# Iowa Code § 915.11: Notifications by law enforcement

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C915_S915.11

## Section

- **Citation:** Iowa Code § 915.11
- **Heading:** Notifications by law enforcement
- **Jurisdiction:** Iowa
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 915 / Section 915.11

## Text

(1) A local police department or county sheriff’s department shall advise a victim of the right to register with the county attorney, and shall provide a request-for-registration form to each victim. A local police department or county sheriff’s department shall provide a telephone number and internet site to each victim to register with the automated victim notification system established pursuant to section 915.10A.

(2) (a) If a victim of a reported sexual abuse requests the results of an analysis of the evidence collected from the victim’s forensic medical examination pursuant to section 709.10 and such analysis was completed, a local police department or county sheriff’s department shall inform the victim of the results, including whether the analysis produced a DNA profile as defined in section 81.1 or a DNA match, either to the named alleged perpetrator of the sexual abuse or to a suspect already in the DNA database.

(2) (b) Prior to the disposal of a kit by a law enforcement agency, the law enforcement agency shall notify the reported victim of the intended date of disposal of the kit, the reason for disposal of the kit, and the options that remain available for retention and analysis of the kit, if any. For purposes of this paragraph, “kit” means the same as defined in section 915.53.

98 Acts, ch 1090, §6, 84; 2005 Acts, ch 158, §48; 2007 Acts, ch 27, §5; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §257; 2021 Acts, ch 107, §3

## Nearby sections

- [Iowa Code § 915.1 Title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C915_S915.1.md)
- [Iowa Code § 915.2 Immunity.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C915_S915.2.md)
- [Iowa Code § 915.3 Immunity — citizen intervention.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C915_S915.3.md)
- [Iowa Code § 915.10 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C915_S915.10.md)
- [Iowa Code § 915.10A Automated victim notification system.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C915_S915.10A.md)
- [Iowa Code § 915.11 Notifications by law enforcement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C915_S915.11.md)
- [Iowa Code § 915.12 Registration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C915_S915.12.md)
- [Iowa Code § 915.13 Notification by county attorney.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C915_S915.13.md)
- [Iowa Code § 915.14 Notification by clerk of the district court.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C915_S915.14.md)
- [Iowa Code § 915.15 Notification by department of justice.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C915_S915.15.md)
- [Iowa Code § 915.16 Notification by local correctional institutions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C915_S915.16.md)
- [Iowa Code § 915.17 Notification by department of corrections.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C915_S915.17.md)
- [Iowa Code § 915.17A Notification by judicial district department of correctional services.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C915_S915.17A.md)
- [Iowa Code § 915.18 Notification by board of parole.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C915_S915.18.md)

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