Iowa R. App. P. 6.109 (2026)

Rule 6.109 Review of expungement matters. 6.109(1) Certiorari proceeding. Review of decisions on expungement applications will be by certiorari pursuant to rule 6.107. The appellate case will be deemed confidential and subject to rule 6.153. 6.109(2) Protected and confidential information. The caption of the petition must name the challenging party as the plaintiff and name the district court, not the judge, as the defendant. Names, including the name of the plaintiff, dates of birth, the criminal case number, and other identifying information must be treated as protected and confidential information pursuant to rule 6.153(2)(b) and must not be included in the briefs or opinions. If the challenging party is not the State, the plaintiff must be referred to as “J. Doe.”

Ch 6, p.8 APPELLATE PROCEDURE December 2025

6.109(3) Certificate of confidentiality. Any filings that necessarily contain identifying information, including any materials that contain references to underlying district court criminal case numbers, must contain a certificate of confidentiality in accordance with rule 6.153(2) and be designated as confidential by the filer when electronically filing the document. [Court Order September 29, 2023, effective April 1, 2024]

Rules 6.110 to 6.150 Reserved.