# Iowa Code § 730.3: False charges concerning honesty

> Iowa · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C730_S730.3

## Section

- **Citation:** Iowa Code § 730.3
- **Heading:** False charges concerning honesty
- **Jurisdiction:** Iowa
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 730 / Section 730.3

## Text

Every person who shall by any letter, mark, sign, or designation whatever, or by any verbal statement, falsely and without probable cause, report to any railroad or any other company or corporation, or to any person or firm, or to any of the officers, servants, agents, or employees of any such corporation, person, or firm, that any conductor, crew member, engineer, stoker, station agent, or any employee of such railroad company, corporation, person, or firm has received any money or thing of value for the transportation of persons or property or for other service for which the person has not accounted to such corporation, person, or firm, or shall falsely and without probable cause report that any conductor, crew member, engineer, stoker, station agent, or other employee of any railroad company, corporation, firm, or person, neglected, failed, or refused to collect any money or ticket for transportation of persons or property or other service when it was their duty so to do, shall, on conviction, be guilty of a simple misdemeanor.

[SS15, §5028-w1; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13255; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §736.3; C79, 81, §730.3]

## 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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