Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 906.3 (2026)

Duties of parole board

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The board of parole shall adopt rules regarding a system of paroles from correctional institutions, and shall direct, control, and supervise the administration of the system of paroles. The board of parole shall consult with the director of the department of corrections on rules regarding a system of work release and shall assist in the direction, control, and supervision of the work release system. The board shall determine which of those persons who have been committed to the custody of the director of the Iowa department of corrections, by reason of their conviction of a public offense, shall be released on parole or work release. The grant or denial of parole or work release is not a contested case as defined in section 17A.2. [S13, §5718-a18; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3786, 3787; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §247.5, 247.6; C79, 81, §906.3] 83 Acts, ch 96, §144, 159; 86 Acts, ch 1245, §1519 Parole board, chapter 904A

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 18 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1982–2023 · leading case: State of Iowa v. Sayvon Andre Propps, 897 N.W.2d 91 (Iowa 2017).
State of Iowa v. Sayvon Andre Propps, 897 N.W.2d 91 (Iowa 2017). · cites it 4× “Iowa Code § 906.3 , .5. If the board sets up an interview, it uses the interview to determine whether the individual offender should be released to the community under parole supervision for the remainder of the sentence.”
Julio Bonilla v. Iowa Bd. of Parole, 930 N.W.2d 751 (Iowa 2019). · cites it 4× “Iowa Code § 906.3 . The Board is required to conduct "at least annual[ ]" reviews of each parole-eligible offender.”
State v. Wade, 757 N.W.2d 618 (Iowa 2008). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code § 906.3 . “Historically, corrections officials have been given broad discretion with respect to the role parole rightly plays in an individual prisoner’s constructive reintegration into society.”
State of Iowa v. Donald Joseph King, 867 N.W.2d 106 (Iowa 2015). · cites it 2× “§ 906.3. However, the board of corrections has rulemaking power over the administration of the parole system.”
Doe v. State, 688 N.W.2d 265 (Iowa 2004). · cites it 2× “2d at 262 (citations omitted); see Iowa Code § 906.3 (1986) (vesting the power to determine if prisoners qualify for early release in the board of parole, an executive agency).”
State v. DeWitt, 426 N.W.2d 678 (Iowa Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code § 906.3 (1987). A person while on parole is yet under the supervision of the district department of correctional services of the district designated by the board of parole.”
Johnson v. Dep't of Corr., 635 N.W.2d 487 (Iowa Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 2× “Under Iowa Code section 906.3 (1999) the grant or denial of parole or work release is not a contested case as defined in Iowa Code section 17A.”
State v. Wilson, 314 N.W.2d 408 (Iowa 1982). “§ 906.3 (“The grant or denial of parole shall not be deemed a contested ease as defined in section 17A.”
State v. Anderson, 836 N.W.2d 669 (Iowa Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “” Iowa Code § 906.3 ; State v. Wade, 757 N.”
Travis Bomgaars, Kyle Cross, Anthony Gomez, James Hall, Raymond Labelle, Shane Millett, & Kelly Sand v. State of Iowa (Iowa 2021). · cites it 4× “See Iowa Code §§ 906.3 , .5; Iowa Admin. Code rs.”
Leann Faye Werts v. Iowa Bd. of Parole (Iowa Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 4× “ly find that a person who commits serious crimes such as those committed by [Werts] here must demonstrate that any exhibited rehabilitation is genuine and persists over a longer period of time before it concludes a reasonable probability exists that that perpetrator is willing…”
Mark Donnell Fassett, Applicant-Appellant v. State of Iowa (Iowa Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “The State also refers to Iowa Code section 906.3, which provides: The board of parole shall adopt rules regarding a system of paroles from correctional institutions, and shall direct, control, and supervise the administration of the system of paroles.”
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