{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-820.19","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 820.19","heading":"Criminal prosecution pending.","body":"If a criminal prosecution has been instituted against such person under the laws of this state and is still pending the governor, in the governor’s discretion, either may surrender the person on demand of the executive authority of another state or hold the person until the person has been tried and discharged or convicted and punished in this state.","path":["Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE (Ch. 687 - 916)","Chapter 820 - UNIFORM CRIMINAL EXTRADITION ACT"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/820.19.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:19Z","sha256":"919be3accb66283b25d1a996c1f7948cbc623f681d293f136d4d33941b98da64","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-820.18","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-820.20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}