599.1 Period of minority — exception for certain inmates. 1. The period of minority extends to the age of eighteen years, but all minors attain their majority by marriage. 2. A person who is less than eighteen years old, but who is tried, convicted, and sentenced as an adult and committed to the custody of the director of the department of corrections shallbe deemed to have attained the age of majority for purposes of making decisions and givingconsent to medical care, related services, and treatment during the period of the person’sincarceration. [C51, §1487; R60, §2539; C73, §2237; C97, §3188; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10492; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §599.1] 93 Acts, ch 46, §2; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §94Referred to in §97B.34A, 144G.1, 421.59, 915.38 Sat Dec 23 11:13:30 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 599.1 (17, 1)
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