# Iowa Code § 356.2: Duty

> Iowa · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TIX_C356_S356.2

## Section

- **Citation:** Iowa Code § 356.2
- **Heading:** Duty
- **Jurisdiction:** Iowa
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 356 / Section 356.2

## Text

The sheriff shall have charge and custody of the prisoners in the jail or other prisons of the sheriff’s county, and shall receive those lawfully committed, and keep them until discharged by law.

[C51, §172; R60, §385; C73, §339; C97, §501; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5498; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §356.2]

## Nearby sections

- [Iowa Code § 356.1 How used.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TIX_C356_S356.1.md)
- [Iowa Code § 356.2 Duty.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TIX_C356_S356.2.md)
- [Iowa Code § 356.3 Minors separately confined.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TIX_C356_S356.3.md)
- [Iowa Code § 356.4 Separation of men and women.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TIX_C356_S356.4.md)
- [Iowa Code § 356.5 Keeper’s duty.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TIX_C356_S356.5.md)
- [Iowa Code § 356.6 Sheriff’s duty.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TIX_C356_S356.6.md)
- [Iowa Code § 356.6A Duty to inform about veteran services.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TIX_C356_S356.6A.md)
- [Iowa Code § 356.7 Charges for administrative costs and room and board — enforcement procedures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TIX_C356_S356.7.md)
- [Iowa Code § 356.8 Removal.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TIX_C356_S356.8.md)
- [Iowa Code § 356.14 Refractory prisoners.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TIX_C356_S356.14.md)
- [Iowa Code § 356.15 Expenses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TIX_C356_S356.15.md)
- [Iowa Code § 356.15A Responsibility for payment of required medical aid.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TIX_C356_S356.15A.md)
- [Iowa Code § 356.16 Hard labor.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TIX_C356_S356.16.md)
- [Iowa Code § 356.17 Labor on public works.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TIX_C356_S356.17.md)

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