Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 709A.2 (2026)

Penalty — not a bar

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A violation of section 709A.1 is a simple misdemeanor. A conviction does not bar a prosecution of the convicted person for an indictable offense when the acts which caused or contributed to the delinquency or dependency of the child are indictable. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3659; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §233.2] 84 Acts, ch 1219, §11 C93, §709A.2 See §709A.5, 725.3, 903.1, chapters 726, 728

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Cited in 1 case, 2017–2017 · leading case: State v. Bridges (Iowa Ct. App. 2017).

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State v. Bridges (Iowa Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 8× “1 is not subject to a lesser included offense analysis because of the anti-merger language in section 709A.2. Section 709A.2 provides “A violation of section 709A.”

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