{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-665.12","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 665.12","heading":"Indictment not barred.","body":"The punishment for a contempt constitutes no bar to an indictment, but if the offender is indicted and convicted for the same offense, the court, in passing sentence, must take into consideration the punishment before inflicted.","path":["Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES (Ch. 595 - 686D)","Chapter 665 - CONTEMPTS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/665.12.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:17Z","sha256":"5097357dd6c8155702340ee1b254384d9af592be47a37643df52277cb07d86bc","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-665.11","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-666.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}