Iowa Code 915.11 – Notifications by law enforcement
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915.11 Notifications by law enforcement.
1. A local police department or county sheriff’s department shall advise a victim of the
right to register with the county attorney, and shall provide a request-for-registration form to each victim. A local police department or county sheriff’s department shall provide a telephone number and internet site to each victim to register with the automated victim notification system established pursuant to § 915.10A.
2. a. If a victim of a reported sexual abuse requests the results of an analysis of the
evidence collected from the victim’s forensic medical examination pursuant to § 709.10 and such analysis was completed, a local police department or county sheriff’s department shall inform the victim of the results, including whether the analysis produced a DNA profile as defined in § 81.1 or a DNA match, either to the named alleged perpetrator of the sexual abuse or to a suspect already in the DNA database.
b. Prior to the disposal of a kit by a law enforcement agency, the law enforcement agency
shall notify the reported victim of the intended date of disposal of the kit, the reason for disposal of the kit, and the options that remain available for retention and analysis of the kit, if any. For purposes of this paragraph, “”kit”” means the same as defined in § 915.53.
98 Acts, ch 1090, §6, 84; 2005 Acts, ch 158, §48; 2007 Acts, ch 27, §5; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §257;
2021 Acts, ch 107, §3
Referred to in §331.653
1. A local police department or county sheriff’s department shall advise a victim of the
right to register with the county attorney, and shall provide a request-for-registration form to each victim. A local police department or county sheriff’s department shall provide a telephone number and internet site to each victim to register with the automated victim notification system established pursuant to § 915.10A.
2. a. If a victim of a reported sexual abuse requests the results of an analysis of the
evidence collected from the victim’s forensic medical examination pursuant to § 709.10 and such analysis was completed, a local police department or county sheriff’s department shall inform the victim of the results, including whether the analysis produced a DNA profile as defined in § 81.1 or a DNA match, either to the named alleged perpetrator of the sexual abuse or to a suspect already in the DNA database.
b. Prior to the disposal of a kit by a law enforcement agency, the law enforcement agency
shall notify the reported victim of the intended date of disposal of the kit, the reason for disposal of the kit, and the options that remain available for retention and analysis of the kit, if any. For purposes of this paragraph, “”kit”” means the same as defined in § 915.53.
98 Acts, ch 1090, §6, 84; 2005 Acts, ch 158, §48; 2007 Acts, ch 27, §5; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §257;
2021 Acts, ch 107, §3
Referred to in §331.653