Iowa § 262.13 - 262.13 Peace officers at institutions.
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§ 262.13. 262.13 Peace officers at institutions.
The board may authorize any institution under its control to commission one or more of its employees as peace officers. Such officers shall have the same powers, duties, privileges, and immunities as conferred on regular peace officers. The board shall provide as rapidly as practicable for the adequate training and certification of such peace officers at the Iowa law enforcement academy or at a law enforcement training school approved by the academy, unless the peace officers are already certified by the Iowa law enforcement academy or by an approved law enforcement training school. [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §262.13] 2011 Acts, ch 132, §16, 106 Referred to in §97B.49B, 152C.5B, 157.4A, 321.89, 801.4 Thu Dec 11 19:23:50 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 262.13 (25, 0)
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