1. A person shall not cause to be communicated to the filing office as defined in section 554.9102 for filing a record if all of the following are true:
- a. The person is not authorized to file the record under section 554.9509.
- b. The record is not related to an existing or anticipated transaction that is or will be governed by chapter 554, article 9.
- c. The record is filed with the intent to harass or defraud the person identified as debtor in the record.
- 2. A person that violates subsection 1 is guilty of a simple misdemeanor for a first offense and a serious misdemeanor for a second or subsequent offense.
2021 Acts, ch 183, §11