822.6B Electronic access to trial court records.
1. Upon the filing of an application, the clerk of the district court shall make the underlying trial court record accessible to the applicant’s attorney, the county attorney, and the attorney general, without the necessity of a court order. If the underlying trial court record is not available in electronic format, the clerk of the district court shall convert the record to an electronic format and make the record available to the applicant’s attorney, the county attorney, and the attorney general, without the necessity of a court order.
2. Upon request by an attorney of record, the clerk of the district court shall make the court file containing any previous application filed by the applicant relating to the same conviction accessible to the applicant’s attorney, the county attorney, and the attorney general, without the necessity of a court order. If the court file containing any previous application is not available in an electronic format, the clerk of the district court shall convert the court file containing any previous application to an electronic format and make the court file containing any previous application available to the applicant’s attorney, the county attorney, and the attorney general, without the necessity of a court order.
2019 Acts, ch 45, §3
Structure Iowa Code
Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE
Chapter 822 - POSTCONVICTION PROCEDURE
Section 822.1 - Statutes not applicable to convicted persons.
Section 822.2 - Situations where law applicable.
Section 822.3 - How to commence proceeding — limitation.
Section 822.3A - Pro se filings by applicants currently represented by counsel.
Section 822.4 - Facts to be presented.
Section 822.5 - Payment of costs.
Section 822.6 - Determination of relief.
Section 822.6A - Underlying trial court record part of application.
Section 822.6B - Electronic access to trial court records.
Section 822.6C - Associated costs.
Section 822.7 - Court to hear application.
Section 822.8 - Grounds must be all-inclusive.