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Iowa Code § 709A.1 Contributing to delinquency.
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It shall be unlawful: 1. To encourage any child under eighteen years of age to commit any act of delinquency defined in chapter 232 . 2. To knowingly send, cause to be sent, or induce to go, any child under the age of eighteen to any of the following: a. A brothel or other premis…
Iowa Code § 709A.2 Penalty — not a bar.
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A violation of section 709A.1 is a simple misdemeanor. A conviction does not bar a prosecution of the convicted person for an indictable offense when the acts which caused or contributed to the delinquency or dependency of the child are indictable. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 3659; C…
Iowa Code § 709A.3 Suspension of sentence.
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Upon said conviction being had, the court may, for a period not exceeding two years, suspend sentence under such conditions as to good behavior as it may prescribe. Should said conditions be fulfilled, the court may at any time enter an order setting said conviction aside and who…
Iowa Code § 709A.4 Preliminary examination.
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If, in proceedings in juvenile court, it appears probable that an indictable offense has been committed and that the commission thereof caused, or contributed to, the delinquency or dependency of such a child, said court may order the issuance of a warrant for the arrest of such …