Exemptions to Disclosure

The following records are confidential:

• Trade secrets;
• Work product;
• Records containing information from persons outside of government, if disclosure could discourage persons from providing the information not required by law;
• Information concerning the nature and location of any archaeological resource or site if, in the opinion of the state archaeologist, disclosure of the information will result in unreasonable risk of damage to or loss of the resource or site where the resource is located;
• Information concerning the nature and location of any ecologically sensitive resource or site if, in the opinion of the director of the department of natural resources after consultation with the state ecologist, disclosure of the information will result in unreasonable risk of damage to or loss of the resource or site where the resource is located.

Access Rights

• Every person
• Customary office hours; if less than 30 hours per week, can inspect, etc. at any time from 9AM-12PM and 1PM-4PM Monday-Friday excluding legal holidays, unless custodian and requestor agree on a different time
• Fee structure available

Destruction of Public Records

• Records are the property of the state and shall not be mutilated, destroyed, removed, or disposed of, except as provided by law, rule, or policy. Iowa Code Chapter 305.