Iowa § 125.88 Status if commitment delayed

Iowa Statutes

§ 125.88 — Status if commitment delayed

Iowa § 125.88

Title IVPUBLIC HEALTH

Ch. 125SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS

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Iowa Code § 125.88 (2026).

Text

If a court directs a respondent who was previously ordered taken into immediate custody
under section 125.81 to be placed at a facility for evaluation and appropriate treatment under
section125.83, andnosuitablefacilitycanimmediatelyadmittherespondent, therespondent
shall remain in custody as previously ordered by the court, notwithstanding the time limits
stated in section 125.81, until a suitable facility can admit the respondent. The court shall
take appropriate steps to expedite the admission of the respondent to a suitable facility at the
earliest feasible time.
[82 Acts, ch 1212, §16]

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If a court directs a respondent who was previously ordered taken into immediate custody
under section 125.81 to be placed at a facility for evaluation and appropriate treatment under
section125.83, andnosuitablefacilitycanimmediatelyadmittherespondent, therespondent
shall remain in custody as previously ordered by the court, notwithstanding the time limits
stated in section 125.81, until a suitable facility can admit the respondent. The court shall
take appropriate steps to expedite the admission of the respondent to a suitable facility at the
earliest feasible time.
[82 Acts, ch 1212, §16]