{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-819.2","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 819.2","heading":"Witnesses from another state required to testify in this state.","body":"If a person, in any state whose law makes provision for commanding persons within that state to attend and testify in criminal actions pending or grand jury investigations commenced in this state, is a material witness in a district court action pending or a grand jury investigation commenced in this state, a judge of such court shall, in order to obtain the presence of such witness, issue a certificate under the seal of the court stating these facts and specifying the number of days the witness will be required.","path":["Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE (Ch. 687 - 916)","Chapter 819 - UNIFORM ACT TO SECURE WITNESSES FROM WITHOUT THE STATE"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/819.2.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:19Z","sha256":"7482bc5bc652617684fab153cfd51ed901f384615a776bd18900a40ed3b19e1f","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-819.1","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-819.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}