Iowa § 238.17 - 238.17 Forms for registration and record — preservation and maintenance.
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§ 238.17. 238.17 Forms for registration and record — preservation and maintenance.
1. The department shall prescribe forms for the registration and record of children cared for by any child-placing agency licensed under this chapter and for reports required by the department from the agencies. 2. If, for any reason, a child-placing agency ceases to exist, all records of registration and placement and all other records of any kind and character maintained by the child-placing agency shall be turned over to the department to be preserved and maintained by the department as a permanent record. [C27, 31, 35, §3661-a74; C39, §3661.088; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §238.17] 2009 Acts, ch 133, §233; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §769 Thu Dec 11 19:12:53 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 238.17 (21, 0)
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