01828928_d_Abuse_and_Neglect__Main_Page_Central_Child_Abuse_Registries_Reports_Included
[State] IA [Central Registry Required] Yes [Level of Evidence] Preponderance [Expungement Rules] For founded cases data is sealed 10 years after last reported incident unless good cause is shown. Sealed data is expunged after 8 years unless case involves abuse, then kept for 30 years. Lack of preponderance that abuse has occurred. Appeal made to DHS Appeals Section. Other provisions: record check, evaluation and court review, and registry review (informal process). Subject may file written Statement within 6 months of notification to request correction of data or findings. Department provides evidentiary hearing. Subject may appeal finding of hearing in district court. Perpetrator notified of disposition decision. [Reports Included] 
Founded on registry. Assessment data shall not be placed on registry. Department may develop rules for maintenance of data not placed on registry.
Interim Report, Feasibility Study of a National Registry of Child Abuse and Neglect: Main Page
Reports Included