Malicious prosecution.

Iowa Code § 720.6, under INTERFERENCE WITH JUDICIAL PROCESS.

Iowa Code § 720.6

A person who causes or attempts to cause another to be indicted or prosecuted for any public offense, having no reasonable grounds for believing that the person committed the offense commits a serious misdemeanor. [C51, §2757; R60, §4407; C73, §4086; C97, §5058; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 13163; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §719.2; C79, 81, §720.6 ]