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Iowa Code § 715.1 (2026)

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It is the intent of the general assembly to protect owners and operators of computers in this state from the use of spyware and malware that is deceptively or surreptitiously installed on the owner’s or the operator’s computer. 2005 Acts, ch 94, §1

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715.2 Title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Computer Spyware, Malware, and Ransomware Protection Act”. 2005 Acts, ch 94, §2; 2023 Acts, ch 77, §1

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1966–1987 · leading case: State v. Propps, 376 N.W.2d 619 (Iowa 1985).
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State v. Propps, 376 N.W.2d 619 (Iowa 1985). · cites it 13× “Defendant’s second assignment contends an unendorsed money order is not a financial instrument within the meaning of Iowa Code section 715.1 (1985). There are two issues in the contention.”
State v. Koplin, 402 N.W.2d 423 (Iowa 1987). · cites it 9× “1(1) definition of financial instrument includes “any writing which ostensibly evidences [a] ... surrender of right or claim by .”
State v. Schoelerman, 315 N.W.2d 67 (Iowa 1982). “” § 715.1(1), The Code 1979. The phrase “not what it purports to be” is not expressly defined.”
State v. Tussing, 340 N.W.2d 257 (Iowa 1983). · cites it 6× “We must decide in this appeal whether a withdrawal slip on a savings account is a financial instrument as defined in Iowa Code section 715.1 (1981). Defendant Diane Tussing contends her conviction under section 715.”
Cook v. Cook, 146 N.W.2d 273 (Iowa 1966). · cites it 2× “2A Barron and Holtzoff, Federal Practice and Procedure, section 715.1; 7 Cyclopedia of Federal Procedure, Third Ed.”
State v. Martin, 341 N.W.2d 728 (Iowa 1983). · cites it 2× “Section 715.1 defines “financial instrument.”
State v. Millsap, 403 N.W.2d 56 (Iowa Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 2× “The defendant appeals from his conviction, following an accepted guilty plea, for false use of a financial instrument in the first degree in violation of Iowa Code sections 715.1(1) and 715.6 (1985). The defendant contends that the trial court erred in accepting his guilty plea…”
— Iowa Code § 715.1(1) — 5 cases
State v. Schoelerman, 315 N.W.2d 67 (Iowa 1982). “” § 715.1(1), The Code 1979. The phrase “not what it purports to be” is not expressly defined.”
State v. Propps, 376 N.W.2d 619 (Iowa 1985). “Defendant’s second assignment contends an unendorsed money order is not a financial instrument within the meaning of Iowa Code section 715.1 (1985). There are two issues in the contention.”
State v. Koplin, 402 N.W.2d 423 (Iowa 1987). “1(1) definition of financial instrument includes “any writing which ostensibly evidences [a] ... surrender of right or claim by .”
State v. Tussing, 340 N.W.2d 257 (Iowa 1983). “We must decide in this appeal whether a withdrawal slip on a savings account is a financial instrument as defined in Iowa Code section 715.1 (1981). Defendant Diane Tussing contends her conviction under section 715.”
State v. Millsap, 403 N.W.2d 56 (Iowa Ct. App. 1987). “The defendant appeals from his conviction, following an accepted guilty plea, for false use of a financial instrument in the first degree in violation of Iowa Code sections 715.1(1) and 715.6 (1985). The defendant contends that the trial court erred in accepting his guilty plea…”
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