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The Public Records Law allows ?investigative reports? of peace officers to be confidential ? but the ?date, time, specific location and immediate facts and circumstances surrounding a crime or incident shall not be kept confidential,? except in limited circumstances.

Anyone can request public records and the law does not require a statement of purpose for records requests. There are no restrictions for use of the records in the law and you must allow 10-20 days for a record request response to be completed. Open Records Law Iowa Code §22.1 et seq.

Every person has the right to examine, copy and disseminate a public record, unless it falls under the limited exceptions spelled out in Ch. 22.7 or another law. Records custodians are required to respond to requests made in person, in writing, by telephone or electronically.

Although the documents may not be available online, any person may make a request and obtain copies of your divorce file from the clerk of court. If your case is not a divorce but is a custody case, it is a public record from the start.

Public records in Iowa are available online unless exempted by law. Anybody can access a public record in Iowa via mail or in person. To be sure, requesters should go to the record custodian of the public records they need to get accurate information.

In Iowa, you have to file an action against the other party to seek enforcement of the existing court decree order. The enforcement action is formally known as an Application for Rule to Show Cause, commonly referred to as a contempt filing. This filing brings the opposing party's bad acts to the court's attention.