Terms Used In Iowa Code 29B.5

  • Extradition: The formal process of delivering an accused or convicted person from authorities in one state to authorities in another state.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • State military forces: means the same as defined in section 29A. See Iowa Code 29B.1
  • United States: includes all the states. See Iowa Code 4.1
 Any civil officer having authority to apprehend offenders under the laws of the United States or of a state, territory, commonwealth, or possession, or the District of Columbia may summarily apprehend a deserter from the state military forces and deliver the deserter into the custody of the state military forces. If an offender is apprehended outside the state the offender’s return to the area must be in accordance with normal extradition procedures or reciprocal agreement.