Iowa § 455B.137 - 455B.137 Privileged information.
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§ 455B.137. 455B.137 Privileged information.
Information received by the department or any employees of the department through filed reports, inspections, or as otherwise authorized in this subchapter II or chapter 459, subchapter II, concerning trade secrets, secret industrial processes, or other privileged communications, except emission data, shall not be disclosed or opened to public inspection, except as may be necessary in a proceeding concerning a violation of this subchapter II or chapter 459, subchapter II, or of any rules promulgated under this subchapter II or chapter 459, subchapter II, or as otherwise authorized or ordered by appropriate court action or proceedings. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the director from compiling or publishing analyses or summaries relating to the general condition of the atmosphere; provided that such analyses or summaries do not reveal any information otherwise confidential under this section. [C71, §136B.8; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §455B.16] C83, §455B.137 86 Acts, ch 1245, §1899B; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §240; 2021 Acts, ch 76, §150; 2021 Acts, ch 80, §281 Referred to in §455B.134, 455B.138 Fri Dec 12 20:31:39 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 455B.137 (33, 3)
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Section 455B.137 ("455B.137 Privileged information.") is part of the Iowa Code, the codified statutory law of Iowa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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