Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 321.486 (2026)

Authorized bond forms

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When bond or bail is required under section 811.2 to guarantee appearance for any offense charged under this chapter, the following nonexclusive forms shall be permitted subject to the following limitations:

1. A current guaranteed arrest bond certificate as defined in section 321.1, subsection 30, shall be considered sufficient surety if the defendant is charged with an offense where the penalty does not exceed one thousand dollars.

2. A valid credit card, as defined in section 537.1301, subsection 17, may be used and is sufficient surety when the defendant is charged with a scheduled offense under section 805.8A, 805.8B, or 805.8C. The defendant may use a credit card for bail purposes only in accordance with rules of the department of public safety adopted pursuant to chapter 17A. [C39, §5037.03; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.486] 83 Acts, ch 101, §72; 2001 Acts, ch 137, §5; 2003 Acts, ch 6, §3 Referred to in §805.15 \n

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1997–1997 · leading case: State v. Kinkead, 570 N.W.2d 97 (Iowa 1997).

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State v. Kinkead, 570 N.W.2d 97 (Iowa 1997). · cites it 2× “The facts presented to Miller prior to the stop of Kinkead did constitute an offense under Iowa Code section 321.486 and thus reasonable suspicion existed to stop his vehicle.”

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