Iowa Code 232.56 – Youthful offenders — transfer to district court supervision
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 232.56
- Assessment: means the process by which the department responds to all accepted reports of alleged child abuse. See Iowa Code 232.68
- Child: means any person under the age of eighteen years. See Iowa Code 232.68
- Court: means the juvenile court established under section 602. See Iowa Code 232.2
- Department: means the state department of human services and includes the local, county, and service area offices of the department. See Iowa Code 232.68
- Juvenile: means the same as "child". See Iowa Code 232.2
- Juvenile court officer: means a person appointed as a juvenile court officer under section 602. See Iowa Code 232.2
The juvenile court shall deliver a report, which includes an assessment of the child by a juvenile court officer after consulting with the judicial district department of correctional services, to the district court prior to the eighteenth birthday of a child who has been placed on youthful offender status under section 907.3A. A hearing shall be held in the district court in accordance with section 907.3A to determine whether the child should be discharged from youthful offender status or whether the child shall continue under the supervision of the district court after the child’s eighteenth birthday.