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Iowa Code § 701.8

Misdemeanor defined and classified

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Iowa Code § 701.8, Misdemeanor defined and classified, Iowa, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2289079
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All public offenses which are not felonies are misdemeanors. Misdemeanors are aggravated misdemeanors, serious misdemeanors, or simple misdemeanors. Where an act is declared to be a public offense, crime or misdemeanor, but no other designation is given, such act shall be a simple misdemeanor.