664A.6 - MANDATORY ARREST FOR VIOLATION OF NO-CONTACT ORDER -- IMMUNITY FOR ACTIONS. - Iowa Statutes

664A.6 MANDATORY ARREST FOR VIOLATION OF NO-CONTACT ORDER -- IMMUNITY FOR ACTIONS. 1. If a peace officer has probable cause to believe that a person has violated a no-contact order issued under this chapter, the peace officer shall take the person into custody and shall take the person without unnecessary delay before the nearest or most accessible magistrate in the judicial district in which the person was taken into custody. 2. If the peace officer is investigating a domestic abuse assault pursuant to section 708.2A, the officer shall also comply with sections 236.11 and 236.12. 3. A peace officer shall not be held civilly or criminally liable for acting pursuant to this section provided the peace officer acts in good faith and on reasonable grounds and the peace officer's acts do not constitute a willful or wanton disregard for the rights or safety of another.          Section History: Recent Form 2006 Acts, ch 1101, §10; 2007 Acts, ch 180, §8