§ 916.1 — Definitions

Iowa § 916.1

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XVI: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE
• Ch. 916: MILITARY VICTIM ADVOCATES — SEXUAL CRIMES — PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS

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As used in this chapter:
1. “Confidential communication” means confidential information shared between a
victim and a military victim advocate within the advocacy relationship, and includes all
information received by the advocate and any advice, report, or working paper given to
or prepared by the advocate in the course of the advocacy relationship with the victim.
“Confidential information” is information which, so far as the victim is aware, is not disclosed
to a third party with the exception of a person present in the consultation for the purpose of
furthering the interest of the victim, a person to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary
for the transmission of the information, or a person with whom disclosure is necessary for
accomplishment of the purpose for which the advocate is consulted by the victim.
2. “Military victim advocate” or “advocate” means a person who is a member of the
national guard or a branch of the armed forces of the United States and who has completed
a military victim advocate course provided by a branch of the armed forces of the United
States or by the United States department of defense.
3. “Special victims’ counsel” means military personnel who are members of the judge
advocate general’s corps of the national guard or a branch of the armed forces of the United
States, whohavecompletedspecialvictims’counseltraining, andwhoareservingasaspecial
victims’ counsel to a victim. For the purposes of this chapter, special victims’ counsel shall
also be considered military victim advocates.
4. “Victim” means a person who consults a military victim advocate for the purpose
of securing advice, advocacy, counseling, or assistance concerning a mental, physical, or
emotional condition caused by a sexual crime committed against the person.