Iowa legal term
Conviction in Iowa Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Iowa legislative session
In Iowa criminal law, “Conviction” 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 “Conviction” mean in Iowa criminal law?
“Conviction” includes the conviction of a juvenile prosecuted as an adult. “Convicted” also includes a conviction for an attempt or conspiracy to commit an offense. “Convicted” does not mean a plea, sentence, adjudication, deferred sentence, or deferred judgment which has been reversed or otherwise set aside. 8. “Criminal or juvenile justice agency” means an agency or department of any level of government or an entity wholly owned, financed, or controlled by one or more such agencies or departments which performs as its principal function the apprehension, prosecution, adjudication, incarcerat (Iowa Code § 692A.101)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Presentence investigation
- Aggravated theft
- Bestiality
- Burglary in the third degree
- Criminal penalties
- Eluding or attempting to elude pursuing law enforcement vehicle
- Escape or absence from custody
- Human trafficking
- Illegal reentry into state by certain aliens
- Interference with transportation of agricultural animals
- Organized retail theft
- Prostitution
Related terms in the same statutes
This reference is informational and is not legal advice.