{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-356.2","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 356.2","heading":"Duty.","body":"The sheriff shall have charge and custody of the prisoners in the jail or other prisons of the sheriff’s county, and shall receive those lawfully committed, and keep them until discharged by law.","path":["Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (Ch. 331 - 420)","Chapter 356 - JAILS AND MUNICIPAL HOLDING FACILITIES"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/356.2.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:09Z","sha256":"6386b7298179dff39814b200741473531a0a4a390006d5fb410c25d4996e1904","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-356.1","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-356.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}