602.10125 Attorney general — appropriateness of procedure — order for appearance. If an action is commenced on the petition of an individual, the court shall notify and refer the matter to the attorney general. The attorney general, within thirty days of the referral,shall submit a report to the court concerning the appropriateness of bringing the action underthis chapter. The court shall not proceed with consideration of the merits of the complaintuntil the report from the attorney general is received. If the court deems the accusationsufficient to justify further action, the court shall determine whether the complaint is moreappropriately pursued under this chapter rather than the procedures established under Iowacourt rules, ch. 35. If the court finds that proceeding under this chapter is more appropriate,it shall cause an order to be entered requiring the accused to appear and answer in the courtwhere the accusation has been filed on the day fixed in the order, and shall cause a copy ofthe accusation and order to be served upon the accused personally. [C51, §1623; R60, §2713; C73, §220; C97, §326; C24, §10933; C27, 31, 35, §10934-b1; C39, §10934.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, py ofthe accusation and order to be served upon the accused personally. [C51, §1623; R60, §2713; C73, §220; C97, §326; C24, §10933; C27, 31, 35, §10934-b1; C39, §10934.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §610.27] 83 Acts, ch 101, §122; 83 Acts, ch 186, §10202(2)CS83, §602.1012593 Acts, ch 85, §5; 2006 Acts, ch 1010, §153 Sat Dec 23 11:17:14 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 602.10125 (22, 0)
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