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Iowa Code § 356.7 (2026)

Charges for administrative costs and room and board — enforcement procedures

✓ current as of July 2026

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1. The county sheriff, or a municipality operating a temporary municipal holding facility or jail, may charge a prisoner who is eighteen years of age or older and who has been convicted of a criminal offense or sentenced for contempt of court for violation of a domestic abuse order for the actual administrative costs relating to the arrest and booking of that prisoner, for room and board provided to the prisoner while in the custody of the county sheriff or municipality, and for any medical aid provided to the prisoner under section 356.5. Moneys collected by the sheriff or municipality under this section shall be credited respectively to the county general fund or the city general fund and distributed as provided in this section. If a prisoner who has been convicted of a criminal offense or sentenced for contempt of court for violation of a domestic abuse order fails to pay for the administrative costs, the room and board, or medical aid, the sheriff or municipality may file a reimbursement claim with the district court as provided in subsection 2. The county attorney may file the reimbursement claim on behalf of the sheriff and the county or the municipality. The attorney for the municipality may also file a reimbursement claim on behalf of the municipality. This section does not apply to prisoners who are paying for their room and board by court order pursuant to sections 356.26 through 356.35. 2. The sheriff, municipality, or the county attorney, on behalf of the sheriff, or the attorney for the municipality, may file a reimbursement claim with the clerk of the district court which shall include all of the following information, if known: a. The name, date of birth, and social security number of the person who is the subject of the claim. b. The present address of the residence and principal place of business of the person named in the claim. c. The criminal proceeding pursuant to which the claim is filed, including the name of the court, the title of the action, and the court’s file number. d. The name and office address of the person who is filing the claim. e. A statement that the notice is being filed pursuant to this section. f. The amount of room and board charges the person owes. g. The amount of administrative costs the person owes. h. The amount of medical aid the person owes. 3. Upon receipt of a claim for reimbursement, the court shall approve the claim in favor of the sheriff or the county, or the municipality, for the amount owed by the prisoner as identified in the claim and any fees or charges associated with the filing or processing of the claim with the court. The sheriff or municipality may choose to enforce the claim in the manner provided in chapter 626. Once approved by the court, the claim for the amount owed by the person shall have the force and effect of a judgment for purposes of enforcement by the sheriff or municipality. However, irrespective of whether the judgment lien for the amount of the claim has been perfected, the claim shall not have priority over competing claims for child support obligations owed by the person. 4. A claim for reimbursement shall be filed in a separate civil action rather than as a claim in the underlying criminal case. 5. a. Of the moneys collected and credited to the county general fund as provided in this section and section 602.8106, subsection 4, paragraph “b”, subparagraph (2), sixty percent of the moneys collected shall be used for the following purposes: (1) Courthouse security equipment and law enforcement personnel costs. (2) Infrastructure improvements of a jail, including new or remodeling costs. (3) Infrastructure improvements of juvenile detention facilities, including new or remodeling costs. (4) Medical and prescription drug costs of inmates in jail. b. The sheriff may submit a plan or recommendations to the county board of supervisors for the use of the funds as provided in this subsection or the sheriff and board may jointly

Tue Dec 09 22:14:20 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 356 (26, 0) §356.7, JAILS AND MUNICIPAL HOLDING FACILITIES 4\n\ndevelop a plan for the use of the funds. Subject to the requirements of this subsection, funds may be used in the manner set forth in an agreement entered into under chapter 28E. c. The county board of supervisors shall review the plan or recommendations submitted by the sheriff during the normal budget process of the county. 6. Of the moneys collected and credited to the city general fund as provided in this section, sixty percent of the moneys collected shall be used for police or law enforcement budget expenditures. 7. As used in this section, “administrative costs relating to the arrest and booking of a prisoner” means those functions or automated functions that are performed to receive a prisoner into jail or a temporary holding facility including the following: a. Patting down and searching, booking, wristbanding, bathing, clothing, fingerprinting, photographing, and medical and dental screening. b. Document preparation, retrieval, updating, filing, and court scheduling. c. Warrant service and processing. d. Inventorying of a prisoner’s money and subsequent account creation. e. Inventorying and storage of a prisoner’s property and clothing. f. Management and supervision. 96 Acts, ch 1081, §1; 96 Acts, ch 1219, §71; 97 Acts, ch 140, §1; 98 Acts, ch 1116, §1; 2003 Acts, ch 113, §1; 2003 Acts, ch 179, §72; 2004 Acts, ch 1101, §41; 2006 Acts, ch 1150, §1, 2; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §180; 2020 Acts, ch 1074, §3, 60, 61, 64, 93 Referred to in §331.659, 356.15A, 602.8102(105C), 602.8105, 602.8107

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 21 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2000–2026 · leading case: Calvin Slade v. Hampton Roads Reg'l Jail, & Commonwealth of Virginia, Intervenor, 407 F.3d 243 (4th Cir. 2005).

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Calvin Slade v. Hampton Roads Reg'l Jail, & Commonwealth of Virginia, Intervenor, 407 F.3d 243 (4th Cir. 2005). “note 3 (2003); Minn.Stat. § 243.23(2) (2003).”

Leonard G. Tillman v. Lebanon Cnty. Corr. Facility Robert L. Raiger, Warden, 221 F.3d 410 (3rd Cir. 2000). “293 (2); Iowa Code Ann. § 356.7 (1); Mich. Comp. Laws Ann.”

State v. Watson, 795 N.W.2d 94 (Iowa Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “” Iowa Code § 356.7 (1). The phrase “administrative costs relating to the arrest and booking of a prisoner” is defined as those functions or automated functions that are performed to receive a prisoner into jail or a temporary holding facility including the following: a.”

Waters v. Bass, 304 F. Supp. 2d 802 (E.D. Va. 2004). “293 (2) (2003); Iowa Code § 356.7 (1); Mich. Comp Laws § 800.”

State of Iowa v. Larry Gross (Iowa 2019). · cites it 7× “See Iowa Code § 356.7 (2)(i) (2017). The district court ordered the defendant to pay the requested amount.”

State of Iowa v. Tavish Coleon Shackford (Iowa 2020). · cites it 5× “” Iowa Code § 356.7 (1), (2). The sheriff followed that procedure in this case.”

State v. Dist. Court (Iowa Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 4× “’ See generally Iowa Code §§ 356.7 (2)(g), 602.8107(1)(a), 910.”

State of Iowa v. Tavish Coleon Shackford (Iowa Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 4× “Iowa Code § 356.7 (1) (emphasis added). “[T]he language ‘who has been convicted of a criminal offense’ describes who may be charged rather than the services for which charges may be made.”

State of Iowa v. Kevin Dwayne Garvin (Iowa Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “” Iowa Code § 356.7 (3). 3 approving the claim for room-and-board fees notified Garvin of his ability to dispute the claim within fifteen days, no such dispute appears in the record on appeal.”

State of Iowa v. Kamie Jo Schiebout (Iowa Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “” Iowa Code § 356.7 (1). Section 365.5 requires the keeper of each jail to furnish prisoners with necessary medical aid.”

State of Iowa v. Mark Ray Sorter (Iowa Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 2× “” Iowa Code § 356.7 (3). But if the sheriff decides to collect under a restitution plan, the claim must say so.”

State of Iowa v. Monica Frances Fagan (Iowa Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “2 Iowa Code § 356.7 (2)(i), (3); see Gross, 935 N.”

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— Iowa Code § 356.7(3) — 1 case

State of Iowa v. Mark Ray Sorter (Iowa Ct. App. 2020). “” Iowa Code § 356.7 (3). But if the sheriff decides to collect under a restitution plan, the claim must say so.”

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