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470-3301 (Rev. 2/16)
LEGAL PROVISIONS FOR HANDLING
CHILD AND DEPENDENT ADULT ABUSE INFORMATION
Redissemination of Child and Dependent Adult Abuse Information
(Iowa Code sections 235A.17 and 235B.8)
A person, agency, or other recipient of child or dependent adult abuse information shall not redisseminate
(release) this information, except that redissemination is permitted when ALL of the following conditions apply:
♦ The redissemination is for official purposes in connection with prescribed duties or, in the case of a health
practitioner, pursuant to professional responsibilities.
♦ The person to whom such information would be redisseminated would have independent access to the
same information under Iowa Code sections 235A.15 or 235B.6.
♦ A written record is made of the redissemination, including the name of the recipient and the date and
purpose of the redissemination.
♦ The written record is forwarded to the Central Abuse Registry within 30 days of the redissemination.
Criminal Penalties (Iowa Code sections 235A.21 and 235B.12)
A person is guilty of a criminal offense when the person:
♦ Willfully requests, obtains, or seeks to obtain child or dependent adult abuse information under false
pretenses, or
♦ Willfully communicates or seeks to communicate child or dependent adult abuse information to any agency
or person except in accordance with Iowa Code sections 235A.15, 235A.17, 235B.6, and 235B.8, or
♦ Is connected with any research authorized pursuant to Iowa Code sections 235A.15 and 235B.6 and
willfully falsifies child or dependent adult abuse information or any records relating to child or dependent
adult abuse.
Upon conviction for each offense, the person is guilty of a serious misdemeanor punishable by a fine or
imprisonment.
Any person who knowingly, but without criminal purposes, communicates or seeks to communicate child or
dependent adult abuse information except in accordance with Iowa Code sections 235A.15, 235A.17, 235B.6,
and 235B.8 is guilty of a simple misdemeanor punishable, upon conviction for each offense, by a fine or
imprisonment.
Any reasonable grounds for belief that a person has violated any provision of Iowa Code Chapters 235A or
235B shall be grounds for the immediate withdrawal of any authorized access that person might otherwise
have to child or dependent adult abuse information.