# Iowa Code § 730.1: Statements regarding discharge

> Iowa · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C730_S730.1

## Section

- **Citation:** Iowa Code § 730.1
- **Heading:** Statements regarding discharge
- **Jurisdiction:** Iowa
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 730 / Section 730.1

## Text

If any person, agent, company, or corporation, after having discharged any employee from service, shall prevent or attempt to prevent, by word or writing of any kind, such discharged employee from obtaining employment with any other person, company, or corporation, except by furnishing in writing on request a truthful statement as to the cause of the person’s discharge, such person, agent, company, or corporation shall be guilty of a serious misdemeanor and shall be liable for all damages sustained by any such person.

[C97, §5027; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13253; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §736.1; C79, 81, §730.1]

## Nearby sections

- [Iowa Code § 730.1 Statements regarding discharge.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C730_S730.1.md)
- [Iowa Code § 730.2 Blacklisting employees — treble damages.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C730_S730.2.md)
- [Iowa Code § 730.3 False charges concerning honesty.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C730_S730.3.md)
- [Iowa Code § 730.4 Polygraph examination prohibited.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C730_S730.4.md)
- [Iowa Code § 730.5 Private sector drug-free workplaces.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C730_S730.5.md)

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