Terms Used In Iowa Code 804.3

  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Magistrate: means a judicial officer appointed under chapter 602, article 6, part 4. See Iowa Code 4.1
804.3 Order for bail — endorsed on warrant.
If the offense stated in the warrant be bailable, the magistrate issuing it must make an
endorsement thereon as follows:
Let the defendant, when arrested, be (admitted to bail in the sum of ………… dollars) or (stating other conditions of release).
[R60, §4537; C73, §4189; C97, §5185; C24 27, 31, 35, 39, §13463; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71,
73, 75, 77, §754.6; C79, 81, §804.3]
See R.Cr.P. 2.36 – Form 6