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A felony is a more serious crime than a misdemeanor. In Iowa, a crime is a felony if it is listed as such in Iowa’s criminal laws.1 The individual law that defines a crime will explain whether it is a felony or a misdemeanor. You can go to our Selected Iowa Statutes page for definitions of some of the common crimes an abuser may have committed.
1 Iowa Code § 701.7
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