Title XVI, CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE (Ch. 687 - 916)

This chapter does not prohibit political subdivisions from enacting ordinances which are consistent with this chapter . Local ordinances reasonably regulating the time, place, or manner of the exercise of constitutional rights are permissible. 92 Acts, ch 1157, §10

The prosecuting attorneys training coordinator shall develop a course of instruction for law enforcement personnel and prosecuting attorneys designed to sensitize those persons to the existence of violations of individual rights and the criteria for determining whether a violatio…

1. A victim who has suffered physical, emotional, or financial harm as a result of a violation of this chapter due to the commission of a hate crime is entitled to and may bring an action for injunctive relief, general and special damages, reasonable attorney fees, and costs. 2. …

If any person, agent, company, or corporation, after having discharged any employee from service, shall prevent or attempt to prevent, by word or writing of any kind, such discharged employee from obtaining employment with any other person, company, or corporation, except by furn…

If any railway company or other company, partnership, or corporation shall authorize or allow any of its or their agents to blacklist any discharged employee, or attempt by word or writing or any other means whatever to prevent such discharged employee, or any employee who may ha…

Every person who shall by any letter, mark, sign, or designation whatever, or by any verbal statement, falsely and without probable cause, report to any railroad or any other company or corporation, or to any person or firm, or to any of the officers, servants, agents, or employe…

1. As used in this section , “polygraph examination” means any procedure which involves the use of instrumentation or a mechanical or electrical device to enable or assist the detection of deception, the verification of truthfulness, or the rendering of a diagnostic opinion regar…

1. Definitions. As used in this section , unless the context otherwise requires: a. “Alcohol” means ethanol, isopropanol, or methanol. b. “Confirmed positive test result” means, except for alcohol testing conducted pursuant to subsection 7 , paragraph “g” , subparagraph (2), the …

It is declared to be the policy of the state of Iowa that no person within its boundaries shall be deprived of the right to work at the person’s chosen occupation for any employer because of membership in, affiliation with, withdrawal or expulsion from, or refusal to join, any la…

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association or corporation to refuse or deny employment to any person because of membership in, or affiliation with, or resignation or withdrawal from, a labor union, organization or association, or because of refusal to join or affiliat…

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association, corporation or labor organization to enter into any understanding, contract, or agreement, whether written or oral, to exclude from employment members of a labor union, organization or association, or persons who do not belo…

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association, labor organization or corporation, or political subdivision, either directly or indirectly, or in any manner or by any means as a prerequisite to or a condition of employment to require any person to pay dues, charges, fees,…

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association, labor organization or corporation to deduct labor organization dues, charges, fees, contributions, fines or assessments from an employee’s earnings, wages or compensation, unless the employer has first been presented with an…

Any person, firm, association, labor organization, or corporation or any director, officer, representative, agent or member thereof, who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter or who shall aid and abet in such violation shall be guilty of a serious misdemeanor. [C50,…

Additional to the penal provisions of this chapter , any person, firm, corporation, association, or any labor union, labor association or labor organization, or any officer, representative, agent or member thereof may be restrained by injunction from doing or continuing to do any…

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to employers or employees covered by the federal Railway Labor Act , 45 U.S.C. §151 et seq . [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §736A.8; C79, 81, §731.8 ] 2011 Acts, ch 34, §149

It is unlawful for any person to refuse or deny employment to a person because the person refuses to relinquish seniority rights earned at a prior place of employment. 86 Acts, ch 1089, §1

It shall be unlawful for any labor union, association or organization, or the officers, representatives, agents or members thereof, to enter into any contract, agreement, arrangement, combination or conspiracy for the purpose of, by strikes or threats of strikes, by violence or t…

It shall be unlawful for any labor union, association or organization, or the officers, representatives, agents, or a member or members thereof to carry out or attempt to carry out in this state any contract, agreement, arrangement, combination or conspiracy declared unlawful in …

It shall be unlawful for any labor union, group, association or organization, or the officers, representatives, agents or members thereof, to cause a stoppage or slowdown of the work or a part of the work of an employer because of a dispute between labor unions, groups, associati…

Any person, or any labor union, labor association or labor organization or any officer, representative, agent or member thereof who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor. [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §736B.4; C79, 81,…

Additionally to the penal provisions of this chapter , any person, or any labor union, labor association or labor organization or any officer, representative, agent or member thereof may be restrained by injunction from doing or continuing to do any of the matters and things proh…

It shall be unlawful for any person, persons, partnership, agency, firm, or corporation, or agent thereof: 1. Unless directly involved in a labor dispute, to knowingly recruit, procure, supply or refer for employment in the place of employees involved in such labor dispute any pe…

Chapters 801 through 819 shall be known and may be cited as the “Iowa Code of Criminal Procedure” . [C79, 81, §801.1 ] 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §378

The provisions of the Iowa code of criminal procedure shall govern procedure in the courts of Iowa in all criminal proceedings except where a different procedure is specifically provided by law. [C79, 81, §801.2 ]

The provisions of the Iowa code of criminal procedure shall be liberally construed to give effect to the general purposes thereof, which shall be to provide for: 1. Simplicity in criminal procedure. 2. Fairness in administration of the criminal laws. 3. Elimination of unjustifiab…

For the purposes of Title XVI ,* unless the context otherwise requires: 1. The words “accused person”, “accused”, “defendant”, and similar words mean an individual, a public or private corporation, a partnership, or an unincorporated or voluntary association. 2. “Attorney general…

1. Except as provided in subsections 2 and 3 of this section , Title XVI * does not apply to offenses committed before January 1, 1978. Prosecutions for offenses committed before that date are governed by the prior law, which is continued in effect for that purpose, as if this ti…

A prosecution for murder in the first or second degree may be commenced at any time after the death of the victim. [C51, §2811; R60, §4513; C73, §4165; C97, §5163; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 13442; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §752.1; C79, 81, §802.1 ] Referred to in §802…

1. As used in this section : a. “DNA profile” means the same as defined in section 81.1 . b. “Identified” means the same as defined in section 802.2 . 2. An indictment or information may be found containing only the DNA profile of the person sought. When an indictment or informat…

1. An information or indictment for sexual abuse in the first, second, or third degree committed on or with a person who is under the age of eighteen years may be commenced at any time after the commission of the offense. 2. An information or indictment for any other sexual abuse…

1. An information or indictment for incest under section 726.2 committed on or with a person who is under the age of eighteen may be commenced at any time after the commission of the offense. 2. An indictment or information for sexual exploitation by a counselor, therapist, schoo…

An information or indictment for the following offenses committed on or with a person who is under the age of eighteen years may be commenced at any time after the commission of the offense: 1. Lascivious acts with a child in violation of section 709.8 . 2. Assault with intent to…

An information or indictment for kidnapping in the first, second, or third degree committed on or with a person who is under the age of eighteen years shall be found within ten years after the person upon whom the offense is committed attains eighteen years of age, or if the pers…

An information or indictment for human trafficking in violation of section 710A.2 , committed on or with a person who is under the age of eighteen years may be commenced at any time after the commission of the offense. 2016 Acts, ch 1035, §2 ; 2021 Acts, ch 102, §11, 12 Referred …

An information or indictment for sexual abuse in the fourth degree may be commenced at any time after the commission of the offense. 2022 Acts, ch 1123, §8 Referred to in §802.3 , 802.10

An information or indictment for robbery in the first degree in violation of section 711.2 shall be found within five years after the commission of the offense. 2024 Acts, ch 1029, §1 Referred to in §802.3 , 802.10

An information or indictment for robbery in the second degree in violation of section 711.3 shall be found within five years after the commission of the offense. 2024 Acts, ch 1029, §2 Referred to in §802.3 , 802.10

In all cases, except those enumerated in section 802.1 , 802.2 , 802.2A , 802.2B , 802.2C , 802.2D , 802.2E , 802.2F , 802.2G , or 802.10 , an indictment or information for a felony or aggravated or serious misdemeanor shall be found within three years after its commission. [C51,…

A prosecution for a simple misdemeanor or violation of a municipal or county rule or ordinance shall be commenced within one year after its commission. [C73, §4168; C97, §5166; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 13445; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §752.4; C79, 81, §802.4 ] Referr…

1. If the periods prescribed in sections 802.3 and 802.4 have expired, prosecution may nevertheless be commenced for any offense a material element of which is either fraud or a breach of fiduciary obligation within one year after discovery of the offense by an aggrieved party or…

1. When a person leaves the state, the indictment or information may be found within the period of limitation prescribed in this chapter after the person’s coming into the state, and no period during which the party charged was not publicly resident within the state is a part of …

When an offense is based on a series of acts committed at different times, the period of limitation prescribed by this chapter shall commence upon the commission of the last of such acts. [C79, 81, §802.7 ] 2013 Acts, ch 90, §208

Within the meaning of this chapter : 1. An indictment is found when it is duly presented by the grand jury in open court and filed. 2. An information is found when it is filed. [C51, §2815; R60, §4517; C73, §4170; C97, §5168; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 13447; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66,…

If a defect, error, or irregularity is discovered in any indictment or information which, on motion of either party, causes the indictment or information to be dismissed or the prosecution to be set aside or reversed on appeal, a new indictment or information may be found within …

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…