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Iowa Code § 820.11 — Penalty for willful disobedience

Current through 2026 Iowa Code (enactments effective on or before 2026-01-01, through the 2025 Regular Session, 91st G.A.)

Part of Chapter 820: Uniform Criminal Extradition Act, Iowa Code.

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Penalty for willful disobedience

Full text of Iowa Code § 820.11

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.

Iowa Code § 820.11Primary source, current through the 2026 Iowa Code (enactments effective on or before 2026-01-01, through the 2025 Regular Session, 91st G.A.)

Any officer who shall deliver to the agent for extradition of the demanding state a person in the officer’s custody under the governor’s warrant, in willful disobedience to section 820.10, shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor.

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Official per-section PDF — 2026 Iowa Code (legis.iowa.gov)

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