802.3  Felony--aggravated or serious misdemeanor.

1.  In all cases, except those enumerated in subsection 2 and in sections 802.1 and 802.2, an indictment or information for a felony or aggravated or serious misdemeanor shall be found within three years after its commission.

2.  An indictment or information for sexual exploitation by a counselor or therapist under section 709.15 shall be found within five years of the date the victim was last treated by the counselor or therapist.

Section History: Early form

  [C51, § 2813; R60, § 4515; C73, § 4167; C97, § 5165; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 13444; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, § 752.3; C79, 81, § 802.3; 81 Acts, ch 204, § 10]

Section History: Recent form

  85 Acts, ch 174, § 3; 92 Acts, ch 1199, § 7

Internal References

  Referred to in § 453B.12, 802.5


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