29B.8 - RESTRAINT OF PERSONS CHARGED WITH OFFENSES. - Iowa Statutes

29B.8 RESTRAINT OF PERSONS CHARGED WITH OFFENSES. Any person subject to this code charged with an offense under this code shall be ordered into arrest or confinement, as circumstances may require; but when charged only with an offense normally tried by a summary court-martial, such person shall not ordinarily be placed in confinement. When any person subject to this code is placed in arrest or confinement prior to trial, after charges are placed against the person, immediate steps shall be taken to inform the person of the specific wrong of which the person is accused and to try the person within sixty days of informing the accused or to dismiss the charges and release the person.          Section History: Early Form [C35, § 467-f35; C39, § 467.37; C46, 50, § 29.37; C54, 58, 62, § 29.67; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 29B.8]