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Iowa Code § 805.5 — Failure to appear
Current through 2026 Iowa Code (enactments effective on or before 2026-01-01, through the 2025 Regular Session, 91st G.A.)
Part of Chapter 805: Citations in Lieu of Arrest, Iowa Code.
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Full text of Iowa Code § 805.5
Statutory text current through the 2026 Iowa Code (enactments effective on or before 2026-01-01, through the 2025 Regular Session, 91st G.A.). This publication reproduces the statutory text of the official 2026 Iowa Code (Legislative Services Agency); it is not the official publication of the State of Iowa.
Any person who willfully fails to appear in court as specified by the citation shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor. Where a defendant fails to make a required court appearance, the court shall issue an arrest warrant for the offense of failure to appear, and shall forward the warrant and the original or electronically produced citation to the clerk. The clerk shall enter a transfer to the issuing agency on the docket, and shall return the warrant with the original or electronically produced citation attached to the law enforcement agency which issued the citation for enforcement of the warrant. Upon arrest of the defendant, the warrant and the original or electronically produced citation shall be returned to the court, and the offenses shall be heard and disposed of simultaneously.
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