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Iowa Code § 810.12 — Time of service
Current through 2026 Iowa Code (enactments effective on or before 2026-01-01, through the 2025 Regular Session, 91st G.A.)
Part of Chapter 810: Nontestimonial Identification, Iowa Code.
Full text of Iowa Code § 810.12
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.
1. The nontestimonial identification order shall be served upon the person named or described in the order within five days after its issuance, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight, and shall be so served not later than twelve hours prior to the time of the person’s required participation.
2. If the issuing court finds reasonable cause to believe that the person named or described in the application may either flee or alter or destroy the nontestimonial evidence sought, the court may direct a law enforcement officer to bring the person before the court. Upon presentation of the person, the court shall read the nontestimonial identification order to the person and afford a reasonable opportunity for the person to consult with a lawyer and to seek modification or vacation of the order. The court may then direct the person to participate immediately in the designated nontestimonial identification procedures. After the procedures have been completed, the person shall be released or charged with a felony.
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