1. The Iowa department of corrections, in consultation with the Iowa state sheriff’s association, the Iowa peace officers association, the Iowa league of cities, and the Iowa board of supervisors association, shall draw up minimum standards for the regulation of jails, alternative jails, facilities established pursuant to chapter 356A and municipal holding facilities. When completed by the department, the standards shall be adopted as rules pursuant to chapter 17A.
2. The sole remedy for violation of a rule adopted pursuant to this section, is by a proceeding for compliance initiated by request to the Iowa department of corrections. A violation of a rule does not permit any civil action to recover damages against the state of Iowa, its departments, agents, or employees or any county, its agents or employees, or any city, its agents or employees. [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, §356.37 – 356.43; C81, §356.36; 82 Acts, ch 1133, §1] 83 Acts, ch 96, §114, 159; 84 Acts, ch 1127, §1; 95 Acts, ch 3, §3; 2012 Acts, ch 1023, §44 Referred to in §356.37, 356.43, 356A.7 \n
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
6
cases (
1 in the last 5 years), 1975–2026 · leading case:
State v. Davis, 271 N.W.2d 693 (Iowa 1978).
State v. Davis, 271 N.W.2d 693 (Iowa 1978).
· cites it 4× “But before instructions trial court should have directed a verdict because there was no substantial evidence defendant left his cell without authority.”
Teague v. Mosley, 552 N.W.2d 646 (Iowa 1996).
· cites it 4× “43 (1993) provides in part that [t]he Iowa department of corrections and its inspectors and agents shall make periodic inspections of each jail or municipal holding facility and all facilities established pursuant to chapter 356A, and officially notify the governing body of the…”
Hendrickson v. Griggs, 672 F. Supp. 1126 (N.D. Iowa 1987).
· cites it 2× “The Iowa Department of Corrections is authorized under Iowa Code § 356.36 to “draw up minimum standards for the regulation of jails .”
State v. Eads, 234 N.W.2d 108 (Iowa 1975).
· cites it 4× “By separate attached page he acknowledged he understood he was subject to the provisions of § 356.36 (contempt of court) and § 665.4(2) (punishment for contempt).”
Hendrickson v. Griggs, 856 F.2d 1041 (8th Cir. 1988).
“at 1142 (citing Iowa Code Ann. § 356.36 (West Supp.1988) (authorizing Iowa department of corrections to “draw up minimum standards for the regulation of jails * * * and municipal holding facilities”)).”
— Iowa Code § 356.36(1) — 1 case
— Iowa Code § 356.36(2) — 1 case
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