A person commits a simple misdemeanor or the court may hold a person in contempt for a violation of an order or court-approved consent agreement entered under this chapter, for violation of a temporary or permanent protective order or order to vacate the homestead under chapter 598, or for violation of any order that establishes conditions of release or is a protective order or sentencing order in a criminal prosecution arising from a domestic abuse assault. If convicted or held in contempt, the defendant shall serve a jail sentence. Any jail sentence of more than one day imposed under this section shall be served on consecutive days. A defendant who is held in contempt or convicted may be ordered by the court to pay the plaintiff's attorneys fees and court costs incurred in the proceedings under this section.
A hearing in a contempt proceeding brought pursuant to this section shall be held not less than five and not more than fifteen days after the issuance of a rule to show cause, as set by the court.
A person shall not be convicted of and held in contempt for the same violation of an order or court-approved consent agreement entered under this chapter, for the same violation of a temporary or permanent protective order or order to vacate the homestead under chapter 598, or for violation of any order that establishes conditions of release or is a protective order or sentencing order in a criminal prosecution arising from a domestic abuse assault.
[C81, § 236.8]
87 Acts, ch 154, §4; 88 Acts, ch 1065, §1; 88 Acts, ch 1218, §17, 18; 91 Acts, ch 218, §9; 93 Acts, ch 157, §5; 95 Acts, ch 180, § 12
Referred to in § 598.41, 907.3
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