Iowa Code
Chapter 726 - PROTECTION OF THE FAMILY AND DEPENDENT PERSONS
Section 726.22 - Definitions.

726.22 Definitions.
As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Child” means any person under eighteen years of age.
2. “Governmental unit” means the state, or any county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state, or any department, board, division, or other agency of any of these entities; an authorized representative of the state, or any county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state, or of a department, board, division, or other agency of any of these entities; or a school district or an authorized representative of a school district.
2005 Acts, ch 132, §2