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Iowa Code § 718.2 (2026)

Impersonating a public official

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Any person who falsely claims to be or assumes to act as an elected or appointed officer, magistrate, peace officer, or person authorized to act on behalf of the state or any subdivision thereof, having no authority to do so, commits an aggravated misdemeanor. [C51, §2671, 2672; R60, §4298, 4299; C73, §3962, 3963; C97, §4901, 4902; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13306, 13307; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §740.4, 740.5; C79, 81, §718.2]

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Cited in 28 cases, 1949–1981 · leading case: State v. Sefcheck, 157 N.W.2d 128 (Iowa 1968).
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State v. Sefcheck, 157 N.W.2d 128 (Iowa 1968). · cites it 32× “Defendant appeals from judgment following his conviction of uttering a forged instrument in violation of section 718.2, Code, 1966. Before considering his assigned errors, an extended discussion of the unusual circumstances which bring him here is necessary.”
Rummel v. Estelle, 445 U.S. 263 (1980). · cites it 2× “Code § 10-2102 (1956) (2 to 14 years plus fine); Iowa Code § 718.2 (1950) (fine or up to 10 years); Kan.”
State v. Hancock, 164 N.W.2d 330 (Iowa 1969). · cites it 12× “On May 14, the first day of trial and after the jury had been sworn, the trial court permitted amendments to the information to a charge of uttering a forged instrument in violation of Code section 718.2. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of uttering a forged instrument and…”
State v. Sefcheck, 157 N.W.2d 128 (Iowa 1968). · cites it 14× “Defendant appeals from judgment following his conviction of uttering a forged instrument in violation of section 718.2, Code, 1966. Before considering his assigned errors, an extended discussion of the unusual circumstances which bring him here is necessary.”
State v. Nelson, 279 N.W.2d 1 (Iowa 1979). · cites it 4× “Defendant was convicted of uttering a forged instrument in violation of § 718.2, The Code, 1977. He was sentenced to a term of not more than ten years in the penitentiary, a judgment from which he appeals.”
Sefcheck v. Brewer, 301 F. Supp. 793 (S.D. Iowa 1969). · cites it 6× “3 and a new information charging the petitioner with uttering a forged instrument in violation of Section 718.2 of the Iowa Code was filed.”
State v. Meeks, 65 N.W.2d 76 (Iowa 1954). · cites it 4× “Stone, was indicted on the tenth day of November, 1953, by the Wapello County Grand Jury charged with the crime of uttering a forged instrument with intent to defraud, in violation of section 718.2 of the 1950 Code of Iowa. The facts are not in great dispute.”
Cole v. Holliday, 171 N.W.2d 603 (Iowa 1969). · cites it 4× “Cole was charged with uttering and drawing a forged instrument in violation of section 718.2 of the 1966 Code. Pursuant to indictment and a written plea of guilty to the charge, she was sentenced to a term of not more than ten years in the Women's Reformatory *604 at Rockwell…”
State v. Lowder, 129 N.W.2d 11 (Iowa 1964). · cites it 4× “Lowder with the crime of uttering a forged instrument in violation of Section 718.2, 1962 Code of Iowa, I.C.A. Defendant entered a plea of not guilty.”
State v. Johnson, 243 N.W.2d 598 (Iowa 1976). · cites it 2× “Defendant Terry Lee Johnson was charged by county attorney’s information with uttering a forged instrument in violation of section 718.2, The Code. At arraignment he entered a plea of not guilty and was later tried to a jury which returned a verdict finding him guilty of the…”
State v. Slater, 153 N.W.2d 702 (Iowa 1967). · cites it 4× “crime of uttering a forged instrument in violation of section 718.2, Code, 1966, and following conviction was sentenced not to exceed ten years imprisonment in the.”
State v. Craig, 106 N.W.2d 653 (Iowa 1960). · cites it 4× “Count II accused him of the offense of uttering a forged instrument, as defined in section 718.2 of the 1958 Code of Iowa, and charged that he “uttered and published as true a certain written instrument alleged and described in Count I hereof, and upon the back of which the name…”
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