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Iowa Code § 692.3 (2026)

Redissemination of arrest data and other information

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1. A criminal or juvenile justice agency may redisseminate arrest data, and the name, photograph, physical description, and other identifying information, concerning a person who is wanted or being sought if a warrant for the arrest of that person has been issued. Information relating to any threat the person may pose to the public may also be redisseminated. Any redissemination of information pursuant to this subsection shall also include the statement provided in section 692.2, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, subparagraph (5).

2. A criminal or juvenile justice agency may redisseminate personal information that is in the form of a person’s photograph or digital image or a digital reproduction of a person’s photograph obtained from the department of transportation in accordance with section 321.11 of any of the following persons:

a. A missing person, as defined in section 694.1.

b. A person identified in a missing person report involving an unemancipated minor and there are reasonable grounds to suspect that the person is involved with the minor’s disappearance.

3. The information described in subsections 1 and 2 may be redisseminated through any written, audio, or visual means utilized by a criminal or juvenile justice agency.

4. A person may disseminate criminal history data of an accused to the attorney of the accused and to self-represented litigants in a pending criminal matter in district or juvenile court, if the criminal history data is already part of the prosecution’s file and subject to a discovery obligation.

5. Upon order of the court, a person may disseminate criminal history data of an accused that is not already part of the prosecution’s file, or criminal history data of a witness, to the attorney of the accused, prosecutors, and to self-represented litigants in a pending criminal matter in district or juvenile court. 2007 Acts, ch 38, §5; 2022 Acts, ch 1077, §1, 2; 2024 Acts, ch 1104, §5, 6 Referred to in §692.2 \n

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1980–1987 · leading case: Feeney v. Scott Cnty., 290 N.W.2d 885 (Iowa 1980).

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Feeney v. Scott Cnty., 290 N.W.2d 885 (Iowa 1980). · cites it 14× “He later filed suit against Scott County and the City of Davenport claiming dissemination of information from the files of the police department to the commission was proscribed by section 692.3. He prayed for $60,000 actual and $100,000 punitive damages.”

State v. Bessenecker, 404 N.W.2d 134 (Iowa 1987). · cites it 6× “§ 692.3. Both a civil remedy and a criminal penalty are provided for violations of the rules of this chapter.”

State v. Anderson, 410 N.W.2d 231 (Iowa 1987). · cites it 6× “7(9) (1987)), criminal history records such as those sought here are confidential and may not be disclosed unless specifically authorized by Iowa Code section 692.3 (1983). The dissemination requested by Anderson, the State argues, does not fall within the provisions of section…”

— Iowa Code § 692.3(1) — 1 case

Feeney v. Scott Cnty., 290 N.W.2d 885 (Iowa 1980). “He later filed suit against Scott County and the City of Davenport claiming dissemination of information from the files of the police department to the commission was proscribed by section 692.3. He prayed for $60,000 actual and $100,000 punitive damages.”

— Iowa Code § 692.3(2) — 1 case

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