How HF 69 changes current law

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This bill modifies the penalties for criminal trespass in Iowa, introducing new classifications and fines.

• Section 716.8

  Any person who intentionally trespasses as defined in section 716.7, subsection 2, paragraph 'a', subparagraph (7), commits a serious misdemeanor.

  This addition establishes that intentional trespass is a serious misdemeanor.

• Section 805.8C

  Trespassing violations. For trespasses punishable under section 716.8, subsection 1 or 5, the scheduled fine is two hundred dollars for a first violation, five hundred dollars for a second violation, and one thousand dollars for a third or subsequent violation.

  This establishes a structured fine system for trespassing violations.

• Section 716.8, subsection 1

  Any person who knowingly trespasses upon the property of another commits a simple misdemeanor, except that any person who intentionally trespasses as defined in section 716.7, subsection 2, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (7), commits a serious misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8C, subsection 11. → Any person who knowingly trespasses upon the property of another commits a simple misdemeanor.

  This change simplifies the language regarding penalties for knowingly trespassing.

• Section 716.8, subsection 5

  A person who commits a trespass while hunting deer, other than a farm deer as defined in section 170.1 or preserve whitetail as defined in section 484C.1, commits a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8C, subsection 11. → A person who commits a trespass while hunting deer, other than a farm deer as defined in section 170.1 or preserve whitetail as defined in section 484C.1, commits a simple misdemeanor.

  This change clarifies the penalties regarding trespassing while hunting deer.