Title III, PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION (Ch. 80 - 122C)

1. Reserve peace officers shall be subordinate to regular peace officers, shall not serve as peace officers unless under the direction of regular peace officers, and shall wear a uniform prescribed by the chief of police, sheriff, commissioner of public safety, or director of the…

1. The office of drug control policy is established in the department of public safety. A drug policy director shall be appointed by the commissioner of the department of public safety. The director shall be selected primarily for administrative ability. The director shall not be…

A drug abuse resistance education fund is created as a separate fund in the state treasury under the control of the department of public safety for the office of drug control policy for use by the drug abuse resistance education program and other programs with a similar purpose. …

1. As used in this section , unless the context otherwise requires: a. “Brady-Giglio list” means a list compiled by a prosecuting agency containing the names and details of officers who have sustained incidents of untruthfulness, criminal convictions, candor issues, or some other…

1. If a peace officer, as defined in section 801.4 , or a corrections officer is charged with the alleged commission of a public offense, based on acts or omissions within the scope of the officer’s lawful duty or authority, and the charge is dismissed or the officer is acquitted…

The standard of proof for an allegation, administrative charge, complaint, cause of action, claim, or defense under this chapter shall be a preponderance of the evidence unless a higher standard of proof is required by law. 2024 Acts, ch 1121, §2

As used in this section except as the context otherwise requires: 1. “Compensation” means the same as defined in section 22.7, subsection 11 . 2. “Law enforcement officer” means the same as “peace officer” as defined in section 801.4 . 3. “Undercover law enforcement officer” mean…

1. a. A law enforcement officer shall not be examined or be required to give evidence in any criminal proceeding that requires the disclosure of any records or information relating to any of the following: (1) Identification documents or other documents necessary to conduct a law…

The name, photograph, compensation and benefit records, time records, residential address, or any other personal identifying information of an undercover law enforcement officer shall be confidential while the undercover law enforcement officer is actively involved with or assign…

Factual disputes relating to who is an undercover law enforcement officer or what work constitutes undercover law enforcement work shall be determined by the district court. 2017 Acts, ch 122, §6

As used in this chapter , the following definitions apply: 1. “Department” means the department of public safety. 2. “Law enforcement agency” means a law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the search for a suspect in a case involving the death or serious injury of a peace …

A blue alert program is created as a cooperative effort between the department and local law enforcement agencies to aid in the search for a suspect of a crime involving the death or serious injury of a peace officer in the line of duty or a peace officer who is missing while on …

1. Upon notification by a law enforcement agency that a suspect in a case involving the death or serious injury of a peace officer in the line of duty has not been apprehended and may be a serious threat to the public, the department of public safety communications center shall a…

1. Upon establishment of the blue alert criteria in section 80H.3 , the department shall transmit a blue alert through the emergency alert system to Iowa broadcasters. 2. Upon the transmission of a blue alert, the department shall post the alert on an internet website accessible …

No entity or individual shall be liable for any civil damages arising from the activation or termination of a blue alert, provided the entity or individual acts reasonably and in good faith. 2020 Acts, ch 1104, §5

The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to implement this chapter . 2020 Acts, ch 1104, §6

As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Aggravated misdemeanor” means an offense classified as an aggravated misdemeanor committed by a person eighteen years of age or older on or after July 1, 2014, other than any of the following offenses: a. A viol…

1. A defendant who has been convicted of a felony or aggravated misdemeanor may make an application to the court for an order to require that DNA profiling be performed on a forensic sample collected in the case for which the person stands convicted. 2. The application shall stat…

1. The court shall grant an application for DNA profiling if all of the following apply: a. The forensic sample subject to DNA profiling is available and either DNA profiling has not been performed on the forensic sample or DNA profiling has been previously performed on the foren…

1. If DNA profiling ordered under section 81.11 produces an unidentified DNA profile, after notice to the parties, including the department of public safety, the court may order the department of public safety to do any of the following: a. Compare the DNA profile to the national…

1. The results of DNA profiling conducted pursuant to this section shall be provided to the court, the defendant, the state, and the federal bureau of investigation. DNA samples obtained pursuant to this section may be included in the DNA data bank, and DNA profiles and DNA recor…

A court shall not enter an order under this chapter that would result in a violation of state or federal law or loss of access to a federal system or database. 2019 Acts, ch 149, §6

1. A person who receives a deferred judgment for a felony or against whom a judgment or conviction for a felony or aggravated misdemeanor has been entered shall be required to submit a DNA sample for DNA profiling pursuant to section 81.4 . 2. A person determined to be a sexually…

1. A state DNA database and a state DNA data bank are established under the control of the division of criminal investigation, department of public safety. The division of criminal investigation shall conduct DNA profiling of a DNA sample submitted in accordance with this section…

1. The division of criminal investigation shall adopt rules for the collection, submission, analysis, identification, storage, and disposition of DNA records. 2. A supervising agency having control, custody, or jurisdiction over a person shall collect a DNA sample from a person r…

A person who collects a DNA sample shall not be civilly or criminally liable for the collection of the DNA sample if the person performs the person’s duties in good faith and in a reasonable manner according to generally accepted medical practices or in accordance with the proced…

1. A person who knowingly or intentionally does any of the following commits an aggravated misdemeanor: a. Discloses any part of a DNA record to a person or agency that is not authorized by the division of criminal investigation to have access to the DNA record. b. Uses or obtain…

The detention, arrest, or conviction of a person based upon a DNA database match is not invalidated if it is determined that the DNA sample or DNA profile was obtained or placed into the DNA database by mistake or error. 2005 Acts, ch 158, §7, 19

1. A DNA record shall be considered a confidential record and disclosure of a DNA record is only authorized pursuant to this section . 2. Confidential DNA records under this section may be released to the following agencies for law enforcement identification purposes: a. Any crim…

1. A person whose DNA record has been included in the DNA database or DNA data bank established pursuant to section 81.3 may request, in writing to the division of criminal investigation, expungement of the DNA record from the DNA database and DNA data bank based upon the person’…

1. The department of workforce development is created to administer the laws of this state relating to unemployment compensation insurance and job placement and training. 2. The chief executive officer of the department of workforce development is the director who shall be appoin…

1. A summer youth intern pilot program is established within the department of workforce development to provide youths who are at risk of not graduating from high school, who are from low-income households, who are from communities underrepresented in the Iowa workforce, or who o…

1. For purposes of this section , “high-demand job” means a job identified by the workforce development board or a community college pursuant to section 84A.1B, subsection 3 , as a high-demand job. 2. Subject to an appropriation of funds by the general assembly for this purpose, …

1. For purposes of this section , “consortium” means a consortium of two or more employers or businesses, at least one of which must be a private employer. 2. The Iowa child care challenge program is established in the department of workforce development. The department shall adm…

A current or prospective contractor, vendor, employee, or any other individual performing work for the department of workforce development who will have access to federal tax information shall be subject to a national criminal history check through the federal bureau of investiga…

1. The department of workforce development shall direct and administer the older American community service employment program as authorized by the federal Older Americans Act of 1965 , 42 U.S.C. §3001 et seq. , as amended. 2. The purpose of the program is to foster individual ec…

1. An owner, operator, or manager of every factory, mill, workshop, mine, store, railway, business house, public or private work, or any other establishment where labor is employed, shall submit to the department of workforce development reports in the form and manner prescribed …

1. For purposes of this section , unless the context otherwise requires: a. “Adult education and literacy programs” means adult basic education, adult education leading to a high school equivalency diploma under chapter 259A , English as a second language instruction, and workpla…

1. An Iowa workforce development board is created, consisting of the following members. a. The voting members of the Iowa workforce development board shall include the following: (1) The governor. (2) One state senator appointed by the president of the senate after consultation w…

In addition to the duties outlined in current federal workforce rules and regulations, the workforce development board shall do the following: 1. Implement the requirements of chapter 73 . 2. Assist the governor in the designation of local workforce development areas or regions a…

1. Nonprofit corporation for receiving and disbursing funds. The Iowa workforce development board may organize a corporation under the provisions of chapter 504 for the purpose of receiving and disbursing funds from public or private sources to be used to further workforce develo…

For purposes of this chapter : 1. “Chief elected official” means any of the following: a. The chief elected executive officer of a unit of general local government in a local workforce development area. b. If a local workforce development area includes more than one unit of gener…

1. A workforce opportunity fund is created in the state treasury as a separate fund under the control of the department of workforce development. The fund shall consist of appropriations made to the fund, any other moneys available to and obtained or accepted by the department fr…

1. As used in this section , unless the context otherwise requires: a. “Innovative business” means the same as defined in section 15E.52 . b. “Internship” means temporary employment of a student that focuses on providing the student with work experience in the student’s field of …

1. A local workforce development board shall, in partnership with the chief elected official, develop a local workforce development plan in accordance with current federal workforce laws, rules, and regulations. The local workforce development board shall submit the workforce dev…

1. Establishment. Except as provided in subsection 3 , paragraph “a” , the department of workforce development shall establish and certify a local workforce development board in each local workforce development area of the state to carry out the functions described in subsection …