Legal Question in Criminal Law in Iowa

When I was 17 my parents had committed me for two weeks to a mental institution for behavioral issues. Nothing to do with drugs or any sort. However I was a minor and released two weeks later. Now I am twenty years old and have been going to college for the past two years trying to be a cop and I was wondering if this previous incident would have any effect on my career choice?


Asked on 8/26/09, 5:36 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Robert Luedeman solo practitioner

It depends. If you were adjudicated as mentally ill, you might well be a prohibited person as far as firearms are concerned. I suggest that you obtain the complete file and make sure that this does not present a bar to your possession of firearms.

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Answered on 8/26/09, 6:25 pm


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