Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 720.5 (2026)

False representation of records or process

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Any person who represents any document or paper to be any public record or any civil or criminal process, when the person knows such representation to be false, commits a simple misdemeanor. [C51, §2627; R60, §4254; C73, §3918; C97, §4854; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13140; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §718.2; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §713.43, 718.2; C79, 81, §720.5]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1997–1998 · leading case: State v. Walker, 574 N.W.2d 280 (Iowa 1998).

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State v. Walker, 574 N.W.2d 280 (Iowa 1998). · cites it 2× “5, and false representation of records or process, in violation of section 720.5. The charges revolved around Walker’s actions and statements at the time of the notarization of the proof of service on the subpoena, not the statements made to Judge Van Marel regarding the…”

Iowa Supreme Court Bd. of Prof'l Ethics & Conduct v. Mattson, 558 N.W.2d 193 (Iowa 1997). · cites it 2× “In 1991 we publicly reprimanded Mattson both for preparing and serving a subpoena in a manner which violated the Iowa Rules of Criminal Procedure and Iowa Code section 720.5 (1989) and for failing to respond to the notices of the resulting complaint from the Committee on…”

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