236.6 Emergency orders.
1. When the court is unavailable from the close of business at the end of the day or week to the resumption of business at the beginning of the day or week, a petition may be filed before a district judge, or district associate judge designated by the chief judge of the judicial district, who may grant emergency relief in accordance with section 236.5, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, if the district judge or district associate judge deems it necessary to protect the plaintiff from domestic abuse, upon good cause shown in an ex parte proceeding. Present danger of domestic abuse to the plaintiff constitutes good cause for purposes of this subsection.
2. An emergency order issued under subsection 1 shall expire seventy-two hours after issuance. When the order expires, the plaintiff may seek a temporary order from the court pursuant to section 236.4.
3. A petition filed and emergency order issued under this section and any documentation in support of the petition and order shall be immediately certified to the court. The certification shall commence a proceeding for purposes of section 236.3.
[C81, §236.6]
2009 Acts, ch 133, §231
Referred to in §232.8, 598.41, 598C.305, 915.50
Structure Iowa Code
Section 236.3 - Commencement of actions — waiver to juvenile court.
Section 236.3A - Plaintiffs proceeding pro se — provision of forms and assistance.
Section 236.3B - Assistance by county attorney.
Section 236.4 - Hearings — temporary orders.
Section 236.6 - Emergency orders.
Section 236.8 - Violation of order — contempt — penalties — hearings.
Section 236.9 - Domestic abuse information.
Section 236.10 - Plaintiff’s address — confidentiality of records.
Section 236.11 - Duties of peace officer — magistrate.
Section 236.12 - Prevention of further abuse — notification of rights — arrest — liability.
Section 236.13 - Prohibition against referral.
Section 236.15A - Income tax checkoff for domestic abuse services.
Section 236.15B - Income tax checkoff for domestic abuse services.
Section 236.16 - Department powers and duties.
Section 236.17 - Domestic abuse training requirements.
Section 236.18 - Reference to certain criminal provisions.
Section 236.19 - Foreign protective orders — registration — enforcement — immunity.
Section 236.20 - Mutual protective orders prohibited — exceptions.