has been granted or has
made application for a civil or criminal restraining order for the personal protection of the
applicant or a member of the applicant’s household.
58. Information filed with the commissioner of insurance pursuant to sections 523A.204,
523A.205, 523A.206, 523A.207, 523A.401, 523A.502A, and 523A.803.
59. The information provided in any report, record, claim, or other document submitted to
the treasurer of state pursuant to chapter 556 concerning unclaimed or abandoned property,
except the name and last known address of each person appearing to be entitled to unclaimed
or abandoned property paid or delivered to the treasurer of state pursuant to that chapter.
60. Information in a record that would permit a governmental body subject to chapter 21
to hold a closed session pursuant to section 21.5 in order to avoid public disclosure of that
information, until such time as final action is taken on the subject matter of that information.
Any portion of such a record not subject to this subsection, or not otherwise confidential,
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shall be made available to the public. After the governmental body has taken final action on
the subject matter pertaining to the information in that record, this subsection shall no longer
apply. This subsection shall not apply more than ninety days after a record is known to exist
by the governmental body, unless it is not possible for the governmental body to take final
action within ninety days. The burden shall be on the governmental body to prove that final
action was not possible within the ninety-day period.
61. Records of the department on aging pertaining to clients served by the state office or
a local office of public guardian as defined in section 231E.3.
62. Records maintained by the department on aging or office of long-term care
ombudsman that disclose the identity of a complainant, resident, tenant, or individual
receiving services provided by the department on aging, an area agency on aging, or the
office of long-term care ombudsman, unless disclosure is otherwise allowed under section
231.42, subsection 12, paragraph “a”.
63. Information obtained by the superintendent of credit unions in connection with a
complaint response process as provided in section 533.501, subsection 3.
64. Information obtained by the commissioner of insurance in the course of an
examination of a cemetery as provided in section 523I.213A, subsection 7.
65. Tentative, preliminary, draft, speculative, or research material, prior to its completion
for the purpose for which it is intended and in a form prior to the form in which it is
submitted for use or used in the actual formulation, recommendation, adoption, or execution
of any official policy or action by a public official authorized to make such decisions for
the governmental body or the government body. This subsection shall not apply to public
records that are actually submitted for use or are used in the formulation, recommendation,
adoption, or execution of any official policy or action of a governmental body or a
government body by a public official authorized to adopt or execute official policy for the
governmental body or the government body.
66. Personal information contained on electronic driver’s license or nonoperator’s
identification card records that is provided by the licensee or card holder to the department
of transportation for use by law enforcement, first responders, emergency medical service
providers, and other medical personnel responding to or assisting with an emergency.
67. Electronic mail addresses of individuals or phone numbers of individuals, and
personally identifiable information about those individuals, collected by state departments
and agencies for the sole purpose of disseminating emergency or routine information and
notices through electronic communications that are not prepared for a specific recipient.
68. Information required to be provided by a disclosing entity pursuant to 42 C.F.R.
§455.104, pertaining to an individual with an ownership or control interest who is an officer
or director of a nonprofit corporation.
69. The evidence of public employee support for the certification, retention and
recertification, or decertification of an employee organization as defined in section 20.3 that
is submitted to the public employment relations board as provided in section 20.14 or 20.15.
70. Information indicating whether a public employee voted in a certification, retention
and recertification, or decertification election held pursuant to section 20.15 or how the
employee voted on any question on a ballot in such an election.
71. Information and records related to cyber security information or critical
infrastructure, the disclosure of which may expose or create vulnerability to critical
infrastructure systems, held by the utilities board of the department of commerce or the
department of homeland security and emergency management for purposes relating to the
safeguarding of telecommunications, electric, water, sanitary sewage, storm water drainage,
energy, hazardous liquid, natural gas, or other critical infrastructure systems. For purposes
of this subsection, “cyber security information” includes but is not limited to information
relating to cyber security defenses, threats, attacks, or general attempts to attack cyber
system operations.
72. The voter verification number, as defined in section 53.2, subsection 4, paragraph “c”,
that is assigned to a voter and maintained and updated in the statewide voter registration
system.
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73. The personal identification number assigned by the state commissioner of elections
pursuant to section 48A.10A, subsection 1.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §68A.7; 81 Acts, ch 36, §1, ch 37, §1, ch 38, §1, ch 62, §4]
83 Acts, ch 90, §9; 84 Acts, ch 1014, §1; 84 Acts, ch 1185, §5, 6
C85, §22.7
85 Acts, ch 134, §16; 85 Acts, ch 175, §1; 85 Acts, ch 208, §1; 86 Acts, ch 1184, §1; 86 Acts,
ch 1228, §1; 87 Acts, ch 223, §20; 88 Acts, ch 1010, §1; 88 Acts, ch 1256, §1; 89 Acts, ch 194,
§1; 89 Acts, ch 304, §102; 89 Acts, ch 311, §22; 90 Acts, ch 1017, §1; 90 Acts, ch 1271, §703; 92
Acts, ch 1212, §3; 93 Acts, ch 79, §2; 93 Acts, ch 163, §27; 94 Acts, ch 1023, §76; 94 Acts, ch
1064, §1; 94 Acts, ch 1092, §1; 94 Acts, ch 1174, §1; 95 Acts, ch 100, §1; 95 Acts, ch 129, §1;
95 Acts, ch 191, §1; 96 Acts, ch 1037, §1; 96 Acts, ch 1099, §16; 96 Acts, ch 1133, §38; 96 Acts,
ch 1150, §1; 96 Acts, ch 1212, §10; 97 Acts, ch 92, §1; 97 Acts, ch 159, §1; 98 Acts, ch 1062, §8,
9; 98 Acts, ch 1073, §9; 98 Acts, ch 1090, §59, 84; 99 Acts, ch 88, §1, 11, 13; 99 Acts, ch 146,
§43; 2000 Acts, ch 1014, §1; 2000 Acts, ch 1140, §1; 2000 Acts, ch 1147, §27; 2000 Acts, ch
1161, §1; 2000 Acts, ch 1189, §25; 2001 Acts, ch 24, §17; 2001 Acts, ch 108, §1; 2002 Acts, ch
1038, §1; 2002 Acts, ch 1067, §13; 2002 Acts, ch 1076, §2; 2002 Acts, ch 1098, §1; 2002 Acts,
ch 1117, §53, 56; 2003 Acts, ch 114, §1; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2003 Acts, ch 179, §157; 2004
Acts, ch 1091, §3; 2004 Acts, ch 1104, §4; 2004 Acts, ch 1147, §6; 2004 Acts, ch 1161, §65, 68;
2004 Acts, ch 1175, §462, 468; 2005 Acts, ch 19, §16; 2005 Acts, ch 68, §2; 2005 Acts, ch 168,
§8, 23; 2006 Acts, ch 1054, §1, 2; 2006 Acts, ch 1117, §2; 2006 Acts, ch 1122, §1; 2006 Acts, ch
1127, §1; 2006 Acts, ch 1147, §1, 11; 2006 Acts, ch 1148, §1; 2006 Acts, ch 1185, §57, 58, 92;
2007 Acts, ch 37, §1; 2007 Acts, ch 62, §1; 2007 Acts, ch 126, §11; 2007 Acts, ch 175, §1; 2008
Acts, ch 1032, §201; 2008 Acts, ch 1144, §2, 12, 13; 2008 Acts, ch 1191, §34, 99; 2009 Acts, ch
23, §6; 2009 Acts, ch 48, §1; 2009 Acts, ch 119, §33; 2010 Acts, ch 1121, §1; 2011 Acts, ch 20,
§3; 2011 Acts, ch 30, §1; 2011 Acts, ch 79, §2; 2011 Acts, ch 106, §8 – 10, 17; 2011 Acts, ch 118,
§39, 85, 89; 2012 Acts, ch 1086, §1; 2012 Acts, ch 1115, §2, 17; 2013 Acts, ch 18, §4; 2013 Acts,
ch 29, §7; 2013 Acts, ch 103, §1; 2013 Acts, ch 116, §2; 2013 Acts, ch 129, §47; 2014 Acts, ch
1136, §23; 2015 Acts, ch 42, §3; 2015 Acts, ch 60, §1; 2015 Acts, ch 128, §1, 50, 51; 2015 Acts,
ch 138, §12, 161, 162; 2016 Acts, ch 1018, §1; 2016 Acts, ch 1085, §1, 3; 2017 Acts, ch 2, §19,
20, 26, 27, 50, 53, 54; 2017 Acts, ch 21, §1, 2; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §13; 2017 Acts, ch 110, §1; 2017
Acts, ch 122, §1, 2; 2017 Acts, ch 156, §1; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §119; 2018 Acts, ch 1048, §1
Referred to in §2C.9, 10B.5, 15.274, 21.5, 22.15, 29C.17A, 34A.7A, 68B.31, 68B.32B, 76.11, 80G.1, 87.11, 99D.19, 99F.12, 99G.34, 100.5,
124.553, 135.43, 135O.4, 136A.7, 147A.26, 166D.10, 173.22A, 202A.2, 203.11B, 203D.4, 206.23A, 232.149, 252G.5, 263B.10, 266.46, 266.47,
280.19A, 299A.11, 321.189A, 388.2A, 452A.33, 455B.117, 462A.7, 465C.14, 466B.43, 466B.44, 466B.47, 466B.49, 476.74, 477A.7, 515.103,
523A.204, 523A.205, 523A.206, 523A.207, 523A.401, 523A.502A, 523A.803, 523C.23, 556.24A, 692.8A, 692.18, 708.2B, 716.6B, 901.5B,
901C.2, 907.4, 907.9, 915.90
Future repeal of subsection 39 if substantially similar federal legislation or regulation is implemented; finding and order by secretary of
agriculture; 99 Acts, ch 88, §11
2017 amendment to subsection 11, paragraph a, subparagraph (5) takes effect February 17, 2017, and applies to all information
Adopted January 25th, 2022