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1.Anautomatedprotectiveordervictimnotificationsystemisestablishedwithinthecrime
victim assistance division of the department of justice to assist public officials in informing
registeredvictimsofdomesticabuseandsexualabusepursuanttochapters236and236A,the
families of victims, and other interested persons of the date and time of service of a protective
order upon respondents who are the subjects of protective orders and of the expiration dates
of the protective orders. The system shall also have the capability to notify victims of the
expiration of the protective orders thirty days prior to their expiration dates.
2.The automated protective order victim notification system shall disseminate the
information to registered users through telephonic, electronic, or other means of access.
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1. Anautomatedprotectiveordervictimnotificationsystemisestablishedwithinthecrime
victim assistance division of the department of justice to assist public officials in informing
registeredvictimsofdomesticabuseandsexualabusepursuanttochapters236and236A,the
families of victims, and other interested persons of the date and time of service of a protective
order upon respondents who are the subjects of protective orders and of the expiration dates
of the protective orders. The system shall also have the capability to notify victims of the
expiration of the protective orders thirty days prior to their expiration dates.
2. The automated protective order victim notification system shall disseminate the
information to registered users through telephonic, electronic, or other means of access.
3. A law enforcement agency or any other public or private agency responsible for
serving civil protective orders shall enter the date and time of the service of a protective
order into the Iowa court information system or other secure electronic database intended
only for law enforcement use within twenty-four hours of service of the protective order
upon a respondent in a domestic abuse or sexual abuse case pursuant to chapter 236 or
236A. A law enforcement agency or any other public or private agency responsible for
serving civil protective orders which has made a good-faith effort to serve a protective order
upon a respondent and which is unable to comply with the requirements of this subsection
shall notify the appropriate clerk of the district court, who shall, if possible, enter such
information into the automated protective order victim notification system.
4. The standard forms prescribed by the department of justice to be used by victims of
domestic abuse and sexual abuse pursuant to chapters 236 and 236A shall include a space to
allow victims to register for service of process and expiration notifications pursuant to this
section.
5. An office, agency, or department may satisfy a notification obligation to registered
victims required by this subchapter through participation in the kit tracking system
establishedpursuanttosection915.53totheextentinformationisavailablefordissemination
through the kit tracking system. This subsection shall not relieve a notification obligation
under this subchapter due to the unavailability of information for dissemination through the
kit tracking system.
6. Forthepurposesofthissection,“registered”meanshavingprovidedthecountyattorney
with the victim’s written request for registration and current mailing address and telephone
number. “Registered” also means having provided the county attorney notice in writing that
the victim has filed a request for registration with the automated protective order victim
notification system established in this section.