Iowa legal term
Alcoholic beverage in Iowa Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Iowa legislative session
In Iowa criminal law, “Alcoholic beverage” 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 “Alcoholic beverage” mean in Iowa criminal law?
“Alcoholic beverage” includes alcohol, wine, spirits, beer, or any other beverage which contains ethyl alcohol and is fit for human consumption. 3. “Arrest” includes but is not limited to taking into custody pursuant to section 232.19. 4. “Controlled substance” means any drug, substance, or compound that is listed in section 124.204 or 124.206, or any metabolite or derivative of the drug, substance, or compound. 5. “Department” means the state department of transportation. 6. “Director” means the director of transportation or the director’s designee. 7. “Driver’s license” means any license or (Iowa Code § 321J.1)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Open containers in motor vehicles
- Open containers in motor vehicles drivers
- Operating while under the influence of alcohol or a drug or while having an alcohol concentration of .08 or more (OWI)
- Persons under eighteen years of age, persons eighteen, nineteen, or twenty years of age, and persons twenty-one years of age and older
Related terms in the same statutes
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