Iowa legal term
Special victims’ counsel in Iowa Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Iowa legislative session
In Iowa criminal law, “Special victims’ counsel” 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 “Special victims’ counsel” mean in Iowa criminal law?
“Special victims’ counsel” means military personnel who are members of the judge advocate general’s corps of the national guard or a branch of the armed forces of the United States, who have completed special victims’ counsel training, and who are serving as a special victims’ counsel to a victim. (Iowa Code § 916.1)
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