691.1 Laboratory created. There is hereby created under the control, direction, and supervision of the commissioner of public safety a state criminalistics laboratory. The commissioner of public safety may assign the criminalistics laboratory to a division or bureau within the public safety department. The laboratory shall, within its capabilities, conduct analyses, comparative studies, fingerprint identification, […]
691.2 Presumption of qualification — evidence — testimony. 1. It shall be presumed that any employee or technician of the criminalistics laboratory is qualified or possesses the required expertise to accomplish any analysis, comparison, or identification done by the employee in the course of the employee’s employment in the criminalistics laboratory. Any report, or copy […]
691.3 Commissioner to make rules. The commissioner of public safety shall make rules defining the capabilities of the criminalistics laboratory. The commissioner shall make rules governing the handling of items to be processed by the criminalistics laboratory from the time they are forwarded to the laboratory by a county medical examiner or a city or […]
691.4 Copy of finding to defendant. The county attorney shall give the accused person, or the accused person’s attorney, after an indictment or county attorney’s information has been returned, a copy of each report of the findings of the criminalistics laboratory conducted in the investigation of the indictable criminal charge against the accused person at […]
691.5 State medical examiner. The office and position of state medical examiner is established for administrative purposes within the Iowa department of public health. Other state agencies shall cooperate with the state medical examiner in the use of state-owned facilities when appropriate for the performance of nonadministrative duties of the state medical examiner. The state […]
691.6 Duties of state medical examiner. The duties of the state medical examiner shall be: 1. To provide assistance, consultation, and training to county medical examiners and law enforcement officials. 2. To keep complete records of all relevant information concerning deaths or crimes requiring investigation by the state medical examiner. 3. To adopt rules pursuant […]
691.6A Deputy state medical examiner — creation and duties. The position of deputy state medical examiner is created within the office of the state medical examiner. The deputy state medical examiner shall report to and be responsible to the state medical examiner. The deputy state medical examiner shall meet the qualification criteria established in section […]
691.6B Interagency coordinating council. 1. An interagency coordinating council is created to do all of the following: a. Advise and consult with the state medical examiner on a range of issues affecting the organization and functions of the office of the state medical examiner and the effectiveness of the medical examiner system in the state. […]
691.6C State medical examiner advisory council. Repealed by 2019 Acts, ch 85, §77. See §691.6B.
691.7 Commissioner to accept federal or private grants. The commissioner of public safety may accept federal or private funds or grants to aid in the establishment or operation of the state criminalistics laboratory, and the director of public health or the state board of regents may accept federal or private funds or grants to aid […]
691.8 Governor to transfer laboratory. The governor shall by executive order provide for the transfer of any appropriate laboratory facilities, equipment, and technical personnel of the state to the state criminalistics laboratory if such transfer will more effectively and efficiently aid the investigation of crime. [C71, 73, 75, 77, §749A.8; C79, 81, §691.8]
691.9 Criminalistics laboratory fund. A criminalistics laboratory fund is created as a separate fund in the state treasury under the control of the department of public safety. The fund shall consist of appropriations made to the fund and transfers of interest, moneys collected from the crime services surcharge established in section 911.1, and earnings. All […]
