Iowa Code 820.18 – Forfeiture of bond
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 820.18
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
- Magistrate: means a judicial officer appointed under chapter 602, article 6, part 4. See Iowa Code 4.1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
820.18 Forfeiture of bond.
If the prisoner is admitted to bail, and fails to appear and surrender according to the conditions of the prisoner’s bond, the judge, or magistrate by proper order, shall declare the bond forfeited and order the prisoner’s immediate arrest without warrant if the prisoner be within this state. Recovery may be had on such bond in the name of the state as in the case of other bonds given by the accused in criminal proceedings within this state.
[C51, §3287; R60, §4526; C73, §4179; C97, §5176; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13506; C46, §759.10; C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §759.18; C79, 81, §820.18]
If the prisoner is admitted to bail, and fails to appear and surrender according to the conditions of the prisoner’s bond, the judge, or magistrate by proper order, shall declare the bond forfeited and order the prisoner’s immediate arrest without warrant if the prisoner be within this state. Recovery may be had on such bond in the name of the state as in the case of other bonds given by the accused in criminal proceedings within this state.
[C51, §3287; R60, §4526; C73, §4179; C97, §5176; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13506; C46, §759.10; C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §759.18; C79, 81, §820.18]