Iowa statute
Iowa Code § 721.1 — Felonious misconduct in office
Current through 2026 Iowa Code (enactments effective on or before 2026-01-01, through the 2025 Regular Session, 91st G.A.)
Part of Chapter 721: Official Misconduct, Iowa Code.
Criminal charges under this statute
Full text of Iowa Code § 721.1
Statutory text current through the 2026 Iowa Code (enactments effective on or before 2026-01-01, through the 2025 Regular Session, 91st G.A.). This publication reproduces the statutory text of the official 2026 Iowa Code (Legislative Services Agency); it is not the official publication of the State of Iowa.
Any public officer or employee, who knowingly does any of the following, commits a class “D” felony:
1. Makes or gives any false entry, false return, false certificate, or false receipt, where such entries, returns, certificates, or receipts are authorized by law.
2. Falsifies any public record, or issues any document falsely purporting to be a public document.
3. Falsifies a writing, or knowingly delivers a falsified writing, with the knowledge that the writing is falsified and that the writing will become a public record of a government body.
4. For purposes of this section, “government body” and “public record” mean the same as defined in section 22.1.
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