123.47B - PARENTAL AND SCHOOL NOTIFICATION -- PERSONS UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE. - Iowa Statutes

123.47B PARENTAL AND SCHOOL NOTIFICATION -- PERSONS UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE. 1. A peace officer shall make a reasonable effort to identify a person under the age of eighteen discovered to be in possession of alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer in violation of section 123.47 and if the person is not referred to juvenile court, the law enforcement agency of which the peace officer is an employee shall make a reasonable attempt to notify the person's custodial parent or legal guardian of such possession, whether or not the person is arrested or a citation is issued pursuant to section 805.16, unless the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that such notification is not in the best interests of the person or will endanger that person. 2. The peace officer shall also make a reasonable effort to identify the elementary or secondary school which the person attends if the person is enrolled in elementary or secondary school and to notify the superintendent or the superintendent's designee of the school which the person attends, or the authorities in charge of the nonpublic school which the person attends, of the possession. If the person is taken into custody, the peace officer shall notify a juvenile court officer who shall make a reasonable effort to identify the elementary or secondary school the person attends, if any, and to notify the superintendent of the school district or the superintendent's designee, or the authorities in charge of the nonpublic school, of the taking into custody. A reasonable attempt to notify the person includes but is not limited to a telephone call or notice by first-class mail.          Section History: Recent Form 90 Acts, ch 1251, §4; 95 Acts, ch 191, § 4; 97 Acts, ch 126, § 3