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229.44 VENUE.
1. Venue for hospitalization proceedings shall be in the county
where the respondent is found, unless the matter is transferred
pursuant to Iowa court rule 12.15 for the involuntary hospitalization
of persons with mental illness, in which case venue shall be in the
county where the matter is transferred for hearing.
2. After an order is entered pursuant to section 229.13 or
229.14, the court may transfer proceedings to the court of any county
having venue at any further stage in the proceeding as follows:
a. When it appears that the best interests of the respondent
or the convenience of the parties will be served by a transfer, the
court may transfer the case to the court of the county of the
respondent's residence.
b. When it appears that the best interests of the respondent
or the convenience of the parties will be served by a transfer, the
court may transfer the case to the court of the county where the
respondent is found.
3. If a proceeding is transferred, the court shall contact the
court in the county which is to be the recipient of the transfer
before entering the order to transfer the case. The court shall then
transfer the case by ordering a transfer of the matter to the
recipient county, by ordering a continuance of the matter in the
transferring county, and by forwarding to the clerk of the receiving
court a certified copy of all papers filed, together with the order
of transfer. The referee of the receiving court may accept the
filings of the transferring court or may direct the filing of a new
application and may hear the case anew. Section History: Recent Form
92 Acts, ch 1165, § 7; 96 Acts, ch 1079, § 9; 96 Acts, ch 1129, §
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