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Terms Used In Iowa Code 915.16

  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
915.16 Notification by local correctional institutions.
The county sheriff or other person in charge of the local jail or detention facility shall notify a registered victim of the following:
1. The offender’s release from custody on bail and the terms or conditions of the release.
2. The offender’s final release from local custody.
3. The offender’s escape from custody.
4. The offender’s transfer from local custody to custody in another locality.
98 Acts, ch 1090, §11, 84
Referred to in §331.653