{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-558.40","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 558.40","heading":"Liability of officer.","body":"Any officer, who knowingly misstates a material fact in any of the certificates mentioned in this chapter or chapter 9B, shall be liable for all damages caused thereby, and shall be guilty of a serious misdemeanor.","path":["Title XIV - PROPERTY (Ch. 555 - 594A)","Chapter 558 - CONVEYANCES"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/558.40.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:15Z","sha256":"2735334015a99374455cbcf1f460b418d4ec63c82703fdd42ea22c6fe63a7b7d","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-558.39","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-558.41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}