602.1217 Chief juvenile court officer.
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1. The director of juvenile court services shall appoint a chief juvenile court officer for each judicial district after consultation with the judges of the judicial district, and may remove a chief juvenile court officer for cause.
2. The chief juvenile court officer is subject to the immediate supervision and direction of the director of juvenile court services.
3. The chief juvenile court officer, in addition to performing the duties of a juvenile court officer, shall supervise juvenile court officers and administer juvenile court services within the judicial district in a uniform manner, under the supervision and direction of the director of juvenile court services, in accordance with law and with the rules, directives, and procedures of the judicial branch and the judicial district.
4. The chief juvenile court officer shall assist the state court administrator and the director of juvenile court services in implementing the rules, directives, and procedures of the judicial branch and the judicial district.
5. A chief juvenile court officer shall have other duties as prescribed by the supreme court or by the director of juvenile court services.
83 Acts, ch 186, §1216, 10201; 98 Acts, ch 1047, §43; 2006 Acts, ch 1118, §1; 2025 Acts, ch 86, §43
Referred to in §232.2, 602.1101
Section amended