{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-701.8","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 701.8","heading":"Misdemeanor defined and classified.","body":"All public offenses which are not felonies are misdemeanors. Misdemeanors are aggravated misdemeanors, serious misdemeanors, or simple misdemeanors. Where an act is declared to be a public offense, crime or misdemeanor, but no other designation is given, such act shall be a simple misdemeanor.","path":["Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE (Ch. 687 - 916)","Chapter 701 - GENERAL CRIMINAL LAW PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/701.8.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:17Z","sha256":"8767d7fb2f7d26f15de2879435c3f337ae8e275b133c70d5f2b91d0f785404d5","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-701.7","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-701.9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}