709A.1  CONTRIBUTING TO DELINQUENCY.
         It shall be unlawful:
         1.  To encourage any child under eighteen years of age to commit
      any act of delinquency defined in chapter 232.
         2.  To knowingly send, cause to be sent, or induce to go, any
      child under the age of eighteen to any of the following:
         a.  A brothel or other premises used for the purposes of
      prostitution, with the intent that the child engage the services of a
      prostitute.
         b.  An unlicensed premises where alcoholic liquor, wine, or
      beer is unlawfully sold or kept for sale.
         c.  Any premises the use of which constitutes a violation of
      chapter 717A, or section 725.5 or 725.10.
         3.  To knowingly encourage, contribute, or in any manner cause
      such child to violate any law of this state, or any ordinance of any
      city.
         4.  To knowingly permit, encourage, or cause such child to be
      guilty of any vicious or immoral conduct.
         5.  For a parent willfully to fail to support the parent's child
      under eighteen years of age whom the parent has a legal obligation to
      support.  

         Section History: Early Form

         [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 3658; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73,
      75, 77, 79, 81, § 233.1] 

         Section History: Recent Form

         86 Acts, ch 1046, § 1
         C93, § 709A.1
         2004 Acts, ch 1056, §2, 10; 2004 Acts, ch 1175, §389
         Referred to in § 709A.2
        
709A.2  PENALTY -- NOT A BAR.
         A violation of section 709A.1 is a simple misdemeanor.  A
      conviction does not bar a prosecution of the convicted person for an
      indictable offense when the acts which caused or contributed to the
      delinquency or dependency of the child are indictable.  

         Section History: Early Form

         [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 3659; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73,
      75, 77, 79, 81, § 233.2] 

         Section History: Recent Form

         84 Acts, ch 1219, § 11
         C93, § 709A.2
         See § 709A.5, 903.1
        
709A.3  SUSPENSION OF SENTENCE.
         Upon said conviction being had, the court may, for a period not
      exceeding two years, suspend sentence under such conditions as to
      good behavior as it may prescribe.  Should said conditions be
      fulfilled, the court may at any time enter an order setting said
      conviction aside and wholly releasing the defendant therefrom.
      Should said condition be not fulfilled to the satisfaction of the
      court, an order of sentence may at any time be entered which shall be
      effective from the date thereof.  

         Section History: Early Form

         [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 3660; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73,
      75, 77, 79, 81, § 233.3] 

         Section History: Recent Form

         C93, § 709A.3
        
709A.4  PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION.
         If, in proceedings in juvenile court, it appears probable that an
      indictable offense has been committed and that the commission thereof
      caused, or contributed to, the delinquency or dependency of such a
      child, said court may order the issuance of a warrant for the arrest
      of such suspected person, and on the appearance of such person said
      court may proceed to hold a preliminary examination, and in so doing
      shall exercise all the powers of a committing magistrate.  

         Section History: Early Form

         [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 3661; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73,
      75, 77, 79, 81, § 233.4] 

         Section History: Recent Form

         C93, § 709A.4
        
709A.5  INTERPRETATIVE CLAUSE.
         For the purposes of this chapter the word "dependency" shall
      mean all the conditions as enumerated in section 232.2, subsection 6.
      

         Section History: Early Form

         [C31, 35, § 3661-c1; C39, § 3661.001; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66,
      71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 233.5] 

         Section History: Recent Form

         C93, § 709A.5
        
709A.6  USING A JUVENILE TO COMMIT CERTAIN OFFENSES.

         1.  As used in this section, unless the context otherwise
      requires, "profit" means a monetary gain, monetary advantage, or
      monetary benefit.
         2.  It is unlawful for a person to act with, enter into a common
      scheme or design with, conspire with, recruit or use a person under
      the age of eighteen, through threats, monetary payment, or other
      means, to commit an indictable offense for the profit of the person
      acting with, entering into the common scheme or design with,
      conspiring with, recruiting or using the juvenile.  A person who
      violates this section commits a class "C" felony.  

         Section History: Recent Form

         92 Acts, ch 1231, § 34; 95 Acts, ch 191, § 50