720.1 COMPOUNDING A FELONY.
A person having knowledge of the commission by another of a felony
indictable in this state who receives any consideration for a promise
to conceal such crime, or not to prosecute or aid or give evidence to
the prosecution of such crime, compounds that felony. Compounding any
felony is an aggravated misdemeanor. Section History: Early Form
[C51, § 2659, 2660; R60, § 4286, 4287; C73, § 3951, 3952; C97, §
4889, 4890; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 13168, 13169; C46, 50, 54, 58,
62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, § 722.1, 722.2; C79, 81, § 720.1]
720.2 PERJURY, CONTRADICTORY STATEMENTS, AND
RETRACTION.
A person who, while under oath or affirmation in any proceeding or
other matter in which statements under oath or affirmation are
required or authorized by law, knowingly makes a false statement of
material facts or who falsely denies knowledge of material facts,
commits a class "D" felony. Where, while under oath or affirmation,
in the same proceeding or different proceedings where oath or
affirmation is required, a person has made contradictory statements,
the indictment will be sufficient if it states that one or the other
of the contradictory statements was false, to the knowledge of such
person, and it shall be sufficient proof of perjury that one of the
statements must be false, and that the person making the statements
knew that one of them was false when the person made the statement,
provided that both statements have been made within the period
prescribed by the applicable statute of limitations. No person shall
be guilty of perjury if the person retracts the false statement in
the course of the proceedings where it was made before the false
statement has substantially affected the proceeding. Section History: Early Form
[C51, § 2644; R60, § 4271; C73, § 3936; C97, § 4872; S13, §
4919-c; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 13165, 13290; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62,
66, 71, 73, 75, 77, § 721.1, 738.28; C79, 81, § 720.2]
Referred to in § 501.103, 610.5
See also § 714.8(3)
720.3 SUBORNING PERJURY.
A person who procures or offers any inducement to another to make
a statement under oath or affirmation in any proceeding or other
matter in which statements under oath or affirmation are required or
authorized, with the intent that such person will make a false
statement, or who procures or offers any inducement to one who the
person reasonably believes will be called upon for a statement in any
such proceeding or matter, to conceal material facts known to such
person, commits a class "D" felony. Section History: Early Form
[C51, § 2645, 2646; R60, § 4272, 4273; C73, § 3937, 3938; C97, §
4873, 4874; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 13166, 13167; C46, 50, 54, 58,
62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, § 721.2, 721.3; C79, 81, § 720.3]
720.4 TAMPERING WITH WITNESSES OR JURORS.
A person who offers any bribe to any person who the offeror
believes has been or may be summoned as a witness or juror in any
judicial or arbitration proceeding, or any legislative hearing, or
who makes any threats toward such person or who forcibly or
fraudulently detains or restrains such person, with the intent to
improperly influence such witness or juror with respect to the
witness' or juror's testimony or decision in such case, or to prevent
such person from testifying or serving in such case, or who, in
retaliation for anything lawfully done by any witness or juror in any
case, harasses such witness or juror, commits an aggravated
misdemeanor. Section History: Early Form
[C51, § 2646, 2652, 2654; R60, § 4273, 4279, 4281; C73, § 3938,
3944, 3946; C97, § 4874, 4880, 4882; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 13167,
13172, 13297; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, § 721.3,
723.1, 739.6; C79, 81, § 720.4]
Referred to in § 723A.1
720.5 FALSE REPRESENTATION OF RECORDS OR PROCESS.
Any person who represents any document or paper to be any public
record or any civil or criminal process, when the person knows such
representation to be false, commits a simple misdemeanor. Section History: Early Form
[C51, § 2627; R60, § 4254; C73, § 3918; C97, § 4854; C24, 27, 31,
35, 39, § 13140; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, § 718.2; C66, 71, 73, 75,
77, § 713.43, 718.2; C79, 81, § 720.5]
720.6 MALICIOUS PROSECUTION.
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. Section History: Early Form
[C51, § 2757; R60, § 4407; C73, § 4086; C97, § 5058; C24, 27, 31,
35, 39, § 13163; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §
719.2; C79, 81, § 720.6]
720.7 INTERFERENCE WITH JUDICIAL ACTS -- PENALTY.
1. As used in this section:
a. "Court employee" means the same as defined in section
602.1101.
b. "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.
c. "Judicial officer" means the same as defined in section
602.1101.
2. 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. Section History: Recent Form
2009 Acts, ch 77, §1