Statutes > Iowa Statutes > Title 6 - Human Services > Subtitle 6 - Children and Families > CHAPTER 236 - DOMESTIC ABUSE > 236.13 - PROHIBITION AGAINST REFERRAL.

236.13 - PROHIBITION AGAINST REFERRAL.

        236.13  PROHIBITION AGAINST REFERRAL.
         In a criminal action arising from domestic abuse, as defined in
      section 236.2, the prosecuting attorney or court shall not refer or
      order the parties involved to mediation or other nonjudicial
      procedures prior to judicial resolution of the action.
         Section History: Recent Form
         86 Acts, ch 1179, § 4