Iowa Code (Last Updated: December 05, 2016) |
Title XII. BUSINESS ENTITIES |
Chapter 502A. COMMODITIES CODE |
Section 502A.6. Fraudulent conduct.
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A person shall not directly or indirectly do any of the following in or in connection with the purchase or sale of, the offer to sell, the offer to purchase, the offer to enter into, or the entry into of, a commodity contract or commodity option subject to section 502A.2, 502A.3, 502A.4, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, or section 502A.4, subsection 1, paragraph “d”:
1. Cheat or defraud, or attempt to cheat or defraud, another person or employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud another person.
2. Make a false report or enter a false record.
3. Make an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
4. Engage in a transaction, act, practice, or course of business, including, without limitation, any form of advertising or solicitation, which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person.
5. Misappropriate or convert the funds, security, or property of another person.