721.1 Felonious misconduct in office. 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 […]
721.10 Misuse of public records and files. A public officer or employee who, by reason of the officer’s or employee’s employment, has access to any public record, or to any file, dossier, or accumulation of information of any kind, and who gives or transfers to any person, in exchange for anything of value other than […]
721.11 Interest in public contracts. Any officer or employee of the state or of any subdivision thereof who is directly or indirectly interested in any contract to furnish anything of value to the state or any subdivision thereof where such interest is prohibited by statute commits a serious misdemeanor. This section shall not apply to […]
721.12 Profiting from inmates — penalty. A peace officer as defined by section 801.4, subsection 11, a jailer, or an employee of a penal or correctional facility shall not be the purchaser, directly or indirectly, of property being sold by a prisoner who is in the person’s custody. However, a peace officer, jailer, or employee […]
721.2 Nonfelonious misconduct in office. Any public officer or employee, or any person acting under color of such office or employment, who knowingly does any of the following, commits a serious misdemeanor: 1. Makes any contract which contemplates an expenditure known by the person to be in excess of that authorized by law. 2. Fails […]
721.3 Solicitation for political purposes. It shall be unlawful for any person or political organization either directly or indirectly to solicit or demand from any employee of any commission, board or agency created under the statutes of Iowa, any contribution of money or any other thing of value for election purposes or for the purpose […]
721.4 Using public motor vehicles for political purposes. It shall be unlawful for any person to use or permit to be used any motor vehicle owned by the state of Iowa or any political subdivision thereof for the purpose of transporting any political literature or any person or persons engaging in a political campaign for […]
721.5 State employees not to participate. It shall be unlawful for any state officer, any state appointive officer, or state employee to leave the place of employment or the duties of office for the purpose of soliciting votes or engaging in campaign work during the hours of employment of any such officer or employee. [C39, […]
721.6 Exception to sections 721.3 through 721.5. The provisions of sections 721.3 through 721.5 shall not be construed as prohibiting any such officer or employee who is a candidate for political office to engage in campaigning at any time or at any place for the officer’s or employee’s own candidacy. [C39, §13315.5; C46, 50, 54, […]
721.7 Penalty for violating sections 721.3 through 721.5. Any person who violates any provision of sections 721.3 through 721.5 shall be guilty of a serious misdemeanor. [S13, §2727-a36; C24, 27, 31, 35, §13315; C39, §13315.6; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §740.18; C79, 81, §721.7] 2013 Acts, ch 90, §204
721.8 Labeling publicly owned motor vehicles. All publicly owned motor vehicles shall bear at least two labels in a conspicuous place, one on each side of the vehicle. This label shall be designed to cover not less than one square foot of surface. This section does not apply to a motor vehicle which is specifically […]
721.9 Punishment for violation of section 721.8. A violation of section 721.8 shall be a serious misdemeanor. [C35, §13316-e3; C39, §13316.3; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §740.22; C79, 81, §721.9]
