Iowa Code § 232.20
Admission of child to shelter care or detention
Iowa · Iowa Code Chapter 232 — Juvenile Justice · Status: effective
Cite this
- Citation
- Iowa Code § 232.20, Admission of child to shelter care or detention, Iowa, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2233523
- Permanent ID
ys:prov:2233523@1- SHA-256
cac3e7aaf5b8c357e07c5509dbc208de25ee0ad54b2ee20eaf1203d1efb68e18
The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.
Full text
1. If a child is taken into custody and not released as provided in section 232.19, subsection 2, the child shall immediately be taken to a detention or shelter care facility as specified in sections 232.21 or 232.22.
2. When a child is admitted to a detention or shelter care facility the person in charge of the facility or the person’s designated representative shall notify the court, the child’s attorney, and the child’s parent, guardian, or custodian as soon as possible of the admission and the reasons for that admission.