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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. A person commits intrusion by the use of a remotely piloted aircraft if the person knowingly does any of the following:
a. Controls the flight of a remotely piloted aircraft over a homestead, if the homestead is not owned or leased by the person, and the remotely piloted aircraft remains over the homestead.
b. Controls the flight of remotely piloted aircraft over a secure farmstead, if the farmstead is not owned or leased by the person, and the remotely piloted aircraft remains within a secured area of four hundred feet surrounding a farm animal, farm equipment, or a farm structure located on the farmstead. However, the secured area shall not include any space that is in the corporate limits of a city.
2. a. A person who commits intrusion by the use of a remotely piloted aircraft is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
b. Notwithstanding paragraph “a”, a person who commits intrusion by the use of a remotely piloted aircraft is guilty of a serious misdemeanor if the person has previously been convicted of any of the following:
(1) Intrusion by the use of a remotely piloted aircraft as provided in this section.
(2) Surveillance by the use of a remotely piloted aircraft as provided in section 715E.4.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Iowa Code Title XVI. Criminal Law and Procedure [Chs. 687-916] § 715E.3. Intrusion by use of remotely piloted aircraft--offense - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ia/title-xvi-criminal-law-and-procedure-chs-687-916/ia-code-sect-715e-3/
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