Legal Opinion
In The Matter Of Property Seized From Bo (Brian) Li, Na Tian, And Wei Tian
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided April 27, 2018No. 17-1237PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATERMAN, Justice.
This appeal presents a question of statutory interpretation: whether practicing massage therapy without a license constitutes a serious misdemeanor. Police, responding to complaints by neighbors suspecting prostitution, conducted surveillance on a spa in Dubuque advertising massage services. Police raided the business and seized cash, cell phones, and other property. The State filed a civil in rem forfeiture action alleging the cash was the proceeds of an unlicensed massage business or prostitution. Following a bench trial, the district court found the State failed to meet…
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