Iowa § 238.32 - 238.32 Authority to agencies.
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§ 238.32. 238.32 Authority to agencies.
An agency as specified in this chapter and when licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter may do any of the following: 1. Receive children in need of assistance or children who are under eighteen years of age found to have committed a delinquent act by the juvenile court, and provide for the disposition of the children subject to the provisions of chapter 232 and chapter 600A. 2. Receive and provide for the disposition of all minor children voluntarily surrendered to the agency. [S13, §254-a22, 3260-b; C24, §3662; C27, 31, 35, §3661-a89; C39, §3661.103; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §238.32] 2023 Acts, ch 19, §775 Transferring legal custody of a child, §232.102, 232.103 Thu Dec 11 19:13:00 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 238.32 (21, 1)
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Section 238.32 ("238.32 Authority to agencies.") 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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