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Iowa Code Title XVI. Criminal Law and Procedure [Chs. 687-916] § 715.8. Venue for criminal violations

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

<[Text subject to final changes by the Iowa Code Editor for Code 2024.]>

For the purpose of determining proper venue, a violation of this subchapter shall be considered to have been committed in any county in which any of the following apply:

1. An act was performed in furtherance of the violation.

2. The owner or operator who is the victim of the violation has a place of business in this state.

3. The defendant has control or possession of any proceeds of the violation, or of any books, records, documents, property, financial instrument, computer software, computer program, computer data, or other material or objects used in furtherance of the violation.

4. The defendant unlawfully accessed a computer or computer network by wires, electromagnetic waves, microwaves, or any other means of communication.

5. The defendant resides.

6. A computer used as an object or an instrument in the commission of the violation was located at the time of the violation.

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