House Amendment 1554


PAG LIN




     1  1    Amend House File 817 as follows:
     1  2 #1.  Page 3, by inserting after line 28 the
     1  3 following:
     1  4    <Sec.    .  NEW SECTION.  718A.0A  DEFINITIONS.
     1  5    As used in this section:
     1  6    1.  "Contempt" means an intentional lack of respect
     1  7 or reverence by treating in a rough manner.
     1  8    2.  "Deface" means to intentionally mar the
     1  9 external appearance.
     1 10    3.  "Defile" means to intentionally make physically
     1 11 unclean.
     1 12    4.  "Mutilate" means to intentionally cut up or
     1 13 alter so as to make imperfect.
     1 14    5.  "Trample" means to intentionally tread upon or
     1 15 intentionally cause a machine, vehicle, or animal to
     1 16 tread upon.
     1 17    Sec.    .  NEW SECTION.  718A.7  RETIREMENT
     1 18 CEREMONY.
     1 19    This chapter does not apply to a flag retirement
     1 20 ceremony conducted pursuant to federal law.
     1 21    Sec.    .  Section 723.4, subsection 6, Code 2007,
     1 22 is amended to read as follows:
     1 23    6.  a.  Knowingly and publicly uses the flag of the
     1 24 United States in such a manner as to show disrespect
     1 25 for the flag as a symbol of the United States, with
     1 26 the intent or reasonable expectation that such use
     1 27 will provoke or encourage another to commit a public
     1 28 offense trespass or assault.
     1 29    b.  As used in this section:
     1 30    (1)  "Show disrespect" means to deface, defile,
     1 31 mutilate, or trample.
     1 32    (2)  "Deface" means to intentionally mar the
     1 33 external appearance.
     1 34    (3)  "Defile" means to intentionally make
     1 35 physically unclean.
     1 36    (4)  "Flag" means a piece of woven cloth or other
     1 37 material designed to be flown from a pole or mast.
     1 38    (5)  "Mutilate" means to intentionally cut up or
     1 39 alter so as to make imperfect.
     1 40    (6)  "Trample" means to intentionally tread upon or
     1 41 intentionally cause a machine, vehicle, or animal to
     1 42 tread upon.
     1 43    c.  This subsection does not apply to a flag
     1 44 retirement ceremony conducted pursuant to federal
     1 45 law.>
     1 46 #2.  Title page, line 1, by inserting before the
     1 47 word <veterans> the following:  <the flag and>.
     1 48 #3.  Title page, by striking line 4 and inserting
     1 49 the following:  <affairs prohibiting certain acts
     1 50 involving the flag, establishing a counseling program
     2  1 for veterans, and providing a penalty.>
     2  2 #4.  By renumbering as necessary.
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     2  6 WINDSCHITL of Harrison
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     2 10 D. TAYLOR of Linn
     2 11 HF 817.1 82
     2 12 jm/jg/25

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