Iowa statute
Iowa Code § 722.10 — Commercial bribery
Current through 2026 Iowa Code (enactments effective on or before 2026-01-01, through the 2025 Regular Session, 91st G.A.)
Part of Chapter 722: Bribery and Corruption, Iowa Code.
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Full text of Iowa Code § 722.10
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.
1. As used in subsection 2, the following definitions shall apply unless the context otherwise requires:
a. “Employer” means any sole proprietor, partnership, corporation, association, or other entity or organization.
b. “Employee” includes every officer, employee, agent or representative.
c. “Gratuity” means consideration in any form, including but not limited to a gift, commission, discount and bonus.
2. It is unlawful for a person to offer or deliver directly or indirectly for the personal benefit of an employee acting on behalf of the employee’s employer in a business transaction or course of transactions with the person a gratuity in consideration of an act or omission which the person has reason to know is in conflict with the employment relation and duties of the employee to the employer. It is unlawful for an employee acting on behalf of the employee’s employer in a business transaction or course of transactions with a person to solicit or receive from the person a gratuity directly or indirectly for the personal benefit of the employee in consideration of an act or omission which the employee has reason to know is in conflict with the employment relation and duties of the employee to the employer.
3. A violation of subsection 2 is a class “D” felony.
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