252.16 SETTLEMENT -- HOW ACQUIRED.
A legal settlement in this state may be acquired as follows:
1. A person continuously residing in a county in this state for a
period of one year acquires a settlement in that county except as
provided in subsection 7 or 8.
2. A person having acquired a settlement in a county of this
state shall not acquire a settlement in any other county until the
person has continuously resided in the other county for a period of
one year except as provided in subsection 7.
3. A person who is an inpatient, a resident, or an inmate of or
is supported by an institution whether organized for pecuniary profit
or not or an institution supported by charitable or public funds in a
county in this state does not acquire a settlement in the county
unless the person before becoming an inpatient, a resident, or an
inmate in the institution or being supported by an institution has a
settlement in the county. A minor child residing in an institution
assumes the settlement of the child's custodial parent. Settlement
of the minor child changes with the settlement of the child's
custodial parent, except that the child retains the settlement that
the child's custodial parent has on the child's eighteenth birthday
until the child is discharged from the institution, at which time the
child acquires the child's own settlement by continuously residing in
a county for one year.
4. a. Minor children who reside with both parents take the
settlement of the parents. If the minor child resides on a permanent
basis with only one parent or a guardian, the minor child takes the
settlement of the parent or guardian with whom the child resides.
b. An emancipated minor acquires a legal settlement in the
minor's own right. An emancipated minor is one who is absent from
the minor's parents with the consent of the parents, is
self-supporting, and has assumed a new relationship inconsistent with
being a part of the family of the parents.
c. A minor, placed in the care of a public agency or facility
as custodian or guardian, takes the legal settlement that the parents
had upon severance of the parental relationship, and retains that
legal settlement until a natural person is appointed custodian or
guardian at which time the minor takes the legal settlement of the
natural person or until the minor person attains the age of eighteen
and acquires another legal settlement in the person's own right.
5. A person with settlement in this state who becomes a member on
active duty of an armed service of the United States retains the
settlement during the period of active duty. A person without
settlement in this state who is a member on active duty of an armed
service of the United States within the borders of this state does
not acquire settlement during the period of active duty.
6. a. Subsections 1, 2, 3, 7, and 8 do not apply to a blind
person who is receiving assistance under the laws of this state.
b. A blind person who has resided in one county of this state
for a period of six months acquires legal settlement for support as
provided in this chapter, except as specified in paragraph "c".
c. A blind person who is an inpatient or resident of, is
supported by, or is receiving treatment or support services from a
state resource center created under chapter 222, a state mental
health institute created under chapter 226, the Iowa braille and
sight saving school administered by the state board of regents, or
any community-based provider of treatment or services for mental
retardation, developmental disabilities, mental health, or substance
abuse, does not acquire legal settlement in the county in which the
institution, facility, or provider is located, unless the blind
person has resided in the county in which the institution, facility,
or provider is located for a period of six months prior to the date
of commencement of receipt of assistance under the laws of this state
or for a period of six months subsequent to the date of termination
of assistance under the laws of this state.
7. A person hospitalized in or receiving treatment at a state
mental health institute or state resource center does not acquire
legal settlement in the county in which the institute or resource
center is located unless the person is discharged from the institute
or resource center, continuously resides in the county for a period
of one year subsequent to the discharge, and during that year is not
hospitalized in and does not receive treatment at the institute or
resource center.
8. A person receiving treatment or support services from any
provider, whether organized for pecuniary profit or not or whether
supported by charitable or public or private funds, that provides
treatment or services for mental retardation, developmental
disabilities, mental health, brain injury, or substance abuse does
not acquire legal settlement in a county unless the person
continuously resides in that county for one year from the date of the
last treatment or support service received by the person.
252.16 SETTLEMENT -- HOW ACQUIRED.
A legal settlement in this state may be acquired as follows:
1. A person continuously residing in a county in this state for a
period of one year acquires a settlement in that county except as
provided in subsection 7 or 8.
2. A person having acquired a settlement in a county of this
state shall not acquire a settlement in any other county until the
person has continuously resided in the other county for a period of
one year except as provided in subsection 7.
3. A person who is an inpatient, a resident, or an inmate of or
is supported by an institution whether organized for pecuniary profit
or not or an institution supported by charitable or public funds in a
county in this state does not acquire a settlement in the county
unless the person before becoming an inpatient, a resident, or an
inmate in the institution or being supported by an institution has a
settlement in the county. A minor child residing in an institution
assumes the settlement of the child's custodial parent. Settlement
of the minor child changes with the settlement of the child's
custodial parent, except that the child retains the settlement that
the child's custodial parent has on the child's eighteenth birthday
until the child is discharged from the institution, at which time the
child acquires the child's own settlement by continuously residing in
a county for one year.
4. a. Minor children who reside with both parents take the
settlement of the parents. If the minor child resides on a permanent
basis with only one parent or a guardian, the minor child takes the
settlement of the parent or guardian with whom the child resides.
b. An emancipated minor acquires a legal settlement in the
minor's own right. An emancipated minor is one who is absent from
the minor's parents with the consent of the parents, is
self-supporting, and has assumed a new relationship inconsistent with
being a part of the family of the parents.
c. A minor, placed in the care of a public agency or facility
as custodian or guardian, takes the legal settlement that the parents
had upon severance of the parental relationship, and retains that
legal settlement until a natural person is appointed custodian or
guardian at which time the minor takes the legal settlement of the
natural person or until the minor person attains the age of eighteen
and acquires another legal settlement in the person's own right.
5. A person with settlement in this state who becomes a member on
active duty of an armed service of the United States retains the
settlement during the period of active duty. A person without
settlement in this state who is a member on active duty of an armed
service of the United States within the borders of this state does
not acquire settlement during the period of active duty.
6. a. Subsections 1, 2, 3, 7, and 8 do not apply to a blind
person who is receiving assistance under the laws of this state.
b. A blind person who has resided in one county of this state
for a period of six months acquires legal settlement for support as
provided in this chapter, except as specified in paragraph "c".
c. A blind person who is an inpatient or resident of, is
supported by, or is receiving treatment or support services from a
state resource center created under chapter 222, a state mental
health institute created under chapter 226, the Iowa braille and
sight saving school administered by the state board of regents, or
any community-based provider of treatment or services for mental
retardation, developmental disabilities, mental health, or substance
abuse, does not acquire legal settlement in the county in which the
institution, facility, or provider is located, unless the blind
person has resided in the county in which the institution, facility,
or provider is located for a period of six months prior to the date
of commencement of receipt of assistance under the laws of this state
or for a period of six months subsequent to the date of termination
of assistance under the laws of this state.
7. A person hospitalized in or receiving treatment at a state
mental health institute or state resource center does not acquire
legal settlement in the county in which the institute or resource
center is located unless the person is discharged from the institute
or resource center, continuously resides in the county for a period
of one year subsequent to the discharge, and during that year is not
hospitalized in and does not receive treatment at the institute or
resource center.
8. A person receiving treatment or support services from any
provider, whether organized for pecuniary profit or not or whether
supported by charitable or public or private funds, that provides
treatment or services for mental retardation, developmental
disabilities, mental health, brain injury, or substance abuse does
not acquire legal settlement in a county unless the person
continuously resides in that county for one year from the date of the
last treatment or support service received by the person.
252.16 SETTLEMENT -- HOW ACQUIRED.
A legal settlement in this state may be acquired as follows:
1. A person continuously residing in a county in this state for a
period of one year acquires a settlement in that county except as
provided in subsection 7 or 8.
2. A person having acquired a settlement in a county of this
state shall not acquire a settlement in any other county until the
person has continuously resided in the other county for a period of
one year except as provided in subsection 7.
3. A person who is an inpatient, a resident, or an inmate of or
is supported by an institution whether organized for pecuniary profit
or not or an institution supported by charitable or public funds in a
county in this state does not acquire a settlement in the county
unless the person before becoming an inpatient, a resident, or an
inmate in the institution or being supported by an institution has a
settlement in the county. A minor child residing in an institution
assumes the settlement of the child's custodial parent. Settlement
of the minor child changes with the settlement of the child's
custodial parent, except that the child retains the settlement that
the child's custodial parent has on the child's eighteenth birthday
until the child is discharged from the institution, at which time the
child acquires the child's own settlement by continuously residing in
a county for one year.
4. a. Minor children who reside with both parents take the
settlement of the parents. If the minor child resides on a permanent
basis with only one parent or a guardian, the minor child takes the
settlement of the parent or guardian with whom the child resides.
b. An emancipated minor acquires a legal settlement in the
minor's own right. An emancipated minor is one who is absent from
the minor's parents with the consent of the parents, is
self-supporting, and has assumed a new relationship inconsistent with
being a part of the family of the parents.
c. A minor, placed in the care of a public agency or facility
as custodian or guardian, takes the legal settlement that the parents
had upon severance of the parental relationship, and retains that
legal settlement until a natural person is appointed custodian or
guardian at which time the minor takes the legal settlement of the
natural person or until the minor person attains the age of eighteen
and acquires another legal settlement in the person's own right.
5. A person with settlement in this state who becomes a member on
active duty of an armed service of the United States retains the
settlement during the period of active duty. A person without
settlement in this state who is a member on active duty of an armed
service of the United States within the borders of this state does
not acquire settlement during the period of active duty.
6. a. Subsections 1, 2, 3, 7, and 8 do not apply to a blind
person who is receiving assistance under the laws of this state.
b. A blind person who has resided in one county of this state
for a period of six months acquires legal settlement for support as
provided in this chapter, except as specified in paragraph "c".
c. A blind person who is an inpatient or resident of, is
supported by, or is receiving treatment or support services from a
state resource center created under chapter 222, a state mental
health institute created under chapter 226, the Iowa braille and
sight saving school administered by the state board of regents, or
any community-based provider of treatment or services for mental
retardation, developmental disabilities, mental health, or substance
abuse, does not acquire legal settlement in the county in which the
institution, facility, or provider is located, unless the blind
person has resided in the county in which the institution, facility,
or provider is located for a period of six months prior to the date
of commencement of receipt of assistance under the laws of this state
or for a period of six months subsequent to the date of termination
of assistance under the laws of this state.
7. A person hospitalized in or receiving treatment at a state
mental health institute or state resource center does not acquire
legal settlement in the county in which the institute or resource
center is located unless the person is discharged from the institute
or resource center, continuously resides in the county for a period
of one year subsequent to the discharge, and during that year is not
hospitalized in and does not receive treatment at the institute or
resource center.
8. A person receiving treatment or support services from any
provider, whether organized for pecuniary profit or not or whether
supported by charitable or public or private funds, that provides
treatment or services for mental retardation, developmental
disabilities, mental health, brain injury, or substance abuse does
not acquire legal settlement in a county unless the person
continuously resides in that county for one year from the date of the
last treatment or support service received by the person.
