804.28 Department of public safety prisoners. The sheriff of any county shall accept for custody in the county jail of the sheriff’s respective county any person handed over to the sheriff for safekeeping and lodging by any member of the department of public safety. The county shall not be liable for medical treatment for injuries […]
804.29 Confidentiality. 1. Unless otherwise ordered by the court, all information filed with the court for the purpose of securing a warrant for an arrest, including but not limited to a citation and affidavits, shall be a confidential record until such time as a peace officer has made the arrest and has made the officer’s […]
804.3 Order for bail — endorsed on warrant. If the offense stated in the warrant be bailable, the magistrate issuing it must make an endorsement thereon as follows: Let the defendant, when arrested, be (admitted to bail in the sum of ………… dollars) or (stating other conditions of release). [R60, §4537; C73, §4189; C97, §5185; […]
804.30 Strip searches and visual strip searches of persons arrested for scheduled violations or simple misdemeanors. 1. a. A person arrested for a simple misdemeanor who is housed in the general population of a county jail or municipal holding facility may be subject to a visual strip search. Such a person may be subject to […]
804.31 Arrest of deaf or hard-of-hearing person — use of interpreters — fee. 1. When a person is detained for questioning or arrested for an alleged violation of a law or ordinance and there is reason to believe that the person is deaf or hard-of-hearing, the peace officer making the arrest or taking the person […]
804.5 Arrest defined. Arrest is the taking of a person into custody when and in the manner authorized by law, including restraint of the person or the person’s submission to custody. [C51, §2837, 2838, 2850; R60, §4545, 4551, 4557 – 4559; C73, §4197, 4203, 4209 – 4211; C97, §5193, 5194; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, […]
804.6 Persons authorized to make an arrest. An arrest pursuant to a warrant shall be made only by a peace officer; in other cases, an arrest may be made by a peace officer or by a private person as provided in this chapter. [R60, §4546; C73, §4198; C97, §5195; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13467; […]
804.7 Arrests by peace officers. A peace officer may make an arrest in obedience to a warrant delivered to the peace officer; and without a warrant: 1. For a public offense committed or attempted in the peace officer’s presence. 2. Where a public offense has in fact been committed, and the peace officer has reasonable […]
804.7A Arrests by federal law enforcement officers. 1. For purposes of this section, “federal law enforcement officer” means a person employed full time by the United States government who is empowered to effect an arrest with or without a warrant for a violation of the United States Code and who is authorized to carry a […]
804.7B Arrests by out-of-state peace officers. 1. For purposes of this section, “out-of-state peace officer” means a person employed full time as a peace officer by a state other than Iowa or a political subdivision of a state other than Iowa who is empowered to effect an arrest with or without a warrant under the […]
804.8 Use of force by peace officer making an arrest. 1. A peace officer, while making a lawful arrest, is justified in the use of any force which the peace officer reasonably believes to be necessary to effect the arrest or to defend any person from bodily harm while making the arrest. However, the use […]
804.9 Arrests by private persons. A private person may make an arrest: 1. For a public offense committed or attempted in the person’s presence. 2. When a felony has been committed, and the person has reasonable ground for believing that the person to be arrested has committed it. [C51, §2846; R60, §4549; C73, §4201; C97, […]
