{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-238.5","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 238.5","heading":"License required.","body":"A person shall not operate a child-placing agency or solicit or receive funds for the support of a child-placing agency without an unrevoked license issued by the department within the preceding twelve months.","path":["Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES (Ch. 216 - 255A)","Chapter 238 - CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/238.5.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:06Z","sha256":"b8446c1336f7fb52514df3114821c0f991e59a2949fa69a7ce911e5f9abbde42","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-238.4","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-238.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}