Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 232.55 (2026)

Effect of adjudication and disposition

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1. An adjudication or disposition in a proceeding under this subchapter shall not be deemed a conviction of a crime and shall not impose any civil disabilities or operate to disqualify the child in any civil service application or appointment. 2. a. Adjudication and disposition proceedings under this subchapter are not admissible as evidence against a person in a subsequent proceeding in any other court before or after the person reaches majority except in a proceeding pursuant to chapter 229A or in a sentencing proceeding after conviction of the person for an offense other than a simple or serious misdemeanor. b. Adjudication and disposition proceedings may properly be included in a presentence investigation report prepared pursuant to chapter 901 and section 906.5. c. However, the use of adjudication and disposition proceedings pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to the restrictions contained in section 232.150. 3. This section does not apply to dispositional orders entered regarding a child who has been placed on youthful offender status under section 907.3A who is not discharged from probation before or upon the child’s eighteenth birthday. [C79, 81, §232.55] 85 Acts, ch 179, §1; 97 Acts, ch 126, §29; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §238; 2013 Acts, ch 42, §11; 2014 Acts, ch 1059, §3; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §94 Referred to in §321.213

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 20 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1981–2025 · leading case: In RE the Det. of Anthony Geltz Anthony Geltz, 840 N.W.2d 273 (Iowa 2013).
In RE the Det. of Anthony Geltz Anthony Geltz, 840 N.W.2d 273 (Iowa 2013). · cites it 30× “Iowa Code § 232.55 (1). This subsection was enacted in 1978.”
State v. Cheatheam, 569 N.W.2d 820 (Iowa 1997). · cites it 24× “See Iowa Code § 232.55 (2) (1983); 1985 Iowa Acts ch.”
State v. Schweitzer, 646 N.W.2d 117 (Iowa Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 18× “Schweitzer contends that in harmonizing Iowa Code sections 232.55, 321J.2(4), and 321.213, it was the legislature’s intent to exclude juvenile OWI adjudications as a predicate offense.”
In the Interest of A.M.H., 516 N.W.2d 867 (Iowa 1994). · cites it 4× “Tanya’s brief did not cite Iowa Code section 232.55(2) as an authority. However, In re T.”
Johnson v. Iowa Dep't of Transp., 446 N.W.2d 778 (Iowa 1989). · cites it 14× “55, a final adjudication in a juvenile court that the child violated a provision of this chapter or chapter 321A or chapter 321J constitutes a final conviction of a violation of a provision of this chapter or chapter 321A or chapter 321J for purposes of section 321.”
In the Interest of Rousselow, 341 N.W.2d 760 (Iowa 1983). · cites it 4× “Iowa Code § 232.55 (2). Therefore, we conclude *764 Rousselow's principal claim is not moot as it presents a justiciable controversy.”
In the Interest of T.C., 492 N.W.2d 425 (Iowa 1992). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code section 232.55(2) (1991) states: Adjudication and disposition proceedings under this division are not admissible as evidence against a person in a subsequent proceeding in any other court before or after the person reaches majority except in a sentencing proceeding…”
State v. Hagemeier, 310 N.W.2d 218 (Iowa 1981). · cites it 7× “This calls for an interpretation of section 232.55, The Code, which provides: 1.”
In Re Prop. Seized From Terrell, 639 N.W.2d 18 (Iowa 2002). · cites it 2× “He relies on Iowa Code section 232.55, which states a delinquency adjudication “shall not be deemed a conviction of a crime.”
J.S.X. Through D.S.X. v. Foxhoven, 361 F. Supp. 3d 822 (S.D. Iowa 2019). · cites it 2× “" Iowa Code § 232.55 (1). Moreover, their purpose is non-penal.”
United States v. Flores, 223 F. Supp. 2d 1016 (N.D. Iowa 2002). · cites it 2× “§ 5038 and Iowa Code § 232.55 , the court will not *1019 narrate Flores’s entire criminal history.”
State v. Barker, 476 N.W.2d 624 (Iowa Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 2× “While the sentencing court may consider a juvenile record when sentencing for a felony, Iowa Code § 232.55 ; State v. Hagemeier, 310 N.”
— Iowa Code § 232.55(1) — 1 case
In RE the Det. of Anthony Geltz Anthony Geltz, 840 N.W.2d 273 (Iowa 2013). “Iowa Code § 232.55 (1). This subsection was enacted in 1978.”
— Iowa Code § 232.55(2) — 6 cases
State v. Cheatheam, 569 N.W.2d 820 (Iowa 1997). “See Iowa Code § 232.55 (2) (1983); 1985 Iowa Acts ch.”
In the Interest of A.M.H., 516 N.W.2d 867 (Iowa 1994). “Tanya’s brief did not cite Iowa Code section 232.55(2) as an authority. However, In re T.”
Johnson v. Iowa Dep't of Transp., 446 N.W.2d 778 (Iowa 1989). “55, a final adjudication in a juvenile court that the child violated a provision of this chapter or chapter 321A or chapter 321J constitutes a final conviction of a violation of a provision of this chapter or chapter 321A or chapter 321J for purposes of section 321.”
In the Interest of T.C., 492 N.W.2d 425 (Iowa 1992). “Iowa Code section 232.55(2) (1991) states: Adjudication and disposition proceedings under this division are not admissible as evidence against a person in a subsequent proceeding in any other court before or after the person reaches majority except in a sentencing proceeding…”
State of Iowa v. Asa James Starr (Iowa Ct. App. 2025).
— Iowa Code § 232.55(2)(a) — 1 case
State of Iowa v. Asa James Starr (Iowa Ct. App. 2025).
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