Iowa legal term
Correctional staff in Iowa Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Iowa legislative session
In Iowa criminal law, “Correctional staff” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Iowa criminal code.
What does “Correctional staff” mean in Iowa criminal law?
“Correctional staff” means a person who is not a peace officer but who is employed by the department of corrections or a judicial district department of correctional services to work at or in a correctional institution, community-based correctional facility, or an institution under the management of the Iowa department of corrections which is used for the purposes of confinement of persons who have committed public offenses. b. “Employee of the department of health and human services” means a person who is an employee of an institution controlled by the director of health and human services th (Iowa Code § 708.3A)
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