Iowa § 226.30 - 226.30 Transfer of dangerous patients.
Full text of Iowa Iowa Code § 226.30 — 226.30 Transfer of dangerous patients., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 226.30. 226.30 Transfer of dangerous patients.
When a patient of any mental health institute becomes incorrigible and unmanageable to such an extent that the patient is dangerous to the safety of others in the institute, the director, with the consent of the director of the Iowa department of corrections, may apply in writing to the district court or to any judge of the district court, of the county in which the institute is situated, for an order to transfer the patient to the Iowa medical and classification center and if the order is granted the patient shall be transferred. The county attorney of the county shall appear in support of the application on behalf of the director. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3512; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §226.30; 82 Acts, ch 1100, §6] 96 Acts, ch 1129, §113; 2019 Acts, ch 100, §3; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §491 Referred to in §226.31, 331.756(39) State institution residents with dangerous mental disturbances, see also §218.92 Thu Dec 11 19:01:57 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 226.30 (24, 1)
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Section 226.30 ("226.30 Transfer of dangerous patients.") is part of the Iowa Code, the codified statutory law of Iowa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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