Iowa legal term
Sending state in Iowa Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Iowa legislative session
In Iowa criminal law, “Sending state” 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 “Sending state” mean in Iowa criminal law?
“Sending state” means a state party to this compact in which conviction or court commitment was had. c. “Receiving state” means a state party to this compact to which an inmate is sent for confinement other than a state in which conviction or court commitment was had. d. “Inmate” means an offender who is committed, under sentence to or confined in a penal or correctional institution. e. “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)
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