Iowa Code 915.50A – General rights of elder abuse victims
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In addition to other victim rights provided in this chapter, victims of elder abuse shall have the following rights:
1. The right to file a pro se petition for relief from elder abuse in the district court, pursuant to chapter 235F.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 915.50A
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Pro se: A Latin term meaning "on one's own behalf"; in courts, it refers to persons who present their own cases without lawyers.
- Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
- victim: means a minor under the age of eighteen who has been sexually abused or subjected to any other unlawful sexual conduct under chapter 709, 710A, or 726 or who has been the subject of a forcible felony. See Iowa Code 915.35
2. The right to receive a no-contact order upon a finding of probable cause, pursuant to section 664A.3.