Simple misdemeanors such as remaining in a bar after 10 p.m. while underage and Possession of Alcohol Under the Legal Age violations, traffic and disorderly house conduct may be affected in the near future with a City Code change proposal. For some ordinances in Iowa City there is no set punishment in place, so the policy has been to default to Iowa Code which could include jail time. In the last twenty years there has only been one request of jail time for a simple misdemeanor, which was for indecent exposure in a public park. This proposal still would reserve the right to request jail time on indecent exposure. You ran read the entire article at the link below.