State v. Jackson

UHLENHOPP, Justice.

This appeal involves the confidentiality provision applicable to data in the state child abuse registry. Iowa Code § 235A.15(1) (1985).

I. Chapters 217, 232, and 235A of the Code contain the principal statutes relative to child abuse reporting, investigating, rehabilitating, and registering. Section 217.1 establishes the department of human services, and section 235A.15 creates within the department a central registry for child abuse information. Section 232.69 requires and permits reports of child abuse.

Section 232.70 of the Code prescribes the procedure for reporting. Oral…