# Iowa Code § 356.6: Sheriff’s duty

> Iowa · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TIX_C356_S356.6

## Section

- **Citation:** Iowa Code § 356.6
- **Heading:** Sheriff’s 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 356.6

## Text

The sheriff must keep an accurate calendar of each prisoner committed to the sheriff’s care, which shall contain the prisoner’s name, place of abode, the day and hour of commitment and discharge, the cause and term of commitment, the authority that committed the prisoner, and a description of the prisoner, a statement of the prisoner’s occupation, education, and general habits. When any prisoner is discharged, such calendar must show the day and hour when and the authority by which it took place, and if a person escapes, it must state particularly the time and manner thereof.

[C51, §3105; R60, §5124; C73, §4725; C97, §5641; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5502; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §356.6]

## 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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