Iowa Statutes
§ 804.9 — Arrests by private persons
Iowa § 804.9
JurisdictionIowa
Title XVICRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE
Ch. 804COMMENCEMENT OF ACTIONS — ARREST — DISPOSITIONS OF PRISONERS
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Bluebook
Iowa Code § 804.9 (2026).
Text
A private person may make an arrest:
1.For a public offense committed or attempted in the person’s presence.
2.Whenafelonyhasbeencommitted, andthepersonhasreasonablegroundforbelieving
that the person to be arrested has committed it.
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Related
Rife v. D.T. Corner, Inc.
641 N.W.2d 761 (Supreme Court of Iowa, 2002)
State v. Gathercole
553 N.W.2d 569 (Supreme Court of Iowa, 1996)
Rickie Rilea and Timothy Riley v. Iowa Department of Transportation
919 N.W.2d 380 (Supreme Court of Iowa, 2018)
State v. McFarland
598 N.W.2d 318 (Court of Appeals of Iowa, 1999)
Richards v. City of West Des Moines
(Court of Appeals of Iowa, 2023)
State of Iowa v. Carlos Danilo Ocampo Medrano
(Court of Appeals of Iowa, 2015)
Legislative History
[C51, §2846; R60, §4549; C73, §4201; C97, §5197; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13469; C46, 50, 54,
58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §755.5; C79, 81, §804.9]
Nearby Sections
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§ 804.11
Arrest of material witness§ 804.12
Use of force in resisting arrest§ 804.16
Time of arrest§ 804.17
Summoning aid§ 804.18
Taking weapons§ 804.19
Receipt given§ 804.2
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Iowa § 804.9, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ia/804.9.