534.105  Defamation of institutions--penalty.

Whoever maliciously or with intent to deceive makes, publishes, utters, repeats, or circulates any false report concerning any building and loan or savings and loan association which imputes or tends to impute, insolvency or unsound financial condition or financial embarrassment, or which may tend to cause or provoke or aid in causing or provoking a general withdrawal of funds from such association, or which may otherwise injure or tend to injure the business or good will of such building and loan or savings and loan association, shall be guilty of a serious misdemeanor.

Section History: Early form

  [C35, § 9388-e1; C39, § 9388.2; C46, 50, 54, 58, § 534.87; C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 534.13]

Section History: Recent form

  C85, § 534.105


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