Section 801.1 – Short title.

801.1 Short title. Chapters 801 through 819 shall be known and may be cited as the “Iowa Code of Criminal Procedure”. [C79, 81, §801.1] 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §378

Section 801.2 – Scope.

801.2 Scope. The provisions of the Iowa code of criminal procedure shall govern procedure in the courts of Iowa in all criminal proceedings except where a different procedure is specifically provided by law. [C79, 81, §801.2]

Section 801.3 – General purposes.

801.3 General purposes. The provisions of the Iowa code of criminal procedure shall be liberally construed to give effect to the general purposes thereof, which shall be to provide for: 1. Simplicity in criminal procedure. 2. Fairness in administration of the criminal laws. 3. Elimination of unjustifiable delay in pretrial, trial, and post-trial proceedings. 4. […]

Section 801.4 – Definitions.

801.4 Definitions. For the purposes of Title XVI,* unless the context otherwise requires: 1. The words “accused person”, “accused”, “defendant”, and similar words mean an individual, a public or private corporation, a partnership, or an unincorporated or voluntary association. 2. “Attorney general” includes an authorized assistant of the attorney general. 3. “Charge” means a written […]

Section 801.5 – Applicability to offenses committed before the effective date.

801.5 Applicability to offenses committed before the effective date. 1. Except as provided in subsections 2 and 3 of this section, Title XVI* does not apply to offenses committed before January 1, 1978. Prosecutions for offenses committed before that date are governed by the prior law, which is continued in effect for that purpose, as […]