Iowa Code § 29B.113
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Frauds against the government.
Official statutory text
Any person subject to this code shall, upon conviction of any of the following, be punished as a court-martial may direct:
(1) The person, knowing it to be false or fraudulent, does any of the following:
(1) (a) Makes any claim against the United States, the state, or any officer thereof.
(1) (b) Presents to any person in the civil or military service thereof, for approval or payment any claim against the United States, the state, or any officer thereof.
(2) The person, for the purpose of obtaining the approval, allowance, or payment of any claim against the United States, the state, or any officer thereof, does any of the following:
(2) (a) Makes or uses any writing or other paper knowing it to contain any false or fraudulent statements.
(2) (b) Makes any oath to any fact or to any writing or other paper knowing the oath to be false.
(2) (c) Forges or counterfeits any signature upon any writing or other paper, or uses any such signature knowing it to be forged or counterfeited.
(3) The person, having charge, possession, custody, or control of any money, or other property of the United States or the state, furnished or intended for the armed forces of the United States or the state military forces, knowingly delivers to any person having authority to receive it, any amount thereof less than that for which the person receives a certificate or receipt.
(4) The person, being authorized to make or deliver any paper certifying the receipt of any property of the United States or the state, furnished or intended for the armed forces of the United States or the state military forces, makes or delivers to any person such writing without having full knowledge of the truth of the statements therein contained and with intent to defraud the United States or the state.
[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(13); C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29B.113]2006 Acts, ch 1010, §31
(1) The person, knowing it to be false or fraudulent, does any of the following:
(1) (a) Makes any claim against the United States, the state, or any officer thereof.
(1) (b) Presents to any person in the civil or military service thereof, for approval or payment any claim against the United States, the state, or any officer thereof.
(2) The person, for the purpose of obtaining the approval, allowance, or payment of any claim against the United States, the state, or any officer thereof, does any of the following:
(2) (a) Makes or uses any writing or other paper knowing it to contain any false or fraudulent statements.
(2) (b) Makes any oath to any fact or to any writing or other paper knowing the oath to be false.
(2) (c) Forges or counterfeits any signature upon any writing or other paper, or uses any such signature knowing it to be forged or counterfeited.
(3) The person, having charge, possession, custody, or control of any money, or other property of the United States or the state, furnished or intended for the armed forces of the United States or the state military forces, knowingly delivers to any person having authority to receive it, any amount thereof less than that for which the person receives a certificate or receipt.
(4) The person, being authorized to make or deliver any paper certifying the receipt of any property of the United States or the state, furnished or intended for the armed forces of the United States or the state military forces, makes or delivers to any person such writing without having full knowledge of the truth of the statements therein contained and with intent to defraud the United States or the state.
[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(13); C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29B.113]2006 Acts, ch 1010, §31
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