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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 714.1, subsection 6, unnumbered 1 2 paragraph 1, Code 1997, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 Makes, utters, draws, delivers, or gives any check, share 1 4 draft, draft, or written order on any bank, credit union, 1 5 person, or corporation, and obtains property, the use of 1 6 property, including rental property, or service in exchange 1 7thereforfor such instrument, if the person knows that such 1 8 check, share draft, draft, or written order will not be paid 1 9 when presented. 1 10 EXPLANATION 1 11 This bill provides that a person commits theft when the 1 12 person makes, utters, draws, delivers, or gives any check, 1 13 share draft, draft, or written order on any bank, credit 1 14 union, person, or corporation, and obtains the use of any 1 15 property, including rental property, knowing that the 1 16 financial instrument will not be paid when presented. The 1 17 penalty applicable will depend on the amount of the rent due. 1 18 For example, theft in excess of $1,000 but not exceeding 1 19 $10,000 is a class "D" felony, and theft in excess of $500 but 1 20 not exceeding $1,000 is an aggravated misdemeanor. 1 21 LSB 1658HH 77 1 22 mj/cf/24
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