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2018 Iowa Code
Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE
Chapter 806 - UNIFORM FRESH PURSUIT LAW
Section 806.5 - Definitions of terms.
Universal Citation: IA Code § 806.5 (2018)
806.5
Definitions of terms.
The term “fresh pursuit” as used in this chapter shall include fresh pursuit as defined by the common law, and also the pursuit of a person who has committed a felony or who is reasonably suspected of having committed a felony. It shall also include the pursuit of a person suspected of having committed a supposed felony, though no felony has actually been committed, if there is reasonable ground for believing that a felony has been committed. Fresh pursuit as used herein shall not necessarily imply instant pursuit, but pursuit without unreasonable delay.
[C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §756.5; C79, 81, §806.5]
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