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IA Code § 232.48 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 232 - JUVENILE JUSTICE|Section 232.48 - Predisposition investigation and report.

232.48 Predisposition investigation and report.   1. The court shall not make a disposition of the matter following the entry of an order of adjudication pursuant to section 232.47 until a predisposition report has been submitted to and considered by the court.   2. After a petition is filed, the court shall direct a juvenile court officer or any other agency or individual to conduct a predisposition investigation and to prepare a predisposition report. The investigation and report shall cover all of the following:   a. The social history, environment and present condition of the child and the child’s family.   b. The performance of the child in school.   c. The presence of child abuse and neglect histories, learning disabilities, physical impairments and past acts of violence.   d. Other matters relevant to the child’s status as a delinquent, treatment of the child or proper disposition of the case.   3. No predisposition report shall be submitted to or considered by the court prior to the completion of the adjudicatory hearing without the consent of the child and the child’s counsel.   4. A predisposition report shall not be disclosed except as provided in this section and in subchapter VIII. The court shall permit the child’s attorney to inspect the predisposition report prior to consideration by the court. The court may order counsel not to disclose parts of the report to the child, or to the child’s parent, guardian, guardian ad litem, or custodian if the court finds that disclosure would seriously harm the treatment or rehabilitation of the child. If the report indicates the child has behaved in a manner that threatened the safety of another person, has committed a violent act causing bodily injury to another person, or has been a victim or perpetrator of sexual abuse, unless otherwise ordered by the court, the child’s parent, guardian, or foster parent or other person with custody of the child shall be provided with that information.  [C79, 81, §232.48]  83 Acts, ch 186, §10055, 10201; 85 Acts, ch 88, §1; 2005 Acts, ch 124, §2; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §32  Referred to in §232.147  Subsection 4 amended
IA Code § 232.49 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 232 - JUVENILE JUSTICE|Section 232.49 - Physical and mental examinations.

232.49 Physical and mental examinations.   1. Following the entry of an order of adjudication under section 232.47 the court may, after a hearing which may be simultaneous with the adjudicatory hearing, order a physical or mental examination of the child if it finds that an examination is necessary to determine the child’s physical or mental condition. The court may consider chemical dependency as either a physical or mental condition and may consider a chemical dependency evaluation as either a physical or mental examination. If the examination indicates the child has behaved in a manner that threatened the safety of another person, has committed a violent act causing bodily injury to another person, or has been a victim or perpetrator of sexual abuse, unless otherwise ordered by the court, the child’s parent, guardian, or foster parent or other person with custody of the child shall be provided with that information.   2. When possible an examination shall be conducted on an outpatient basis, but the court may, if it deems necessary, commit the child to a suitable hospital, facility or institution for the purpose of examination. Commitment for examination shall not exceed thirty days and the civil commitment provisions of chapter 229 shall not apply.   3. a. At any time after the filing of a delinquency petition the court may order a physical or mental examination of the child if the following circumstances apply:   (1) The court finds such examination to be in the best interest of the child; and   (2) The parent, guardian, or custodian and the child’s counsel agree.   b. An examination shall be conducted on an outpatient basis unless the court, the child’s counsel, and the parent, guardian, or custodian agree that it is necessary the child be committed to a suitable hospital, facility, or institution for the purpose of examination. Commitment for examination shall not exceed thirty days and the civil commitment provisions of chapter 229 shall not apply.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §232.13; C79, 81, §232.49]  86 Acts, ch 1186, §4; 2005 Acts, ch 124, §3; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §235  Referred to in §232.147
IA Code § 232.50 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 232 - JUVENILE JUSTICE|Section 232.50 - Dispositional hearing.

232.50 Dispositional hearing.   1. As soon as practicable following the entry of an order of adjudication pursuant to section 232.47 or notification that the child has been placed on youthful offender status pursuant to section 907.3A, the court shall hold a dispositional hearing in order to determine what disposition should be made of the matter.   2. The court shall hold a periodic dispositional review hearing for each child in placement pursuant to section 232.52, subsection 2, paragraph “d” or “e”, to determine the future disposition status of the child. The hearings shall not be waived or continued beyond twelve months after the last dispositional hearing or dispositional review hearing.   3. At dispositional hearings under this section all relevant and material evidence shall be admitted.   4. When a dispositional hearing under this section is concluded the court shall enter an order to make any one or more of the dispositions authorized under section 232.52.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §232.31; C79, 81, §232.50]  87 Acts, ch 159, §1; 97 Acts, ch 99, §1; 97 Acts, ch 126, §25; 2013 Acts, ch 42, §7  Referred to in §232.9, 232.11, 232.52, 232.103
IA Code § 232.51 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 232 - JUVENILE JUSTICE|Section 232.51 - Disposition of child with mental illness.

232.51 Disposition of child with mental illness.   1. If the evidence received at an adjudicatory or a dispositional hearing indicates that the child is mentally ill, the court may direct the juvenile court officer or the department to initiate proceedings or to assist the child’s parent or guardian to initiate civil commitment proceedings in the juvenile court and such proceedings in the juvenile court shall adhere to the requirements of chapter 229.   2. a. If prior to the adjudicatory or dispositional hearing on the pending delinquency petition, the child is committed as a child with a mental illness and is ordered into a residential facility, institution, or hospital for inpatient treatment, the delinquency proceeding shall be suspended until such time as the juvenile court either terminates the civil commitment order or the child is released from the residential facility, institution, or hospital for purposes of receiving outpatient treatment.   b. During any time that the delinquency proceeding is suspended pursuant to this subsection, any time limits for speedy adjudicatory hearings and continuances shall be tolled.   c. This subsection shall not apply to waiver hearings held pursuant to section 232.45.  [C79, 81, §232.51]  83 Acts, ch 186, §10055, 10201; 86 Acts, ch 1186, §5; 96 Acts, ch 1129, §62; 2011 Acts, ch 10, §1; 2012 Acts, ch 1019, §85, 86; 2013 Acts, ch 130, §31, 35  Referred to in §229.26
IA Code § 232.52A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 232 - JUVENILE JUSTICE|Section 232.52A - Disposition of certain juvenile offenders.

232.52A Disposition of certain juvenile offenders.   1. In addition to any other order of the juvenile court, a person under age eighteen, who may be in need of treatment as determined under section 232.8, may be ordered to participate in an alcohol or controlled substance education or evaluation program approved by the juvenile court. If recommended after evaluation, the court may also order the person to participate in a treatment program approved by the court. The juvenile court may also require the custodial parent or parents or other legal guardian to participate in an educational program with the person under age eighteen if the court determines that such participation is in the best interests of the person under age eighteen.   2. If the duration of a dispositional order is extended pursuant to section 232.53, subsection 3, the court may continue or extend supervision by an electronic tracking and monitoring system in addition to any other conditions of supervision.  90 Acts, ch 1251, §26; 2009 Acts, ch 119, §35  Referred to in §232.8
IA Code § 232.55 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 232 - JUVENILE JUSTICE|Section 232.55 - Effect of adjudication and disposition.

232.55 Effect of adjudication and disposition.   1. An adjudication or disposition in a proceeding under this subchapter shall not be deemed a conviction of a crime and shall not impose any civil disabilities or operate to disqualify the child in any civil service application or appointment.   2. a. Adjudication and disposition proceedings under this subchapter are not admissible as evidence against a person in a subsequent proceeding in any other court before or after the person reaches majority except in a proceeding pursuant to chapter 229A or in a sentencing proceeding after conviction of the person for an offense other than a simple or serious misdemeanor.   b. Adjudication and disposition proceedings may properly be included in a presentence investigation report prepared pursuant to chapter 901 and section 906.5.   c. However, the use of adjudication and disposition proceedings pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to the restrictions contained in section 232.150.   3. This section does not apply to dispositional orders entered regarding a child who has been placed on youthful offender status under section 907.3A who is not discharged from probation before or upon the child’s eighteenth birthday.  [C79, 81, §232.55]  85 Acts, ch 179, §1; 97 Acts, ch 126, §29; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §238; 2013 Acts, ch 42, §11; 2014 Acts, ch 1059, §3; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §94  Referred to in §321.213  Code editor directive applied
IA Code § 232.56 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 232 - JUVENILE JUSTICE|Section 232.56 - Youthful offenders — transfer to district court supervision.

232.56 Youthful offenders — transfer to district court supervision.   The juvenile court shall deliver a report, which includes an assessment of the child by a juvenile court officer after consulting with the judicial district department of correctional services, to the district court prior to the eighteenth birthday of a child who has been placed on youthful offender status under section 907.3A. A hearing shall be held in the district court in accordance with section 907.3A to determine whether the child should be discharged from youthful offender status or whether the child shall continue under the supervision of the district court after the child’s eighteenth birthday.  97 Acts, ch 126, §30; 2013 Acts, ch 42, §12  Referred to in §907.3A
IA Code § 232.57 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 232 - JUVENILE JUSTICE|Section 232.57 - Reasonable efforts defined — effect of aggravated circumstances.

232.57 Reasonable efforts defined — effect of aggravated circumstances.   1. For the purposes of this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires, “reasonable efforts” means the efforts made to prevent permanent removal of a child from the child’s home and to encourage reunification of the child with the child’s parents and family. Reasonable efforts shall include but are not limited to giving consideration, if appropriate, to interstate placement of a child in the permanency planning decisions involving the child and giving consideration to in-state and out-of-state placement options at a permanency hearing and when using concurrent planning. If a court order includes a determination that continuation of the child in the child’s home is not appropriate or not possible, reasonable efforts may include the efforts made in a timely manner to finalize a permanency plan for the child.   2. If the court determines by clear and convincing evidence that aggravated circumstances exist, with written findings of fact based upon evidence in the record, the court may waive the requirement for making reasonable efforts. The existence of aggravated circumstances is indicated by any of the following:   a. The parent has abandoned the child.   b. The court finds the circumstances described in section 232.116, subsection 1, paragraph “i”, are applicable to the child.   c. The parent’s parental rights have been terminated under section 232.116 with respect to another child who is a member of the same family, and there is clear and convincing evidence to show that the offer or receipt of services would not be likely within a reasonable period of time to correct the conditions which led to the child’s removal.   d. The parent has been convicted of the murder of another child of the parent.   e. The parent has been convicted of the voluntary manslaughter of another child of the parent.   f. The parent has been convicted of aiding or abetting, attempting, conspiring in, or soliciting the commission of the murder or voluntary manslaughter of another child of the parent.   g. The parent has been convicted of a felony assault which resulted in serious bodily injury of the child or of another child of the parent.   3. Any order entered under this subchapter may include findings regarding reasonable efforts.  2001 Acts, ch 135, §9; 2007 Acts, ch 172, §4; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §94  Referred to in §232.21, 232.22, 232.52, 232B.5  Code editor directive applied
IA Code § 232.61 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 232 - JUVENILE JUSTICE|Section 232.61 - Jurisdiction.

232.61 Jurisdiction.   1. The juvenile court shall have exclusive jurisdiction over proceedings under this chapter alleging that a child is a child in need of assistance.   2. In determining such jurisdiction the age and marital status of the child at the time the proceedings are initiated is controlling.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, §232.63; C79, 81, §232.61]
IA Code § 232.62 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 232 - JUVENILE JUSTICE|Section 232.62 - Venue.

232.62 Venue.   1. Venue for child in need of assistance proceedings shall be in the judicial district where the child is found or in the judicial district of the child’s residence.   2. The court may transfer any child in need of assistance proceedings brought under this chapter to the juvenile court of any county having venue at any stage in the proceedings as follows:   a. When it appears that the best interests of the child or the convenience of the proceedings shall be served by a transfer, the court may transfer the case to the court of the county of the child’s residence.   b. With the consent of the receiving court, the court may transfer the case to the court of the county where the child is found.   3. The court shall transfer the case by ordering the transfer and a continuance and by forwarding to the clerk of the receiving court a certified copy of all papers filed together with an order of transfer. The judge of the receiving court may accept the filings of the transferring court or may direct the filing of a new petition and hear the case anew.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, §232.68 – 232.70; C79, 81, §232.62]  Referred to in §232.110, 232.123, 232.177
IA Code § 232.67 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 232 - JUVENILE JUSTICE|Section 232.67 - Legislative findings — purpose and policy.

232.67 Legislative findings — purpose and policy.   Children in this state are in urgent need of protection from abuse. It is the purpose and policy of this part 2 of subchapter III to provide the greatest possible protection to victims or potential victims of abuse through encouraging the increased reporting of suspected cases of abuse, ensuring the thorough and prompt assessment of these reports, and providing rehabilitative services, where appropriate and whenever possible to abused children and their families which will stabilize the home environment so that the family can remain intact without further danger to the child.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §235A.1; C79, 81, §232.67]  97 Acts, ch 35, §3, 25; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §94  Referred to in §232.68  Code editor directive applied
IA Code § 232.71C (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 232 - JUVENILE JUSTICE|Section 232.71C - Court action following assessment — guardian ad litem.

232.71C Court action following assessment — guardian ad litem.   1. If, upon completion of an assessment performed under section 232.71B, the department determines that the best interests of the child require juvenile court action, the department shall act appropriately to initiate the action. If at any time during the assessment process the department believes court action is necessary to safeguard a child, the department shall act appropriately to initiate the action. The county attorney shall assist the department.   2. The department shall assist the juvenile court or district court during all stages of court proceedings involving an alleged child abuse case in accordance with the purposes of this chapter.   3. In every case involving child abuse which results in a child protective judicial proceeding, whether or not the proceeding arises under this chapter, a guardian ad litem shall be appointed by the court to represent the child in the proceedings. Before a guardian ad litem is appointed pursuant to this section, the court shall require the person responsible for the care of the child to complete under oath a detailed financial statement. If, on the basis of that financial statement, the court determines that the person responsible for the care of the child is able to bear the cost of the guardian ad litem, the court shall so order. In cases where the person responsible for the care of the child is unable to bear the cost of the guardian ad litem, the expense shall be paid out of the county treasury.  97 Acts, ch 35, §7, 25; 2013 Acts, ch 113, §1; 2013 Acts, ch 115, §5, 19  Referred to in §232.68, 331.424
IA Code § 232.72 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 232 - JUVENILE JUSTICE|Section 232.72 - Jurisdiction — transfer.

232.72 Jurisdiction — transfer.   1. For the purposes of this subchapter, the terms “department of human services”, “department”, or “county attorney” ordinarily refer to the service area or local office of the department of human services or of the county attorney’s office serving the county in which the child’s home is located.   2. If the person making a report of child abuse pursuant to this chapter does not know where the child’s home is located, or if the child’s home is not located in the service area where the health practitioner examines, attends, or treats the child, the report may be made to the department or to the local office serving the county where the person making the report resides or the county where the health practitioner examines, attends, or treats the child. These agencies shall promptly proceed as provided in section 232.71B, unless the matter is transferred as provided in this section.   3. If the child’s home is located in a county not served by the office receiving the report, the department shall promptly transfer the matter by transmitting a copy of the report of injury and any other pertinent information to the office and the county attorney serving the other county. They shall promptly proceed as provided in section 232.71B.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §235A.6; C79, 81, §232.72]  83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159; 97 Acts, ch 35, §8, 25; 2004 Acts, ch 1116, §7; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §62; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §94  Referred to in §232.68  Code editor directive applied
IA Code § 232.73 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 232 - JUVENILE JUSTICE|Section 232.73 - Medically relevant tests — immunity from liability.

232.73 Medically relevant tests — immunity from liability.   1. A person participating in good faith in the making of a report, photographs, or X rays, or in the performance of a medically relevant test pursuant to this chapter, or aiding and assisting in an assessment of a child abuse report pursuant to section 232.71B, shall have immunity from any liability, civil or criminal, which might otherwise be incurred or imposed. The person shall have the same immunity with respect to participation in good faith in any judicial proceeding resulting from the report or relating to the subject matter of the report.   2. As used in this section and in sections 232.73A, 232.77, and 232.78, “medically relevant test” means a test that produces reliable results of exposure to cocaine, heroin, amphetamine, methamphetamine, or other illegal drugs, or combinations or derivatives of the illegal drugs, including a drug urine screen test.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §235A.7; C79, 81, §232.73]  83 Acts, ch 88, §1; 90 Acts, ch 1264, §28; 95 Acts, ch 182, §8; 96 Acts, ch 1092, §3; 97 Acts, ch 35, §9, 25; 2001 Acts, ch 135, §11; 2012 Acts, ch 1040, §1  Referred to in §232.2, 232.68, 232.71B, 232.77, 232.106
IA Code § 232.73A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 232 - JUVENILE JUSTICE|Section 232.73A - Retaliation prohibited — remedy.

232.73A Retaliation prohibited — remedy.   1. a. An employer shall not take retaliatory action against an employee as a reprisal for the employee’s participation in good faith in making a report, photograph, or X ray, or in the performance of a medically relevant test pursuant to this chapter, or aiding and assisting in an assessment of a child abuse report pursuant to section 232.71B. This section does not apply to a disclosure of information that is prohibited by statute.   b. For purposes of this section, “retaliatory action” includes but is not limited to an employer’s action to discharge an employee or to take or fail to take action regarding an employee’s appointment or proposed appointment to a position in employment, to take or fail to take action regarding an employee’s promotion or proposed promotion to a position in employment, or to fail to provide an advantage in a position in employment.   2. Subsection 1 may be enforced through a civil action.   a. A person who violates subsection 1 is liable to an aggrieved employee for affirmative relief including reinstatement, with or without back pay, or any other equitable relief the court deems appropriate, including attorney fees and costs.   b. When a person commits, is committing, or proposes to commit an act in violation of subsection 1, an injunction may be granted through an action in district court to prohibit the person from continuing such acts. The action for injunctive relief may be brought by an aggrieved employee or the county attorney.  2012 Acts, ch 1040, §2; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §59  Referred to in §232.68, 232.73
IA Code § 232.74 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 232 - JUVENILE JUSTICE|Section 232.74 - Evidence not privileged or excluded.

232.74 Evidence not privileged or excluded.   Sections 622.9 and 622.10 and any other statute or rule of evidence which excludes or makes privileged the testimony of a husband or wife against the other or the testimony of a health practitioner or mental health professional as to confidential communications, do not apply to evidence regarding a child’s injuries or the cause of the injuries in any judicial proceeding, civil or criminal, resulting from a report pursuant to this chapter or relating to the subject matter of such a report.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §235A.8; C79, 81, §232.74]  83 Acts, ch 37, §1; 87 Acts, ch 153, §6  Referred to in §228.6, 232.68