Opinion ID: 1620610
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Heading: Iowa Constitution Article I, Section 12 (Bail Guarantee).[10]

Text: Iowa's bail guarantee clause only applies to criminal cases. See Allen v. Wild, 249 Iowa 255, 259, 86 N.W.2d 839, 842 (1957) (finding that the bail guarantee clause does not guarantee bail in civil extradition proceedings because the clause only has reference to persons charged with offenses against the laws of the State of Iowa); Orr v. Jackson, 149 Iowa 641, 643-44, 128 N.W. 958, 960 (1910) (holding that the bail guarantee clause is not applicable in a habeas corpus proceeding because such proceedings are civil); cf. Martin v. Reinstein, 195 Ariz. 293, 987 P.2d 779, 788 (Ct.App.1999) (finding that the Arizona Constitution's bail guarantee only applies in the criminal context). Because petitioners are pre-trial detainees in civil commitment proceedings, not criminal proceedings, the bail guarantee clause does not entitle them to bail. [11]