Iowa § 232.151 - 232.151 Criminal penalties.
Full text of Iowa Iowa Code § 232.151 — 232.151 Criminal penalties., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 232.151. 232.151 Criminal penalties.
1. Any person who knowingly discloses, receives, or makes use or permits the use of information derived directly or indirectly from the records concerning a child referred to in sections 232.147 through 232.150, except as provided by those sections or section 13B.4A, subsection 2, paragraph “c”, shall be guilty of a serious misdemeanor. 2. This section does not apply to a person or entity authorized to receive or inspect the contents of confidential official juvenile court records, or the confidential records of a criminal or juvenile justice agency, juvenile court officer, or juvenile intake officer, when such person or entity discloses such information to another person or entity also authorized to receive or inspect the confidential information, or discloses to a witness or other interested person the date, time, and nature of a court proceeding concerning the child in order to secure the appearance of the witness or other interested person at the proceeding. [C79, 81, §232.151] 2014 Acts, ch 1038, §2; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §121; 2018 Acts, ch 1153, §11 Referred to in §216A.136, 232.91, 232C.4, 280.36, 692A.121 Thu Dec 11 19:06:47 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 232.151 (29, 0)
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What does Iowa Code § 232.151 cover?
Section 232.151 ("232.151 Criminal penalties.") 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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