Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 714.12 (2026)

Fraudulent practice in the fourth degree

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1. Fraudulent practice in the fourth degree is a fraudulent practice where the amount of money or value of property or services involved exceeds three hundred dollars but does not exceed seven hundred fifty dollars.

2. Fraudulent practice in the fourth degree is a serious misdemeanor. [C79, 81, §714.12] 92 Acts, ch 1060, §5; 99 Acts, ch 153, §12; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127; 2019 Acts, ch 140, §15 Referred to in §96.16, 135L.6\n\n 714.13 Fraudulent practice in the fifth degree.

1. Fraudulent practice in the fifth degree is a fraudulent practice where the amount of money or value of property or services involved does not exceed three hundred dollars.

2. Fraudulent practice in the fifth degree is a simple misdemeanor. [C79, 81, §714.13] 92 Acts, ch 1060, §6; 99 Acts, ch 153, §13; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127; 2019 Acts, ch 140, §16 Referred to in §96.16 \n

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2012–2021 · leading case: State of Iowa v. Victor Hernandez-Galarza, 864 N.W.2d 122 (Iowa 2015).
State of Iowa v. Victor Hernandez-Galarza, 864 N.W.2d 122 (Iowa 2015). · cites it 4× “See Iowa Code § 714.12 (2011). He asserts that at the time he entered his guilty plea he was “subject to a U.”
Guillermo Hernandez Ruiz v. State of Iowa, 912 N.W.2d 435 (Iowa 2018). “§ 714.12. Hernandez Ruiz received a 180-day sentence, which was suspended, and was required to perform fifty hours of community service.”
State of Iowa v. John Robert Hoyman, 863 N.W.2d 1 (Iowa 2015). “A contemporary observer— while conceding that intent to make an unauthorized gain was not a stated element of this particular fi-audulent practice — wrote, “[A] practical reading of this statute in both its historical and contemporary contexts compels the conclusion that this…”
State of Iowa v. Lorraine Ann Messer, 822 N.W.2d 116 (Iowa 2012). · cites it 2× “§ 714.12. The court conducted a bench trial to determine the appropriate degree.”
Mauricio Ramirez Fernandez v. State of Iowa, 922 N.W.2d 105 (Iowa Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 4× “" Iowa Code § 714.12 . Fraudulent practice in the third degree applies where "it is not possible to determine an amount of money or value of property and services involved.”
Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Bd. v. Michael H. Said (Iowa 2021). · cites it 3× “Iowa Code § 714.12 . The state’s amended trial information also listed Said as a witness.”
Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Bd. v. Michael H. Said (Iowa 2021). · cites it 3× “Iowa Code § 714.12 . The state’s amended trial information also listed Said as a witness.”
Amended July 13, 2015 State of Iowa v. John Robert Hoyman (Iowa 2015). “§ 714.12. There was no counterpart to the “public records” portion of section 714.”
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