§ 235A.12 — Legislative findings and purposes

Iowa § 235A.12

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title VI: HUMAN SERVICES
• Ch. 235A: CHILD ABUSE

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1. The general assembly finds and declares that a central registry is required to provide
a single source for the statewide collection, maintenance, and dissemination of child abuse
information. The existence of the central registry is imperative for increased effectiveness
in dealing with the problem of child abuse. The general assembly also finds that vigorous
protection of rights of individual privacy is an indispensable element of a fair and effective
system of collecting, maintaining, and disseminating child abuse information.
2. The purposes of this section and sections 235A.13 through 235A.24 are to facilitate
the identification of victims or potential victims of child abuse by making available a single,
statewide source of child abuse data; to facilitate research on child abuse by making available
a single, statewide source of child abuse data; and to provide maximum safeguards against
the unwarranted invasions of privacy which such a registry might otherwise entail.

Legislative History

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §235A.12]