Iowa § 232.172 - 232.172 Confinement of delinquent juvenile.
Full text of Iowa Iowa Code § 232.172 — 232.172 Confinement of delinquent juvenile., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 232.172. 232.172 Confinement of delinquent juvenile.
1. For a juvenile under the jurisdiction of this state who is subject to the interstate compact for juveniles under section 232.173, the confinement of the juvenile in an institution located within another compacting state shall be as provided under the compact. 2. This subsection applies to the confinement of a delinquent juvenile under the jurisdiction of this state in an institution located within a noncompacting state, as defined in section 232.173, that entered into the interstate compact on juveniles under section 232.171. In addition to any institution in which the authorities of this state may otherwise confine or order the confinement of the delinquent juvenile, such authorities may, pursuant to the out-of-state confinement amendment to the interstate compact on juveniles in section 232.171, confine or order the confinement of the delinquent juvenile in a compact institution within another party state. [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §231.15; C79, 81, §232.140] CS85, §232.172 2010 Acts, ch 1192, §75; 2011 Acts, ch 34, §58 Thu Dec 11 19:06:59 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 232.172 (29, 0)
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Section 232.172 ("232.172 Confinement of delinquent juvenile.") 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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