715A.6A Prohibitions relating to false academic degrees, grades, or honors. 1. As used in this section, 'academic degree' means a diploma, certificate, license, transcript, or other document which signifies or purports to signify completion of theacademic requirements of a secondary, postsecondary, professional, or governmentalprogram of study. 2. A person commits a serious misdemeanor if the person, knowingly and willingly, does any of the following: a. Falsely makes or alters, procures to be falsely made or altered, or assists in falsely making or altering, an academic degree. b. Uses, offers, or presents as genuine, a falsely made or altered academic degree.c. Sells, gives, purchases, or obtains, procures to be sold, given, purchased, or obtained, or assists in selling, giving, buying, or obtaining, a false academic degree. d. Makes a false written representation relating to the person’s academic grades, honors, or awards, or makes a false written representation that the person has received an academicdegree from a specific secondary, postsecondary, professional institution, or governmentalprogram of study, in an application for any of the following: (1) Employment.(2) rson has received an academicdegree from a specific secondary, postsecondary, professional institution, or governmentalprogram of study, in an application for any of the following: (1) Employment.(2) Admission to an educational program.(3) An award or other recognition.(4) The issuance of an academic degree to the person.96 Acts, ch 1039, §1 Sat Dec 23 12:30:14 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 715A.6A (15, 0)
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