719.2 Refusing to assist officer.
Any person who is requested or ordered by any magistrate or peace officer to render the magistrate or officer assistance in making or attempting to make an arrest, or to prevent the commission of any criminal act, shall render assistance as required. A person who, unreasonably and without lawful cause, refuses or neglects to render assistance when so requested commits a simple misdemeanor.
[C51, §2670, 2793, 2795, 2799; R60, §4297, 4489, 4491, 4495; C73, §3961, 4145, 4147, 5149; C97, §4900, 5143, 5145, 5149; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13332, 13333, 13335, 13344; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §742.2, 742.3, 742.5, 743.6; C79, 81, §719.2]
Structure Iowa Code
Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE
Chapter 719 - OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE
Section 719.1 - Interference with official acts.
Section 719.1A - Providing false identification information.
Section 719.2 - Refusing to assist officer.
Section 719.3 - Preventing apprehension, obstructing prosecution, or obstructing defense.
Section 719.4 - Escape or absence from custody.
Section 719.5 - Permitting prisoner to escape.
Section 719.6 - Assisting prisoner to escape.
Section 719.7 - Possessing contraband.
Section 719.7A - Electronic contraband — criminal penalties.
Section 719.9 - Use of unmanned aerial vehicle — prohibitions.