Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 665.3 (2026)

In courts of record

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In addition to the acts or omissions in section 665.2, any court of record may punish the following acts or omissions as contempts:

1. Failure to testify before a grand jury, when lawfully required to do so.

2. Assuming to be an officer, attorney, or counselor of the court, and acting as such without authority.

3. Misbehavior as a juror, by improperly conversing with a party or with any other person in relation to the merits of an action in which the juror is acting or is to act as a juror, or receiving a communication from any person in respect to it without immediately disclosing the same to the court.

4. Bribing, attempting to bribe, or in any other manner improperly influencing or attempting to influence a juror to render a verdict, or suborning or attempting to suborn witness.

5. Disobedience by an inferior tribunal, magistrate, or officer to any lawful judgment, order or process of a superior court, or proceeding in any matter in a manner contrary to law, after it has been removed from such tribunal, magistrate or officer. [C51, §1599; R60, §2689; C73, §3492; C97, §4461; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12542; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §665.3] 2017 Acts, ch 29, §162\n\nTue Dec 09 21:57:43 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 665 (18, 0) §665.4, CONTEMPTS 2 \n

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1951–2025 · leading case: Bergantzel v. Mlynarik, 619 N.W.2d 309 (Iowa 2000).

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Bergantzel v. Mlynarik, 619 N.W.2d 309 (Iowa 2000). · cites it 4× “See Iowa Code §§ 665.3 , .4. As for the second factor against enforcement, we think that a refusal to enforce the contract will further the public policy evidenced by the attorney licensure provisions.”

Stein v. Mun. Court of Sioux City, 46 N.W.2d 721 (Iowa 1951). · cites it 2× “The statutory basis for the charge filed against petitioner, as shown by the respondent’s findings of fact and conclusions of law, is a portion of section 665.3, 1950 Code of Iowa, which, in part, provides: “* * * any court of record may punish the following acts or omissions as…”

Est. of Kara B. Tornell & Preston H. Tornell, both individually & in his Adm'r capacity v. Trinity Health Corp., Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp., d/b/a MercyOne West Des Moines Med. Ctr., MercyOne West Des Moines, William E. Nowysz, William Nowysz, P.C., Des Moines River Physicians, LLC, Ryan Brimeyer & The Iowa Clinic, P.C. (Iowa Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “2d 914 , 916–17 (Iowa 1942); see also Iowa Code § 665.3 (2) (authorizing courts of record to punish as contempt “[a]ssuming to be an officer, attorney, or counselor of the court, and acting as such without authority”).”

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