Iowa legal term
Institution in Iowa Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Iowa legislative session
In Iowa criminal law, “Institution” 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 “Institution” mean in Iowa criminal law?
“Institution” means any penal or correctional facility, including but not limited to a facility for the mentally ill or mentally defective, in which inmates may lawfully be confined. 3. (Iowa Code § 913.2)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Electronic contraband criminal penalties
- Escape or absence from custody
- Assisting prisoner to escape
- Child stealing
- Inmate assaults bodily fluids or secretions
- Murder in the first degree
- Nonfelonious misconduct in office
- Private transportation of prisoners
- Prohibitions relating to false academic degrees, grades, or honors
- Student athlete prohibitions
- Use of unmanned aerial vehicle prohibitions
Related terms in the same statutes
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