9E.1 Purpose.
The general assembly finds that individuals attempting to escape from actual or threatened domestic abuse, domestic abuse assault, sexual abuse, assault, stalking, or human trafficking frequently establish new addresses in order to prevent their assailants or probable assailants from finding them. The purpose of this chapter is to enable state and local agencies to respond to requests for data without disclosing the location of a victim of domestic abuse, domestic abuse assault, sexual abuse, assault, stalking, or human trafficking; to enable interagency cooperation with the secretary of state in providing address confidentiality for victims of domestic abuse, domestic abuse assault, sexual abuse, assault, stalking, or human trafficking; and to enable program participants to use an address designated by the secretary of state as a substitute mailing address for the purposes specified in this chapter. In addition, the purpose of this chapter is to prevent such victims from being physically located through a public records search.
2015 Acts, ch 96, §2, 17; 2021 Acts, ch 183, §1
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Structure Iowa Code
Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT
Chapter 9E - ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM
Section 9E.3 - Address confidentiality program.
Section 9E.4 - Certification cancellation.
Section 9E.5 - Use of designated address.
Section 9E.6 - Voting by program participant — absentee ballot.
Section 9E.7 - Confidentiality of information.
Section 9E.8 - Disclosure of program participant address in legal proceedings — protective order.