Iowa § 80.16 - 80.16 Impersonating peace officer or employee — uniform.
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§ 80.16. 80.16 Impersonating peace officer or employee — uniform.
Any person who impersonates a peace officer or employee of the department, or wears a uniform likely to be confused with the official uniform of any such officer or employee, with intent to deceive anyone, shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor. [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §80.6] 98 Acts, ch 1074, §4; 2005 Acts, ch 35, §2; 2019 Acts, ch 24, §104 C2020, §80.16 Wed Dec 10 22:29:31 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 80.16 (25, 0)
Source: official Iowa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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