Iowa § 356A.3 Alternative confinement of prisoners

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§ 356A.3 — Alternative confinement of prisoners

Iowa § 356A.3

Title IXLOCAL GOVERNMENT

Ch. 356ACOUNTY DETENTION FACILITIES

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Iowa Code § 356A.3 (2026).

Text

A district judge may sentence and commit a person to a facility established and maintained
pursuant to section 356A.1 or 356A.2 instead of the county jail. A district judge may order
the transfer of a person sentenced and committed to the county jail to such a facility upon
the judge’s own motion, the motion of the sentenced and committed person, or the motion
of the sheriff. The original order of commitment or the order of transfer to the facility shall
set forth the terms and conditions of the detention or commitment and that the detained
or committed person shall abide by the terms and conditions of this chapter and the rules
of the facility to which committed or transferred. The order shall be read to the detained,
committed, or transferred person in open court. The committing court or

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A district judge may sentence and commit a person to a facility established and maintained
pursuant to section 356A.1 or 356A.2 instead of the county jail. A district judge may order
the transfer of a person sentenced and committed to the county jail to such a facility upon
the judge’s own motion, the motion of the sentenced and committed person, or the motion
of the sheriff. The original order of commitment or the order of transfer to the facility shall
set forth the terms and conditions of the detention or commitment and that the detained
or committed person shall abide by the terms and conditions of this chapter and the rules
of the facility to which committed or transferred. The order shall be read to the detained,
committed, or transferred person in open court. The committing court or a district judge
may order a person who has been detained, committed, or transferred to such a facility to
be transferred to the county jail if, upon hearing, the court determines the person has been
refractory or disorderly, has willfully destroyed or injured any property in the facility, or has
violated any of the terms and conditions of the order of detention, commitment, or transfer
or the provisions of this chapter or the rules of the facility where the person was detained or
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committed. Any violations of the order of detention, commitment, or transfer shall further
be punished as contempt of court pursuant to chapter 665. Section 719.4 is applicable to any
person detained, committed, or transferred to a facility established and maintained pursuant
to this chapter. The county or city to which the cause originally belonged is liable for the
expense of the original detention, commitment, or transfer and the subsequent expenses of
maintaining the person in the facility.