Iowa Code 202.3 – Production contracts — confidentiality prohibited
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1. A contractor shall not on or after May 24, 1999, enforce a provision in a production contract if the provision provides that information contained in the production contract is confidential.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 202.3
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Contractor: means an active contractor or a passive contractor. See Iowa Code 202.1
- person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Production contract: means an oral or written agreement executed pursuant to section 202. See Iowa Code 202.1
2. A provision which is part of a production contract is void if the provision states that information contained in the production contract is confidential. The confidentiality provision is void whether the confidentiality provision is express or implied; oral or written; required or conditional; contained in the production contract, another production contract, or in a related document, policy, or agreement. This section does not affect other provisions of a production contract or a related document, policy, or agreement which can be given effect without the voided provision. This section does not require a party to a production contract to divulge the information in the production contract to another person.