# Iowa Code § 714.3: Value

> Iowa · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C714_S714.3

## Section

- **Citation:** Iowa Code § 714.3
- **Heading:** Value
- **Jurisdiction:** Iowa
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 714 / Section 714.3

## Text

(1) The value of property is its highest value by any reasonable standard at the time that it is stolen. Reasonable standard includes but is not limited to market value within the community, actual value, or replacement value.

(2) If money or property is stolen from the same person or location by two or more acts, or from different persons by two or more acts which occur in approximately the same location or time period, or from different locations by two or more acts within a thirty-day period, so that the thefts are attributable to a single scheme, plan, or conspiracy, these acts may be considered a single theft and the value may be the total value of all the property stolen.

[C51, §2625; R60, §4250; C73, §3909, 3914; C97, §4842, 4849; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13007, 13032; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §709.3, 710.6; C79, 81, §714.3]84 Acts, ch 1162, §1; 85 Acts, ch 195, §60; 2004 Acts, ch 1087, §1

## Nearby sections

- [Iowa Code § 714.1 Theft defined.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C714_S714.1.md)
- [Iowa Code § 714.2 Degrees of theft.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C714_S714.2.md)
- [Iowa Code § 714.2A Theft against an older individual.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C714_S714.2A.md)
- [Iowa Code § 714.2B Organized retail theft.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C714_S714.2B.md)
- [Iowa Code § 714.2C Looting.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C714_S714.2C.md)
- [Iowa Code § 714.2D Crimes involving gift cards.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C714_S714.2D.md)
- [Iowa Code § 714.3 Value.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C714_S714.3.md)
- [Iowa Code § 714.3A Aggravated theft.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C714_S714.3A.md)
- [Iowa Code § 714.4 Claim of right.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C714_S714.4.md)
- [Iowa Code § 714.5 Library materials and equipment — unpurchased merchandise — evidence of intention.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C714_S714.5.md)
- [Iowa Code § 714.6 Land.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C714_S714.6.md)
- [Iowa Code § 714.6A Video or equipment rental property theft evidence of intention affirmative defense.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C714_S714.6A.md)
- [Iowa Code § 714.7 Operating vehicle without owner’s consent.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C714_S714.7.md)
- [Iowa Code § 714.7B Theft detection devices — shield or removal prohibited.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C714_S714.7B.md)

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