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1 1 Section 1. Section 232.77, Code 2001, is amended by adding
1 2 the following new subsection:
1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 3. Any person who may file a petition
1 4 under this chapter may apply for, or the court on its own
1 5 motion may issue, an order under this subsection. The court
1 6 may enter an ex parte order that a medically relevant test, as
1 7 defined in section 232.73, be performed to determine whether
1 8 an illegal drug is present in a child's body provided that all
1 9 of the following apply:
1 10 a. Probable cause exists to believe that the child has
1 11 been exposed to an illegal drug.
1 12 b. The person responsible for the care of the child is
1 13 absent, or was asked, and refused to consent to the medically
1 14 relevant test, or agreed to the performance of the medically
1 15 relevant test but did not comply as agreed, or there is
1 16 reasonable cause to believe that a request for consent would
1 17 endanger the child.
1 18 EXPLANATION
1 19 This bill relates to child abuse provisions involving the
1 20 presence of illegal drugs in a child's body. A new subsection
1 21 is added to Code section 232.77, regarding photographs, X
1 22 rays, and medically relevant tests of children, to authorize
1 23 the juvenile court, when there is probable cause to believe a
1 24 child has been exposed to an illegal drug and when specified
1 25 conditions are met relating to consent of the person
1 26 responsible for the care of the child, to enter an ex parte
1 27 order to perform a medically relevant test to determine
1 28 whether an illegal drug is present in the child's body. Any
1 29 person authorized to file a petition under the juvenile
1 30 justice code may apply for the order, or the court may issue
1 31 the order on its own motion.
1 32 LSB 1737HV 79
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Text: HF00690 Text: HF00692 Text: HF00600 - HF00699 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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