HSB 661 (LSB 5879YC (2) 88)

HOUSE FILE _____ 

BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY BILL BY CHAIRPERSON HOLT)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the crime of disorderly conduct and making penalties applicable.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 723.4, subsection 2, Code 2020, is amended to read as follows:
   2.  Makes loud and raucous noise in the vicinity of any residence or public building which intentionally or recklessly causes unreasonable distress to the occupants thereof.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   Under current law, a person engages in disorderly conduct when the person makes loud and raucous noise in the vicinity of any residence or public building which causes unreasonable distress to the occupants thereof. This bill requires a person to intentionally or recklessly cause unreasonable distress when the person engages in loud and raucous noise in the vicinity of any residence or public building.
   A person who violates this provision commits a simple misdemeanor, punishable by confinement for no more than 30 days or a fine of at least $65 but more than $625 or both.