IOWA STATUTES AND CODES
29B.103 - FALSE OFFICIAL STATEMENTS -- FORGERY.
29B.103 FALSE OFFICIAL STATEMENTS -- FORGERY.
1. A person subject to this code who, with intent to deceive,
signs any false record, return, regulation, order, or other official
document, knowing it to be false, or makes any other false official
statement knowing it to be false, shall be punished as a
court-martial may direct.
2. A person subject to this code who with intent to defraud does
either or both of the following is guilty of forgery and shall be
punished as a court-martial may direct:
a. Falsely makes or alters a signature to, or a part of, a
writing which would if genuine apparently impose a legal liability on
another or change the person's legal right or prejudice the person's
liability.
b. Utters, offers, issues, or transfers written material the
person knows is falsely made or altered. Section History: Early Form
[C97, § 2196--2198; SS15, § 2215-f63; C24, 27, 31, § 464; C35, §
467-f59; C39, § 467.61; C46, 50, § 29.61; C54, 58, 62, §
29.63(2); C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 29B.103; 82 Acts, ch 1042, §
44]