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2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.118A - Central warehouse fund.

904.118A Central warehouse fund.
The department shall establish a fund for maintaining and operating a central warehouse and supply depot and distribution facility for surplus government products, canned goods, paper products, other staples, and for such other items as determined by the department. A department or agency of the state or a political subdivision of this state may purchase such products, goods, staples, or other items from the central warehouse and supply depot. The fund shall be permanent and shall be composed of the receipts from the sales of merchandise and the recovery of handling, operating, and delivery charges for such merchandise. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys credited to the fund shall not revert to any other fund. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, interest and earnings on moneys deposited in the fund shall be credited to the fund.
2008 Acts, ch 1180, §23
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.202 - Intake and classification center.

904.202 Intake and classification center.
The director may provide facilities and personnel for a diagnostic intake and classification center. The work of the center shall include a scientific study of each inmate, the inmate’s career and life history, the causes of the inmate’s criminal acts and recommendations for the inmate’s custody, care, training, employment, and counseling with a view to rehabilitation and to the protection of society. To facilitate the work of the center and to aid in the rehabilitation of the inmates, the trial judge, prosecuting attorney, and presentence investigators shall furnish the director with any previously authorized presentence investigation report and a full statement of facts and circumstances attending the commission of the offense so far as known or believed by them. If the department develops and utilizes an inmate classification system, it must, within a reasonable time, present evidence from independent experts as to the effectiveness and validity of the classification system.
83 Acts, ch 96, §36, 159
CS83, §217A.52
84 Acts, ch 1184, §2; 85 Acts, ch 21, §54
CS85, §246.202
C93, §904.202
2001 Acts, ch 131, §4
Referred to in §331.756(37)
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.207 - Violator facility.

904.207 Violator facility.
The director may establish a violator facility as a freestanding facility, or designate a portion of an existing correctional facility for the purpose. A violator facility is for the temporary confinement of offenders who have violated conditions of release under work release or parole as defined in section 906.1, or probation granted as a result of suspension of a sentence to the custody of the director of the department of corrections. If a violator facility is established, the director shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A, subject to the approval of the board, to implement this section.
91 Acts, ch 219, §7
CS91, §246.207
C93, §904.207
93 Acts, ch 46, §6; 2016 Acts, ch 1051, §1
Referred to in §901B.1, 906.1, 908.9, 908.11
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.301 - Appointment of superintendents.

904.301 Appointment of superintendents.
1. The director shall appoint, subject to the approval of the board, the superintendents of the institutions provided for in section 904.102.
2. The superintendent has the immediate custody and control, subject to the orders and policies of the director, of all property used in connection with the institution except as otherwise provided by statute. The tenure of office of a superintendent shall be at the pleasure of the appointing authority but a superintendent may be removed for inability or refusal to properly perform the duties of the office. Removal shall occur only after an opportunity is given the person to be heard before the board and the director and upon preferred written charges. The removal when made is final.
83 Acts, ch 96, §16, 159
CS83, §217A.21
85 Acts, ch 21, §54
CS85, §246.301
C93, §904.301
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.302 - Farm operations administrator.

904.302 Farm operations administrator.
The director may appoint a farm operations administrator for institutions under the control of the departments of corrections and human services. If appointed, the farm operations administrator, subject to the direction of the director shall do all of the following:
1. Manage and supervise all farming and nursery operations at institutions, farms and gardens of the departments of corrections and human services.
2. Determine priorities on the use of agricultural resources and labor for farming and nursery operations, and cooperate with Iowa state university of science and technology in all approved uses connected with the institution.
3. Develop an annual operations plan for crop and livestock production and utilization that will provide work experience and contribute to developing vocational skills of the institutions’ inmates and residents. The department of human services must approve the parts of the plan that affect farm operations on property of institutions having programs of the department of human services.
4. Coordinate farm lease arrangements, farm input purchases, farm product distribution, machinery maintenance and replacement, and renovation of farm buildings, fences and livestock facilities.
5. Develop and maintain accounting records, budgeting and cash flow systems, and inventory records.
6. Advise and instruct institution staff and inmates in application of agricultural technology.
7. Implement actions to restore and maintain productivity of soil resources at the institutions through crop rotation, minimum tillage, contouring, terracing, waterways, pasture renovation, windbreaks, buffer zones, and wildlife habitat in accordance with United States department of agriculture natural resources conservation service plans and recommendations.
8. Pay property taxes levied against land leased by the department of corrections or department of human services as provided in section 427.1, subsection 1.
9. Administer the revolving farm fund created in section 904.706.
10. Do any other farm management duties assigned by the director.
83 Acts, ch 96, §17, 159
CS83, §217A.22
85 Acts, ch 21, §54
CS85, §246.302
87 Acts, ch 139, §2
C93, §904.302
95 Acts, ch 216, §25; 2003 Acts, ch 130, §3, 5
Referred to in §427.1(1)(b), 904.706
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.303 - Officers and employees — compensation.

904.303 Officers and employees — compensation.
1. The director shall determine the number and compensation of subordinate officers and employees for each institution subject to chapter 8A, subchapter IV. Subject to this chapter, the officers and employees shall be appointed and discharged by the superintendent who shall keep in the record of each subordinate officer and employee, the date of employment, the compensation, and the date of and the reasons for each discharge.
2. The superintendents and employees of the correctional institutions shall receive salaries or compensation as determined by the director, shall receive a midshift meal when on duty, and shall be provided uniforms if uniforms are required to be worn when on duty. The uniforms shall be maintained and replaced by the department at no cost to the employees and shall remain the property of the department.
83 Acts, ch 96, §18, 159
CS83, §217A.23
85 Acts, ch 21, §16, 54
CS85, §246.303
C93, §904.303
2003 Acts, ch 145, §280
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.303A - Training — fund.

904.303A Training — fund.
A training fund is established under the control of the department. The director shall provide training to all new officers or employees of the department free of charge. The department shall also offer in-service training which shall include classes for officers and employees in the areas of safety, first aid, emergency preparedness, and any other appropriate class determined by the director. Employees of a judicial district may also attend any in-service training offered by the department. The department may recover from the correctional institution or judicial district the actual costs of planning and conducting the training classes if an employee of the institution or judicial district attends an in-service training class. The costs that may be recovered by the department include the costs of course development, training materials, equipment and facility rental, instruction, and administration. Moneys received as reimbursement of the costs shall be deposited in the training fund for use in conducting future training classes. All cost reimbursement moneys, grants, or appropriations related to training shall be deposited in the fund. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys remaining in the training fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund of the state. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, interest and earnings deposited in the training fund shall be credited to the training fund.
2001 Acts, ch 131, §5
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.304 - Bonds.

904.304 Bonds.
The director shall require officers and employees of institutions under the director’s control who are charged with the custody or control of money or property belonging to the state, to give an official bond properly conditioned and signed by sufficient sureties in a sum to be fixed by the director. The bond is subject to approval by the director and shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state.
83 Acts, ch 96, §19, 159
CS83, §217A.24
85 Acts, ch 21, §54
CS85, §246.304
C93, §904.304
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.305 - Dwelling house or quarters.

904.305 Dwelling house or quarters.
1. The director may furnish the superintendent of each of the institutions, in addition to salary, with a dwelling house or with appropriate quarters in lieu of a house, or the director may compensate the superintendent of each of the institutions in lieu of furnishing a house or quarters. If a superintendent of the institution is furnished with a dwelling house or quarters, either of which is owned by the state, the superintendent may also be furnished with water, heat, and electricity.
2. The director may furnish assistant superintendents or other employees, or both, with dwelling houses or with appropriate quarters, owned by the state. The assistant superintendent or employee, who is so furnished shall pay rent for the dwelling house or quarters in an amount to be determined by the superintendent of the institution, which shall be the fair market rental value of the house or quarters. If an assistant superintendent or employee is furnished with a dwelling house or quarters either of which is owned by the state, the assistant superintendent or employee may also be furnished with water, heat, and electricity. However, the furnishing of these utilities shall be considered in determining the fair market rental value of the house or quarters.
83 Acts, ch 96, §20, 159
CS83, §217A.25
85 Acts, ch 21, §54
CS85, §246.305
C93, §904.305
2019 Acts, ch 24, §104
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.306 - Conferences.

904.306 Conferences.
Quarterly conferences of the superintendents of the institutions shall be held with the director for the consideration of all matters relative to the management of the institutions. Full minutes of the meetings shall be preserved in the records of the director. The director may cause papers to be prepared and read at the conferences on appropriate subjects.
83 Acts, ch 96, §35, 159
CS83, §217A.51
85 Acts, ch 21, §54
CS85, §246.306
C93, §904.306
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.307 - Annual reports.

904.307 Annual reports.
The superintendent of each institution shall make an annual report to the director.
83 Acts, ch 96, §37, 159
CS83, §217A.53
85 Acts, ch 21, §54
CS85, §246.307
88 Acts, ch 1049, §1
C93, §904.307
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.308 - Cooperation.

904.308 Cooperation.
The department and the director shall cooperate with any department or agency of the state government in any manner, including the exchange of employees, calculated to improve administration of the affairs of the institutions. Joint use of facilities by the department and another public agency as defined in section 28E.2 shall be only according to an agreement entered into under chapter 28E. All joint campuses shall have one superintendent and one business manager who shall be employed by the department with supervisory responsibility for the majority of the facility’s population. Employment of the superintendent and business manager shall be done in consultation with the department which has responsibility for services for the other population at the facility.
83 Acts, ch 96, §49, 159
CS83, §217A.71
85 Acts, ch 21, §54
CS85, §246.308
C93, §904.308
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.309 - Consultants.

904.309 Consultants.
The director may secure the services of consultants to furnish advice on administrative, professional, or technical problems to the director or the employees of institutions under the director’s jurisdiction or to provide in-service training and instruction for the employees. The director may pay the consultants from funds appropriated to the department or to any institution under the department’s jurisdiction.
83 Acts, ch 96, §50, 159
CS83, §217A.72
85 Acts, ch 21, §54
CS85, §246.309
C93, §904.309
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.310 - Canteens.

904.310 Canteens.
The director may maintain a canteen at an institution under the director’s jurisdiction for the sale to persons confined in the institution of items such as toilet articles, candy, tobacco products, notions, and other sundries, and may provide the necessary facilities, equipment, personnel, and merchandise for the canteen. The director shall specify the items to be sold in the canteen. The department may establish and maintain a permanent operating fund for each canteen. The fund shall consist of the receipts from the sale of commodities at the canteen and donations designated by inmates for reimbursement of victims’ travel expenses. Any money in the fund over the amount needed to do normal business transactions, to reimburse any accounts which have subsidized the canteen fund, and to reimburse victims’ travel expenses shall be considered profit. This money may remain in the canteen fund and be used for any purchase which the superintendent approves that will directly and collectively benefit the inmates of the institution or to reimburse victims’ travel expenses.
83 Acts, ch 96, §54, 159
CS83, §217A.76
85 Acts, ch 21, §54
CS85, §246.310
86 Acts, ch 1075, §1; 89 Acts, ch 142, §1; 91 Acts, ch 260, §1220
C93, §904.310
2001 Acts, ch 131, §6
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.310A - Information or materials — distribution.

904.310A Information or materials — distribution.
1. Funds appropriated to the department or other funds made available to the department shall not be used to distribute or make available any commercially published information or material to an inmate when such information or material is sexually explicit or features nudity.
2. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this section.
90 Acts, ch 1251, §29
C91, §246.310A
91 Acts, ch 258, §38
C93, §904.310A
2018 Acts, ch 1168, §21
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.311 - Contingent fund — inmate tort claim fund.

904.311 Contingent fund — inmate tort claim fund.
1. The director may permit the superintendent of each institution to retain a stated amount of funds in possession as a contingent fund for the payment of freight, postage, commodities purchased on authority of the director on a cash basis, salaries, inmate allowances, and bills granting discount for cash. If necessary, the director shall make proper requisition upon the director of the department of administrative services for a warrant on the treasurer of state to secure the contingent fund for each institution.
2. There is established in the office of the director an inmate tort claim fund. This fund shall be used to reimburse inmates for the damage or loss of personal property caused by the department. Reimbursement for a single loss may be up to one hundred dollars. Section 8.33 notwithstanding, moneys in the fund shall not revert but shall remain in the fund. The fund shall be replenished from the general appropriation to the institutions as necessary to meet the obligations of the fund.
3. Tort claims denied at the institution shall be forwarded to the state appeal board for its consideration as if originally filed with that body. This procedure shall be used in lieu of the procedure in chapter 669 for inmate tort claims of less than one hundred dollars.
83 Acts, ch 96, §38, 159
CS83, §217A.54
85 Acts, ch 21, §54
CS85, §246.311
88 Acts, ch 1049, §2
C93, §904.311
94 Acts, ch 1142, §7; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.311A - Prison recycling funds.

904.311A Prison recycling funds.
A recycling fund for each prison institution is created as a separate and distinct fund in the state treasury. All moneys remitted to the department for the recycling operations of a prison institution shall be deposited in the fund established for that institution. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys deposited in each fund shall be credited to that fund. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys in each fund shall not revert to the general fund of the state at the close of a fiscal year but shall remain in that fund and be used as directed in this section in the succeeding fiscal year. The treasurer of state shall act as custodian of each fund and disburse moneys from each fund as directed by the department for the purpose of payment of operating expenses for recycling.
95 Acts, ch 207, §26; 97 Acts, ch 190, §5
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.312 - Purchase of supplies.

904.312 Purchase of supplies.
1. The director shall adopt rules governing the purchase of all articles and supplies needed at the various institutions and the form and verification of vouchers for the purchases. When purchases are made by sample, the sample shall be properly marked and retained until after an award or delivery of the items is made. The director may purchase supplies from any institution under the director’s control, for use in any other institution, and reasonable reimbursement shall be made for these purchases.
2. The director shall, whenever technically feasible, purchase and use degradable loose foam packing material manufactured from grain starches or other renewable resources, unless the cost of the packing material is more than ten percent greater than the cost of packing material made from nonrenewable resources. For the purposes of this subsection, “packing material” means material, other than an exterior packing shell, that is used to stabilize, protect, cushion, or brace the contents of a package.
83 Acts, ch 96, §39, 159
CS83, §217A.55
85 Acts, ch 21, §54
CS85, §246.312
C93, §904.312
93 Acts, ch 176, §48; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §172
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.312A - Motor vehicles.

904.312A Motor vehicles.
1. The department of corrections shall provide for the purchase of qualified renewable fuels to power internal combustion engines that are used to operate motor vehicles and for the purchase of motor vehicles operating using engines powered by qualified renewable fuels in the same manner required for the director of the department of administrative services pursuant to section 8A.368. The department of corrections shall compile information regarding compliance with the provisions of this subsection in the same manner as the department of administrative services pursuant to section 8A.369. The department of corrections shall cooperate with the department of administrative services in preparing the annual state fleet qualified renewable fuels compliance report regarding compliance with this subsection as provided in section 8A.369.
2. a. Of all new passenger vehicles and light pickup trucks purchased by the department, a minimum of ten percent of all such vehicles and trucks purchased shall be equipped with engines which utilize alternative methods of propulsion, including but not limited to any of the following:
(1) A flexible fuel which is any of the following:
(a) E-85 gasoline as provided in section 214A.2.
(b) B-20 biodiesel blended fuel as provided in section 214A.2.
(c) A renewable fuel approved by the office of renewable fuels and coproducts pursuant to section 159A.3.
(2) Compressed or liquefied natural gas.
(3) Propane gas.
(4) Solar energy.
(5) Electricity.
b. The provisions of this subsection do not apply to vehicles and trucks purchased and directly used for law enforcement or off-road maintenance work.
94 Acts, ch 1119, §31; 2006 Acts, ch 1142, §70, 71; 2007 Acts, ch 22, §107; 2008 Acts, ch 1169, §40, 42; 2022 Acts, ch 1067, §41
Referred to in §8A.369
Subsection 1 stricken and rewritten
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.312B - Purchase of biobased hydraulic fluids, greases, and other industrial lubricants.

904.312B Purchase of biobased hydraulic fluids, greases, and other industrial lubricants.
The department when purchasing hydraulic fluids, greases, and other industrial lubricants shall give preference to purchasing biobased hydraulic fluids, greases, and other industrial lubricants as provided in section 8A.316.
98 Acts, ch 1082, §7; 2000 Acts, ch 1109, §7; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §281; 2011 Acts, ch 25, §79
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.313 - Emergency purchases.

904.313 Emergency purchases.
The purchase of materials or equipment for penal or correctional institutions under the department is exempted from the requirements of centralized purchasing and bidding by the department of administrative services if the materials or equipment are needed to make an emergency repair at an institution or the security of the institution would be jeopardized because the materials or equipment could not be purchased soon enough through centralized purchasing and bidding and, in either case, if the director approves the emergency purchase.
83 Acts, ch 96, §40, 159
CS83, §217A.56
85 Acts, ch 21, §54
CS85, §246.313
C93, §904.313
2003 Acts, ch 145, §286
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.314 - Plans and specifications for improvements.

904.314 Plans and specifications for improvements.
1. The director shall cause plans and specifications to be prepared by the department of administrative services for all improvements authorized and costing over the competitive bid threshold in section 26.3, or as established in section 314.1B. An appropriation for any improvement costing over the competitive bid threshold in section 26.3, or as established in section 314.1B, shall not be expended until the adoption of suitable plans and specifications, prepared by a competent architect or engineer and accompanied by a detailed statement of the amount, quality, and description of all material and labor required for the completion of the improvement.
2. A plan shall not be adopted, and an improvement shall not be constructed, which contemplates an expenditure of money in excess of the appropriation.
83 Acts, ch 96, §41, 159
CS83, §217A.57
85 Acts, ch 21, §54
CS85, §246.314
86 Acts, ch 1245, §316
C93, §904.314
2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2006 Acts, ch 1017, §39, 42
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.315 - Contracts for improvements.

904.315 Contracts for improvements.
1. The director of the department of administrative services shall, in writing, let all contracts for authorized improvements under chapter 8A, subchapter III, costing in excess of the competitive bid threshold in section 26.3, or as established in section 314.1B. Upon prior authorization by the director, improvements costing five thousand dollars or less may be made by the superintendent of any institution.
2. A contract is not required for improvements at a state institution where the labor of inmates is to be used if the contract is not for a construction, reconstruction, demolition, or repair project or improvement with an estimated cost in excess of one hundred thousand dollars.
83 Acts, ch 96, §42, 159
CS83, §217A.58
85 Acts, ch 21, §54
CS85, §246.315
86 Acts, ch 1245, §317
C93, §904.315
2000 Acts, ch 1229, §22; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §282; 2006 Acts, ch 1017, §40, 42; 2009 Acts, ch 178, §28; 2010 Acts, ch 1190, §27
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.316 - Payment for improvements.

904.316 Payment for improvements.
The director of the department of administrative services shall not authorize payment for construction purposes until satisfactory proof has been furnished to the director of the department of administrative services by the proper officer or supervising architect, that the contract has been complied with by the parties. Payments shall be made in a manner similar to that in which the current expenses of the institutions are paid.
83 Acts, ch 96, §43, 159
CS83, §217A.59
85 Acts, ch 21, §54
CS85, §246.316
86 Acts, ch 1245, §318
C93, §904.316
2003 Acts, ch 145, §286
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.317 - Director may buy and sell real estate — options.

904.317 Director may buy and sell real estate — options.
1. The director, subject to the approval of the board, may secure options to purchase real estate and acquire and sell real estate for the proper uses of the institutions. Real estate shall be acquired and sold upon terms and conditions the director recommends subject to the approval of the board. Upon sale of the real estate, the proceeds shall be deposited with the treasurer of state and credited to the general fund of the state. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department a sum equal to the proceeds so deposited and credited to the general fund of the state which may be used to purchase other real estate or for capital improvements upon property under the director’s supervision.
2. The costs incident to the securing of options and acquisition and sale of real estate including, but not limited to, appraisals, invitations for offers, abstracts, and other necessary costs, may be paid from moneys appropriated for support and maintenance to the institution at which the real estate is located. The fund shall be reimbursed from the proceeds of the sale.
83 Acts, ch 96, §51, 159
CS83, §217A.73
85 Acts, ch 21, §54
CS85, §246.317
86 Acts, ch 1244, §31
C93, §904.317
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.318 - Fire protection contracts.

904.318 Fire protection contracts.
1. The director may enter into contracts with the governing body of any city for the protection from fire of any property under the director’s primary control, located in any city or in territory contiguous to a city.
2. The state fire marshal shall cause an annual inspection to be made of all the institutions listed in section 904.102 and shall make a written report of the inspection to the director.
83 Acts, ch 96, §52, 159
CS83, §217A.74
85 Acts, ch 21, §54
CS85, §246.318
C93, §904.318
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.319 - Temporary quarters in emergency.

904.319 Temporary quarters in emergency.
If the buildings at any institution under the management of the director are destroyed or rendered unfit for habitation by reason of fire, storms, or other like causes, to such an extent that the inmates cannot be confined and cared for at the institution, the director shall make temporary provision for the confinement and care of the inmates at some other place in the state. Like provision may be made in case of an epidemic among the inmates. The reasonable cost of the change including the cost of transfer of inmates, shall be paid from any moneys in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated.
83 Acts, ch 96, §46, 159
CS83, §217A.68
85 Acts, ch 21, §54
CS85, §246.319
C93, §904.319
2018 Acts, ch 1041, §117
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.320 - Private transportation of prisoners.

904.320 Private transportation of prisoners.
1. If the director contracts with a private person or entity for the transportation of inmates to or from an institution, the contract shall include provisions which require the following:
a. The private person or any officers or employees of the private person or private entity shall not have been convicted of any of the following:
(1) A felony.
(2) Within the three-year period immediately preceding the date of the execution of the contract, a violation of the laws pertaining to operation of motor vehicles punishable as a serious misdemeanor or greater offense.
(3) Domestic abuse assault in which bodily injury was inflicted or attempted to be inflicted.
(4) A crime involving illegal manufacture, use, possession, sale, or an attempt to illegally manufacture, use, possess, or sell alcohol or a controlled substance or other drug.
b. The person or persons actually transporting the prisoners shall be trained and proficient in the safe use of firearms.
c. Any employees of a private entity which has entered into the contract for transportation of prisoners shall only possess and use security and restraint equipment, including any firearms, which has been issued by the private entity.
d. The person or persons actually transporting the prisoners shall be trained and proficient in appropriate transportation procedures.
e. The person or entity complies, within one year of publication, with any applicable standards for the transportation of prisoners promulgated by the American corrections association.
2. The department shall adopt rules pertaining to contracts with private persons or entities providing transportation of inmates of institutions under the control of the department.
98 Acts, ch 1131, §5
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.321 - Department of corrections survivor benefits fund.

904.321 Department of corrections survivor benefits fund.
1. A department of corrections survivor benefits fund is established in the state treasury under the control of the department. The fund shall consist of moneys transferred to the fund pursuant to section 99G.39 and any other moneys appropriated to or deposited in the fund. Moneys in the fund are appropriated to the department for the purposes set forth in subsection 2.
2. The department shall distribute the moneys credited to the fund in a fiscal year in the form of grants to nonprofit organizations that provide resources to assist surviving families of eligible employees of the department of corrections killed in the line of duty in paying costs associated with accident or health care coverage pursuant to section 509A.13D.
3. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys in the fund that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of a fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund.
2021 Acts, ch 166, §33 – 35
Referred to in §99G.39
Section applies retroactively to March 1, 2021; 2021 Acts, ch 166, §35
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.401 - Investigation.

904.401 Investigation.
The director or director’s designee shall visit and inspect the institutions under the director’s control, and investigate the financial condition and management of the institutions at least once in six months.
83 Acts, ch 96, §28, 159
CS83, §217A.41
85 Acts, ch 21, §54
CS85, §246.401
C93, §904.401
94 Acts, ch 1142, §8
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.402 - Investigation of other institutions.

904.402 Investigation of other institutions.
The director may investigate charges of abuse, neglect or mismanagement on the part of any officer or employee of any public or private institution subject to the director’s supervision or control.
83 Acts, ch 96, §29, 159
CS83, §217A.42
85 Acts, ch 21, §54
CS85, §246.402
C93, §904.402
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.403 - Investigatory powers — witnesses.

904.403 Investigatory powers — witnesses.
1. The director may exercise the following powers in an investigation:
a. Summon and compel the attendance of witnesses.
b. Examine the witnesses under oath, which the director may administer.
c. Have access to all books, papers, and property material to the investigation.
d. Order the production of books or papers material to the investigation.
2. Witnesses other than those in the employ of the state are entitled to the same fees as in civil cases in the district court.
83 Acts, ch 96, §30, 159
CS83, §217A.43
85 Acts, ch 21, §54
CS85, §246.403
C93, §904.403
2013 Acts, ch 30, §225
Referred to in §904.404
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.404 - Contempt.

904.404 Contempt.
If a person fails or refuses to obey the orders of the director issued under section 904.403, or fails or refuses to give or produce evidence when required, the director shall petition the district court in the county where the offense occurs for an order of contempt and the court shall proceed as for contempt of court.
83 Acts, ch 96, §31, 159
CS83, §217A.44
85 Acts, ch 21, §54
CS85, §246.404
C93, §904.404
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.405 - Recording of testimony.

904.405 Recording of testimony.
The director shall cause the testimony taken at the investigation to be recorded. The recording of the testimony shall not be transcribed unless the testimony is part of a case that is appealed or an interested party requests a transcript and pays the cost of preparing the transcript. The recording of the testimony, or the transcription thereof, shall be filed and maintained in the director’s office at the seat of government for at least five years from the date the testimony is taken or the date of a final decision in a case involving the testimony, whichever is later. However, a recording of testimony involving any employee of the department shall continue to be filed and maintained until the employee no longer is employed by the department.
83 Acts, ch 96, §32, 159
CS83, §217A.45
85 Acts, ch 21, §54
CS85, §246.405
C93, §904.405
2001 Acts, ch 131, §7
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.501 - Reports to director.

904.501 Reports to director.
The superintendent of each institution shall, within ten days after the commitment or entrance of a person to the institution, cause a true copy of the person’s entrance record to be made and forwarded to the director. When an inmate leaves, is discharged, transferred, or dies in any institution, the superintendent or person in charge shall within ten days thereafter send the information to the office of the director on forms which the director prescribes.
83 Acts, ch 96, §24, 159
CS83, §217A.34
85 Acts, ch 21, §54
CS85, §246.501
C93, §904.501
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.502 - Questionable commitment.

904.502 Questionable commitment.
The superintendent shall within three days of the commitment or entrance of a person at the institution notify the director if there is any question as to the propriety of the commitment or detention of any person received at the institution, and the director upon notification shall inquire into the matter presented, and take appropriate action.
83 Acts, ch 96, §25, 159
CS83, §217A.35
85 Acts, ch 21, §54
CS85, §246.502
C93, §904.502
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.504 - Federal prisoners.

904.504 Federal prisoners.
Inmates sentenced for any term by any court of the United States may be received by the superintendent of a state correctional institution and kept there in pursuance of their sentences. The director may transfer inmates at state correctional institutions to the federal bureau of prisons.
[C51, §3119; R60, §5138; C73, §4771; C97, §5676; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3750; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §246.11]
83 Acts, ch 96, §91, 159; 84 Acts, ch 1184, §13
C85, §217A.39
85 Acts, ch 21, §22, 54
CS85, §246.504
C93, §904.504
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.505 - Disciplinary procedures — use of force.

904.505 Disciplinary procedures — use of force.
1. Inmates who disobey the disciplinary rules of the institution to which they are committed shall be punished by the imposition of the penalties prescribed in the disciplinary rules, according to the following guidelines:
a. To ensure that sanctions are imposed only at such times and to such a degree as is necessary to regulate inmate behavior within the limits of the disciplinary rules and to promote a safe and orderly institutional environment.
b. To control inmate behavior in an impartial and consistent manner.
c. To ensure that disciplinary procedures are fair and that sanctions are not capricious or retaliatory.
d. To prevent the commission of offenses through the deterrent effect of the sanctions available.
e. To define the elements of each offense and the penalties which may be imposed for violations, in order to give fair warning of prohibited conduct.
f. To provide procedures for preparation of reports of disciplinary actions, for conducting disciplinary hearings, and for processing of disciplinary appeals.
2. The superintendent of each institution shall maintain a register of all penalties imposed on inmates and the cause for which the penalties were imposed.
3. A correctional officer of a correctional institution or the officer’s assistant shall, in case an inmate resists the officer’s or assistant’s lawful authority, or refuses to obey the officer’s or assistant’s lawful command, only use such force as is reasonably necessary under all attendant circumstances. The use of a deadly weapon is justified under conditions of extreme necessity and as a last resort to protect the life or safety of a person. The use of a deadly weapon is not justified solely to prevent damage to or destruction of property where there is no danger to the life or safety of a person. An officer or assistant is justified in using force which causes injury or death to an inmate if the officer’s or assistant’s actions comply with the requirements of this subsection.
4. The disciplinary rules may impose a reasonable administrative fee for the filing of a report of a major disciplinary rule infraction for which an inmate is found guilty. A fee charged pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited in the general fund of the state.
85 Acts, ch 21, §21
CS85, §246.505
C93, §904.505
2010 Acts, ch 1031, §411
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.506 - Confiscation of currency.

904.506 Confiscation of currency.
1. Except as provided for by the director by rule, it is unlawful for an inmate of one of the penal or correctional facilities under the department to possess United States or foreign currency in the penal or correctional facility.
2. The director shall adopt rules as to circumstances under which the possession of currency by an inmate of a penal or correctional facility under the department is authorized.
3. The department may confiscate currency unlawfully possessed in violation of this section. Money confiscated pursuant to this section shall be deposited in a special fund in the state treasury which fund shall be established by the treasurer of state. Money deposited in the fund may be drawn upon by the department to pay for expenses incurred in operating the division’s penal and correctional facilities and programs.
83 Acts, ch 51, §2, 7, 9; 83 Acts, ch 96, §159, 160
CS83, §217A.77
85 Acts, ch 21, §54
CS85, §246.506
C93, §904.506
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.507 - Escape.

904.507 Escape.
An inmate of a state correctional institution who escapes from it may be arrested and returned to the institution, by an officer or employee of a state correctional institution without any other authority than this chapter, and by any peace officer or other person on the request in writing of the superintendent or the state director.
[SS15, §2713-n15; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3738; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §245.15]
83 Acts, ch 96, §88, 159; 83 Acts, ch 101, §52; 84 Acts, ch 1184, §12
C85, §217A.38
85 Acts, ch 21, §54
CS85, §246.507
C93, §904.507
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.507A - Liability for escapee expenses.

904.507A Liability for escapee expenses.
If a person escapes from a state correctional institution including but not limited to those institutions listed in section 904.102, all necessary and legal expenses incurred by that person while absent from the state institution shall be paid out of any moneys in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated. The expenses shall be paid on claims filed with the department of administrative services.
98 Acts, ch 1086, §5; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.508A - Inmate telephone fund.

904.508A Inmate telephone fund.
The department is authorized to establish and maintain an inmate telephone fund for the deposit of moneys received for inmate telephone calls. All funds deposited in this fund shall be used for the benefit of inmates. The director shall adopt rules providing for the disbursement of moneys from the fund.
95 Acts, ch 207, §27;
2003 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 2, §57, 209
Referred to in §904.508, 904.702
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.509 - Money deposited with treasurer of state.

904.509 Money deposited with treasurer of state.
1. Money from property converted pursuant to section 904.508 shall be transmitted to the treasurer of state as soon after one year after the death of the inmate as practicable. A complete permanent record of the property, showing by whom and with whom it was left, its amount when converted to money, the date of the death of the owner, the owner’s reputed place of residence before becoming an inmate of the institution, the date on which the money was sent to the treasurer of state, and any other facts which may tend to identify the decedent and explain the case, shall be kept by the superintendent of the institution, and a transcript of the record shall be sent to and kept by the treasurer of state.
2. Money deposited with the treasurer of state pursuant to this section shall be paid at any time within ten years from the death of the inmate to any person who is shown to be entitled to it.
83 Acts, ch 96, §45, 159
CS83, §217A.67
85 Acts, ch 21, §54
CS85, §246.509
C93, §904.509
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.510 - Religious preference.

904.510 Religious preference.
The superintendent receiving a person committed to any of the institutions shall ask the person to state the person’s religious preference, shall enter the stated preference in a book kept for that purpose, and shall request that the person sign the entry. If the person is a minor and has formed no choice, the preference may be expressed at any later time by the person.
83 Acts, ch 96, §26, 159
CS83, §217A.36
85 Acts, ch 21, §54
CS85, §246.510
C93, §904.510
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.511 - Time for religion.

904.511 Time for religion.
Any inmate, during the time of detention, shall be allowed for at least one hour on each Sunday or other holy day or in times of extreme sickness, and at other suitable and reasonable times consistent with proper discipline in the institution, to receive spiritual advice, instruction, and ministration from any recognized member of the clergy who represents the inmate’s religious belief.
83 Acts, ch 96, §27, 159
CS83, §217A.37
85 Acts, ch 21, §54
CS85, §246.511
C93, §904.511
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Section 904.512 - Visits.

904.512 Visits.
Members of the executive council, the attorney general, the lieutenant governor, members of the general assembly, judges of the supreme and district court and court of appeals, judicial magistrates, county attorneys and persons ordained or designated as regular leaders of a religious community are authorized to visit all institutions under the control of the Iowa department of corrections at reasonable times. No other person shall be granted admission except by permission of the superintendent.
84 Acts, ch 1004, §1
C85, §217A.80
85 Acts, ch 21, §28, 54
CS85, §246.512
C93, §904.512