{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-720.7","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 720.7","heading":"Interference with judicial acts — penalty.","body":"1. As used in this section:\na. “Court employee” means the same as defined in section 602.1101.\nb. “Family member” means a spouse, son, daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, first cousin, nephew, niece, grandfather, grandmother, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother, or half sister.\nc. “Judicial officer” means the same as defined in section 602.1101.\n2. A person who harasses a judicial officer, court employee, or a family member of a judicial officer or a court employee in violation of section 708.7, with the intent to interfere with or improperly influence, or in retaliation for, the official acts of a judicial officer or court employee, commits an aggravated 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/2026/720.7.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:18Z","sha256":"6ff5e43014d4005eed81f9fe6d52c916f17b02d881d77e3f96d731d7b2ec4c5a","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-720.6","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-721.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}