Senate
File
2214
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2214
BY
DANIELSON
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
knowing
misrepresentation
or
knowing
1
omission
of
a
person’s
financial
information
on
the
person’s
2
application
for
free
legal
assistance
from
a
nonprofit
legal
3
aid
organization
and
providing
penalties.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
5
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(2)
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S.F.
2214
Section
1.
Section
714.8,
Code
Supplement
2011,
is
amended
1
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3A.
Knowingly
misrepresents
or
knowingly
3
omits
the
person’s
financial
information
on
an
application
for
4
free
legal
assistance
from
a
nonprofit
legal
aid
organization
5
in
this
state.
6
EXPLANATION
7
This
bill
provides
that
a
person
who
knowingly
misrepresents
8
or
knowingly
omits
the
person’s
financial
information
on
an
9
application
for
free
legal
assistance
from
a
nonprofit
legal
10
aid
organization
in
this
state
is
guilty
of
a
fraudulent
11
practice.
A
person
guilty
of
a
fraudulent
practice
may
be
12
charged
with
a
simple
misdemeanor,
a
serious
misdemeanor,
13
an
aggravated
misdemeanor,
a
class
“D”
felony,
or
a
class
14
“C”
felony
depending
upon
the
value
of
the
money
or
property
15
involved
at
the
time
the
fraudulent
practice
is
committed.
16
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