728.6 Civil suit to determine obscenity.
Whenever the county attorney of any county has reasonable cause to believe that any person is engaged or plans to engage in the dissemination or exhibition of obscene material within the county attorney’s county to minors the county attorney may institute a civil proceeding in the district court of the county to enjoin the dissemination or exhibition of obscene material to minors. Such application for injunction is optional and not mandatory and shall not be construed as a prerequisite to criminal prosecution for a violation of this chapter.
[C75, 77, §725.4; C79, 81, §728.6]
Structure Iowa Code
Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE
Section 728.2 - Dissemination and exhibition of obscene material to minors.
Section 728.3 - Admitting minors to premises where obscene material is exhibited.
Section 728.4 - Rental or sale of hard-core pornography.
Section 728.5 - Public indecent exposure in certain establishments.
Section 728.6 - Civil suit to determine obscenity.
Section 728.7 - Exemptions for public libraries and educational institutions.
Section 728.8 - Suspension of licenses or permits.
Section 728.9 - Evidence considered.
Section 728.10 - Affirmative defense.
Section 728.11 - Uniform application.
Section 728.12 - Sexual exploitation of a minor.
Section 728.15 - Telephone dissemination of obscene material to minors.