{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-806.5","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 806.5","heading":"Definitions of terms.","body":"The term “fresh pursuit” as used in this chapter shall include fresh pursuit as defined by the common law, and also the pursuit of a person who has committed a felony or who is reasonably suspected of having committed a felony. It shall also include the pursuit of a person suspected of having committed a supposed felony, though no felony has actually been committed, if there is reasonable ground for believing that a felony has been committed. Fresh pursuit as used herein shall not necessarily imply instant pursuit, but pursuit without unreasonable delay.","path":["Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE (Ch. 687 - 916)","Chapter 806 - UNIFORM FRESH PURSUIT LAW"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/806.5.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:19Z","sha256":"c67cdfc374dee72506a2ff2c163098f84a5fa570aebe8eb7320bdccb7aa0ac5b","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-806.4","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-806.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}