{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-804.11","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 804.11","heading":"Arrest of material witness.","body":"1. When a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that a person is a necessary and material witness to a felony and that such person might be unavailable for service of a subpoena, the officer may arrest such person as a material witness with or without an arrest warrant.\n2. At the time of the arrest, the law enforcement officer shall inform the person of:\na. The officer’s identity as a law enforcement officer.\nb. The reason for the arrest which is that the person is believed to be a material witness to an identified felony and that the person might be unavailable for service of a subpoena.","path":["Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE (Ch. 687 - 916)","Chapter 804 - COMMENCEMENT OF ACTIONS — ARREST — DISPOSITIONS OF PRISONERS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/804.11.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:19Z","sha256":"db753498a3a8db02df577607a20f4e2e0f7e812e0c7868ad154db583ba70df28","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-804.10","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-804.12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}