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Iowa Code § 903A.1 (2026)

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The director of the Iowa department of corrections shall appoint independent administrative law judges whose duties shall include but are not limited to review, as provided in section 903A.3, of the conduct of inmates in institutions under the department. Sections 10A.801 and 17A.11 do not apply to administrative law judges appointed pursuant to this section. 83 Acts, ch 147, §2, 14, 15; 88 Acts, ch 1109, §31; 98 Acts, ch 1202, §44, 46 Referred to in §822.2, 903A.4

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Cited in 19 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1988–2025 · leading case: Off. of Citizens' Aide/Ombudsman v. Deb Edwards & Iowa Dep't of Corr., 825 N.W.2d 8 (Iowa 2012).
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Off. of Citizens' Aide/Ombudsman v. Deb Edwards & Iowa Dep't of Corr., 825 N.W.2d 8 (Iowa 2012). · cites it 11× “Iowa Code § 903A.1 (“The director of the Iowa 3Although impartiality and independence are sometimes used interchangeably, they are distinct concepts.”
Williams v. State, 421 N.W.2d 890 (Iowa 1988). · cites it 6× “Iowa Code § 903A.1 (1985). It is clear that the decision whether good conduct credits are to be forfeited is to be made only by an independent hearing officer, appointed pursuant to section 903A.”
Dykstra v. Iowa Dist. Court for Jones Cnty., 783 N.W.2d 473 (Iowa 2010). “4 states, however, that the director of IDOC “shall develop policy and procedural rules to implement sections 903A.1 through 903A.3.” The broad discretion granted to IDOC does not limit application of section 903A.”
State of Iowa v. Iowa Dist. Court for Jones Cnty., 888 N.W.2d 655 (Iowa 2016). “4 authorizes the IDOC to develop policies and procedures to implement these treatment programs with earned-time incentives: The director of the Iowa department of corrections shall develop policy, and procedural rules to implement sections 903A.1 through 903A.3. The rules may…”
Holm v. Iowa Dist. Court for Jones Cnty., 767 N.W.2d 409 (Iowa 2009). “4 of the chapter stated that: *413 The director of the Iowa department of corrections shall develop policy and procedural rules to implement sections 903A.1 through 903A.3. The rules may specify disciplinary offenses which may result in the loss of good conduct time, and the…”
Tabor v. State, 519 N.W.2d 378 (Iowa 1994). · cites it 2× “The first of these situations exists when “[t]he person’s reduction of sentence pursuant to sections 903A.1 through 903A.7 has been unlawfully forfeited_” Iowa Code § 822.”
Scott v. State, 517 N.W.2d 718 (Iowa Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 2× “4 states, in part: The director of the Iowa department of corrections shall develop policy and procedural rules to implement section 903A.1 through 903A.3. The rules may specify disciplinary offenses which may result in the loss of good conduct time, and the amount of good…”
Thompson v. State, 533 N.W.2d 215 (Iowa 1995). · cites it 2× “1 (1993), provides: *217 The director of the Iowa department of corrections shall appoint independent administrative law judges whose duties shall include but are not limited to review ... of the conduct of inmates in institutions under the department.”
Richmond v. State, 464 N.W.2d 125 (Iowa 1990). “The person's reduction of sentence pursuant to sections 903A.1 through 903A.7 has been unlawfully forfeited and the person has exhausted the appeal procedure of section 903A.”
Bradham v. State, 476 N.W.2d 369 (Iowa Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 2× “Williams found that the presence of individuals in addition to an independent hearing officer such as an AU was unnecessary under Iowa Code section 903A.1. Id. at 895 . Further, the Williams court stated “[w]hen the legislature reposed the decision-making duty on an independent…”
Gary Pettit v. Iowa Dep't of Corr., 891 N.W.2d 189 (Iowa 2017). “The Code outlines the authority of the IDOC to implement such treatment programs: The director of the Iowa department of corrections shall develop policy and procedural rules to implement sections 903A.1 through 903A.3. The rules may specify disciplinary offenses which may…”
Mahan v. State, 541 N.W.2d 918 (Iowa Ct. App. 1995). “4 states in part: The director of the Iowa department of corrections shall develop policy and procedural rules to implement sections 903A.1 through 903A.3. The rules may specify disciplinary offenses which may result in the loss of good conduct time, and the amount of good…”
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