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In the Interest of B.L., Minor Child
B.L., Minor Child-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Minor Child
Meret Thali
Attorney for Appellee State
Mary A. Triick, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Plymouth County, Daniel P. Vakulskas, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Heard by Greer, P.J., Badding, J., and Carr, S.J. Opinion by Greer, P.J. (12 pages)
B.L. appeals the district court’s ruling that Iowa Code sections 232.147 and 232.150 (2020), which require his delinquency records to become public for at least two years, are constitutional. The district court determined that, as the statutes were not punitive, they could not constitute cruel and unusual punishment. OPINION HOLDS: The statutes are neither intended to be punitive nor so punitive in nature as to overcome their intent. We affirm the district court’s ruling that they are constitutional.
