Section 232.55 - Effect of adjudication and disposition1. 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.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
Amended by 2020 Iowa, ch 1062, s 94, eff. 7/1/2020.Amended by 2014 Iowa, ch 1059,s 3, eff. 7/1/2014.Amended by 2013 Iowa, ch 42, s 11, eff. 7/1/2013.Amended by 2013 Iowa, ch 42, s 11, eff. 7/1/2013.C79, 81, §232.55
85 Acts, ch 179, §1; 97 Acts, ch 126, §29; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §238