{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-236.13","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 236.13","heading":"Prohibition against referral.","body":"In a criminal action arising from domestic abuse, as defined in section 236.2, the prosecuting attorney or court shall not refer or order the parties involved to mediation or other nonjudicial procedures prior to judicial resolution of the action.","path":["Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES (Ch. 216 - 255A)","Chapter 236 - DOMESTIC ABUSE"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/236.13.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:06Z","sha256":"0da4748d2336550431c66f5faf496cef28a00c913eb3c16221b72db937271fe5","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-236.12","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-236.14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}