Iowa Statutes
§ 356.6 — Sheriff’s duty
Iowa § 356.6
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Bluebook
Iowa Code § 356.6 (2026).
Text
Thesheriffmustkeepanaccuratecalendarofeachprisonercommittedtothesheriff’scare,
whichshallcontaintheprisoner’sname, placeofabode, thedayandhourofcommitmentand
discharge, the cause and term of commitment, the authority that committed the prisoner, and
adescriptionoftheprisoner, astatementoftheprisoner’soccupation, education, andgeneral
habits. When any prisoner is discharged, such calendar must show the day and hour when
and the authority by which it took place, and if a person escapes, it must state particularly
the time and manner thereof.
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Legislative History
[C51, §3105; R60, §5124; C73, §4725; C97, §5641; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5502; C46, 50, 54,
58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §356.6]
Nearby Sections
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§ 356.1
How used§ 356.14
Refractory prisoners§ 356.15
Expenses§ 356.16
Hard labor§ 356.17
Labor on public works§ 356.18
Supervision§ 356.19
Rules — labor not to be leased§ 356.2
Duty§ 356.20
Violation of city ordinance§ 356.21
Control and punishment§ 356.22
Credit for labor§ 356.23
Cruel treatment§ 356.24
Protecting prisoners§ 356.25
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Iowa § 356.6, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ia/356.6.