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Iowa Code § 902.6 (2026)

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A person who has been committed to the custody of the director of the Iowa department of corrections shall remain in custody until released by the order of the board of parole, in accordance with the law governing paroles, or by order of the judge after reconsideration of a felon’s sentence pursuant to section 902.4 or until the maximum term of the person’s confinement, as fixed by law, has been completed. [S13, §5718-a18; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3786; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §247.5; C79, 81, §902.6] 83 Acts, ch 96, §131, 159

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Cited in 3 cases, 1981–1990 · leading case: State v. Ryan, 351 N.W.2d 186 (Iowa 1984).
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State v. Ryan, 351 N.W.2d 186 (Iowa 1984). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code § 902.6 . Although a trial court may order a person confined in a penitentiary to be produced for oral examination in a criminal case, Iowa Code § 622.”
State v. Dohrn, 300 N.W.2d 162 (Iowa 1981). · cites it 2× “” Just as the board of parole previously determined the duration of the term, section 902.6 provides in relevant part that the prisoner will remain in the director’s custody “until released by the order of the board of parole .”
Hatter v. Warden, Iowa Men's Reformatory, 734 F. Supp. 1505 (N.D. Iowa 1990). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 902.6 , Iowa Code Chapter 906 (1981).”
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