721.1  Felonious misconduct in office.

Any public officer or employee, who knowingly does any of the following, commits a class "D" felony:

1.  Makes or gives any false entry, false return, false certificate, or false receipt, where such entries, returns, certificates, or receipts are authorized by law.

2.  Falsifies any public record, or issues any document falsely purporting to be a public document.

Section History: Early form

  [C51, § 2677; R60, § 4304, 4309; C73, § 3968, 3971; C97, § 1136, 4907, 4910; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 13283, 13311, 13314; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, § 738.21, 740.9, 740.12; C79, 81, § 721.1]

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