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2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 724 - WEAPONS › Section 724.13 - Suspension or revocation of permit to carry weapons — criminal history background check.

724.13 Suspension or revocation of permit to carry weapons — criminal history background check.
1. An issuing officer who finds that a person issued a permit to carry weapons under this chapter has been arrested for a disqualifying offense or is the subject of proceedings that could lead to the person’s ineligibility for such permit may immediately suspend such permit. An issuing officer proceeding under this section shall immediately notify the permit holder of the suspension by personal service or certified mail on a form prescribed and published by the commissioner of public safety and the suspension shall become effective upon the permit holder’s receipt of such notice. If the suspension is based on an arrest or a proceeding that does not result in a disqualifying conviction or finding against the permit holder, the issuing officer shall immediately reinstate the permit upon receipt of proof of the matter’s final disposition. If the arrest leads to a disqualifying conviction or the proceedings to a disqualifying finding, the issuing officer shall revoke the permit. The issuing officer may also revoke the permit of a person whom the issuing officer later finds was not qualified for such a permit at the time of issuance or who the officer finds provided materially false information on the permit application. A person aggrieved by a suspension or revocation under this section may seek review of the decision pursuant to section 724.21A.
2. The issuing officer may annually conduct a background check concerning a person issued a permit by obtaining criminal history data from the department of public safety.
[S13, §4775-6a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12946; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §695.14; C79, 81, §724.13]
2010 Acts, ch 1178, §11, 19
Referred to in §29C.25, 724.14
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 724 - WEAPONS › Section 724.14 - Nonprofessional permit — change of residence to another county.

724.14 Nonprofessional permit — change of residence to another county.
If a permit holder of a nonprofessional permit to carry weapons changes residences from one county to another county after the issuance of the permit, the department of public safety shall by rule specify the procedure to transfer the regulation of the holder’s permit to another sheriff for the purposes of issuing a renewal or duplicate permit, or complying with section 724.13.
2017 Acts, ch 69, §15
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 724 - WEAPONS › Section 724.15 - Acquiring pistols or revolvers.

724.15 Acquiring pistols or revolvers.
1. It is the intent of this section to satisfy federal requirements of 18 U.S.C. §922(t)(3) in order to acquire pistols or revolvers. In order to acquire a pistol or revolver from a federally licensed firearms dealer, an unlicensed person is required to have a valid permit to acquire or a valid permit to carry weapons issued in accordance with this chapter or the person must complete a satisfactory national instant criminal background check pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §922(t).
2. A person shall not acquire a pistol or revolver if the person is any of the following:
a. Under twenty-one years of age except for those persons included in section 724.22, subsection 4, who acquire a pistol or revolver when the person’s duty so requires.
b. Prohibited by section 724.26 or federal law from possessing, shipping, transporting, or receiving a firearm.
c. Prohibited by court order from possessing, shipping, transporting, or receiving a firearm.
d. Ineligible to possess dangerous weapons pursuant to section 724.8B.
e. Intoxicated as provided under the conditions set out in section 321J.2, subsection 1.
3. An issuing officer who finds that a person issued a permit to acquire pistols or revolvers under this chapter has been arrested for a disqualifying offense or is the subject of proceedings that could lead to the person’s ineligibility for such permit may immediately suspend such permit. An issuing officer proceeding under this subsection shall immediately notify the permit holder of the suspension by personal service or certified mail on a form prescribed and published by the commissioner of public safety and the suspension shall become effective upon the permit holder’s receipt of such notice. If the suspension is based on an arrest or a proceeding that does not result in a disqualifying conviction or finding against the permit holder, the issuing officer shall immediately reinstate the permit upon receipt of proof of the matter’s final disposition. If the arrest leads to a disqualifying conviction or the proceedings to a disqualifying finding, the issuing officer shall revoke the permit. The issuing officer may also revoke the permit of a person whom the issuing officer later finds was not qualified for such a permit at the time of issuance or whom the officer finds provided materially false information on the permit application. A person aggrieved by a suspension or revocation under this subsection may seek review of the decision pursuant to section 724.21A.
[C79, 81, §724.15]
90 Acts, ch 1147, §2, 3; 2010 Acts, ch 1178, §12, 19; 2017 Acts, ch 69, §18 – 20; 2021 Acts, ch 35, §2; 2021 Acts, ch 174, §29
Referred to in §724.11A, 724.17, 724.19, 724.27, 724.31A
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 724 - WEAPONS › Section 724.16 - Prohibited transfers of firearms.

724.16 Prohibited transfers of firearms.
1. A person shall not transfer a firearm to another person if the person knows or reasonably should know that the other person is ineligible to possess dangerous weapons pursuant to section 724.8B, is intoxicated as provided under the conditions set out in section 321J.2, subsection 1, or is prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm under section 724.26 or federal law.
2. A person shall not loan or rent a firearm to another person for temporary use during lawful activities if the person knows or reasonably should know that the other person is ineligible to possess dangerous weapons pursuant to section 724.8B, is intoxicated as provided under the conditions set out in section 321J.2, subsection 1, or is prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm under section 724.26 or federal law.
3. A person who transfers, loans, or rents a firearm in violation of this section commits a class “D” felony.
[C79, 81, §724.16]
90 Acts, ch 1147, §4; 94 Acts, ch 1172, §54; 2017 Acts, ch 69, §21; 2021 Acts, ch 35, §3
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 724 - WEAPONS › Section 724.16A - Trafficking in stolen weapons.

724.16A Trafficking in stolen weapons.
1. A person who knowingly transfers or acquires possession, or who facilitates the transfer, of a stolen firearm commits:
a. A class “D” felony for a first offense.
b. A class “C” felony for second and subsequent offenses or if the weapon is used in the commission of a public offense.
2. However, this section shall not apply to a person purchasing stolen firearms through a buy-back program sponsored by a law enforcement agency if the firearms are returned to their rightful owners or destroyed.
94 Acts, ch 1172, §55; 97 Acts, ch 119, §1, 3, 4; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §235
Section affirmed and reenacted effective May 6, 1997; legislative findings;
97 Acts, ch 119, §1, 3, 4
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 724 - WEAPONS › Section 724.17 - Permit to acquire — criminal history check.

724.17 Permit to acquire — criminal history check.
1. The application for a permit to acquire pistols or revolvers may be made to the sheriff of the county of the applicant’s residence and shall be on a form prescribed and published by the commissioner of public safety. The application shall require only the full name of the applicant, the driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card number of the applicant, the residence of the applicant, the date and place of birth of the applicant, and whether the applicant meets the criteria specified in section 724.15. The applicant shall also display an identification card that bears a distinguishing number assigned to the cardholder, the full name, date of birth, sex, residence address, and brief description and color photograph of the cardholder, or other identification as specified by rule of the department of public safety. The sheriff shall conduct a criminal history check concerning each applicant by obtaining criminal history data from the department of public safety which shall include an inquiry of the national instant criminal background check system maintained by the federal bureau of investigation or any successor agency. A person who makes what the person knows to be a false statement of material fact on an application submitted under this section or who submits what the person knows to be any materially falsified or forged documentation in connection with such an application commits a class “D” felony.
2. An issuing officer may conduct an annual criminal history check concerning a person issued a permit to acquire by obtaining criminal history data from the department of public safety.
[C79, 81, §724.17]
90 Acts, ch 1147, §5; 2002 Acts, ch 1055, §2; 2010 Acts, ch 1178, §13, 19; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §167; 2016 Acts, ch 1011, §117; 2017 Acts, ch 69, §22; 2017 Acts, ch 170, §48
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 724 - WEAPONS › Section 724.18 - Procedure for making application for permit to acquire.

724.18 Procedure for making application for permit to acquire.
A person may personally request the sheriff to mail an application for a permit to acquire pistols or revolvers, and the sheriff shall immediately forward to such person an application for a permit to acquire pistols or revolvers. A person shall upon completion of the application personally deliver such application to the sheriff who shall note the period of validity on the application and shall immediately issue the permit to acquire pistols or revolvers to the applicant. For the purposes of this section the date of application shall be the date on which the sheriff received the completed application.
[C79, 81, §724.18]
2017 Acts, ch 69, §23
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 724 - WEAPONS › Section 724.19 - Issuance of permit to acquire.

724.19 Issuance of permit to acquire.
The permit to acquire pistols or revolvers shall be issued to the applicant immediately upon completion of the application unless the applicant is disqualified under the provisions of section 724.15. The permit shall have a uniform appearance, size, and content prescribed and published by the commissioner of public safety. The permit shall contain the name of the permittee and the effective date of the permit, but shall not contain the permittee’s social security number. Such a permit shall not be issued for a particular pistol or revolver and shall not contain information about a particular pistol or revolver including the make, model, or serial number of the pistol or revolver, or any ammunition used in that pistol or revolver.
[C79, 81, §724.19]
2002 Acts, ch 1055, §3; 2017 Acts, ch 69, §24
Referred to in §29C.25
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 724 - WEAPONS › Section 724.20 - Validity of permit to acquire pistols or revolvers.

724.20 Validity of permit to acquire pistols or revolvers.
The permit shall be valid throughout the state and shall be valid three days after the date of application and shall be invalid five years after the date of issuance.
[C79, 81, §724.20]
2017 Acts, ch 69, §25
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 724 - WEAPONS › Section 724.21 - Giving false information when acquiring pistol or revolver.

724.21 Giving false information when acquiring pistol or revolver.
A person who gives a false name or presents false identification, or otherwise knowingly gives false material information to one from whom the person seeks to acquire a pistol or revolver, commits a class “D” felony.
[S13, §4775-10a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12955; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §695.23; C79, 81, §724.21]
90 Acts, ch 1147, §6
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 724 - WEAPONS › Section 724.23 - Records kept by commissioner and issuing officers.

724.23 Records kept by commissioner and issuing officers.
1. The commissioner of public safety shall maintain a permanent record of all valid permits to carry weapons and of current permit revocations.
2. a. Notwithstanding any other law or rule to the contrary, the commissioner of public safety and any issuing officer shall keep confidential personally identifiable information of holders of professional or nonprofessional permits to carry weapons and permits to acquire pistols or revolvers, including but not limited to the name, social security number, date of birth, residential or business address, and driver’s license or other identification number of the applicant or permit holder.
b. This subsection shall not prohibit the release of statistical information relating to the issuance, denial, revocation, or administration of professional or nonprofessional permits to carry weapons and permits to acquire pistols or revolvers, provided that the release of such information does not reveal the identity of any individual permit holder.
c. This subsection shall not prohibit the release of information to a criminal or juvenile justice agency as defined in section 692.1 for the performance of any lawfully authorized duty or for conducting a lawfully authorized background investigation.
d. This subsection shall not prohibit the release of information relating to the validity of a professional permit to carry weapons to an employer who requires an employee or an agent of the employer to possess a professional permit to carry weapons as part of the duties of the employee or agent.
e. Except as provided in paragraphs “b”, “c”, and “d”, the release of any confidential information under this section shall require a court order or the consent of the person whose personally identifiable information is the subject of the information request.
[C79, 81, §724.23]
83 Acts, ch 7, §4; 2017 Acts, ch 69, §31, 50, 51
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 724 - WEAPONS › Section 724.25 - Felony and antique firearm defined.

724.25 Felony and antique firearm defined.
1. As used in section 724.26, the word “felony” means any offense punishable in the jurisdiction where it occurred by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, but does not include any offense, other than an offense involving a firearm or explosive, classified as a misdemeanor under the laws of the state and punishable by a term of imprisonment of two years or less.
2. As used in this chapter, an “antique firearm” means any firearm, including any firearm with a matchlock, flintlock, percussion cap, or similar type of ignition system, manufactured in or before 1898. An antique firearm also means a replica of a firearm so described if the replica is not designed or redesigned for using rimfire or conventional centerfire fixed ammunition or if the replica uses rimfire or conventional centerfire fixed ammunition which is no longer manufactured in the United States and which is not readily available in the ordinary channels of commercial trade.
[C79, 81, §724.25]
86 Acts, ch 1065, §1; 2010 Acts, ch 1178, §15, 19; 2016 Acts, ch 1011, §118
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 724 - WEAPONS › Section 724.27 - Offenders’ rights restored.

724.27 Offenders’ rights restored.
1. The provisions of section 724.8, section 724.15, subsection 2, and section 724.26 shall not apply to a person who is eligible to have the person’s civil rights regarding firearms restored if any of the following occur:
a. The person is pardoned by the President of the United States or the chief executive of a state for a disqualifying conviction.
b. The person’s civil rights have been restored after a disqualifying conviction, commitment, or adjudication.
c. The person’s conviction for a disqualifying offense has been expunged.
2. Subsection 1 shall not apply to a person whose pardon, restoration of civil rights, or expungement of conviction expressly forbids the person to receive, transport, or possess firearms or destructive devices and a person not eligible to have the person’s civil rights restored under section 914.7.
[C79, 81, §724.27]
94 Acts, ch 1172, §57; 2010 Acts, ch 1178, §16, 19; 2021 Acts, ch 35, §4
Referred to in §724.26
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 724 - WEAPONS › Section 724.28 - Prohibition of regulation by political subdivisions — exception.

724.28 Prohibition of regulation by political subdivisions — exception.
1. As used in this section, “political subdivision of the state” means a city, county, or township.
2. A political subdivision of the state shall not enact an ordinance, motion, resolution, policy, or amendment regulating the ownership, possession, carrying, legal transfer, lawful transportation, modification, registration, or licensing of firearms, firearms attachments, or other weapons when the ownership, possession, carrying, transfer, transportation, or modification is otherwise lawful under the laws of this state. An ordinance regulating firearms, firearms attachments, or other weapons in violation of this section existing on or after April 5, 1990, is void.
3. If a political subdivision of the state, prior to, on, or after July 1, 2020, adopts, makes, enacts, or amends any ordinance, measure, enactment, rule, resolution, motion, or policy regulating the ownership, possession, carrying, legal transfer, lawful transportation, modification, registration, or licensing of firearms, firearms attachments, or other weapons when the ownership, possession, carrying, transfer, transportation, modification, registration, or licensing of firearms, firearms attachments, or other weapons is otherwise lawful under the laws of this state, a person adversely affected by the ordinance, measure, enactment, rule, resolution, motion, or policy may file suit in the appropriate court for declaratory and injunctive relief and all damages attributable to the violation. A court shall also award the prevailing party in any such lawsuit reasonable attorney fees and court costs.
4. A political subdivision of the state may restrict the carrying, possession, or transportation of firearms or other dangerous weapons in the buildings or physical structures located on property under the political subdivision’s control if adequate arrangements are made by the political subdivision to screen persons for firearms or other dangerous weapons and the political subdivision provides armed security personnel inside the building or physical structure where the restriction is to be in effect.
5. A political subdivision of the state shall not enact an ordinance, motion, resolution, policy, or amendment regulating the storage of weapons or ammunition. An ordinance, motion, resolution, policy, or amendment regulating the storage of weapons or ammunition existing on or after July 1, 2020, is void. This subsection shall not be construed to preclude a political subdivision from regulating the storage of explosive materials consistent with chapter 101A.
90 Acts, ch 1147, §9; 2017 Acts, ch 69, §32; 2020 Acts, ch 1099, §3, 4; 2021 Acts, ch 35, §21
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 724 - WEAPONS › Section 724.29 - Firearm devices.

724.29 Firearm devices.
A person who sells or offers for sale a manual or power-driven trigger activating device constructed and designed so that when attached to a firearm increases the rate of fire of the firearm is guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor.
90 Acts, ch 1147, §10
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 724 - WEAPONS › Section 724.29A - Fraudulent purchase of firearms or ammunition.

724.29A Fraudulent purchase of firearms or ammunition.
1. For purposes of this section:
a. “Ammunition” means any cartridge, shell, or projectile designed for use in a firearm.
b. “Licensed firearms dealer” means a person who is licensed pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §923 to engage in the business of dealing in firearms.
c. “Materially false information” means information that portrays an illegal transaction as legal or a legal transaction as illegal.
d. “Private seller” means a person who sells or offers for sale any firearm or ammunition.
2. A person who knowingly solicits, persuades, encourages, or entices a licensed firearms dealer or private seller of firearms or ammunition to transfer a firearm or ammunition under circumstances that the person knows would violate the laws of this state or of the United States commits a class “D” felony.
3. A person who knowingly provides materially false information to a licensed firearms dealer or private seller of firearms or ammunition with the intent to deceive the firearms dealer or seller about the legality of a transfer of a firearm or ammunition commits a class “D” felony.
4. A person who willfully procures another to engage in conduct prohibited by this section shall be held accountable as a principal.
5. This section does not apply to a law enforcement officer acting in the officer’s official capacity or to a person acting under the direction of such law enforcement officer.
2017 Acts, ch 69, §45
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 724 - WEAPONS › Section 724.30 - Reckless use of a firearm.

724.30 Reckless use of a firearm.
A person who intentionally discharges a firearm in a reckless manner commits the following:
1. A class “C” felony if a serious injury occurs.
2. A class “D” felony if a bodily injury which is not a serious injury occurs.
3. An aggravated misdemeanor if property damage occurs without a serious injury or bodily injury occurring.
4. A simple misdemeanor if no injury to a person or damage to property occurs.
94 Acts, ch 1172, §58
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 724 - WEAPONS › Section 724.31A - Identifying information — background checks.

724.31A Identifying information — background checks.
1. When a court issues an order or judgment by which a person is prohibited from acquiring a pistol or revolver under section 724.15, subsection 2, paragraph “d”, the clerk of the district court shall forward only such information as is necessary to identify the person to the department of public safety, which in turn shall forward the information to the federal bureau of investigation or its successor agency for the sole purpose of inclusion in the national instant criminal background check system database. The clerk of the district court shall also notify the person of the prohibitions imposed under this section.
2. The department of public safety shall, as soon as is practicable after receiving a written request from a person who is no longer prohibited from acquiring a pistol or revolver under section 724.15, subsection 2, paragraph “d”, update, correct, modify, or remove the person’s record in any database that the department of public safety makes available to the national instant criminal background check system and shall notify the United States department of justice that the basis for such record being made available no longer applies.
2021 Acts, ch 35, §5; 2022 Acts, ch 1021, §174
Subsection 2 amended
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 724 - WEAPONS › Section 724.32 - County courthouse — weapon prohibitions.

724.32 County courthouse — weapon prohibitions.
A supreme court or judicial branch order that prohibits a person from lawfully carrying, possessing, or transporting a weapon in a county courthouse or other joint-use public facility shall be unenforceable unless the judicial order applies only to a courtroom or a court office, or to a courthouse used only for judicial branch functions.
2020 Acts, ch 1099, §5
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 725 - VICE › Section 725.1 - Prostitution.

725.1 Prostitution.
1. a. Except as provided in paragraph “b”, a person who sells or offers for sale the person’s services as a partner in a sex act commits an aggravated misdemeanor.
b. If the person who sells or offers for sale the person’s services as a partner in a sex act is under the age of eighteen, the county attorney may elect, in lieu of filing a petition alleging that the person has committed a delinquent act, to refer that person to the department of human services for the possible filing of a petition alleging that the person is a child in need of assistance.
c. If the person who sells or offers for sale the person’s services as a partner in a sex act is under the age of eighteen, upon the expiration of two years following the person’s conviction for a violation of paragraph “a” or of a similar local ordinance, the person may petition the court to expunge the conviction, and if the person has had no other criminal convictions, other than local traffic violations or simple misdemeanor violations of chapter 321 during the two-year period, the conviction shall be expunged as a matter of law. The court shall enter an order that the record of the conviction be expunged by the clerk of the district court. Notwithstanding section 692.2, after receipt of notice from the clerk of the district court that a record of conviction for a violation of paragraph “a” has been expunged, the record of conviction shall be removed from the criminal history data files maintained by the department of public safety.
2. a. Except as provided in paragraph “b”, a person who purchases or offers to purchase another person’s services as a partner in a sex act commits an aggravated misdemeanor.
b. A person who purchases or offers to purchase services as a partner in a sex act from a person who is under the age of eighteen commits a class “D” felony.
[C97, §4943; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13173; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §724.1; C79, 81, §725.1]
2014 Acts, ch 1097, §6; 2015 Acts, ch 30, §195
Referred to in §232.68, 321.375, 725.2, 911.2A
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 725 - VICE › Section 725.2 - Pimping.

725.2 Pimping.
1. A person who solicits a patron for a prostitute, or who knowingly takes or shares in the earnings of a prostitute, or who knowingly furnishes a room or other place to be used for the purpose of prostitution, whether for compensation or not, commits a class “D” felony.
2. A person who solicits a patron for a prostitute who is under the age of eighteen, or who knowingly takes or shares in the earnings of a prostitute who is under the age of eighteen, or who knowingly furnishes a room or other place to be used for the purposes of prostitution of a prostitute who is under the age of eighteen, whether for compensation or not, commits a class “C” felony.
3. It shall be an affirmative defense to a prosecution of a person under the age of twenty-one for a violation of this section that the person was allowed, permitted, or encouraged by an adult having influence or control of the person to engage in acts prohibited pursuant to section 725.1, subsection 1, while the person was under the age of eighteen.
[C51, §2710; R60, §4352; C73, §4013; C97, §4939; S13, §4975-c; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13174, 13175; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §724.2, 724.3; C79, 81, §725.2]
2014 Acts, ch 1097, §7
Referred to in §321.375, 692A.102, 692A.126, 911.2A
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 725 - VICE › Section 725.3 - Pandering.

725.3 Pandering.
1. A person who persuades, arranges, coerces, or otherwise causes another, not a minor, to become a prostitute or to return to the practice of prostitution after having abandoned it, or keeps or maintains any premises for the purposes of prostitution or takes a share in the income from such premises knowing the character and content of such income, commits a class “D” felony.
2. A person who persuades, arranges, coerces, or otherwise causes a minor to become a prostitute or to return to the practice of prostitution after having abandoned it, or keeps or maintains any premises for the purpose of prostitution involving minors or knowingly shares in the income from such premises knowing the character and content of such income, commits a class “C” felony.
[C51, §2584; R60, §4207; C73, §3865; C97, §4760; S13, §4944-i, -j; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13179, 13181, 13182; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §724.7, 724.9, 724.10; C79, 81, §725.3]
86 Acts, ch 1046, §2; 87 Acts, ch 115, §82
Referred to in §229A.2, 321.375, 692A.102, 692A.126, 901A.1, 911.2A
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 725 - VICE › Section 725.4 - Leasing premises for prostitution.

725.4 Leasing premises for prostitution.
A person who has rented or let any building, structure or part thereof, boat, trailer or other place offering shelter or seclusion, and who knows, or has reason to know, that the lessee or tenant is using such for the purposes of prostitution, and who does not, immediately upon acquiring such knowledge, terminate the tenancy or effectively put an end to such practice of prostitution in such place, commits a serious misdemeanor.
[C51, §2712; R60, §4354; C73, §4015; C97, §4941; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13178; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §724.6; C79, 81, §725.4]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 725 - VICE › Section 725.5 - Keeping gambling houses.

725.5 Keeping gambling houses.
Any person who keeps a house, shop, or place resorted to for the purpose of gambling, or permits any person in any house, shop, or other place under the person’s control or care to conduct bookmaking or to play at cards, dice, faro, roulette, equality, punchboard, slot machine or other game for money or other thing, commits a serious misdemeanor.
[C51, §2721; R60, §4363; C73, §4026; C97, §4962; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13198; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §726.1; C79, 81, §725.5]
Referred to in §709A.1, 725.6, 725.15
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 725 - VICE › Section 725.6 - “Keeper” defined.

725.6 “Keeper” defined.
In a prosecution under section 725.5, any person who has the charge of or attends to any such house, shop, or place is the keeper thereof.
[C51, §2721; R60, §4363; C73, §4026; C97, §4962; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13199; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §726.2; C79, 81, §725.6]
Referred to in §725.15
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 725 - VICE › Section 725.7 - Gaming and betting — penalty.

725.7 Gaming and betting — penalty.
1. Except as permitted in chapters 99B and 99D, a person shall not do any of the following:
a. Participate in a game for any sum of money or other property of any value.
b. Make any bet.
c. For a fee, directly or indirectly, give or accept anything of value to be wagered or to be transmitted or delivered for a wager to be placed within or without the state of Iowa.
d. For a fee, deliver anything of value which has been received outside the enclosure of a racetrack licensed under chapter 99D to be placed as wagers in the pari-mutuel pool or other authorized systems of wagering.
e. Engage in bookmaking, except as permitted in chapters 99E and 99F.
2. A person who violates this section is guilty of the following:
a. Illegal gaming in the fourth degree if the sum of money or value of other property involved does not exceed one hundred dollars. Illegal gaming in the fourth degree constitutes the following:
(1) A serious misdemeanor for a first offense.
(2) An aggravated misdemeanor for a second offense.
(3) A class “D” felony for a third offense.
(4) A class “C” felony for a fourth or subsequent offense.
b. Illegal gaming in the third degree if the sum of money or value of other property involved exceeds one hundred dollars but does not exceed five hundred dollars. Illegal gaming in the third degree constitutes the following:
(1) An aggravated misdemeanor for a first offense.
(2) A class “D” felony for a second offense.
(3) A class “C” felony for a third or subsequent offense.
c. Illegal gaming in the second degree if the sum of money or value of other property involved exceeds five hundred dollars but does not exceed five thousand dollars. Illegal gaming in the second degree constitutes the following:
(1) A class “D” felony for a first offense.
(2) A class “C” felony for a second or subsequent offense.
d. Illegal gaming in the first degree if the sum of money or value of other property involved exceeds five thousand dollars. Illegal gaming in the first degree constitutes a class “C” felony.
[C51, §2723; R60, §4365; C73, §4028; C97, §4964; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13202; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §726.3; C79, 81, §725.7]
83 Acts, ch 187, §34; 89 Acts, ch 296, §88; 2019 Acts, ch 132, §40, 45, 46
Referred to in §81.1, 99D.24, 99F.15, 725.15
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 725 - VICE › Section 725.8 - Wagers — forfeiture.

725.8 Wagers — forfeiture.
Property, whether real or personal, offered as a stake, or any moneys, property, or other thing of value staked, paid, bet, wagered, laid, or deposited in connection with or as a part of any game of chance, lottery, gambling scheme or device, gift enterprise, or other trade scheme unlawful under the laws of this state shall be forfeited to the state and said personal property may be seized and disposed of under chapter 809.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13203; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §726.4; C79, 81, §725.8]
Referred to in §725.15
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 725 - VICE › Section 725.9 - Possession of gambling devices prohibited — exception for manufacturing.

725.9 Possession of gambling devices prohibited — exception for manufacturing.
1. “Antique slot machine” means a slot machine which is twenty-five years old or older.
2. “Gambling device” means a device used or adapted or designed to be used for gambling and includes, but is not limited to, roulette wheels, klondike tables, punchboards, faro layouts, keno layouts, numbers tickets, slot machines, pachislo skill-stop machine or any other similar machine or device, push cards, jar tickets and pull-tabs. However, “gambling device” does not include an antique slot machine, or any device regularly manufactured and offered for sale and sold as a toy, except that any use of such a toy or antique slot machine for gambling purposes constitutes unlawful gambling.
3. A person who, in any manner or for any purpose, except under a proceeding to destroy the device, has in possession or control a gambling device is guilty of a serious misdemeanor.
4. This chapter does not prohibit the possession of gambling devices by a manufacturer or distributor if the possession is solely for sale out of the state in another jurisdiction where possession of the device is legal or for sale in the state or use in the state if the use is licensed pursuant to either chapter 99B or chapter 99G.
[S13, §4965-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13210; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §726.5; C79, 81, §725.9]
85 Acts, ch 32, §118; 86 Acts, ch 1052, §3; 90 Acts, ch 1062, §2; 2003 Acts, ch 178, §117, 121; 2003 Acts, ch 179, §142; 2007 Acts, ch 38, §9, 10
Referred to in §99A.1, 99B.53, 99B.62, 725.15
See chapter 99A
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 725 - VICE › Section 725.10 - Pool selling — places used.

725.10 Pool selling — places used.
Any person who records or registers bets or wagers or sells pools upon the result of any trial or contest of skill, speed, or power of endurance of human or beast, or upon the result of any political nomination or election, and any person who keeps a place for the purpose of doing any such thing, and any owner, lessee, or occupant of any premises, who knowingly permits the same, or any part thereof, to be used for any such purpose, and anyone who, as custodian or depositary thereof, for hire or reward, receives any money, property, or thing of value staked, wagered, or bet upon any such result, shall be guilty of a serious misdemeanor.
[C97, §4966; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13216; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §726.6; C79, 81, §725.10]
Referred to in §709A.1, 725.15
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 725 - VICE › Section 725.13 - Definition of bookmaking.

725.13 Definition of bookmaking.
“Bookmaking” means advancing gambling activity by accepting bets upon the outcome of future contingent events as a business other than as permitted in chapters 99B, 99D, 99E, and 99F. These events include but are not limited to the results of a trial or contest of skill, speed, power, or endurance of a person or beast or between persons, beasts, fowl, motor vehicles, or mechanical apparatus or upon the result of any chance, casualty, unknown, or contingent event.
83 Acts, ch 187, §35; 89 Acts, ch 67, §27; 2019 Acts, ch 132, §41, 45, 46
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 725 - VICE › Section 725.14 - Exception for state racing and gaming commission and pari-mutuel betting.

725.14 Exception for state racing and gaming commission and pari-mutuel betting.
This chapter does not prohibit the establishment and operation of a state racing and gaming commission and pari-mutuel betting on horse or dog races as provided in chapter 99D.
83 Acts, ch 187, §35
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 725 - VICE › Section 725.15 - Exceptions for legal gambling.

725.15 Exceptions for legal gambling.
Sections 725.5 through 725.10 and 725.12 do not apply to a game, activity, ticket, or device when lawfully possessed, used, conducted, or participated in pursuant to chapter 99B, 99E, 99F, or 99G.
[C75, 77, §726.11; C79, 81, §725.15]
85 Acts, ch 33, §126; 86 Acts, ch 1125, §5; 88 Acts, ch 1136, §2; 89 Acts, ch 67, §28; 2003 Acts, ch 178, §118, 121; 2003 Acts, ch 179, §142; 2016 Acts, ch 1073, §179; 2019 Acts, ch 132, §42, 45, 46
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 725 - VICE › Section 725.16 - Gambling penalty.

725.16 Gambling penalty.
A person who commits an offense declared in chapter 99B to be a misdemeanor shall be guilty of a serious misdemeanor.
[C51, §2721, 2730; R60, §4363, 4377; C73, §4026, 4043; C97, §4962, 5000; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13198, 13218; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §726.1, 726.8; C75, §99B.9, 726.1, 726.8; C77, §726.14; C79, 81, §725.16]
92 Acts, ch 1203, §20; 2003 Acts, ch 147, §4, 7
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 725 - VICE › Section 725.17 - Protection money prohibited.

725.17 Protection money prohibited.
Any officer or employee of this state, or of a county, city, or judicial district who asks for, receives or collects any money or other consideration for and with the understanding that the officer or employee will aid, exempt, or otherwise protect another person from detection, arrest or conviction of any violation of this chapter or chapter 99B commits an aggravated misdemeanor.
[C77, §726.15; C79, 81, §725.17]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 725 - VICE › Section 725.18 - Collection service prohibited.

725.18 Collection service prohibited.
Any person who knowingly offers, gives or sells the person’s services for use in collecting or enforcing any debt arising from gambling, whether or not lawful gambling, commits an aggravated misdemeanor.
[C77, §726.16; C79, 81, §725.18]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 725 - VICE › Section 725.19 - Gambling by underage persons.

725.19 Gambling by underage persons.
1. Any person under the age of twenty-one years shall not make or attempt to make a gambling wager, except as permitted under chapter 99B. A person who violates this subsection commits a scheduled violation under section 805.8C, subsection 5, paragraph “a”.
2. A person who knowingly permits a person under the age of twenty-one years to make or attempt to make a gambling wager, except as permitted under chapter 99B, is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
2004 Acts, ch 1136, §57; 2009 Acts, ch 88, §4
Referred to in §99B.27, 805.8C(5)(a)
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 726 - PROTECTIONS FOR THE FAMILY, DEPENDENT PERSONS, RESIDENTS OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, AND OLDER INDIVIDUALS › Section 726.1 - Bigamy.

726.1 Bigamy.
1. a. Any person, having a living husband or wife, who marries another, commits bigamy.
b. Any person who marries another who the person knows has another living husband or wife commits bigamy.
2. Bigamy is a serious misdemeanor.
3. Any of the following is a defense to the charge of bigamy:
a. The prior marriage was terminated in accordance with applicable law, or the person reasonably believes on reasonably convincing evidence that the prior marriage was so terminated.
b. The person believes, on reasonably convincing evidence, that the prior spouse is dead.
c. The person has, for three years, had no evidence by which the person can reasonably believe that the prior spouse is alive.
[C51, §2706 – 2708; R60, §4348 – 4350; C73, §4009 – 4011; C97, §4933 – 4935; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12975 – 12977; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §703.1 – 703.3; C79, 81, §726.1]
2013 Acts, ch 90, §236
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 726 - PROTECTIONS FOR THE FAMILY, DEPENDENT PERSONS, RESIDENTS OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, AND OLDER INDIVIDUALS › Section 726.2 - Incest.

726.2 Incest.
A person, except a child as defined in section 702.5, who performs a sex act with another whom the person knows to be related to the person, either legitimately or illegitimately, as an ancestor, descendant, brother or sister of the whole or half blood, aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, commits incest. Incest is a class “D” felony.
[R60, §4367 – 4369; C73, §4030; C97, §4936; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12978; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §704.1; C79, 81, §726.2]
86 Acts, ch 1105, §1
Referred to in §232.68, 232.82, 235B.2, 235E.1, 235F.1, 236A.2, 236A.18, 272.2, 692A.102, 692A.121, 802.2A, 903B.2, 915.36, 915.37
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 726 - PROTECTIONS FOR THE FAMILY, DEPENDENT PERSONS, RESIDENTS OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, AND OLDER INDIVIDUALS › Section 726.3 - Neglect or abandonment of a dependent person.

726.3 Neglect or abandonment of a dependent person.
A person who is the father, mother, or some other person having custody of a child, or of any other person who by reason of mental or physical disability is not able to care for the person’s self, who knowingly or recklessly exposes such person to a hazard or danger against which such person cannot reasonably be expected to protect such person’s self or who deserts or abandons such person, knowing or having reason to believe that the person will be exposed to such hazard or danger, commits a class “C” felony. However, a parent or person authorized by the parent shall not be prosecuted for a violation of this section involving abandonment of a newborn infant, if the parent or the person authorized by the parent has voluntarily released custody of the newborn infant in accordance with section 233.2.
[C51, §2589; R60, §4212; C73, §3870; C97, §4766; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13236; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §731.7; C79, 81, §726.3]
2001 Acts, ch 67, §11, 13; 2002 Acts, ch 1119, §103
Referred to in §135B.34, 135C.33, 152.5A, 233.3, 252B.7, 600B.29, 726.4, 915.37
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 726 - PROTECTIONS FOR THE FAMILY, DEPENDENT PERSONS, RESIDENTS OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, AND OLDER INDIVIDUALS › Section 726.4 - Husband or wife may be witness.

726.4 Husband or wife may be witness.
In all prosecutions under section 726.3, 726.5 or 726.6, the husband or wife is a competent witness for the state and may testify to relevant acts or communications between them.
[S13, §4775-b; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13231; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §731.2; C79, 81, §726.4]
83 Acts, ch 37, §6
Referred to in §600B.29
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 726 - PROTECTIONS FOR THE FAMILY, DEPENDENT PERSONS, RESIDENTS OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, AND OLDER INDIVIDUALS › Section 726.5 - Nonsupport.

726.5 Nonsupport.
1. a. A person, who being able to do so, fails or refuses to provide support for the person’s child or ward under the age of eighteen years for a period longer than one year or in an amount greater than five thousand dollars commits the offense of nonsupport.
b. A person shall not be held to have violated this section if the person fails to support any child or ward under the age of eighteen who has left the home of the parent or other person having legal custody of the child or ward without the consent of that parent or person having legal custody of the child or ward.
2. “Support”, for the purposes of this section, means any support which has been fixed by court order, or, in the absence of any such order or decree, the minimal requirements of food, clothing or shelter.
3. Nonsupport is a class “D” felony.
[S13, §4775-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13230; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §731.1; C79, 81, §726.5]
2006 Acts, ch 1119, §8; 2019 Acts, ch 59, §229
Referred to in §252B.7, 600B.29, 726.4
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 726 - PROTECTIONS FOR THE FAMILY, DEPENDENT PERSONS, RESIDENTS OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, AND OLDER INDIVIDUALS › Section 726.6A - Multiple acts of child endangerment — penalty.

726.6A Multiple acts of child endangerment — penalty.
A person who engages in a course of conduct including three or more acts of child endangerment as defined in section 726.6 within a period of twelve months involving the same child or a minor with a mental or physical disability, where one or more of the acts results in serious injury to the child or minor or results in a skeletal injury to a child under the age of four years, is guilty of a class “B” felony. Notwithstanding section 902.9, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, a person convicted of a violation of this section shall be confined for no more than fifty years.
94 Acts, ch 1172, §59; 96 Acts, ch 1129, §110; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §253
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 726 - PROTECTIONS FOR THE FAMILY, DEPENDENT PERSONS, RESIDENTS OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, AND OLDER INDIVIDUALS › Section 726.7 - Wanton neglect of a resident of a health care facility.

726.7 Wanton neglect of a resident of a health care facility. Transferred to §726.27; 2022 Acts, ch 1132, §8.
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 726 - PROTECTIONS FOR THE FAMILY, DEPENDENT PERSONS, RESIDENTS OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, AND OLDER INDIVIDUALS › Section 726.8 - Wanton neglect or nonsupport of a dependent adult.

726.8 Wanton neglect or nonsupport of a dependent adult. Transferred to §726.28; 2022 Acts, ch 1132, §8.
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 726 - PROTECTIONS FOR THE FAMILY, DEPENDENT PERSONS, RESIDENTS OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, AND OLDER INDIVIDUALS › Section 726.10 - Sexual motivation.

726.10 Sexual motivation.
A person convicted of any indictable offense under this subchapter shall be required to register as a sex offender pursuant to the provisions of chapter 692A, if the offense was committed against a minor and the fact finder makes a determination that the offense was sexually motivated pursuant to section 692A.126.
2010 Acts, ch 1104, §22, 23
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 726 - PROTECTIONS FOR THE FAMILY, DEPENDENT PERSONS, RESIDENTS OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, AND OLDER INDIVIDUALS › Section 726.21 - Short title.

726.21 Short title.
This subchapter shall be known as and may be cited as the “Child Identification and Protection Act”.
2005 Acts, ch 132, §1