{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-804.9","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 804.9","heading":"Arrests by private persons.","body":"A private person may make an arrest:\n1. For a public offense committed or attempted in the person’s presence.\n2. When a felony has been committed, and the person has reasonable ground for believing that the person to be arrested has committed it.","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/2026/804.9.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:19Z","sha256":"296018fdc7b2fab446c931939792dde6185da3067252c0ec47153199011ed8f6","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-804.8","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-804.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}