Iowa legal term
Facility in Iowa Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Iowa legislative session
In Iowa criminal law, “Facility” 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 “Facility” mean in Iowa criminal law?
“Facility” means a county jail, municipal holding facility, or institution under the management of the department of corrections. 2. (Iowa Code § 719.7A)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Disorderly conduct
- Escape or absence from custody
- Possessing contraband
- Wanton neglect of a resident of a health care facility
- Assisting prisoner to escape
- Furnishing a controlled substance or intoxicating beverage to inmates at a detention facility
- Inmate assaults bodily fluids or secretions
- Profiting from inmates
- Sexual misconduct with offenders and juveniles
- Operating while under the influence of alcohol or a drug or while having an alcohol concentration of .08 or more (OWI)
- Unlawful disposal of hazardous waste penalties
- Unlawful transportation of hazardous waste penalties
Related terms in the same statutes
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