131 chapters · 1,359 sections in this title.
Iowa Code § 803.1 State criminal jurisdiction — erroneous filings.
3.2K chars
1. A person is subject to prosecution in this state for an offense which the person commits within or outside this state, by the person’s own conduct or that of another for which the person is legally accountable, if: a. The offense is committed either wholly or partly within thi…
Iowa Code § 803.2 Place of trial — general.
1.2K chars
1. A criminal action shall be tried in the county in which the crime is committed, except as otherwise provided by law. 2. The court, may on its own motion or on the motion of any of the parties to the proceeding reconsider and grant a pretrial motion for change of venue whenever…
Iowa Code § 803.3 Place of trial — special provisions.
3.8K chars
The following special provisions apply: 1. If conduct or results which constitute elements of an offense occur in two or more counties, prosecution of the offense may be had in any of such counties. In such cases, where a dominant number of elements occur in one county, that coun…
Iowa Code § 803.4 Bar to action.
0.3K chars
A conviction or acquittal of an offense in a court having jurisdiction thereof is a bar to a prosecution of the offense in another court. [R60, §4512; C73, §4164; C97, §5162; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 13457; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, §753.10; C73, 75, 77, §753.4; C79, 81, §803.4 …