Iowa legal term
Dealer in Iowa Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Iowa legislative session
In Iowa criminal law, “Dealer” 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 “Dealer” mean in Iowa criminal law?
“Dealer” means any person who ships, transports, or imports into this state or acquires, purchases, possesses, manufactures, or produces in this state any of the following: (1) Seven or more grams of a taxable substance other than marijuana, but including a taxable substance that is a mixture of marijuana and other taxable substances. (Iowa Code § 453B.1)
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