{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-535b.8","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 535B.8","heading":"Operating without a license.","body":"A person who, without first obtaining a license under this chapter, engages in the business or occupation of, or advertises or holds the person out as, or claims to be, or temporarily acts as, a mortgage banker, mortgage broker, or closing agent in this state is guilty of a class “D” felony and may be prosecuted by the attorney general or a county attorney.","path":["Title XIII - COMMERCE (Ch. 505 - 554I)","Chapter 535B - MORTGAGE BANKERS, MORTGAGE BROKERS, AND CLOSING AGENTS","Subchapter I - MORTGAGE BANKING, MORTGAGE BROKERS, AND CLOSING AGENTS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/535B.8.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:14Z","sha256":"5e89e38217aa3ec7192b52780733ca87a602e4d6ab0156e0950134979c530bb0","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-535b.7a","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-535b.9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}