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Iowa Code § 720.3 (2026)

Suborning perjury

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A person who procures or offers any inducement to another to make a statement under oath or affirmation in any proceeding or other matter in which statements under oath or affirmation are required or authorized, with the intent that such person will make a false statement, or who procures or offers any inducement to one who the person reasonably believes will be called upon for a statement in any such proceeding or matter, to conceal material facts known to such person, commits a class “D” felony. [C51, §2645, 2646; R60, §4272, 4273; C73, §3937, 3938; C97, §4873, 4874; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13166, 13167; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §721.2, 721.3; C79, 81, §720.3]

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1978–2022 · leading case: Nix v. Whiteside, 475 U.S. 157 (1986).
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Nix v. Whiteside, 475 U.S. 157 (1986). · cites it 4× “2 (now Iowa Code § 720.3 (1985)), which criminalizes subornation of perjury, the Iowa court concluded that not only were Robinson's actions permissible, but were required.”
Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Bd. Vs. John W. Gailey, 790 N.W.2d 801 (Iowa 2010). · cites it 2× “Thereafter, the state charged Gailey with suborning perjury in violation of Iowa Code section 720.3 and aiding and abetting a violation of a no-contact order in violation of Iowa Code sections 664A.”
State v. Whiteside, 272 N.W.2d 468 (Iowa 1978). “2, The Code, (now § 720.3, Supplement to the Code, 1977). See also EC7-5, EC7-26, and DR 7-102(A)(4), Code of Professional Responsibility for Lawyers.”
State v. Halleck, 308 N.W.2d 56 (Iowa 1981). · cites it 2× “§§ 720.3 (offering inducement to another to commit perjury is suborning perjury), 720.”
State of Iowa v. Kourtney Shontez Hall, 969 N.W.2d 299 (Iowa 2022). · cites it 21× “See Iowa Code 720.3. While section 720.3 expanded the scope of liability for suborning perjury by criminalizing a request or offer of any inducement, the statute did not eliminate the requirement that the request or offer of any inducement must still be a request or offer of any…”
State of Iowa v. Gary Charles Wood Jr. (Iowa Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 6× “appeals his conviction of suborning perjury under Iowa Code section 720.3 (2019).1 Among other things, he claims there was insufficient evidence to convict him.”
State of Iowa v. Christopher Hanson, 918 N.W.2d 503 (Iowa Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “He also pleaded guilty to a sixth crime-suborning perjury, a class "D" felony, in violation of section 720.3. 3 The plea-taking court informed Hanson he could face up to twenty-five years in prison for the six counts.”
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