Iowa legal term
Accompanying offense in Iowa Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Iowa legislative session
In Iowa criminal law, “Accompanying offense” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Iowa criminal code.
What does “Accompanying offense” mean in Iowa criminal law?
“Accompanying offense” means any public offense committed as part of the course of conduct engaged in while committing the offense of stalking. b. “Course of conduct” means repeatedly maintaining a visual or physical proximity to a person without legitimate purpose, repeatedly utilizing a technological device to locate, listen to, or watch a person without authorization or legitimate purpose, or repeatedly conveying oral or written threats, threats implied by conduct, or a combination thereof, directed at or toward a person. c. “Immediate family member” means a spouse, parent, child, sibling, (Iowa Code § 708.11)
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