Iowa § 226.15 - 226.15 Letters to director.
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§ 226.15. 226.15 Letters to director.
The superintendent or other officer in charge of a patient shall, without reading the letters, receive all letters addressed to the director, if so requested, and shall properly mail the letters, and deliver to such patient all letters or other writings addressed to the patient. Letters written to the patient may be examined by the superintendent, and if, in the superintendent’s opinion, the delivery of such letters would be injurious to the patient, the superintendent shall return the letters to the writer with the superintendent’s reasons for not delivering the letters. [C73, §1438; C97, §2302; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3497; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §226.15] 2023 Acts, ch 19, §483 Thu Dec 11 19:01:41 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 226.15 (22, 0)
Source: official Iowa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Iowa Code § 226.15 cover?
Section 226.15 ("226.15 Letters to director.") is part of the Iowa Code, the codified statutory law of Iowa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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