Iowa Statutes
§ 819.4 — Exemptions — arrest — service of process
Iowa § 819.4
JurisdictionIowa
Title XVICRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE
Ch. 819UNIFORM ACT TO SECURE WITNESSES FROM WITHOUT THE STATE
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Bluebook
Iowa Code § 819.4 (2026).
Text
1.If a person comes into this state in obedience to an order directing the person to attend
and testify in this state, the person shall not while in this state pursuant to such order be
subject to arrest or the service of process, civil or criminal, in connection with matters which
arose before the person’s entrance into this state under the order.
2.If a person passes through this state while going to another state in obedience to an
ordertoattendandtestifyinthatstateorwhilereturningtherefrom,thepersonshallnotwhile
so passing through this state be subject to arrest or the service of process, civil or criminal,
in connection with matters which arose before the person’s entrance into this state pursuant
to the order to testify.
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Legislative History
[S13, §5499-e; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13896; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §781.17;
C79, 81, §819.4]
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