1. Notwithstanding chapters 804 and 805, a person taken into custody pursuant to section 236.11 or arrested pursuant to section 236.12 may be released on bail or otherwise only after an initial appearance before a magistrate as provided in chapter 804 and the rules of criminal procedure or section 236.11, whichever is applicable.
2. When a person arrested for a domestic abuse assault, or taken into custody for contempt proceedings pursuant to section 236.11, is brought before a magistrate and the magistrate finds probable cause to believe that domestic abuse or a violation of an order or consent agreement has occurred and that the presence of the alleged abuser in the victim's residence poses a threat to the safety of the alleged victim, persons residing with the alleged victim, or members of the alleged victim's immediate family, the magistrate shall enter an order which shall require the alleged abuser to have no contact with the alleged victim, persons residing with the alleged victim, or members of the alleged victim's immediate family, and to refrain from harassing the alleged victim, persons residing with the alleged victim, or members of the alleged victim's immediate family, in addition to any other conditions of release determined and imposed by the magistrate under section 811.2. A no-contact order requiring the alleged abuser to have no contact with the alleged victim's children shall prevail over any existing order awarding custody or visitation rights, which may be in conflict with the no-contact order.
The court order shall contain the court's directives restricting the defendant from having contact with the victim or the victim's relatives.
The clerk of the court or other person designated by the court shall provide a copy of this order to the victim pursuant to chapter 910A. The order has force and effect until it is modified or terminated by subsequent court action in the contempt proceeding or the criminal or juvenile court action and is reviewable in the manner prescribed in section 811.2. If a defendant is convicted for, receives a deferred judgment for, or pleads guilty to a violation of section 708.2A, the court shall modify the no-contact order issued by the magistrate to provide that the no-contact order shall continue in effect for a period of one year from the date that the judgment is entered or the deferred judgment is granted, regardless of whether the defendant is placed on probation. Upon an application by the state which is filed within ninety days prior to the expiration of the modified no-contact order, the court shall modify and extend the no-contact order for an additional period of one year, if the court finds that the defendant continues to pose a threat to the safety of the victim, persons residing with the victim, or members of the victim's immediate family. The number of modifications extending the no-contact order permitted by this subsection is not limited.
The clerk of the district court shall also provide notice and copies of the no-contact order to the applicable law enforcement agencies and the twenty-four hour dispatcher for the law enforcement agencies, in the manner provided for protective orders under section 236.5. The clerk shall provide notice and copies of modifications or vacations of these orders in the same manner.
Violation of this no-contact order, including modified no- contact orders, is punishable by summary contempt proceedings. 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. If held in contempt for violation of a no- contact order or a modified no-contact order, the person shall be confined in the county jail for a minimum of seven days. A jail sentence imposed pursuant to this paragraph shall be served on consecutive days. No portion of the mandatory minimum term of confinement imposed by this section shall be deferred or suspended. A deferred judgment, deferred sentence, or suspended sentence shall not be entered for violation of a no-contact order or a modified no-contact order, and the court shall not impose a fine in lieu of the minimum sentence, although a fine may be imposed in addition to the minimum sentence.
3. This section shall not be construed to limit a pretrial release order issued pursuant to chapter 811.
87 Acts, ch 154, § 7; 91 Acts, ch 218, § 12; 91 Acts, ch 219, § 4; 92 Acts, ch 1163, § 53; 93 Acts, ch 157, §7, 8; 94 Acts, ch 1093, §1
Referred to in § 708.2A, 907.3
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