1. A person who willfully requests, obtains, or seeks to obtain criminal history data under false pretenses, orwho willfullycommunicates or seeksto communicate criminal history data toany agency or person except in accordance with this chapter, or a person connected with a research program authorized pursuant to this chapter who willfully falsifies criminal history data or any records relating thereto, shall, upon conviction, for each such offense be guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor. 2. Any person who willfully requests, obtains, or seeks to obtain intelligence data under false pretenses, or who willfully communicates or seeks to communicate intelligence data to any agency or person except in accordance with this chapter, shall for each such offense be guilty of a class “D” felony. Any person who knowingly, but without criminal purposes, communicates or seeks to communicate intelligence data except in accordance with this chapter shall for each such offense be guilty of a serious misdemeanor. 3. Ifa person convicted under this section is a peace officer, the conviction shall be grounds for discharge or suspension from duty without pay and ifthe person convicted isa public official or public employee, the conviction shall be grounds for removal from office. 4. Any reasonable grounds for belief that a public employee has violated any provision of this chapter shall be grounds for immediate removal from all access to criminal history data and intelligence data.
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