203.16 - CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS.

        203.16  CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS.
         Notwithstanding chapter 22, all financial statements of grain
      dealers under this chapter shall be kept confidential by the
      department and its agents and employees and are not subject to
      disclosure except as follows:
         1.  Upon waiver by the licensee.
         2.  In actions or administrative proceedings commenced under this
      chapter or chapter 203C.
         3.  Disclosure to the Iowa grain indemnity fund board in regard to
      licensees who present liability to the fund.
         4.  When required by subpoena or court order.
         5.  Disclosure to law enforcement agencies in regard to the
      detection and prosecution of public offenses.
         6.  When released to a bonding company approved by the department,
      or released to the United States department of agriculture or any of
      its divisions.
         7.  Where released at the request of the Iowa accountancy
      examining board for licensee review and discipline in accordance with
      chapters 272C and 542 and subject to the confidentiality requirements
      of section 272C.6.
         8.  Disclosure to the grain industry peer review panel as provided
      in section 203.11B.  
         Section History: Early Form
         [81 Acts, ch 180, § 13] 
         Section History: Recent Form
         C83, § 542.16
         83 Acts, ch 101, § 1; 89 Acts, ch 143, §601
         C93, § 203.16
         99 Acts, ch 106, §8; 2001 Acts, ch 55, §23, 38
         Referred to in § 203.11B, 203D.4