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Iowa Code § 914.1 (2026)

Power of governor

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The power of the governor under the Constitution of the State of Iowa to grant a reprieve, pardon, commutation of sentence, remission of fines and forfeitures, or restoration of the rights of citizenship shall not be impaired. 86 Acts, ch 1112, §4 C87, §248A.1 C93, §914.1 2006 Acts, ch 1010, §168

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2008–2025 · leading case: State of Iowa v. Jeffrey K. Ragland, 836 N.W.2d 107 (Iowa 2013).
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State of Iowa v. Jeffrey K. Ragland, 836 N.W.2d 107 (Iowa 2013). · cites it 4× “§ 914.1. One final note. Neither Ragland nor the State claims the district court’s resentencing of Ragland to life with eligibility for parole after twenty-five years was improper if the sixty-years-without-parole sentence cannot stand.”
State v. Bentley, 757 N.W.2d 257 (Iowa 2008). · cites it 2× “IV, § 16 (conferring power of commutation on governor); Iowa Code § 914.1 (stating governor’s power shall not be impaired).”
John Lowery v. State of Iowa, 822 N.W.2d 739 (Iowa 2012). · cites it 2× “Under the Iowa constitution, Article IV, section 16, and pursuant to Iowa Code section 914.1, the Governor of Iowa has been granted by its citizens a general clemency power that includes power to grant a commutation of sentence.”
Snodgrass v. Robinson, 512 F.3d 999 (8th Cir. 2008). “” Iowa Code § 914.1 (2007). For the purpose of our analysis, then, we must view the Iowa governor’s power to commute sentences as substantively unfettered.”
Brent Smith v. United States, 63 F.4th 677 (8th Cir. 2023). “1992), with Iowa Code Ann. §§ 914.1 -.7. -5-”
State Of Iowa Vs. Roger Paul Bentley (Iowa 2008). · cites it 2× “IV, § 16 (conferring power of commutation on governor); Iowa Code § 914.1 (stating governor’s power shall not be impaired).”
Anthony Browne v. Kimberly Reynolds (8th Cir. 2025). “Iowa Code § 914.1 . A person convicted of a criminal offense may apply to the governor for a pardon or restoration of rights.”
Sherryl Snodgrass v. Elizabeth Robinson (8th Cir. 2008). “” Iowa Code § 914.1 (2007). For the purpose of our analysis, then, we must view the Iowa governor’s power to commute sentences as substantively unfettered.”
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