{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-709.18","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 709.18","heading":"Sexual abuse of a corpse.","body":"1. A person commits sexual abuse of a human corpse if the person knowingly and intentionally engages in a sex act, as defined in section 702.17, with a human corpse.\n2. A person who violates this section commits a class “D” felony.","path":["Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE (Ch. 687 - 916)","Chapter 709 - SEXUAL ABUSE"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/709.18.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:17Z","sha256":"a07044631d8eb08d4eebc89e9b029ae8b9b9ac2c22e952b588220fa923cec9a3","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-709.17","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-709.19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}