Iowa § 237A.20 - 237A.20 Injunction.
Full text of Iowa Iowa Code § 237A.20 — 237A.20 Injunction., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 237A.20. 237A.20 Injunction.
A person who establishes, conducts, manages, or operates a center without a license or a child development home without a certificate of registration, if registration is required under section 237A.3A, may be restrained by temporary or permanent injunction. A person who has been convicted of a crime against a person, a person with a record of founded child abuse, or a person who has been prohibited by the department from involvement with child care may be restrained by temporary or permanent injunction from providing unregistered, registered, or licensed child care or from other involvement with child care. The action may be instituted by the state, the county attorney, a political subdivision of the state, or an interested person. [C77, 79, 81, §237A.20] 83 Acts, ch 153, §7; 90 Acts, ch 1248, §2; 99 Acts, ch 192, §18; 2002 Acts, ch 1142, §20, 31; 2003 Acts, ch 81, §10 Referred to in §237A.3, 237A.5 Thu Dec 11 19:12:35 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 237A.20 (19, 0)
Frequently Asked Questions About Iowa § 237A.20
What does Iowa Code § 237A.20 cover?
Section 237A.20 ("237A.20 Injunction.") 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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