§ 804.24 — Arrests by private persons — disposition of prisoner

Iowa § 804.24

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XVI: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE
• Ch. 804: COMMENCEMENT OF ACTIONS — ARREST — DISPOSITIONS OF PRISONERS

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A private citizen who has arrested another for the commission of an offense must, without
unnecessary delay, take the arrested person before a magistrate, or deliver the arrested
person to a peace officer, who may take the arrested person before a magistrate, but the
person making the arrest must also accompany the officer before the magistrate.

Legislative History

[C51, §2842, 2849; R60, §4562 – 4564; C73, §4214-4216; C97, §5206; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13478; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §755.14; C79, 81, §804.24]