804.23 Initial appearance of arrested material witness before magistrate. 1. The officer shall, without unnecessary delay, take the person arrested pursuant to section 804.11 before the nearest or most accessible magistrate to the place where the arrestoccurred. 2. At the appearance before the magistrate, the law enforcement officer shall make a showing to the magistrate, by sworn affidavit, that probable cause exists to believe thata person is a necessary and material witness to a felony and that such person might beunavailable for service of a subpoena. The magistrate may order the person released pursuant to section 811.2. [C51, §2876 – 2879; R60, §4601 – 4604; C73, §4248 – 4251; C97, §5232 – 5235; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13547 – 13550; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §761.21 – 761.24; C79, 81, §804.23] 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127Referred to in §804.21Proceedings before magistrate, see R.Cr.P. 2.2 Sat Dec 23 12:33:34 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 804.23 (20, 0)
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