{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-238.3","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 238.3","heading":"Authority to license.","body":"The department may grant a license under this chapter for the period specified in section 238.9 for the operation of a child-placing agency in this state.","path":["Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES (Ch. 216 - 255A)","Chapter 238 - CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/238.3.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:06Z","sha256":"2ba41aef370044df9f64516d2c0d994f347a6dcc74332f4754df622c0db690c8","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-238.2","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-238.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}