Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 123.13 (2026)

Prohibitions on commission members and employees

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1. Commission members, officers, and employees of the department under this chapter shall not, while holding such office or position, do any of the following:

a. Hold any other office or position under the laws of this state, or any other state or territory or of the United States.

b. Engage in any occupation, business, endeavor, or activity which would or does conflict with their duties under this chapter.

c. Directly or indirectly, use their office or employment to influence, persuade, or induce any other officer, employee, or person to adopt their political views or to favor any particular candidate for an elective or appointive public office.

d. Directly or indirectly, solicit or accept, in any manner or way, any money or other thing of value for any person seeking an elective or appointive public office, or to any political party or any group of persons seeking to become a political party.

2. Except as provided in section 123.5, subsection 3, a commission member or department employee under this chapter shall not, directly or indirectly, individually, or as a member of a partnership or shareholder in a corporation, have any interest in dealing in or in the manufacture of alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer, and shall not receive any kind of profit nor have any interest in the purchase or sale of alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer by persons so authorized under this chapter. However, this subsection does not prohibit any member or employee from lawfully purchasing and keeping alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer in the member’s or employee’s possession for personal use.

3. Any officer or employee violating this section or any other provisions of this chapter shall, in addition to any other penalties provided by law, be subject to suspension or discharge from employment. Any commission member shall, in addition to any other penalties provided by law, be subject to removal from office as provided by chapter 66. [C35, §1921-f14; C39, §1921.014; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, §123.14; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §123.17] 2015 Acts, ch 30, §41, 204 C2016, §123.13 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2366 \n

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1977–1989 · leading case: Lewis v. State, 256 N.W.2d 181 (Iowa 1977).

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Lewis v. State, 256 N.W.2d 181 (Iowa 1977). · cites it 13× “May 31,1974, the State filed a motion for summary judgment arguing that plaintiffs’ petitions were jurisdictionally defective in that (1) the claims asserted therein were barred by sections 123.13 and 25A.4, (2) the sale of liquor to a minor contrary to law is not a proximate…”

Thorp v. Casey's Gen. Stores, Inc., 446 N.W.2d 457 (Iowa 1989). · cites it 6× “The State urges that the state employee, who is not named as a defendant in this litigation, is exempt from suit and cannot be liable by operation of Iowa Code section 123.13 (1985). That section provides: No council member or officer or employee of the department shall be…”

Snyder v. Davenport, 323 N.W.2d 225 (Iowa 1982). · cites it 2× “In Lewis the court was asked to consider whether section 123.13, The Code 1966, which provided immunity to “any member of the [liquor] commission,” extended immunity to a state liquor store employee.”

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