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Iowa Code § 694.1 — Definitions
Current through 2026 Iowa Code (enactments effective on or before 2026-01-01, through the 2025 Regular Session, 91st G.A.)
Part of Chapter 694: Missing Persons, Iowa Code.
Full text of Iowa Code § 694.1
Statutory text current through the 2026 Iowa Code (enactments effective on or before 2026-01-01, through the 2025 Regular Session, 91st G.A.). This publication reproduces the statutory text of the official 2026 Iowa Code (Legislative Services Agency); it is not the official publication of the State of Iowa.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates:
1. “Missing person” means a person who is missing and meets one of the following characteristics:
a. Is a person with a physical or mental disability.
b. Is missing under circumstances indicating that the person’s safety may be in danger.
c. Is missing under circumstances indicating that the disappearance was not voluntary.
d. Is an unemancipated minor.
2. “Unemancipated minor” means a minor who has not married and who resides with a parent or other legal guardian.
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