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Iowa R. Crim. P. 2.84
When expungement is granted
2.84(1) When expungement of a dismissal or acquittal is granted under Iowa Code section
901C.2, the court shall order that the record in that criminal case shall become a confidential
record exempt from public access under Iowa Code section 22.7. The record shall be made
available by the clerk of the district court, upon request and without court order, to the defendant
or to an agency or person granted access to the deferred judgment docket under Iowa Code
section 907.4(2). The record shall not otherwise be accessible except by court order.
2.84(2) When expungement of a misdemeanor conviction is granted under Iowa Code section
901C.3, the court shall order that the record in that criminal case shall become a confidential
record exempt from public access under Iowa Code section 22.7. The record shall not be
accessible except by court order.
2.84(3) When expungement of a conviction for public intoxication, possession of alcohol
under legal age, or certain prostitution charges is granted under Iowa Code section 123.46,
123.47, or 725.1, the court shall order that the record in the criminal case shall become a
confidential record exempt from public access under Iowa Code section 22.7. The record shall
not be accessible except by court order.
2.84(4) The district court shall have jurisdiction to issue further orders as necessary to
implement a grant of expungement.
2.84(5) Appellate records, other than appeals of simple misdemeanors to district court, are not
subject to expungement.
History
[Court Order January 29, 2021, effective July 1, 2021]
Provenance
- Source
- www.legis.iowa.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
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