1. If the evidence received at an adjudicatory or a dispositional hearing indicates that the child is mentally ill,the court may direct the juvenile court officer or the department to initiate proceedings or to assist the child’s parent or guardian to initiate civil commitment proceedings in the juvenile court and such proceedings in the juvenile court shall adhere to the requirements of chapter 229. 2. a. If prior to the adjudicatory or dispositional hearing on the pending delinquency petition, thechild iscommitted as a child with a mentalillness andis ordered into aresidential facility,institution, or hospital for inpatient treatment, the delinquency proceeding shall be suspended until such time as the juvenile court either terminates the civilcommitment order or the child isreleased from the residential facility,institution, or hospital for purposes of receiving outpatient treatment. b. During any time that the delinquency proceeding is suspended pursuant to this subsection, any time limits for speedy adjudicatory hearings and continuances shall be tolled. c. This subsection shall not apply to waiver hearings held pursuant to section 232.45. 10, §1; 2012 Acts, ch 1019, §85, 86; 2013 Acts, ch 130, §31, 35
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