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Iowa Code § 702.23 (2026)

Strip search

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“Strip search” means having a person remove or arrange some or all of the person’s clothing so as to permit an inspection of the genitalia, buttocks, anus, female breasts or undergarments of that person or a physical probe of any body cavity. [C81, §702.23]

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 2001–2013 · leading case: Peters v. Woodbury Cnty., 979 F. Supp. 2d 901 (N.D. Iowa 2013).
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Peters v. Woodbury Cnty., 979 F. Supp. 2d 901 (N.D. Iowa 2013). · cites it 5× “That state statute defines a “strip search” as “having a person remove or arrange some or all of the person’s clothing so as to permit an inspection of the genitalia, buttocks, anus, female breasts or undergarments of that person or a physical probe of any body cavity.”
Lisa Amaechi v. Matthew West, & Bernard R. Pfluger Town of Dumfries, 237 F.3d 356 (4th Cir. 2001). “211 (West 1996); Iowa Code Ann. § 702.23 (West 1993), we find state law persuasive on our interpretation of what constitutes a strip search.”
Clay v. Woodbury Cnty., 982 F. Supp. 2d 904 (N.D. Iowa 2013). · cites it 5× “6 Somewhat more specifically, contrary to Clay’s passing contention, she was not “strip searched” within the meaning of Iowa Code § 702.23 , because she has failed to generate any genuine issues of material fact that she was subjected to any “inspection” of her private parts or…”
McCabe v. Mais, 580 F. Supp. 2d 815 (N.D. Iowa 2008). · cites it 3× “3 .The Policy misleadingly refers to this third order as requiring pre-arraignment detainees to "perform other strip search-related maneuvers” or having the pre-arraignment detainee "physically stripped [sic] searched.”
Brown v. Short, 729 F. Supp. 2d 125 (D.D.C. 2010). “5/103 — 1(d) (West 2009); Iowa Code Ann. § 702.23 (West 2009); Kan.”
Amaechi v. West (4th Cir. 2001). “211 (West 1996); Iowa Code Ann. § 702.23 (West 1993), we find state law persuasive on our interpretation of what constitutes a strip search.”
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