{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-803.4","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 803.4","heading":"Bar to action.","body":"A conviction or acquittal of an offense in a court having jurisdiction thereof is a bar to a prosecution of the offense in another court.","path":["Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE (Ch. 687 - 916)","Chapter 803 - JURISDICTION OF PUBLIC OFFENSES AND PLACE OF TRIAL"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/803.4.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:19Z","sha256":"5a2e33f9e8dfc173d34ba1d7581b5d9d764280ea0882fcba5cfc405759080c39","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-803.3","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-803.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}