POLICE RADIO BROADCASTING SYSTEM

Iowa Code tit. XVI, ch. 693

in effect

Iowa Code § 693.1 Contract authorized.

693.1. Contract authorized. The commissioner of public safety may enter into such contracts as the commissioner may deem necessary for the purpose of utilizing a special radio broadcasting system for law enforcement and police work and for direct and rapid communication with the various peace officers of the state. The said commissioner shall be empowered, subject to the approval of the governor and executive council, to equip divisional headquarters, cars, and motorcycles in the department with radio sending or receiving apparatus or both. [C31, 35, §13417-d1; C39, §13417.3; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §750.1; C79, 81, §693.1]

Iowa Code § 693.2 Expenses.

693.2. Expenses. Any such contract authorized in section 693.1 shall involve no expense to the state, except that the state may buy its own radio remote control system and install the same in the offices of the department of public safety in broadcasting communications and information direct to the peace officers of the state. [C31, 35, §13417-d2; C39, §13417.4; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §750.2; C79, 81, §693.2]

Iowa Code § 693.3 Notification to supervisors.

693.3. Notification to supervisors. Whenever the commissioner of public safety has entered into a contract and has established radio broadcasting facilities as is provided in this chapter, the commissioner shall at once notify the boards of supervisors of the respective counties that such a radio service has been established. [C31, 35, §13417-d3; C39, §13417.5; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §750.3; C79, 81, §693.3]

Iowa Code § 693.4 Duty of supervisors to install — costs.

693.4. Duty of supervisors to install — costs. The board of supervisors of each county shall install in the office of the sheriff a radio receiving set, and a set in at least one motor vehicle used by the sheriff, for use in connection with the state radio broadcasting system. The board of supervisors may install as many additional radio receiving sets as it deems necessary. [C31, 35, §13417-d4; C39, §13417.6; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §750.4; C79, 81, §693.4] 83 Acts, ch 123, §200, 209

Iowa Code § 693.5 Option of city council to install — costs.

693.5. Option of city council to install — costs. The council of each city of two thousand or more population may install at least one radio receiving set for use in law enforcement and police work. [C31, 35, §13417-d5; C39, §13417.7; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §750.5; C79, 81, §693.5]

Iowa Code § 693.7 Communication with local agencies.

693.7. Communication with local agencies. The department of public safety shall maintain law enforcement communications with local enforcement agencies. [C75, 77, §750.7; C79, 81, §693.7]

Source: Iowa Legislature (legis.iowa.gov)URL: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/law/iowaCode/sections?codeChapter=693&year=2026Fetched: 10/20/2026