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Iowa Code § 321.229 (2026)

Obedience to peace officers

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No person shall willfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of any peace officer invested by law with authority to direct, control, or regulate traffic. [S13, §1571-m18; C24, 27, 31, 35, §5064; C39, §5017.02; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.229] Referred to in §805.8A(14)(a) For applicable scheduled fine, see §805.8A, subsection 14, paragraph a

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1948–2015 · leading case: McCabe v. MacAulay, 551 F. Supp. 2d 771 (N.D. Iowa 2007).
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McCabe v. MacAulay, 551 F. Supp. 2d 771 (N.D. Iowa 2007). · cites it 11× “Iowa Code § 321.229 Iowa Code section 321.”
Jason Powell v. Larry Noble, 798 F.3d 690 (8th Cir. 2015). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code §§ 321.229 , 321.236(2). That the policies are unwritten “is not fatal.”
State v. Heminover, 619 N.W.2d 353 (Iowa 2000). · cites it 2× “6(l)(a), and (3) one simple misdemeanor count of failure to obey a police officer in violation of Iowa Code section 321.229. The State later amended the trial information to elevate the OWI charge to a second offense.”
McCabe v. Parker, 608 F.3d 1068 (8th Cir. 2010). “4 , 9 and Iowa Code § 321.229 . 10 We conclude there was arguable probable cause to arrest McCabe and Nelson for violating 18 U.”
Diane Woods v. Jay Rhodes City of Sioux City, Iowa, 994 F.2d 494 (8th Cir. 1993). “4 (West 1993); and (6) eluding a peace officer in violation of the Municipal Code of Sioux City, Iowa.”
State v. Bethards, 32 N.W.2d 769 (Iowa 1948). · cites it 2× “The State in argument urges that defendant violated section 321.229 of the Code, which provides that 'np one shall willfully refuse to comply with the orders of a traffic officer.”
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