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Iowa Code § 810.8 — Contents of order
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 § 810.8
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.
The order shall be directed to the person named or described in the application and shall inform the person of all of the following:
1. That the presence of the person is required for the purpose of conducting or permitting nontestimonial identification procedures in order to aid in the investigation of the felony specified therein.
2. The time and place of the required appearance.
3. The nontestimonial identification procedures to be conducted, the methods to be used, and the approximate length of time the procedures will require.
4. The grounds to suspect that the person named in the affidavit committed the felony specified therein.
5. That the person will be under no legal obligation to submit to any interrogation or to make any statement during the period of the person’s appearance except for that required for voice identification.
6. That the person may request the judge to make a reasonable modification of the order with respect to time and place of appearance, including a request to have any nontestimonial identification procedure other than a lineup conducted at the person’s place of residence.
7. That if the person fails to appear, the person may be held in contempt of court.
8. That the right to counsel shall apply during nontestimonial identification procedures, including the right of indigent persons to appointed counsel.
9. That the person may request that the court modify or vacate the order as provided in this chapter.
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