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SENATE
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BY
DICKEY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
limiting
the
release
of
personal
information
maintained
1
by
the
department
of
transportation
to
out-of-state
persons,
2
and
making
penalties
applicable.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4
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Section
1.
Section
321.11,
subsection
3,
Code
2025,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
3.
Notwithstanding
other
provisions
of
this
section
to
the
3
contrary,
the
department
shall
not
release
personal
information
4
to
a
person,
other
than
to
an
officer
or
employee
of
a
law
5
enforcement
agency
within
this
state
,
an
employee
of
a
federal
6
or
state
agency
within
this
state
or
political
subdivision
7
of
this
state
in
the
performance
of
the
employee’s
official
8
duties,
a
contract
employee
of
the
department
of
inspections,
9
appeals,
and
licensing
in
the
conduct
of
an
investigation,
or
10
a
licensed
private
investigation
agency
within
this
state
or
11
a
licensed
security
service
within
this
state
or
a
licensed
12
employee
of
either,
if
the
information
is
requested
by
the
13
presentation
of
a
registration
plate
number.
In
addition,
an
14
officer
or
employee
of
a
law
enforcement
agency
may
release
15
the
name,
address,
and
telephone
number
of
a
motor
vehicle
16
registrant
to
a
person
requesting
the
information
by
the
17
presentation
of
a
registration
plate
number
if
the
officer
18
or
employee
of
the
law
enforcement
agency
believes
that
the
19
release
of
the
information
is
necessary
in
the
performance
of
20
the
officer’s
or
employee’s
duties
;
however,
an
officer
or
21
employee
of
a
law
enforcement
agency
shall
not
release
personal
22
information
of
a
person
issued
a
driver’s
license
by
the
23
department
to
an
out-of-state
person
or
agency
if
the
release
24
of
personal
information
could
be
used
to
initiate
a
proceeding,
25
issue
a
fine,
or
enforce
any
other
penalty
resulting
from
an
26
alleged
traffic
violation,
unless
ordered
to
do
so
by
a
court,
27
or
unless
the
person
whose
personal
information
is
requested
28
has
provided
express
written
consent
allowing
the
disclosure
of
29
the
person’s
personal
information
.
30
EXPLANATION
31
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
32
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
33
Under
current
law,
records
of
the
department
of
34
transportation
(DOT)
are
generally
open
to
public
inspection
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during
office
hours.
However,
certain
confidential
records
1
and
personal
information
are
protected
and
are
not
open
to
2
public
inspection.
“Personal
information”
means
information
3
that
identifies
a
person,
including
a
person’s
photograph,
4
social
security
number,
driver’s
license
number,
name,
address,
5
telephone
number,
and
medical
or
disability
information,
but
6
does
not
include
information
on
vehicular
accidents,
driving
7
violations,
and
the
driver’s
status
or
a
person’s
zip
code.
8
The
DOT
is
prohibited
from
releasing
personal
information,
9
if
the
information
is
requested
by
the
presentation
of
a
10
registration
plate
number,
to
a
person,
other
than
to
an
11
officer
or
employee
of
a
law
enforcement
agency,
an
employee
12
of
a
federal
or
state
agency
or
political
subdivision
in
the
13
performance
of
the
employee’s
official
duties,
a
contract
14
employee
of
the
department
of
inspections,
appeals,
and
15
licensing
in
the
conduct
of
an
investigation,
or
a
licensed
16
private
investigation
agency
or
a
licensed
security
service
or
17
a
licensed
employee
of
either.
This
bill
prohibits
the
DOT
18
from
releasing
personal
information
except
to
federal
employees
19
and
other
persons
described
in
the
bill
who
are
employed
or
20
licensed
in
Iowa.
21
Current
law
authorizes
an
officer
or
employee
of
a
law
22
enforcement
agency
to
release
the
name,
address,
and
telephone
23
number
of
a
motor
vehicle
registrant
to
a
person
requesting
24
the
information
by
the
presentation
of
a
registration
plate
25
number
if
the
officer
or
employee
of
the
law
enforcement
agency
26
believes
that
the
release
of
the
information
is
necessary
in
27
the
performance
of
the
officer’s
or
employee’s
duties.
The
28
bill
prohibits
an
officer
or
employee
from
releasing
personal
29
information
of
a
person
issued
a
driver’s
license
by
the
DOT
30
to
an
out-of-state
person
or
agency
if
the
release
of
personal
31
information
could
be
used
to
initiate
a
proceeding,
issue
a
32
fine,
or
enforce
any
other
penalty
resulting
from
an
alleged
33
traffic
violation
unless
ordered
to
do
so
by
a
court,
or
unless
34
the
person
whose
personal
information
is
requested
has
provided
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express
written
consent
allowing
disclosure
of
the
person’s
1
personal
information.
2
By
operation
of
law,
a
person
who
violates
the
bill
commits
3
a
simple
misdemeanor
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
than
4
30
days
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$105
but
not
more
than
$855.
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