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Iowa Code § 321.488 (2026)

Procedure not exclusive

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The provisions of this chapter shall govern all peace officers in making arrests without a warrant for violations of this chapter for offenses committed in their presence, but the procedure prescribed in this chapter shall not be exclusive of any other method prescribed by law for the arrest and prosecution of a person. [C39, §5037.05; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.488] 2009 Acts, ch 133, §122; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §155

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Cited in 1 case, 2018–2018 · leading case: Rickie Rilea & Timothy Riley v. Iowa Dep't of Transp., 919 N.W.2d 380 (Iowa 2018).
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Rickie Rilea & Timothy Riley v. Iowa Dep't of Transp., 919 N.W.2d 380 (Iowa 2018). · cites it 4× “Iowa Code § 321.488 . Our analysis accepts the possibility that IDOT MVE officers could have a separate source of authority outside of chapter 321 to issue traffic citations.”
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