81.8  CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS.
 1.  A DNA record shall be considered a confidential record and
 disclosure of a DNA record is only authorized pursuant to this
 section.
 2.  Confidential DNA records under this section may be released to
 the following agencies for law enforcement identification purposes:
 a.  Any criminal or juvenile justice agency as defined in
 section 692.1.
 b.  Any criminal or juvenile justice agency in another
 jurisdiction that meets the definition of a criminal or juvenile
 justice agency as defined in section 692.1.
 3.  The division of criminal investigation shall share the DNA
 record information with the appropriate federal agencies for use in a
 national DNA database.
 4.  A DNA record or other forensic information developed pursuant
 to this chapter may be released for use in a criminal or juvenile
 delinquency proceeding in which the state is a party and where the
 DNA record or forensic information is relevant and material to the
 subject of the proceeding.  Such a record or information may become
 part of a public transcript or other public recording of such a
 proceeding.
 5.  A DNA record or other forensic information may be released
 pursuant to a court order for criminal defense purposes to a
 defendant, who shall have access to DNA samples and DNA profiles
 related to the case in which the defendant is charged.
         Section History: Recent Form

 2005 Acts, ch 158, §8, 19