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Iowa Code (Last Updated: December 05, 2016) |
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Title VI. HUMAN SERVICES |
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Chapter 230. SUPPORT OF PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS |
Section 230.2. Finding of residence.
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If a person’s residency status is disputed, the residency shall be determined in accordance with section 331.394. Otherwise, the district court may, when the person is ordered placed in a hospital for psychiatric examination and appropriate treatment, or as soon thereafter as the court obtains the proper information, make one of the following determinations and enter of record whether the residence of the person is in a county or the person is deemed to be a state case, as follows:
1. That the person’s residence is in the county from which the person was placed in the hospital.
2. That the person’s residence is in another county of the state.
3. That the person’s residence is in a foreign state or country and the person is deemed to be a state case.
4. That the person’s residence is unknown and the person is deemed to be a state case.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3582; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §230.2]