Iowa § 29A.40 - 29A.40 False wearing of uniform.
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§ 29A.40. 29A.40 False wearing of uniform.
1. A member of the national guard shall not wear the uniform of the national guard while not on duty, except in accordance with state or federal regulations. A person, firm, or corporation, other than a civic, social, or benevolent military organization or the members of such organizations organizing for the benefit of all its members, shall not incorporate under the name of, or adopt any trade name which embodies the name or designation, officially or generally recognized as the name of a military organization now or formerly in existence, or any distinctive part of such name. 2. Any person who, without authority under the laws of the United States or of one of the states, wears the uniform of or a distinctive part of the uniform of the armed forces of the United States, shall be guilty of a serious misdemeanor. [S13, §2215-f35; C24, 27, 31, §463; C35, §467-f4; C39, §467.04; C46, 50, §29.4; C54, 58, 62, §29.40; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29A.40] 2002 Acts, ch 1117, §15, 23; 2006 Acts, ch 1185, §60; 2019 Acts, ch 24, §104 Wed Dec 10 22:16:25 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 29A.40 (20, 0)
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Section 29A.40 ("29A.40 False wearing of uniform.") 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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