{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-720.6","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 720.6","heading":"Malicious prosecution.","body":"A person who causes or attempts to cause another to be indicted or prosecuted for any public offense, having no reasonable grounds for believing that the person committed the offense commits a serious misdemeanor.","path":["Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE (Ch. 687 - 916)","Chapter 720 - INTERFERENCE WITH JUDICIAL PROCESS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/720.6.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:18Z","sha256":"8fb8e8d2048796d1388d687a9bffed854e56f5e81e4207fa00cc4dfa0dc3f427","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-720.5","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-720.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}