Title VI, HUMAN SERVICES (Ch. 216 - 255A)

1. After a petition has been filed the court shall set a time for an adjudicatory hearing and, unless the parties named in subsection 2 voluntarily appear, shall issue a summons requiring the child to appear before the court at a time and place stated and requiring the person who…

1. Any hearings or proceedings under this subchapter subsequent to the filing of a petition shall not take place without the presence of one or both of the child’s parents, guardian, or custodian except that a hearing or proceeding may take place without such presence if the pare…

At any time during the proceedings, the court, on the motion of any of the parties or upon the court’s own motion, may exclude the public from hearings under this subchapter if the court determines that the possibility of damage or harm to the child outweighs the public’s interes…

1. During an action under subchapter III , child in need of assistance proceedings, or subchapter IV , termination of parent-child relationship proceedings, the court may, on its own motion or that of any party, require the child and established father of the child to submit to b…

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter , and for the purposes of establishing a parental liability obligation for a child under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, a support obligation shall be established pursuant to section 234.39 . 92 Acts, ch 1195, §302 ; 94 …

When it appears during the course of any hearing or proceeding that some action or remedy other than those indicated by the application or pleading is appropriate, the court, with the consent of all necessary parties, may proceed to hear and determine the additional or other issu…

Stenographic notes or mechanical or electronic recordings shall be taken of all court hearings held pursuant to this subchapter unless waived by the parties. The child shall not be competent to waive the reporting requirement, but waiver may be made for the child by the child’s c…

1. Continuances in juvenile delinquency proceedings may be granted by the court only for good cause shown on the record if the child is being held in detention. 2. Where the child requests a continuance of proceedings, the court, in an order granting the continuance, may suspend …

1. A written answer to a delinquency petition need not be filed by the child, but any matters which might be set forth in an answer or other pleading may be filed in writing or pleaded orally before the court. 2. The county attorney and the child’s counsel may mutually consider a…

1. a. A hearing shall be held within two working days of the time of the child’s admission to a shelter care facility and within one working day of the time of a child’s admission to a detention facility. If the hearing is not held within the time specified in this paragraph, exc…

1. After the filing of a petition which alleges that a child has committed a delinquent act on the basis of an alleged commission of a public offense and before an adjudicatory hearing on the merits of the petition is held, the county attorney or the child may file a motion reque…

1. Once jurisdiction over a child has been waived by the juvenile court as provided in section 232.45 , for the alleged commission of a felony, and once a conviction is entered by the district court, for all other offenses, the clerk of the juvenile court shall immediately send a…

1. a. At any time after the filing of a petition and prior to entry of an order of adjudication pursuant to section 232.47 , the court may suspend the proceedings on motion of the county attorney or the child’s counsel, enter a consent decree, and continue the case under terms an…

1. If a child denies the allegations of the petition, that child may be found to be delinquent only after an adjudicatory hearing conducted in accordance with the provisions of this section . 2. The court shall hear and adjudicate all cases involving a petition alleging a child t…

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 cour…

1. a. Any time after the entry of an order of adjudication under section 232.47 , the court may, after a hearing, order a physical assessment or behavioral health evaluation of a child if the court finds that a physical assessment or a behavioral health evaluation is necessary to…

The court shall have exclusive jurisdiction over the proceedings for the granting of an order for waiver of the notification requirements relating to the performance of an abortion on a minor pursuant to section 135L.3 . 96 Acts, ch 1011, §10 ; 96 Acts, ch 1174, §6

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 dis…

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 p…

1. Pursuant to a hearing as provided in section 232.50 , the court shall enter the least restrictive dispositional order appropriate in view of the seriousness of the delinquent act, the child’s culpability as indicated by the circumstances of the particular case, the age of the …

1. In addition to any other order of the juvenile court, a child who may be in need of treatment, as determined under section 232.8 , may be ordered to participate in a physical assessment or behavioral health evaluation approved by the juvenile court. The court may order the chi…

1. Any dispositional order entered by the court pursuant to section 232.52 shall remain in force for an indeterminate period or until the child becomes eighteen years of age unless otherwise specified by the court or unless sooner terminated pursuant to the provisions of section …

1. At any time prior to its expiration, a dispositional order may be terminated, modified, or vacated and another dispositional order substituted therefor only in accordance with the following provisions: a. With respect to a dispositional order made pursuant to section 232.52, s…

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 p…

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 …

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 ef…

1. If an order entered pursuant to this subchapter for an out-of-home placement of a child includes a determination that continuation of the child in the child’s home is contrary to the child’s welfare, the court shall review the child’s continued placement by holding a permanenc…

The court may exercise jurisdiction over adoption and termination of parental rights proceedings under chapters 600 and 600A . 2000 Acts, ch 1145, §1

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…

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 c…

Children in this state are in urgent need of protection from abuse. It is the purpose and policy 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, ensurin…

The definitions in section 235A.13 are applicable to this part 2 of subchapter III . As used in sections 232.67 through 232.77 and chapter 235A, subchapter II , unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Child” means any person under the age of eighteen years. 2. a. “Child abuse”…

1. The classes of persons enumerated in this subsection shall make a report within twenty-four hours and as provided in section 232.70 , of cases of child abuse. In addition, the classes of persons enumerated in this subsection shall make a report of abuse of a child which would …

1. If a proceeding held under this chapter involves an Indian child as defined in section 232B.3 and the proceeding is subject to the Iowa Indian child welfare Act under chapter 232B , the proceeding and other actions taken in connection with the proceeding or this chapter shall …

1. Each report made by a mandatory reporter, as defined in section 232.69, subsection 1 , or a permissive reporter, as defined in section 232.69, subsection 2 , shall be oral. 2. The employer or supervisor of a person who is a mandatory or permissive reporter shall not apply a po…

1. Commencement of assessment — differential response — purpose. a. If the department determines a report constitutes a child abuse allegation, the department shall promptly commence either a child abuse assessment within twenty-four hours of receiving the report or a family asse…

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 …

1. The requirements of this section shall apply to child abuse information relating to a report of child abuse and to a child abuse assessment performed in accordance with section 232.71B . 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3 and 4 , and section 235A.19, subsection 3…

1. For the purposes of this subchapter , the terms “department of health and human services” , “department” , or “county attorney” ordinarily refer to the local office of the department or of the county attorney’s office serving the county in which the child’s home is located. 2.…

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 immun…

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 …

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 e…

1. Any person, official, agency, or institution required by this chapter to report a suspected case of child abuse who knowingly and willfully fails to do so is guilty of a simple misdemeanor. 2. Any person, official, agency, or institution required by section 232.69 to report a …

1. The department, within the limits of available funds, shall conduct a continuing publicity and educational program for the personnel of the department, persons required to report, and any other appropriate persons to encourage the fullest possible degree of reporting of suspec…

1. a. A person who is required to report suspected child abuse may take or perform, or may cause to be taken or performed, at public expense, photographs, X rays, physical assessments, or other tests of a child which would provide medical indication of allegations arising from an…

1. The juvenile court may enter an ex parte order directing a peace officer or a juvenile court officer to take custody of a child before or after the filing of a petition under this chapter provided all of the following apply: a. Any of the following circumstances exist: (1) The…