House File 2168 - Introduced



                                    HOUSE FILE       
                                    BY  DANDEKAR, BERRY, SWAIM, BAILEY,
                                        WENTHE, SMITH, GAYMAN, KELLEY,
                                        QUIRK, KRESSIG, MERTZ, HEDDENS,
                                        THOMAS, WENDT, SCHUELLER, and
                                        HUSER


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the criminal offense of internet harassment
  2    and bullying, and providing penalties.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 5563HH 82
  5 jm/rj/5

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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  708.7A  INTERNET HARASSMENT AND
  1  2 BULLYING == SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
  1  3    A person who, with the intent to intimidate, annoy, alarm,
  1  4 or bully another person, communicates with the other person
  1  5 through the internet in a manner the person knows or
  1  6 reasonably should know is likely to cause the other person
  1  7 serious injury or death, commits a class "D" felony.
  1  8                           EXPLANATION
  1  9    This bill relates to the criminal offense of internet
  1 10 harassment and bullying.  The bill provides that a person who,
  1 11 with the intent to intimidate, annoy, alarm, or bully another
  1 12 person, communicates with the other person through the
  1 13 internet in a manner the person knows or reasonably should
  1 14 know is likely to cause the other person serious injury or
  1 15 death, commits a class "D" felony.
  1 16    A class "D" felony is punishable by confinement for no more
  1 17 than five years and a fine of at least $750 but not more than
  1 18 $7,500.
  1 19 LSB 5563HH 82
  1 20 jm/rj/5.3