229A.12A - DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS -- RESPONSIBILITY FOR SAFEKEEPER.
229A.12A DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS --
RESPONSIBILITY FOR SAFEKEEPER.
The director of the department of corrections shall have
authority, once a person is detained pursuant to section 229A.5, to
make a determination as to the appropriate secure facility within the
department of corrections in which the safekeeper is to be placed,
taking into consideration the safekeeper's medical needs and ability
to interact with offenders who have been committed to the custody of
the director of the department of corrections. The director has
authority to determine the safekeeper's degree of segregation from
offenders, including whether total segregation is appropriate under
the circumstances or whether the safekeeper should be permitted to
participate in normal confinement activities in the presence of
offenders. Section History: Recent Form
2002 Acts, ch 1139, §18, 27