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Iowa R. Elec. P. 16.502
Access to electronic court files
16.502(1) Registered filers.
a. Attorneys licensed to practice law in Iowa. Registered attorneys licensed to practice law in
Iowa have remote access to all public documents in public court files except in juvenile
delinquency cases prior to the child’s being adjudicated delinquent. Registered attorneys who are
licensed to practice law in Iowa have limited access to birth dates and names of children, which
are normally considered protected information under rule 16.602, in public court files. Access to
the birth dates and names of children in cases in which an attorney has not entered an appearance
is limited to confirmation of the information the attorney supplies regarding the birth date or
child’s name in a particular case.
b. Attorneys admitted pro hac vice. Registered attorneys admitted pro hac vice have remote
access only to the documents filed in the cases in which the attorneys are admitted pro hac vice.
c. Self-represented litigants and parties to a case. Registered self-litigants and parties to a case
who have obtained a login and password have remote access only to documents filed in the cases
in which they are a party.
16.502(2) Abstractors. Abstractors have remote access to all public documents in public court
files. See rule 16.304(1)(d). Abstractors have limited access in public court files to birth dates and
names of children, which are normally considered protected information under rule 16.602.
Access to birth dates and names of children is limited to confirmation of information that the
abstractor supplies regarding the birth date or child’s name in a particular case.
16.502(3) Specialized nonparty filers. Specialized nonparty filers, see rule 16.304(1)(b), may
file documents in cases in which they are not a party, but specialized nonparty filers do not have
remote access to electronic court files.
16.502(4) Members of the general public.
a. Members of the general public may view electronic documents in public cases at public
access terminals in the county courthouse in which the case is pending.
b. To view electronic documents in public cases on appeal to the Iowa Supreme Court,
members of the general public may use a public access terminal located in the Judicial Branch
Building in Des Moines, Iowa, or a public access terminal located in the county courthouse in
which the underlying case originated.
History
[Court Order November 21, 2016, temporarily effective November 21, 2016, permanently effective February 1, 2017]
Provenance
- Source
- www.legis.iowa.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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