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Amount of time necessary to complete a call in Iowa Criminal Law

Current through 2026 Iowa legislative session

In Iowa criminal law, “Amount of time necessary to complete a call” 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 “Amount of time necessary to complete a call” mean in Iowa criminal law?

“Amount of time necessary to complete a call” means for purposes of a fixed length call, the total length of the call in minutes, and for purposes of a variable length call, a reasonable, good faith estimate in minutes of the likely length of the call. 3. “Merchandise” means merchandise as defined in section 714.16, subsection 1, paragraph “e”. 4. a. “Pay-per-call service” means electronic communications products and services which are provided to end users by information or service providers, and which meet all of the following requirements: (1) The end users send or receive information, serv (Iowa Code § 714A.1)

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