Iowa § 456A.13 - 456A.13 Officers and employees — peace officer status.
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§ 456A.13. 456A.13 Officers and employees — peace officer status.
The director shall employ the number of assistants, including a professionally trained state forester, that are necessary to carry out the duties imposed on the commission; and, under the same conditions, the director shall appoint the number of full-time officers and supervisory personnel that are necessary to enforce all laws of the state and rules and regulations of the commission. The full-time officers and supervisory personnel have the same powers that are conferred by law on peace officers in the enforcement of all laws of the state of Iowa and the apprehension of violators. A person appointed as a full-time officer shall be at least twenty-one years of age on the date of appointment and shall not be employed as a full-time officer after attaining the age of sixty-five. “Full-time officer” means any person appointed by the director to enforce the laws of this state. [C73, §4052; C97, §2540; SS15, §2539, 2540; C24, 27, §1715; C31, §1703-d20, -d22, 1715; C35, §1703-g13, -g15; C39, §1703.40, 1703.42; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, §107.13, 107.15; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §107.13] 86 Acts, ch 1245, §1828, 1854 C93, §456A.13 98 Acts, ch 1183, §114 Referred to in §20.3, 97B.49B, 97B.49G, 161A.42, 456A.12, 456A.13A, 456A.15, 481A.68, 801.4 Fri Dec 12 20:44:08 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 456A.13 (19, 0)
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Section 456A.13 ("456A.13 Officers and employees — peace officer status.") 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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