{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-811.12","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 811.12","heading":"Limitations.","body":"1. A person shall not take or attempt to take into custody the principal on a bail bond, either as a surety on a bail bond in a criminal proceeding or as an agent of such surety, unless such person has complied with all of the following, if applicable:\na. Notification or registration with a chief law enforcement officer under section 80A.3A.\nb. Licensing requirements for bail enforcement businesses and bail enforcement agents under chapter 80A.\n2. A person other than a certified peace officer shall not be authorized to apprehend, detain, or arrest a principal on a bail bond, wherever issued, unless one of the following applies:\na. The person is a bail enforcement agent licensed under chapter 80A and has notified the chief law enforcement officer under section 80A.3A.\nb. The person is a bail enforcement agent licensed under the laws of another state and has registered with the chief law enforcement officer under section 80A.3A.\nc. The person is a bail enforcement agent from a state that does not license such businesses who has registered with the chief law enforcement officer under section 80A.3A.","path":["Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE (Ch. 687 - 916)","Chapter 811 - PRETRIAL AND POST-TRIAL RELEASE — BAIL"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/811.12.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:19Z","sha256":"bd6b11224c8883154b0ca4a41d36558762e5b668998ec3008caccbb84e8f922e","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-811.11","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-812.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}