Iowa § 232.74 - 232.74 Evidence not privileged or excluded.
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§ 232.74. 232.74 Evidence not privileged or excluded.
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 evidence regarding a child’s injuries or the cause of the injuries in any judicial proceeding, civil or criminal, resulting from a report pursuant to this chapter or relating to the subject matter of such a report. [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §235A.8; C79, 81, §232.74] 83 Acts, ch 37, §1; 87 Acts, ch 153, §6 Referred to in §228.6, 232.68 Thu Dec 11 19:06:02 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 232.74 (24, 0)
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