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599.1 - PERIOD OF MINORITY -- EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN INMATES.

        599.1  PERIOD OF MINORITY -- EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN      INMATES.         The period of minority extends to the age of eighteen years, but      all minors attain their majority by marriage.         A person who is less than eighteen years old, but who is tried,      convicted, and sentenced as an adult and committed to the custody of      the director of the department of corrections shall be deemed to have      attained the age of majority for purposes of making decisions and      giving consent to medical care, related services, and treatment      during the period of the person's incarceration.
         Section History: Early Form
         [C51, § 1487; R60, § 2539; C73, § 2237; C97, § 3188; C24, 27, 31,      35, 39, § 10492; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81,      § 599.1]
         Section History: Recent Form
         93 Acts, ch 46, §2         Referred to in § 97B.34A, 915.38