Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 456A.13 (2026)

Officers and employees — peace officer status

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The director shall employ the number of assistants, including a professionally trained state forester, that are necessary to carry out the duties imposed on the commission; and, under the same conditions, the director shall appoint the number of full-time officers and supervisory personnel that are necessary to enforce all laws of the state and rules and regulations of the commission. The full-time officers and supervisory personnel have the same powers that are conferred by law on peace officers in the enforcement of all laws of the state of Iowa and the apprehension of violators. A person appointed as a full-time officer shall be at least twenty-one years of age on the date of appointment and shall not be employed as a full-time officer after attaining the age of sixty-five. “Full-time officer” means any person appointed by the director to enforce the laws of this state. [C73, §4052; C97, §2540; SS15, §2539, 2540; C24, 27, §1715; C31, §1703-d20, -d22, 1715; C35, §1703-g13, -g15; C39, §1703.40, 1703.42; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, §107.13, 107.15; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §107.13] 86 Acts, ch 1245, §1828, 1854 C93, §456A.13 98 Acts, ch 1183, §114 Referred to in §20.3, 97B.49B, 97B.49G, 161A.42, 456A.12, 456A.13A, 456A.15, 481A.68, 801.4

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1996–2023 · leading case: AFSCME Iowa Council 61 v. State of Iowa & Iowa Pub. Emp. Relations Bd., 928 N.W.2d 21 (Iowa 2019).

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AFSCME Iowa Council 61 v. State of Iowa & Iowa Pub. Emp. Relations Bd., 928 N.W.2d 21 (Iowa 2019). · cites it 4× “A conservation officer or park ranger as authorized by section 456A.13. e. A permanent or full-time fire fighter of a city, township, or special-purpose district or authority who is a member of a paid fire department.”

Rickie Rilea & Timothy Riley v. Iowa Dep't of Transp., 919 N.W.2d 380 (Iowa 2018). · cites it 3× “See Iowa Code § 456A.13 ; id . §§ 461A.26, .36.”

State v. Moore, 609 N.W.2d 502 (Iowa 2000). · cites it 4× “Iowa Code §§ 456A.13, .24(12). Although defendant makes a plausible argument that his driving did not constitute a criminal violation, the park ranger nevertheless could have reasonably concluded that it posed a threat to the safety of other persons in the park.”

Dickerson v. Mertz, 547 N.W.2d 208 (Iowa 1996). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 456A.13 (1995). 1 In November 1991, officer Mertz stopped plaintiff Christopher Dickerson to check his hunting license while plaintiff was hunting along a public highway.”

AFSCME Iowa Council 61 v. State of Iowa & Iowa Pub. Emp. Relations Bd. (Iowa 2019). · cites it 2× “A conservation officer or park ranger as authorized by section 456A.13. e. A permanent or full-time fire fighter of a city, township, or special-purpose district or authority who is a member of a paid fire department.”

City Of Ames v. Iowa Pub. Emp. Relations Bd. & Int'l Union of Operating Engineers, Local 234 (Iowa 2023). · cites it 2× “A conservation officer or park ranger as authorized by section 456A.13. e. A permanent or full-time fire fighter of a city, township, or special-purpose district or authority who is a member of a paid fire department.”

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