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Eluding the Police

Iowa Code § 321.279 — a serious misdemeanor, and a class D felony at 25 miles per hour over the limit

  • Willfully failing to stop, or trying to elude, a marked or unmarked law enforcement vehicle after a visual and audible signal, flashing lights and a siren, is a serious misdemeanor.
  • After any prior eluding violation, it is an aggravated misdemeanor.
  • Eluding while exceeding the speed limit by 25 miles per hour or more is a class D felony, and a class C felony after a prior violation.
  • Iowa Code § 321.279
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  1. Iowa Code § 321.279 — Eluding or attempting to elude pursuing law enforcement vehicle

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