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Iowa Code § 321.97 (2026)

Fraudulent applications

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Any person who fraudulently uses a false or fictitious name in any application for the registration of, or certificate of title to, a vehicle or knowingly makes a false statement or knowingly conceals a material fact or otherwise commits a fraud in any such application is guilty of a fraudulent practice. [S13, §1571-m26; C24, 27, 31, 35, §5088; C39, §5007.01; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.97] Referred to in §322C.6 Fraudulent practices, see §714.8 – 714.14

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2000–2018 · leading case: State v. Acevedo, 705 N.W.2d 1 (Iowa 2005).
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State v. Acevedo, 705 N.W.2d 1 (Iowa 2005). · cites it 3× “2(2)(&) (2001); third-degree fraudulent practice in violation of Iowa Code sections 321.97, 714.8(10), and 714.11; and tampering with records in violation of Iowa Code section 715A.”
State of Iowa v. Victor Hernandez-Galarza, 864 N.W.2d 122 (Iowa 2015). · cites it 4× “See Iowa Code § 321.97 . The State later orally amended the trial information to charge Hernandez-Galarza with one count of fraudulent practice in the third degree.”
State v. Barnholtz, 613 N.W.2d 218 (Iowa 2000). · cites it 2× “, Iowa Code § 321.97 (a person who knowingly makes a false statement in an application for a certificate of title is guilty of a fraudulent practice).”
Extreme Auto Plaza, Inc. v. Iowa Dep't of Transp., Off. of Veh. & Motor Carrier Servs., 922 N.W.2d 105 (Iowa Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “According to the letter, the revocations were based upon: • The motor vehicle dealer has demonstrated a pattern of obtaining clear Iowa certificates of title for vehicles known to salvage or have damage greater than 50 percent of their value by making false statements or…”
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