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Iowa Code § 808.10 — Maliciously suing out a warrant — officer exceeding authority
Current through 2026 Iowa Code (enactments effective on or before 2026-01-01, through the 2025 Regular Session, 91st G.A.)
Part of Chapter 808: Search and Seizure, Iowa Code.
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Full text of Iowa Code § 808.10
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.
Whoever maliciously and without just cause procures a search warrant to be issued and executed is guilty of a serious misdemeanor. Anyone who, in executing a search warrant, willfully exceeds the person’s authority, or exercises it with unnecessary severity, is guilty of a serious misdemeanor.
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