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Iowa Code § 808.14 (2026)

Administrative warrants

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The courts and other appropriate agencies of the judicial branch of the government of this state may issue administrative search warrants, in accordance with the statutory and common law requirements for the issuance of such warrants, to all governmental agencies or bodies expressly or impliedly provided with statutory or constitutional home rule authority for inspections to the extent necessary for the agency or body to carry out such authority, to be executed or otherwise carried out by an officer or employee of the agency or body. 85 Acts, ch 38, §1 Referred to in §99F.6, 135.141, 162.10B, 162.10C, 421.9, 453B.11, 657A.1A

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1995–2007 · leading case: Titan Tire Corp. v. Labor Comm'r, 637 N.W.2d 115 (Iowa 2001).
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Titan Tire Corp. v. Labor Comm'r, 637 N.W.2d 115 (Iowa 2001). · cites it 8× “Iowa Code § 808.14 . B. Probable cause standards for administrative search warrants.”
Christenson v. Iowa Dist. Court for Polk Cnty., 557 N.W.2d 259 (Iowa 1996). · cites it 14× “may issue administrative search warrants, in accordance with the statutory and common-law requirements for the issuance of such warrants, to all governmental agencies or bodies expressly or impliedly provided with statutory or constitutional home rule authority or inspections to…”
State v. Carter, 733 N.W.2d 333 (Iowa 2007). · cites it 8× “11: The director may petition the district court or a magistrate for an administrative search warrant as authorized by section 808.14 to execute a distress warrant authorized by section 422.”
State v. Eames, 565 N.W.2d 323 (Iowa 1997). · cites it 8× “11 empowers the director to obtain an administrative search warrant "as authorized by section 808.14" to execute a distress warrant.”
State v. Green, 540 N.W.2d 649 (Iowa 1995). · cites it 4× “14_” Section 808.14 states: The courts and other appropriate agencies of the judicial branch of the government of this state may issue administrative search warrants, in accordance with the statutory and common law requirements for the issuance of such warrants, to all…”
State v. Carlson, 548 N.W.2d 138 (Iowa 1996). · cites it 3× “In Green we found the district court erred in upholding the warrant within the parameters of a noncriminal search warrant issued under Iowa Code § 808.14 (administrative warrant by judicial branch agencies) because our missing-person statute, Iowa Code chapter 694, grants the…”
State Of Iowa Vs. Kenneth Dale Carter (Iowa 2007). · cites it 6× “Section 808.14, in turn, provides authority for courts to issue administrative search warrants “in accordance with the statutory and common law requirements for the issuance of such warrants.”
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