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Iowa Code § 719.8 (2026)

Furnishing a controlled substance or intoxicating beverage to inmates at a detention facility

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A person not authorized by law who furnishes or knowingly makes available a controlled substance or intoxicating beverage to an inmate at a detention facility, or who introduces a controlled substance or intoxicating beverage into the premises of such a facility, commits a class “D” felony. [C73, §1663; C97, §2712; S13, §4913-a; SS15, §2713-n16; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13365, 13366, 13368; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §745.15, 745.16, 745.18; C79, 81, §719.8] 83 Acts, ch 96, §121, 159; 99 Acts, ch 163, §2

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1990–2025 · leading case: State v. Allen, 708 N.W.2d 361 (Iowa 2006).
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State v. Allen, 708 N.W.2d 361 (Iowa 2006). “Iowa Code § 719.8 (1999). At the same time, section 719.”
State v. Caquelin, 702 N.W.2d 510 (Iowa Ct. App. 2005). “Iowa Code § 719.8 . In contrast, in order to prove a defendant guilty of possession of a controlled substance, a serious misdemeanor, the State must show the defendant (1) knowingly or intentionally possessed a controlled substance and (2) knew the substance he possessed was a…”
State v. Iowa Dist. Court for Winneshiek Cnty., 464 N.W.2d 233 (Iowa 1990). “1245, § 1908; Iowa Code § 719.8 (1979). Although the language has been changed, we presume the legislature did not intend a radical narrowing of criminal liability in section 719.”
State of Iowa v. Raul Louis Liendo (Iowa Ct. App. 2025). “2d at 495–96; see also Iowa Code § 719.8 (“A person not authorized by law who furnishes or knowingly makes available a controlled substance or intoxicating beverage to an inmate at a detention facility, or who introduces a controlled substance or intoxicating beverage into the…”
State of Iowa v. Jillian Jane Stewart (Iowa Ct. App. 2014). “Iowa Code § 719.8 (2011). The marshaling instructions to the jury on the introduction charge required the State to prove three elements: “1.”
State Of Iowa, Vs. Angela Marie Allen (Iowa 2006). “Iowa Code § 719.8 (1999). At the same time, section 719.”
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