1. Whenthe court is unavailable from the close of business at the end of the day or week to the resumption of business at the beginning of the day or week, a petition may be filedbefore adistrictjudge, or district associate judge designated by the chief judge ofthe judicial district, who may grant emergency relief in accordance with section 236.5, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, ifthe district judge or district associate judge deems itnecessary to protect the plaintiff from domestic abuse, upon good cause shown in an ex parte proceeding. Present danger of domestic abuse to the plaintiff constitutes good cause for purposes of this subsection. 2. An emergency order issued under subsection 1 shall expire seventy-two hours after issuance. When the order expires, the plaintiff may seek a temporary order from the court pursuant to section 236.4. 3. A petition filed and emergency order issued under this section and any documentation in support of the petition and order shall be immediately certified to the court. The certification shall commence a proceeding for purposes of section 236.3.
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