Section 629.16 Admit to Bail
629.16 ADMIT TO BAIL.
Unless the offense with which the prisoner is charged is shown to be an offense punishable by death or life imprisonment under the laws of the state in which it was committed, a judge in this state may admit the person arrested to bail by bond, with sufficient sureties, and in such sum as the judge deems proper, conditioned for the person's appearance before the judge at a time specified in the bond, and for the person's surrender, to be arrested upon the warrant of the governor of this state.
History:
(10547-26) 1939 c 240 s 16; 1983 c 359 s 124; 1985 c 265 art 10 s 1; 1986 c 444