1. When the laws of this state or any lawful requirement made under them requires or permits a matter to be supported by a sworn statement written by the person attesting the matter, the person may attest the matter by an unsworn written statement if that statement recites that the person certifies the matter to be true under penalty of perjury under the laws of this state, states the date of the statement’s execution and is subscribed by that person. This section does not apply to acknowledgments where execution is required by law, to a document which is to be recorded under chapter 558 or to a self-proved will under section 633.279, subsection 2.
2. The certification described in subsection 1 may be in substantially the following form: I certify under penalty of perjury and pursuant to the laws of the state of Iowa that the preceding is true and correct. ........................ .................................... Date Signature 84 Acts, ch 1048, §1 Referred to in §252F.3 \n
Notes of Decisions
State of Iowa v. Dale Dean Pettijohn Jr., 899 N.W.2d 1 (Iowa 2017).
· cites it 4× “Iowa Code § 622.1 . By submitting a statement with the proper certification to a magistrate electronically, a magistrate can issue the warrant under Iowa Code section 808.”
State v. Steltzer, 288 N.W.2d 557 (Iowa 1980).
· cites it 6× “First, section 622.1, The Code 1979, states that “Every human being of sufficient capacity to understand the obligation of an oath is a competent witness in all cases, except as otherwise declared.”
State v. Carter, 618 N.W.2d 374 (Iowa 2000).
· cites it 9× “” Iowa Code § 622.1 . This is an important requirement because the “under penalty of perjury” language, like the administration of an oath by an official, acts to bind the conscience of the person and emphasizes the obligation to be truthful.”
State v. Brown, 400 N.W.2d 74 (Iowa Ct. App. 1986).
· cites it 6× “4202 (1985), the legislature repealed Iowa Code section 622.1 (1983), under which the case law dealing with the competency of witnesses to testify had theretofore developed.”
State v. McAboy, 236 S.E.2d 431 (W. Va. 1977).
· cites it 2× “§§ 2-1725, 9-1602, -1603 (Burns); Iowa Code Ann. §§ 622.1 , .2, .16 (West); La.”
City of Cedar Rapids v. Atsinger, 617 N.W.2d 272 (Iowa 2000).
· cites it 10× “The complaint may be verified in accordance with section 622.1. Iowa Code section 622.1, which was enacted in 1984, provides: When the laws of this state or any lawful requirement made under them requires or permits a matter to be supported by a sworn statement written by the…”
State v. Harvey, 242 N.W.2d 330 (Iowa 1976).
· cites it 2× “Section 622.1, The Code, provides: “Witnesses — who competent.”
State v. Whitfield, 315 N.W.2d 753 (Iowa 1982).
· cites it 2× “19(1), provides: “Every human being of sufficient capacity to understand the obligation of an oath is a competent witness in all cases, except as otherwise declared.” A trial court ruling on a competency question is discretionary and will be reversed only if an abuse of…”
Calvert v. State, 310 N.W.2d 185 (Iowa 1981).
· cites it 2× “Section 622.1, The Code, provides that “[ejvery human being of sufficient capacity to understand the obligation of an oath is a competent witness in all cases.”
State v. Martin, 217 N.W.2d 536 (Iowa 1974).
· cites it 2× “See Code §§ 622.1, 622.3. In so doing, however, the legislative bodies in most jurisdictions enacted statutes *539 comparable to our Code § 622.”
State v. Hackett, 200 N.W.2d 493 (Iowa 1972).
· cites it 4× “The prosecutrix in this case was 10, the other State's witness 12. Both girls were preliminarily interrogated at some length by trial court and counsel for defendant.”
Ho Yim v. William Barr, 972 F.3d 1069 (9th Cir. 2020).
“Penal Code § 118 (a); Iowa Code Ann. §§ 622.1 , 720.2; Nev. Rev.”
— Iowa Code § 622.1(1) — 2 cases
— Iowa Code § 622.1(2) — 3 cases
Darrin P. Miller, Individually, as of the Est. of Meredith R. Miller, & as Parent, Guardian, & Next of Friend of S.M.M., a Minor v. Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa, Corp. d/b/a MercyOne Des Moines Med. Ctr., William Nowysz, Joseph Losh, Hijinio Carreon, Noah Pirozzi, Danielle Chamberlain, & Daron Darmening (Iowa 2024).
Darrin P. Miller, Individually, as of the Est. of Meredith R. Miller, & as Parent, Guardian, & Next of Friend of S.M.M., a Minor v. Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa, Corp. d/b/a MercyOne Des Moines Med. Ctr., William Nowysz, Joseph Losh, Hijinio Carreon, Noah Pirozzi, Danielle Chamberlain, & Daron Darmening (Iowa 2024).
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