Rule 23.4 Juvenile standards
Rule Text
23.4(1) Detention and shelter hearings:
a. From detention facility admission to hearing 24 hours1
b. From admission to shelter care facility pursuant to Iowa Code section 232.21 court order to hearing 48 hours1 1. Excluding Saturday, Sunday, and legal holidays
23.4(2) Pre-adjudicatory hearings for physical and mental health examinations:
a. From court ordered admission to detention or shelter care facility to hearing 15 days
b. From filing, if juvenile is not in detention or shelter care facility, to hearing 30 days
23.4(3) Adjudicatory hearings:
a. From court ordered admission to detention or shelter care facility to hearing 15 days
b. From filing, if juvenile is not in detention or shelter care facility, to hearing 30 days
c. From entry of order for physical or mental examination to hearing 45 days
23.4(4) Dispositional hearings:
a. From entry of adjudicatory order to hearing, if juvenile is:
In a detention or shelter care facility 30 days
Not in a detention or shelter care facility 40 days
b. From court ordered placement for physical or mental examination, following a delinquency or CINA adjudication, to hearing 60 days
23.4(5) Termination of parental rights (Iowa Code chapter 232):
a. From filing to hearing 60 days
b. From filing to disposition 5 months
Amendment history: Court Order June 27, 2008, effective September 1, 2008