Iowa § 215.7 - 215.7 Transactions by false weights or measures.
Full text of Iowa Iowa Code § 215.7 — 215.7 Transactions by false weights or measures., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 215.7. 215.7 Transactions by false weights or measures.
1. A person shall be deemed to have violated the provisions of this chapter if the person does any of the following : a. Sells, trades, delivers, charges for, or claims to have delivered to a purchaser an amount of any commodity which is less in weight or measure than that which is asked for, agreed upon, claimed to have been delivered, or noted on the delivery ticket. b. Makes a settlement for or enters a credit, based upon any false weight or measurement, for any commodity purchased. c. Makes a settlement for or enters a credit, based upon any false weight or measurement, for any labor where the price of producing or mining is determined by weight or measure. d. Records a false weight or measurement upon the weight ticket or book. 2. The department may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A that allow for reasonable variations and exceptions for small packages. 3. A person who violates this section is guilty of a simple misdemeanor. [SS15, §3009-j; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3272; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §215.7] 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §140; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §41; 2021 Acts, ch 149, §19 Thu Dec 11 18:56:50 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 215.7 (23, 0)
Source: official Iowa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Iowa Code § 215.7 cover?
Section 215.7 ("215.7 Transactions by false weights or measures.") is part of the Iowa Code, the codified statutory law of Iowa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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