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2025 Iowa Code
Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Chapter 331 - COUNTY HOME RULE IMPLEMENTATION
Section 331.658 - Care of prisoners.

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IA Code § 331.658 (2025)
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331.658 Care of prisoners.

1. The sheriff shall provide board and care for prisoners in the sheriff’s custody in the county jail without personal compensation except for the sheriff’s annual salary.

2. The county shall pay the costs of the board and care of the prisoners in the county jail, which costs, in the board’s judgment, are necessary to enable the sheriff to carry out the sheriff’s duties under this section. The board may determine the manner in which meals are provided for the prisoners.

3. The sheriff is accountable to the board for fees due or collected for boarding, lodging, and providing other services for prisoners in the sheriff’s custody under the order of another state or a federal court.

4. The sheriff shall allow access by the board at any reasonable time to the county jail and to supplies provided by the county for the purpose of inspecting the jail and determining whether the supplies are used for the purpose of boarding and caring for prisoners as provided in this section.

[C51, §2536; R60, §4145; C73, §3788; C24, 27, §5197-d1; C31, 35, §5197-d1 – 5197-d3, 5197-d9; C39, §5191, 5197.01 – 5197.03, 5197.09; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §337.11, 338.1 – 338.3, 338.9; C75, 77, 79, 81, §338.1 – 338.3, 338.9; S81, §331.658; 81 Acts, ch 117, §657]

2004 Acts, ch 1117, §1, 4

Referred to in §331.322

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