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Iowa Code § 806.2 (2026)

Procedure following arrest

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If an arrest is made in this state by an officer of another state in accordance with the provisions of section 806.1, the officer shall without unnecessary delay take the person arrested before a magistrate of the county in which the arrest was made, who shall conduct a hearing for the purpose of determining the lawfulness of the arrest. If the magistrate determines that the arrest was lawful the magistrate shall commit the person arrested to await for a reasonable time the issuance of an extradition warrant by the governor of this state or admit the person to bail for such purpose. If the magistrate determines that the arrest was unlawful the magistrate shall discharge the person arrested. [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §756.2; C79, 81, §806.2]

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806.3 Construction of statute. Section 806.1 shall not be construed so as to make unlawful any arrest in this state which would otherwise be lawful. [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §756.3; C79, 81, §806.3]

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1984–1984 · leading case: State v. Ferrell, 356 N.W.2d 868 (Neb. 1984).
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State v. Ferrell, 356 N.W.2d 868 (Neb. 1984). “The applicable Iowa statute, Iowa Code Ann. § 806.2 (West 1979), provides: Procedure following arrest If an arrest is made in this state by an officer of another *468 state in accordance with the provisions of section 806.”
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