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IA Code › Title XVI › Chapter 904 › Section 904.103

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The department shall administer the institutions listed in section 904.102. The department shall be responsible to the extent provided for by law for all of the following:

(1) Iowa state industries.

(2) Jail inspections.

(3) Other duties provided for by law.

(4) Policies for the operation and conduct of the department and the implementation of all department programs.

(5) Adoption of rules in accordance with chapter 17A as necessary to transact its business and for the administration and exercise of its powers and duties.

(6) The approval of the locations for all state institutions which are penal, reformatory, or corrective.

83 Acts, ch 96, §4, 159CS83, §217A.385 Acts, ch 21, §54CS85, §246.103C93, §904.1032024 Acts, ch 1170, §350; 2024 Acts, ch 1182, §59

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