Current Version
| Region | Iowa |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 1978 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 1976, Iowa’s legislature repealed parts of its criminal code, including the section criminalizing consensual sodomy between two people of the same sex. The updated criminal code took effect on January 1st, 1978. |
| Sources | https://www.glapn.org/sodomylaws/sensibilities/iowa.htm |
Revision History (2)
edited by Unknownmiles. Updating description and adding source
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| Description | Legislative repeal, effective 1978. | In 1976, Iowa’s legislature repealed parts of its criminal code, including the section criminalizing consensual sodomy between two people of the same sex. The updated criminal code took effect on January 1st, 1978. |
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| Sources | Laws of the Sixty-Sixth General Assembly [1976], page 549, ch. 1245, enacted June 28, 1976, effective Jan. 1, 1978. | https://www.glapn.org/sodomylaws/sensibilities/iowa.htm |
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created by garrettdietz
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1 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 1978 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Legislative repeal, effective 1978. |
| Sources | Laws of the Sixty-Sixth General Assembly [1976], page 549, ch. 1245, enacted June 28, 1976, effective Jan. 1, 1978. |