Iowa statute
Iowa Code § 715E.5 — Injunctive relief harassment due to use of remotely piloted aircraft
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.
Full text of Iowa Code § 715E.5
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 who is the owner or lessee of a homestead or farmstead may petition the district court to obtain an order for a temporary injunction to prevent the respondent from using any remotely piloted aircraft equipped with a surveillance device, if a preponderance of evidence indicates that the respondent is harassing the petitioner by controlling the flight of the remotely piloted aircraft over the person’s homestead or farmstead in violation of section 715E.3 or 715E.4. The court shall grant the temporary injunction for not more than two years. The court may continue the injunction upon a petition filed by the petitioner with the court prior to the order’s expiration.
2. If a court grants an order for a temporary injunction under subsection 1, the court may award the petitioner court costs, reasonable attorney fees, and expenses related to the petitioner’s investigation and adjudication of the case, which shall be taxed as part of the costs of the action.
3. a. Except as provided in paragraph “b”, a court shall order that any person holding a retrievable image, sound, or data recorded in violation of this section destroy the image, sound, or data, including any copy of such image, sound, or data.
b. (1) A person may claim an ownership interest in a retrievable image, sound, or data recorded in violation of this section, to the extent that any of the following apply:
(a) The person is an individual who may be identified in the recording. A parent or guardian of the individual may claim the ownership interest on behalf of the individual.
(b) The person is the owner of a farm animal, farm equipment, or a farm structure that may be identified in the recording.
(c) The person is an owner of the land or an improvement to land having unique physical characteristics that may be identified in the recording.
(2) A person cannot claim an ownership interest in a retrievable image, sound, or data that includes an image, sound, or data that may identify another individual, a farm animal, farm equipment, or a farm structure owned by another person, or land or an improvement owned by another person, unless that other individual or person consents.
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