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Iowa Code § 715E.3 — Intrusion by use of remotely piloted aircraft offense
Current through 2026 Iowa Code (enactments effective on or before 2026-01-01, through the 2025 Regular Session, 91st G.A.)
Part of Chapter 715E: Remotely Piloted Aircraft, Iowa Code.
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Full text of Iowa Code § 715E.3
Statutory text current through the 2026 Iowa Code (enactments effective on or before 2026-01-01, through the 2025 Regular Session, 91st G.A.). This publication reproduces the statutory text of the official 2026 Iowa Code (Legislative Services Agency); it is not the official publication of the State of Iowa.
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.
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