{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-909.1","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 909.1","heading":"Fine without imprisonment.","body":"Upon a verdict or plea of guilty of any public offense for which a fine is authorized, the court may impose a fine instead of any other sentence where it appears that the fine will be adequate to deter the defendant and to discourage others from similar criminal activity.","path":["Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE (Ch. 687 - 916)","Chapter 909 - FINES"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/909.1.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:20Z","sha256":"4ee37d53a09665b50529594540dd5590ade02ae7bc54a547c79b8fdb17ffed16","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-908.11","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-909.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}