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Iowa Code § 718.3 (2026)

Willful disturbance

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Any person who willfully disturbs any deliberative body or agency of the state, or subdivision thereof, with the purpose of disrupting the functioning of such body or agency by tumultuous behavior, or coercing by force or the threat of force any official conduct or proceeding, commits a serious misdemeanor. [C79, 81, §718.3]

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1983–2015 · leading case: State v. Jeffries, 430 N.W.2d 728 (Iowa 1988).
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State v. Jeffries, 430 N.W.2d 728 (Iowa 1988). · cites it 4× “See Iowa Code §§ 718.3 , 718.4. The district court refused to do so.”
State v. Grimme, 338 N.W.2d 142 (Iowa 1983). · cites it 2× “Grimme was charged, tried by jury, and convicted of the crime of willful disturbance in violation of Iowa Code section 718.3 (1981). Appealing from the conviction, he contends the trial court erred in denying his request to take depositions of certain state witnesses.”
State of Iowa v. David Howard Rooney, 862 N.W.2d 367 (Iowa 2015). “§ 718.3(2); id. § 902.9(2). Burglary in the second degree occurs under one of two alternatives: a.”
— Iowa Code § 718.3(2) — 1 case
State of Iowa v. David Howard Rooney, 862 N.W.2d 367 (Iowa 2015). “§ 718.3(2); id. § 902.9(2). Burglary in the second degree occurs under one of two alternatives: a.”
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