Iowa Code 804.15 – Breaking and entering premises — demand to enter
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 804.15
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
804.15 Breaking and entering premises — demand to enter.
If a law enforcement officer has reasonable cause to believe that a person whom the officer
is authorized to arrest is present on any private premises, the officer may upon identifying the officer as such, demand that the officer be admitted to such premises for the purpose of making the arrest. If such demand is not promptly complied with, the officer may thereupon enter such premises to make the arrest, using such force as is reasonably necessary.
[C51, §2843, 2848; R60, §4554; C73, §4206; C97, §5201; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13473; C46,
50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §755.9; C79, 81, §804.15]
Referred to in §704.12, 811.8
If a law enforcement officer has reasonable cause to believe that a person whom the officer
is authorized to arrest is present on any private premises, the officer may upon identifying the officer as such, demand that the officer be admitted to such premises for the purpose of making the arrest. If such demand is not promptly complied with, the officer may thereupon enter such premises to make the arrest, using such force as is reasonably necessary.
[C51, §2843, 2848; R60, §4554; C73, §4206; C97, §5201; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13473; C46,
50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §755.9; C79, 81, §804.15]
Referred to in §704.12, 811.8