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Iowa Code § 801.3

General purposes

Known as the Iowa Code

The act spans §§ 801–801 (5 sections).

[C79, 81, §801.3]

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.

Official source: Iowa Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Iowa statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.