Bill Text: IA SF15 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act creating the criminal offense of invasion of privacy by trespassing and providing a penalty.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-14 - Subcommittee, Horn, Garrett, and Sodders. S.J. 87. [SF15 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-SF15-Introduced.html
Senate File 15 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY SINCLAIR A BILL FOR 1 An Act creating the criminal offense of invasion of privacy by 2 trespassing and providing a penalty. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 1039XS (5) 86 jm/nh PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 709.21A Invasion of privacy by 1 2 trespassing. 1 3 1. A person commits invasion of privacy by trespassing if 1 4 all of the following apply: 1 5 a. The person knowingly views or photographs or films 1 6 another person through the window or any other aperture of a 1 7 house or place of dwelling of the other person. 1 8 b. The person is trespassing on the property of the other 1 9 person as provided in section 716.7. 1 10 c. The other person does not have knowledge about and 1 11 does not consent or is unable to consent to the activity in 1 12 paragraph "a". 1 13 2. As used in this section, "photographs or films" means the 1 14 making of any photograph, motion picture film, videotape, or 1 15 any other recording or transmission of the image of a person. 1 16 3. A person who violates this section commits an aggravated 1 17 misdemeanor. 1 18 EXPLANATION 1 19 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 1 20 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 1 21 This bill creates the criminal offense of invasion of 1 22 privacy by trespassing. 1 23 Under the bill, a person commits invasion of privacy by 1 24 trespassing if the person views or photographs or films another 1 25 person through the window or any other aperture of a house or 1 26 dwelling of the other person, the person is trespassing on the 1 27 property of the other person, as defined in Code section 716.7, 1 28 and the other person does not have knowledge about and does not 1 29 consent or is unable to consent to such an activity. 1 30 The bill defines "photographs or films" to mean the making of 1 31 any photograph, motion picture film, videotape, or any other 1 32 recording or transmission of the image of a person in a house 1 33 or place of dwelling. 1 34 A person who violates the bill commits an aggravated 1 35 misdemeanor. An aggravated misdemeanor is punishable by 2 1 confinement for no more than two years and a fine of at least 2 2 $625 but not more than $6,250. LSB 1039XS (5) 86 jm/nh
