Iowa Code » Chapter 729A — VIOLATION OF INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS — HATE CRIMES
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Iowa Code § 729A.2 (2026)

Violation of individual rights — hate crime

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“Hate crime” means one of the following public offenses when committed against a person or a person’s property because of the person’s race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, political affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, age, or disability, or the person’s association with a person of a certain race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, political affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, age, or disability:

1. Assault in violation of individual rights under section 708.2C.

2. Violations of individual rights under section 712.9.

3. Criminal mischief in violation of individual rights under section 716.6A.

4. Trespass in violation of individual rights under section 716.8, subsections 3 and 4. 92 Acts, ch 1157, §9 Referred to in §692.15, 708.2C, 712.9, 716.6A, 716.8 \n

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1997–2023 · leading case: State Of Iowa Vs. Mark Thomas Hennings, 791 N.W.2d 828 (Iowa 2010).
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State Of Iowa Vs. Mark Thomas Hennings, 791 N.W.2d 828 (Iowa 2010). · cites it 50× “2 defines a hate crime as “one of the following public offenses when committed against a person or a person’s property because of the person’s race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, political affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, age, or disability.”
State of Iowa v. Kent Anthony Tyler III, 873 N.W.2d 741 (Iowa 2016). · cites it 2× “Instead, to find a defendant guilty under [Iowa Code] section 729A.2, the jury must determine beyond a reasonable doubt the defendant would not have acted absent the defendant’s prejudice.”
Varnum v. Brien, 763 N.W.2d 862 (Iowa 2009). “§ 729A.2 (hate crimes committed because of the victim’s sexual orientation).”
State v. Willard, 568 N.W.2d 813 (Iowa 1997). · cites it 4× “8, which is also a hate crime as defined in section 729A.2, shall be classified and punished as an offense one degree higher than the underlying offense.”
State of Iowa v. Robert Clark Geddes (Iowa 2023). · cites it 42× “” Iowa Code § 729A.2. This wording places the focus on whether the victim was targeted because of their association, not the degree of association.”
State of Iowa v. Robert Clark Geddes (Iowa 2023). · cites it 42× “” Iowa Code § 729A.2. This wording places the focus on whether the victim was targeted because of their association, not the degree of association.”
Amended April 5, 2016 State of Iowa v. Kent Anthony Tyler III (Iowa 2016). · cites it 2× “Instead, to find a defendant guilty under [Iowa Code] section 729A.2, the jury must determine beyond a reasonable doubt the defendant would not have acted absent the defendant’s prejudice.”
Arrington Ex Rel. Arrington v. City of Davenport, 240 F. Supp. 2d 984 (S.D. Iowa 2003). “§ 729A.2(1). Section 708.2C(1) refers back to the definition of “hate crime” with the net result that an assault motivated by race is the cause of action.”
Katherine Varnum, Patricia Hyde, Dawn Barbouroske, Jennifer Barbouroske, Jason Morgan, Charles Swaggerty, David Twombley, Lawrence Hoch, William M. Musser, Otter Dreaming, Ingrid Olson, & Reva Evans Vs. Timothy J. Brien, In His Off. Capacities As The Polk Cnty. Recorder & Polk Cnty. Registrar (Iowa 2009). “§ 729A.2 (hate crimes committed because of the victim’s sexual orientation).”
— Iowa Code § 729A.2(1) — 2 cases
State Of Iowa Vs. Mark Thomas Hennings, 791 N.W.2d 828 (Iowa 2010). “2 defines a hate crime as “one of the following public offenses when committed against a person or a person’s property because of the person’s race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, political affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, age, or disability.”
Arrington Ex Rel. Arrington v. City of Davenport, 240 F. Supp. 2d 984 (S.D. Iowa 2003). “§ 729A.2(1). Section 708.2C(1) refers back to the definition of “hate crime” with the net result that an assault motivated by race is the cause of action.”
— Iowa Code § 729A.2(3) — 2 cases
State of Iowa v. Robert Clark Geddes (Iowa 2023). “” Iowa Code § 729A.2. This wording places the focus on whether the victim was targeted because of their association, not the degree of association.”
State of Iowa v. Robert Clark Geddes (Iowa 2023). “” Iowa Code § 729A.2. This wording places the focus on whether the victim was targeted because of their association, not the degree of association.”
— Iowa Code § 729A.2(4) — 2 cases
State of Iowa v. Robert Clark Geddes (Iowa 2023). “” Iowa Code § 729A.2. This wording places the focus on whether the victim was targeted because of their association, not the degree of association.”
State of Iowa v. Robert Clark Geddes (Iowa 2023). “” Iowa Code § 729A.2. This wording places the focus on whether the victim was targeted because of their association, not the degree of association.”
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