Iowa Code § 801.3
General purposes
Iowa · Iowa Code Chapter 801 — Criminal Procedure Scope and Definitions · Status: effective
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- Iowa Code § 801.3, General purposes, Iowa, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2309939
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The provisions of the Iowa code of criminal procedure shall be liberally construed to give effect to the general purposes thereof, which shall be to provide for:
1. Simplicity in criminal procedure.
2. Fairness in administration of the criminal laws.
3. Elimination of unjustifiable delay in pretrial, trial, and post-trial proceedings.
4. Just determination of every criminal proceeding by a fair and impartial trial and review.
5. The effective apprehension and trial of persons suspected of committing public offenses without violation of fundamental human rights.