ILEA Exam# Iowa Criminal Law
Questions All Answered 2026-2027
Updated.
What is the definition of a felony? - Answer A serious crime
What is the definition of a misdemeanor? - Answer A less serious crime
What is a dangerous weapon? - Answer Designed to kill
Used to kill
Offensive device
Portable electric device
What is a serious injury? - Answer Life threatening injury
What is bodily injury? - Answer Any harm that is less than life threatening
What is mens rea? - Answer Guilty mind- intent
What is actus reus - Answer Guilty act- Act
What is an indictable offense? - Answer Serious misdemeanor or above
What is the initial charging document for a criminal case? - Answer Complaint affidavit
What are the penalties for a Class A Felony? - Answer Life (with out parole, parole for minor)
What are the penalties for a Class B Felony? - Answer 25 years
What are the penalties for a Class C Felony? - Answer Not more than 10 years
What are the penalties for a Class D Felony? - Answer Not more than 5 years
What are the penalties for a serious misdemeanor? - Answer no more than a year
, What are the penalties for a simple misdemeanor? - Answer not more than 30 days
What are the penalties for an aggravated misdemeanor? - Answer not more than 2 years
What is joint criminal conduct? - Answer 2 people acting together and are both responsible
What is aiding and abetting ? - Answer Knowingly assisting and/or encouraging the crime
What is the statue of limitations? - Answer The time that is allowed to file charges
What document must be filed to satisfy the statute of limitations for indictable offenses? For
simple misdemeanors? - Answer Trial Information
Simple- criminal complaint/citation
What crime has no statue of limitations? - Answer Murder / Sex crime against juvenile
What is the statue for the following crimes
Other class A - Answer
What is an accessory after the fact? - Answer Harbors aid, conceals fugitive
Charged with the original crime
What is the burden of proof in a criminal case? - Answer Beyond a reasonable doubt
What is a forcible felony? - Answer A violent serous felony
What is a public offense? - Answer A crime
Where would a person service their sentence for a felony? - Answer Prison
Where would a person serve their sentence for an Agg misdemeanor? - Answer Prison or jail
Where would a person serve their sentence for a serious misdemeanor? - Answer Jail
Questions All Answered 2026-2027
Updated.
What is the definition of a felony? - Answer A serious crime
What is the definition of a misdemeanor? - Answer A less serious crime
What is a dangerous weapon? - Answer Designed to kill
Used to kill
Offensive device
Portable electric device
What is a serious injury? - Answer Life threatening injury
What is bodily injury? - Answer Any harm that is less than life threatening
What is mens rea? - Answer Guilty mind- intent
What is actus reus - Answer Guilty act- Act
What is an indictable offense? - Answer Serious misdemeanor or above
What is the initial charging document for a criminal case? - Answer Complaint affidavit
What are the penalties for a Class A Felony? - Answer Life (with out parole, parole for minor)
What are the penalties for a Class B Felony? - Answer 25 years
What are the penalties for a Class C Felony? - Answer Not more than 10 years
What are the penalties for a Class D Felony? - Answer Not more than 5 years
What are the penalties for a serious misdemeanor? - Answer no more than a year
, What are the penalties for a simple misdemeanor? - Answer not more than 30 days
What are the penalties for an aggravated misdemeanor? - Answer not more than 2 years
What is joint criminal conduct? - Answer 2 people acting together and are both responsible
What is aiding and abetting ? - Answer Knowingly assisting and/or encouraging the crime
What is the statue of limitations? - Answer The time that is allowed to file charges
What document must be filed to satisfy the statute of limitations for indictable offenses? For
simple misdemeanors? - Answer Trial Information
Simple- criminal complaint/citation
What crime has no statue of limitations? - Answer Murder / Sex crime against juvenile
What is the statue for the following crimes
Other class A - Answer
What is an accessory after the fact? - Answer Harbors aid, conceals fugitive
Charged with the original crime
What is the burden of proof in a criminal case? - Answer Beyond a reasonable doubt
What is a forcible felony? - Answer A violent serous felony
What is a public offense? - Answer A crime
Where would a person service their sentence for a felony? - Answer Prison
Where would a person serve their sentence for an Agg misdemeanor? - Answer Prison or jail
Where would a person serve their sentence for a serious misdemeanor? - Answer Jail
