{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-81.8","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 81.8","heading":"Confidential records.","body":"1. A DNA record shall be considered a confidential record and disclosure of a DNA record is only authorized pursuant to this section.\n2. Confidential DNA records under this section may be released to the following agencies for law enforcement identification purposes:\na. Any criminal or juvenile justice agency as defined in section 692.1.\nb. Any criminal or juvenile justice agency in another jurisdiction that meets the definition of a criminal or juvenile justice agency as defined in section 692.1.\n3. The division of criminal investigation shall share the DNA record information with the appropriate federal agencies for use in a national DNA database.\n4. A DNA record or other forensic information developed pursuant to this chapter may be released for use in a criminal or juvenile delinquency proceeding in which the state is a party and where the DNA record or forensic information is relevant and material to the subject of the proceeding. Such a record or information may become part of a public transcript or other public recording of such a proceeding.\n5. A DNA record or other forensic information may be released pursuant to a court order for criminal defense purposes to a defendant, who shall have access to DNA samples and DNA profiles related to the case in which the defendant is charged.","path":["Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION (Ch. 80 - 122C)","Chapter 81 - DNA PROFILING"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/81.8.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:01Z","sha256":"a79f9b35b6df109dd31936783bf9359d31153b16005fb7a7991931275b5418ed","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-81.7","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-81.9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}