§ 507E.8 — Law enforcement authority

Iowa § 507E.8

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XIII: COMMERCE
• Ch. 507E: INSURANCE FRAUD

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1. An individual employed by the division and designated as a peace officer shall be
considered a law enforcement officer as that term is defined in section 80B.3, and shall
exercise the powers of a law enforcement officer as follows:
a. For purposes of an arrest resulting from a criminal violation of any provision of the
Codesubjecttothejurisdictionofthecommissionerestablishedasaresultofaninvestigation
pursuant to this chapter or chapter 502, 502A, 507A, 523A, 523C, 523D, or 523I.
b. While conducting an investigation or engaged in an assignment authorized by this
chapter or chapter 502, 502A, 507A, 523A, 523C, 523D, or 523I.
c. To protect life if a public offense is committed in the presence of the peace officer.
d. While providing assistance to a law enforcement agency or another law enforcement
officer.
2. Laws applicable to an arrest of an individual by a law enforcement officer of the state
shall apply to an individual employed by the division and designated as a peace officer. An
individual employed by the division and designated as a peace officer shall have the power to
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execute arrest warrants and search warrants, serve subpoenas issued for the examination,
investigation, and trial of all offenses identified through the course of an investigation
conducted pursuant to this section, and arrest upon probable cause without warrant a person
found in the act of committing a violation of a law of this state.