{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-29b.103","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 29B.103","heading":"False official statements — forgery.","body":"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.\n2. 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:\na. 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.\nb. Utters, offers, issues, or transfers written material the person knows is falsely made or altered.","path":["Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT (Ch. 1 - 38D)","Chapter 29B - MILITARY JUSTICE","Subchapter X - PUNITIVE ARTICLES"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/29B.103.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:00Z","sha256":"e79b372d6e2eb807f36adb88fdd710830c1512cd6e61de824a8a7a882391ce46","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-29b.102","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-29b.104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}