2020 Iowa Code
Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT
Chapter 22 - EXAMINATION OF PUBLIC RECORDS (OPEN RECORDS)
Section 22.16 - Inspection of records — state archives.
22.16 Inspection of records — state archives.
1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a public record that is an archive, as defined in section 305.2, shall be available for public examination and copying under this chapter if the public record was created at least one hundred years prior to a request for access to the record, subject to the requirements of this section.
2. A public record as described in this section shall not be available for examination and copying under any of the following circumstances:
a. The public record is ordered to be sealed and is not subject to inspection by any federal or state court.
b. The public record is prohibited from being disclosed under any federal law, rule, or regulation.
2018 Acts, ch 1125, §1
