An agency as specified in this chapter and when licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter may do any of the following:
 1. Receive children in need of assistance or children who are under eighteen years of age found to have committed a delinquent act by the juvenile court, and provide for the disposition of the children subject to the provisions of chapter 232 and chapter 600A.

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Terms Used In Iowa Code 238.32

  • Court: shall mean and include any court upon which jurisdiction has been conferred to determine the liability of persons for the support of dependents. See Iowa Code 252A.2
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. Receive and provide for the disposition of all minor children voluntarily surrendered to the agency.