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Iowa Code § 229.9 (2026)

Respondent’s attorney informed

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The court shall direct the clerk to furnish at once to the respondent’s attorney copies of the application filed pursuant to section 229.6 and the supporting documentation, and of the court’s order issued pursuant to section 229.8, subsection 3. If the respondent is taken into custody under section 229.11, the attorney shall also be advised of that fact. The respondent’s attorney shall represent the respondent at all stages of the proceedings, and shall attend the hospitalization hearing. [C77, 79, 81, §229.9] 2013 Acts, ch 130, §48 Referred to in §218.92, 222.7, 226.31, 229.19, 229.21, 229.22, 229.24, 229.26, 229.38

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1960–2023 · leading case: Stamus v. Leonhardt, 414 F. Supp. 439 (S.D. Iowa 1976).
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Stamus v. Leonhardt, 414 F. Supp. 439 (S.D. Iowa 1976). · cites it 7× “” Iowa Code § 229.9 . If such a finding was made, the commission ordered the person “admitted” to the screening center at the hospital in the district nearest to the county.”
B.A.A. v. Chief Med. Officer, Univ. of Iowa Hospitals, 421 N.W.2d 118 (Iowa 1988). · cites it 4× “” Iowa Code § 229.9 (1971); Bezanson & Poison, 55 Iowa L.”
Prochaska v. Brinegar, 102 N.W.2d 870 (Iowa 1960). · cites it 2× “No appeal was taken under either section 229.9 or 229.17. Upon the hearing in the trial court, evidence was received showing that the attorney, appointed to represent plaintiff before the Commissioners, was present and saw that the statutory steps, set forth in chapter 229, were…”
In the Matter of V.H., Alleged to be Seriously Mentally Impaired, V.H. (Iowa 2023). · cites it 10× “” Iowa Code § 229.9 (2022) (emphasis added).”
Salcido Ex Rel. Gilliland v. Woodbury Cnty., Iowa, 119 F. Supp. 2d 900 (N.D. Iowa 2000). · cites it 2× “Section 229.9, which is not mentioned in the flow chart, provides for notice to the respondent’s attorney of the application for commitment and orders issued by the referee pursuant to §§ 229.”
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