356.3 - MINORS SEPARATELY CONFINED.

        356.3  MINORS SEPARATELY CONFINED.         Any sheriff, city marshal, or chief of police, having in the      officer's care or custody any prisoner under the age of eighteen      years, shall keep such prisoner separate and apart, and prevent      communication by such prisoner with prisoners above that age, while      such prisoners are not under the personal supervision of such      officer, if suitable buildings or jails are provided for that      purpose, unless such prisoner is likely to or does exercise an      immoral influence over other minors with whom the prisoner may be      imprisoned.         A person under the age of eighteen years prosecuted under chapter      232 and not waived to criminal court shall be confined in a jail only      under the conditions provided in chapter 232.         Any officer having charge of prisoners who without just cause or      excuse neglects or refuses to perform the duties imposed on the      officer by this section may be suspended or removed from office      therefor.  
         Section History: Early Form
         [C97, § 5638; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 5499; C46, 50, 54, 58,      62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 356.3]         Referred to in § 232.22