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Iowa Code § 710.11 (2026)

Purchase or sale of individual

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A person commits a class “C” felony when the person purchases or sells or attempts to purchase or sell an individual to another person. This section does not apply to a surrogate mother arrangement. For purposes of this section, a “surrogate mother arrangement” means an arrangement whereby a female agrees to be artificially inseminated with the semen of a donor, to bear a child, and to relinquish all rights regarding that child to the donor or donor couple. 89 Acts, ch 116, §1 Referred to in §692A.102, 692A.126\n\nTue Dec 09 21:56:30 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 710 (22, 0)

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1998–2013 · leading case: State v. Reyes, 744 N.W.2d 95 (Iowa 2008).
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State v. Reyes, 744 N.W.2d 95 (Iowa 2008). · cites it 2× “Lower federal courts, however, have generally upheld the admission of evidence regarding prior bad acts under Federal Rules of Evidence 413 and 414, which are nearly identical to Iowa Code section 710.11. United States v. LeMay, 260 F.”
David J. Rosecky v. Monica M. Schissel, 2013 WI 66 (Wis. 2013). · cites it 2× “§§ 47/1 to /75 (West 2010); Iowa Code Ann. § 710.11 (West 2013); Ky. Rev.”
Raftopol v. Ramey, 12 A.3d 783 (Conn. 2011). · cites it 2× “Code §§ 26-10A-33 and 26-10A-34 (2009); Iowa Code Ann. § 710.11 (West 2003). [37] Ten states prohibit compensated gestational agreements, including Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Virginia and Washington.”
R.R. v. M.H., 689 N.E.2d 790 (Mass. 1998). “Code § 26 -10A-34 (1992); Iowa Code § 710.11 (1997); W. Va. Code § 48-4-16 (e)(3) (1996).”
State Of Iowa Vs. Raymond Reyes (Iowa 2008). · cites it 2× “Lower federal courts, however, have generally upheld the admission of evidence regarding prior bad acts under Federal Rules of Evidence 413 and 414, which are nearly identical to Iowa Code section 710.11. United States v. LeMay, 260 F.”
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