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Iowa Code § 701.8 (2026)

Misdemeanor defined and classified

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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. [C51, §2675, 2818; R60, §4302, 4430; C73, §3966, 4105; C97, §4905, 5094; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12891,12893; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §687.4, 687.6; C79, 81, §701.8] See also §903.1

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Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1980–2023 · leading case: Amended August 21 v. Section 43.24 Panel Consisting of: Sec'y of State Matthew Schultz, 846 N.W.2d 845 (Iowa 2014).
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Amended August 21 v. Section 43.24 Panel Consisting of: Sec'y of State Matthew Schultz, 846 N.W.2d 845 (Iowa 2014). · cites it 8× “36 § 108 (codified at Iowa Code § 701.8 (1979)), it knew the constitutional definition of “infamous crime” was any crime for which the legislature fixed the maximum punishment as confinement in prison.”
Grinnell Mut. Reinsurance Co. v. Jungling, 654 N.W.2d 530 (Iowa 2002). · cites it 2× “16(2), an offense punishable as a simple misdemeanor under Iowa Code section 701.8. The court concluded that “it is contrary to public policy to provide insurance coverage for losses caused by Jungling’s fraudulent misrepresentations.”
State v. Armstrong, 787 N.W.2d 472 (Iowa Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “” Iowa Code § 701.8 . Without proof of value beyond a reasonable doubt, the fraudulent obtaining of a benefit by the use of another’s identity must be a simple misdemean- or.”
City of Webster City v. Draheim, 292 N.W.2d 406 (Iowa 1980). “” § 701.8, The Code. However, section 701.2 provides: “A public offense is that which is prohibited by statute and is punishable by fine or imprisonment.”
Ned Chiodo v. Section 43.24 Panel Consisting Of: Sec'y of State Matthew Schultz, No. 14–0553 (Iowa Apr. 15, 2014). · cites it 4× “36 § 108 (codified at Iowa Code § 701.8 (1979)), it knew the constitutional definition of “infamous crime” was any crime for which the legislature fixed the maximum punishment as confinement in prison.”
Ron Myers v. City of Cedar Falls, 995 N.W.2d 519 (Iowa Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 701.8 ; see also Sanon, 865 N.”
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