Iowa Code » Chapter 664A — NO-CONTACT ORDERS — ENFORCEMENT OF PROTECTIVE ORDERS
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Iowa Code § 664A.1 (2026)

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For purposes of this chapter:

1. “No-contact order” means a court order issued in a criminal proceeding requiring the defendant to have no contact with the alleged victim, persons residing with the alleged victim, or members of the alleged victim’s immediate family, and to refrain from harassing the alleged victim, persons residing with the alleged victim, or members of the alleged victim’s family.

2. “Protective order” means a protective order issued pursuant to chapter 232, a court order or court-approved consent agreement entered pursuant to this chapter or chapter 235F, a court order or court-approved consent agreement entered pursuant to chapter 236 or 236A, including a valid foreign protective order under section 236.19, subsection 3, or section 236A.19, subsection 3, a temporary or permanent protective order or order to vacate the homestead under chapter 598, or an order that establishes conditions of release or is a protective order or sentencing order in a criminal prosecution arising from a domestic abuse assault under section 708.2A or older individual assault under section 708.2D, or a civil injunction issued pursuant to section 915.22.

3. “Victim” means a person who has suffered physical, emotional, or financial harm as a result of a public offense, as defined in section 701.2, committed in this state. 2006 Acts, ch 1101, §5; 2007 Acts, ch 180, §4; 2014 Acts, ch 1107, §22; 2017 Acts, ch 121, §26; 2022 Acts, ch 1132, §12 \n

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2007–2025 · leading case: State v. Hall, 740 N.W.2d 200 (Iowa Ct. App. 2007).
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State v. Hall, 740 N.W.2d 200 (Iowa Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 4× “” Hall further argues that, because there was no “victim,” defined in section 664A.1(3) as “a person who has suffered physical, emotional, or financial harm as a result of a public *203 offense,” section 664A.”
Patrick Alan Ney v. John Glenn Ney, 891 N.W.2d 446 (Iowa 2017). “§ 664A.1. Notably, the civil contexts in the definition of “protective order” are the same ones listed in Iowa Code section 664A.”
State of Iowa v. Amy Lois Rasmussen (Iowa 2024). · cites it 10× “Our use of the “victim” label is not a legal conclusion that Victim 3 constitutes a “victim” under Iowa Code section 664A.1(3) (2021). Rather, we use it to distinguish the individuals while protecting their identity.”
State of Iowa v. Sherry Ann Oats (Iowa Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 14× “Iowa Code § 664A.1(1). A victim means “a person who has suffered physical, emotional, or financial harm as a result of a public offense, as defined in section 701.”
State of Iowa v. Amy Lois Rasmussen (Iowa 2024). · cites it 8× “Our use of the “victim” label is not a legal conclusion that Victim 3 constitutes a “victim” under Iowa Code section 664A.1(3) (2021). Rather, we use it to distinguish the individuals while protecting their identity.”
State of Iowa v. Cody Allen Standlee (Iowa Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 4× “” “Because the no-contact order was not authorized by statute,” we remand to the district court to enter a corrected order and to determine if there are other parties who need to be specifically named in the new order pursuant to section 664A.1. See State v. Hall, 740 N.”
State of Iowa v. Lucy Ann Schnieders (Iowa Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 4× “See Iowa Code § 664A.1(1) (stating a no-contact order means an order “requiring the defendant to have no contact with the alleged victim”).”
State of Iowa v. Keith Lynch (Iowa Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code section 664A.1(3) states: “‘Victim’ means a person who has suffered physical, emotional, or financial harm as a result of a public offense, as defined in section 701.”
State of Iowa v. Joshua Carl Grover (Iowa Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code § 664A.1(1); see Iowa Code § 664A.”
In the Interest of F.K., Minor Child, W.K., Father (Iowa Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 664A.1(1). Because the sentencing no-contact order was appropriately extended, the father’s attorney in the juvenile proceeding did not breach an essential duty in failing to object to the absence of visits.”
State of Iowa v. Troy Daniel Dowell (Iowa Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 664A.1(1) (defining “no-contact order” as “court order issued in criminal proceeding”).”
Amended May 22, 2017 Patrick Alan Ney v. John Glenn Ney (Iowa 2017). “§ 664A.1. Notably, the civil contexts in the definition of “protective order” are the same ones listed in Iowa Code section 664A.”
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— Iowa Code § 664A.1(1) — 6 cases
State of Iowa v. Sherry Ann Oats (Iowa Ct. App. 2015). “Iowa Code § 664A.1(1). A victim means “a person who has suffered physical, emotional, or financial harm as a result of a public offense, as defined in section 701.”
State of Iowa v. Lucy Ann Schnieders (Iowa Ct. App. 2015). “See Iowa Code § 664A.1(1) (stating a no-contact order means an order “requiring the defendant to have no contact with the alleged victim”).”
State of Iowa v. Cody Allen Standlee (Iowa Ct. App. 2017). “” “Because the no-contact order was not authorized by statute,” we remand to the district court to enter a corrected order and to determine if there are other parties who need to be specifically named in the new order pursuant to section 664A.1. See State v. Hall, 740 N.”
State of Iowa v. Joshua Carl Grover (Iowa Ct. App. 2014). “Iowa Code § 664A.1(1); see Iowa Code § 664A.”
In the Interest of F.K., Minor Child, W.K., Father (Iowa Ct. App. 2015). “See Iowa Code § 664A.1(1). Because the sentencing no-contact order was appropriately extended, the father’s attorney in the juvenile proceeding did not breach an essential duty in failing to object to the absence of visits.”
— Iowa Code § 664A.1(2) — 1 case
In re Marriage of Nimrick (Iowa Ct. App. 2025).
— Iowa Code § 664A.1(3) — 5 cases
State v. Hall, 740 N.W.2d 200 (Iowa Ct. App. 2007). “” Hall further argues that, because there was no “victim,” defined in section 664A.1(3) as “a person who has suffered physical, emotional, or financial harm as a result of a public *203 offense,” section 664A.”
State of Iowa v. Amy Lois Rasmussen (Iowa 2024). “Our use of the “victim” label is not a legal conclusion that Victim 3 constitutes a “victim” under Iowa Code section 664A.1(3) (2021). Rather, we use it to distinguish the individuals while protecting their identity.”
State of Iowa v. Amy Lois Rasmussen (Iowa 2024). “Our use of the “victim” label is not a legal conclusion that Victim 3 constitutes a “victim” under Iowa Code section 664A.1(3) (2021). Rather, we use it to distinguish the individuals while protecting their identity.”
State of Iowa v. Sherry Ann Oats (Iowa Ct. App. 2015). “Iowa Code § 664A.1(1). A victim means “a person who has suffered physical, emotional, or financial harm as a result of a public offense, as defined in section 701.”
State of Iowa v. Keith Lynch (Iowa Ct. App. 2021). “Iowa Code section 664A.1(3) states: “‘Victim’ means a person who has suffered physical, emotional, or financial harm as a result of a public offense, as defined in section 701.”
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