Bill Text: IA HF707 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to service of process relating to juvenile delinquency proceedings and termination of the parent-child relationship proceedings. (Formerly HSB 224.) Effective 7-1-19.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-10 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 1083. [HF707 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF707-Enrolled.html
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AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
SERVICE
OF
PROCESS
RELATING
TO
JUVENILE
DELINQUENCY
PROCEEDINGS
AND
TERMINATION
OF
THE
PARENT-CHILD
RELATIONSHIP
PROCEEDINGS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
232.37,
subsection
4,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4.
Service
of
summons
or
notice
shall
be
made
personally
by
the
sheriff
by
delivering
a
copy
of
the
summons
or
notice
to
the
person
being
served.
If
the
court
determines
that
personal
service
of
a
summons
or
notice
is
impracticable,
the
court
may
order
service
by
certified
mail
addressed
to
the
last
known
address
,
or
by
electronic
mail
or
other
electronic
means
with
the
consent
of
the
party
to
be
served
.
Service
of
summons
or
notice
shall
be
made
not
less
than
five
days
before
the
time
fixed
for
hearing.
Service
of
summons,
notice,
subpoenas
or
other
process,
after
an
initial
valid
summons
or
notice,
shall
be
made
in
accordance
with
the
rules
of
the
court
governing
such
service
in
civil
actions.
Sec.
2.
Section
232.112,
subsection
3,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3.
Notice
under
this
section
shall
be
served
personally
,
or
shall
be
sent
by
restricted
certified
mail,
or
sent
by
electronic
mail
or
other
electronic
means
with
the
consent
of
the
party
to
be
served,
whichever
is
determined
by
the
court
to
be
the
most
effective
means
of
notification.
Such
notice
shall
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be
made
according
to
the
rules
of
civil
procedure
relating
to
an
original
notice
where
not
inconsistent
with
the
provisions
of
this
section
.
Notice
by
personal
delivery
and
notice
sent
by
electronic
mail
or
other
electronic
means
with
the
consent
of
the
party
to
be
served
shall
be
served
not
less
than
seven
days
prior
to
the
hearing
on
termination
of
parental
rights.
Notice
by
restricted
certified
mail
shall
be
sent
not
less
than
fourteen
days
prior
to
the
hearing
on
termination
of
parental
rights.
A
notice
by
restricted
certified
mail
which
is
refused
by
the
necessary
party
given
notice
shall
be
sufficient
notice
to
the
party
under
this
section
.
______________________________
LINDA
UPMEYER
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
CHARLES
SCHNEIDER
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
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707,
Eighty-eighth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
CARMINE
BOAL
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2019
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor