Section 712A.13a – Definitions; Petition; Release of Juvenile; Order Removing Abusive Person From Home; Placement of Child; Foster Care; Conditions; Duty of Court to Inform Parties; Criminal Record Check and Central Registry Clearance; Family-Like Setting; Parenting Time; Siblings; Joint Placement; Visitation or Other Contact; Review and Modification of Orders and Plans; Release of Information; Information Included With Order; “Abuse” Defined.
712A.13a Definitions; petition; release of juvenile; order removing abusive person from home; placement of child; foster care; conditions; duty of court to inform parties; criminal record check and central registry clearance; family-like setting; parenting time; siblings; joint placement; visitation or other contact; review and modification of orders and plans; release of information; information included with […]
Section 712A.13b – Change in Foster Care Placement.
712A.13b Change in foster care placement. Sec. 13b. (1) If a child under the court’s jurisdiction under section 2(b) of this chapter, or under MCI jurisdiction, control, or supervision, is placed in foster care, the agency shall not change the child’s placement except under 1 of the following circumstances: (a) The person providing the foster […]
Section 712A.14 – Officers or County Agent Authorized to Take Child Into Custody; Notice; Jail or Detention Facility; Release of Child; Preliminary Hearing; Order; Placement of Child; Foster Care Home Services.
712A.14 Officers or county agent authorized to take child into custody; notice; jail or detention facility; release of child; preliminary hearing; order; placement of child; foster care home services. Sec. 14. (1) Any local police officer, sheriff or deputy sheriff, state police officer, county agent or probation officer of any court of record may, without […]
Section 712A.14a – Immediate Removal of Child Without Court Order; Conditions; Placement Order Pending Preliminary Hearing; Issuance of Placement Order by Designated Judge or Referee; “Officer” Defined.
712A.14a Immediate removal of child without court order; conditions; placement order pending preliminary hearing; issuance of placement order by designated judge or referee; “officer” defined. Sec. 14a. (1) If there is reasonable cause to believe that a child is at substantial risk of harm or is in surroundings that present an imminent risk of harm […]
Section 712A.9 – Probation Officers; Appointment, Compensation, Duties; Notification to Social Welfare Office.
712A.9 Probation officers; appointment, compensation, duties; notification to social welfare office. Sec. 9. The judge of probate in each county may appoint 1 or more suitable persons of good character and qualified training or experience, other than the county agent or assistants, to act as probation officer, who shall receive such compensation as the board […]
Section 712A.9a – Probation.
712A.9a Probation. Sec. 9a. If the court acting under section 18(1)(p) of this chapter imposes a sentence of probation in the same manner as probation could be imposed upon an adult convicted of the same offense for which the juvenile was convicted or enters an order of disposition delaying imposition of sentence and placing the […]
Section 712A.10 – Designation of Probation Officer or County Agent as Referee; Duties of Referee.
712A.10 Designation of probation officer or county agent as referee; duties of referee. Sec. 10. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) and sections 14, 14a, and 14b of this chapter, the judge may designate a probation officer or county agent to act as referee in taking the testimony of witnesses and hearing the […]
Section 712A.11 – Preliminary Inquiry; Petition; Effect of Juvenile Attaining Eighteenth Birthday; Biometric Data; Amendment of Petition or Other Court Record; Offer of Court Services.
712A.11 Preliminary inquiry; petition; effect of juvenile attaining eighteenth birthday; biometric data; amendment of petition or other court record; offer of court services. Sec. 11. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), if a person gives information to the court that a juvenile is within section 2(a)(2) to (4), (b), (c), or (d) of this […]
Section 712A.12 – Examination of Child; Hearing; Summons.
712A.12 Examination of child; hearing; summons. Sec. 12. After a petition shall have been filed and after such further investigation as the court may direct, in the course of which the court may order the child to be examined by a physician, dentist, psychologist or psychiatrist, the court may dismiss said petition or may issue […]
Section 712A.2f – Jurisdiction Over Juvenile; Placement of Case on Consent Calendar; Maintenance in Nonpublic Manner; Conduct of Consent Calendar Conference; Issuance of Written Consent Calendar Case Plan; Order of Disposition in Case While on Consent Calendar; Completion of Consent Calendar Case Plan; Closure of Case; Consent Calendar Not in Best Interest of Juvenile or Public; Use of Statements; Report of Successful Completion; Record.
712A.2f Jurisdiction over juvenile; placement of case on consent calendar; maintenance in nonpublic manner; conduct of consent calendar conference; issuance of written consent calendar case plan; order of disposition in case while on consent calendar; completion of consent calendar case plan; closure of case; consent calendar not in best interest of juvenile or public; use […]