Iowa legal term
Controlled substance in Iowa Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Iowa legislative session
In Iowa criminal law, “Controlled substance” 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 “Controlled substance” mean in Iowa criminal law?
“Controlled substance” means a drug, substance, or immediate precursor in schedules I through V of subchapter II of this chapter. 6. “Counterfeit substance” means a controlled substance which, or the container or labeling of which, without authorization, bears the trademark, trade name, or other identifying mark, imprint, number or device, or any likeness thereof, of a manufacturer, distributor, or dispenser other than the person who in fact manufactured, distributed, or dispensed the substance. 7. “Deliver” or “delivery” means the actual, constructive, or attempted transfer from one person to (Iowa Code § 124.101)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Conditions of release
- Gatherings where controlled substances unlawfully used penalties
- Possessing contraband
- Conspiracy to manufacture for delivery or delivery or intent or conspiracy to deliver to a minor
- Drug paraphernalia
- Furnishing a controlled substance or intoxicating beverage to inmates at a detention facility
- Persons ineligible to carry dangerous weapons
- Prohibited acts
- Prohibited acts
- Sale, transfer, furnishing, or receipt for unlawful purpose
- Sexual abuse in the third degree
- Use of persons under age eighteen in the drug trade
Related terms in the same statutes
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