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Iowa Code § 803.6 (2026)

Transfer of jurisdiction — juvenile

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1. The court, in the case of a juvenile who is alleged to have committed a criminal offense listed in section 232.8, subsection 1, paragraph “c”, may direct a juvenile court officer to provide a report regarding whether the child should be transferred to juvenile court for adjudication and disposition as a juvenile. \n Tue Dec 09 21:54:27 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 803 (19, 1) §803.6, JURISDICTION OF PUBLIC OFFENSES AND PLACE OF TRIAL 4\n\n 2. If the court believes that transfer may be appropriate the court shall hold a hearing on whether the child should be transferred. A notice of the time and place of the transfer hearing shall be given to all parties to the case. Prior to the hearing, the court shall provide the defendant’s counsel and the county attorney with access to the report provided by the juvenile court officer and to all written material to be considered by the court.

3. After the hearing, the court may transfer jurisdiction to the juvenile court if the court determines that waiver to the criminal court would be inappropriate under the criteria set forth in section 232.45, subsection 6, paragraph “c”, and section 232.45, subsection 8.

4. If after the hearing the court transfers jurisdiction over the defendant to the juvenile court for the alleged commission of the public offense, the court shall forward the transfer order together with all papers, documents, and a transcript of all testimony filed or admitted into evidence in connection with the case to the clerk of the juvenile court in the same manner as provided in section 232.8, subsection 2, and the clerk shall seal all records initiated in district court.

5. A defendant transferred to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court shall be placed in detention under section 232.22. 95 Acts, ch 191, §54; 2018 Acts, ch 1153, §14 Referred to in §232.8, 232.149\n\nTue Dec 09 21:54:27 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 803 (19, 1) \n

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1999–2011 · leading case: State v. Neitzel, 801 N.W.2d 612 (Iowa Ct. App. 2011).
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State v. Neitzel, 801 N.W.2d 612 (Iowa Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 803.6 (3) (providing that some of the same factors are considered whether the transfer is from district court to juvenile court or from juvenile court to district court); In re J.”
State v. Rubino, 602 N.W.2d 558 (Iowa 1999). “See Iowa Code §§ 803.6 , 232.8 (1995) (granting district court jurisdiction over juveniles sixteen years or older charged with committing a forcible felony and authorizing transfer to juvenile court in appropriate cases).”
State v. Edgington, 601 N.W.2d 31 (Iowa 1999). · cites it 2× “; Iowa Code § 803.6 . The motion was denied.”
State v. Gilliland, 604 N.W.2d 666 (Iowa 2000). “See Iowa Code § 803.6 . The plain language of the statutes negates a basis of support for the argument advanced by Gilliland.”
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