1. Any person subject to this code who wrongfully takes, obtains, or withholds, by any means, from the possession of the owner or of any other person any money, personal property, or article of value of any kind:

 a. With intent permanently to deprive or defraud another person of the use and benefit of property or to appropriate it to the person’s own use or the use of any person other than the owner, steals that property and is guilty of larceny; or
 b. With intent temporarily to deprive or defraud another person of the use and benefit of property or to appropriate it to the person’s own use or the use of any person other than the owner, is guilty of wrongful appropriation.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 29B.114

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Code: means this chapter. See Iowa Code 29B.1
  • person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. Any person found guilty of larceny or wrongful appropriation shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
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