2014 Iowa Code
TITLE IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT
SUBTITLE 1 - COUNTIES
CHAPTER 356A - COUNTY DETENTION FACILITIES
SECTION 356A.1 - County supervisors may act — county halfway houses.
356A.1 County supervisors may act — county halfway houses.
A county board of supervisors may, by majority vote, establish and maintain by lease, purchase, or contract with a public or private nonprofit agency or corporation, facilities where persons may be detained or confined pursuant to a court order as provided in section 356.1. The facilities may be in lieu of or in addition to the county jail. The board shall establish rules and regulations for the operation of each facility. A person detained or confined to such a facility shall be required to do all cleaning, upkeep, maintenance, minor repairs, and anything else necessary to properly maintain, operate, and preserve the facility. The sheriff shall not have charge or custody of a person detained or confined in such facility or transferred thereto. Such facility need not contain cells, cell blocks, or bars, if it is not necessary for the protection of the public, as determined by the board.
[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §356A.1]
Referred to in §356A.3, 356A.4, 356A.5, 356A.6
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