# Iowa Code § 804.6: Persons authorized to make an arrest

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C804_S804.6

## Section

- **Citation:** Iowa Code § 804.6
- **Heading:** Persons authorized to make an arrest
- **Jurisdiction:** Iowa
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 804 / Section 804.6

## Text

An arrest pursuant to a warrant shall be made only by a peace officer; in other cases, an arrest may be made by a peace officer or by a private person as provided in this chapter.

[R60, §4546; C73, §4198; C97, §5195; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13467; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §755.3; C79, 81, §804.6]

## Nearby sections

- [Iowa Code § 804.1 Arrest by warrant — complaint and citation defined.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C804_S804.1.md)
- [Iowa Code § 804.2 Contents of arrest warrant.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C804_S804.2.md)
- [Iowa Code § 804.3 Order for bail — endorsed on warrant.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C804_S804.3.md)
- [Iowa Code § 804.4 Manner of executing warrant.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C804_S804.4.md)
- [Iowa Code § 804.5 Arrest defined.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C804_S804.5.md)
- [Iowa Code § 804.6 Persons authorized to make an arrest.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C804_S804.6.md)
- [Iowa Code § 804.7 Arrests by peace officers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C804_S804.7.md)
- [Iowa Code § 804.7A Arrests by federal law enforcement officers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C804_S804.7A.md)
- [Iowa Code § 804.7B Arrests by out-of-state peace officers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C804_S804.7B.md)
- [Iowa Code § 804.8 Use of force by peace officer making an arrest.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C804_S804.8.md)
- [Iowa Code § 804.9 Arrests by private persons.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C804_S804.9.md)
- [Iowa Code § 804.10 Use of force in arrest by private person.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C804_S804.10.md)
- [Iowa Code § 804.11 Arrest of material witness.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C804_S804.11.md)
- [Iowa Code § 804.12 Use of force in resisting arrest.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C804_S804.12.md)

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