Terms Used In Iowa Code > Chapter 808A - Student Searches

• Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
• person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
• Protected student area: includes , but is not limited to:
   a. See Iowa Code 808A.1
• Rule: includes "regulation". See Iowa Code 4.1
• School: means a public or nonpublic educational institution offering any of grades kindergarten through twelve. See Iowa Code 808A.1
• School official: means a licensed school employee, and includes unlicensed school employees employed for security or supervision purposes. See Iowa Code 808A.1
• Student: means a person enrolled in a school for any of grades kindergarten through twelve. See Iowa Code 808A.1
• Student search rule: means a rule established by the school board of a public school, pursuant to section 279. See Iowa Code 808A.1
• year: means twelve consecutive months. See Iowa Code 4.1