Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 908.4 (2026)

Parole revocation hearing

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1. The parole revocation hearing shall be conducted by an administrative parole judge who is an attorney. The revocation hearing shall determine the following:

a. Whether the alleged parole violation occurred.

b. Whether the violator’s parole should be revoked.

2. The administrative parole judge shall make a verbatim record of the proceedings. The alleged violator shall be informed of the evidence against the violator, shall be given an opportunity to be heard, shall have the right to present witnesses and other evidence, and shall have the right to cross-examine adverse witnesses, except if the judge finds that a witness would be subjected to risk or harm if the witness’s identity were disclosed. The revocation hearing may be conducted electronically. [C79, 81, §908.4] 86 Acts, ch 1245, §1524; 88 Acts, ch 1091, §9; 89 Acts, ch 282, §9; 97 Acts, ch 125, §12; 98 Acts, ch 1197, §9, 13; 2000 Acts, ch 1177, §4, 5; 2002 Acts, ch 1067, §21; 2005 Acts, ch 107, §12, 14 \n

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1991–2025 · leading case: Pfister v. Iowa Dist. Court for Polk Cnty., 688 N.W.2d 790 (Iowa 2004).
Pfister v. Iowa Dist. Court for Polk Cnty., 688 N.W.2d 790 (Iowa 2004). · cites it 12× “1067, § 21 (codified at Iowa Code § 908.4 (2) (2003)). (The right to counsel in parole revocation hearings found in Iowa Rule of Criminal Procedure 2.”
Larsson v. Iowa Bd. of Parole, 465 N.W.2d 272 (Iowa 1991). · cites it 5× “” Iowa Code § 908.4 (1979). If the liaison officer found probable cause to proceed, the matter was turned over to the parole board for the dispositional hearing.”
State v. Orte, 540 N.W.2d 435 (Iowa 1995). · cites it 2× “Likewise, the mittimus could not vary the terms of section 908.4, which clearly requires that this continuous sentence be served in a place designated by the department of corrections.”
J. Doe v. Iowa Dist. Court For Polk Cnty. (Iowa 2025). “§ 908.4. 7 The administrative parole judge determines whether the alleged parole violation occurred and, if so, whether the violator’s parole should be revoked.”
— Iowa Code § 908.4(2) — 1 case
Pfister v. Iowa Dist. Court for Polk Cnty., 688 N.W.2d 790 (Iowa 2004). “1067, § 21 (codified at Iowa Code § 908.4 (2) (2003)). (The right to counsel in parole revocation hearings found in Iowa Rule of Criminal Procedure 2.”
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