House
File
2629
H-8200
Amend
House
File
2629
as
follows:
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1.
By
striking
everything
after
the
enacting
clause
and
2
inserting:
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<
Section
1.
Section
716.7,
subsection
1,
Code
2026,
is
4
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraphs:
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NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0a.
“Immediate
family
member”
means
a
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person’s
spouse,
children,
parents
or
guardians,
siblings,
and
7
grandparents,
whether
related
by
blood,
adoption,
or
marriage.
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NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
00a.
“Lawful
authority”
means
the
ability
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of
a
person
to
produce
a
deed
or
mortgage
statement
in
the
10
person’s
name,
a
lease
agreement
that
includes
the
name
and
11
signature
of
the
property
owner
or
an
authorized
representative
12
of
the
property
owner,
a
valid
written
or
electronic
agreement
13
or
communication
authorizing
the
person
to
enter
upon
the
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property,
or
a
receipt
or
other
reliable
evidence
of
a
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rent
payment
made
to
the
property
owner
or
an
authorized
16
representative
of
the
property
owner
dated
within
the
last
17
sixty
days.
18
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
g.
“Squatting”
means
a
person
knowingly
19
taking
up
residence
at
a
property
not
open
to
the
public.
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Sec.
2.
Section
716.7,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
Code
2026,
21
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
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NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(2A)
Squatting,
if
all
of
the
following
23
are
true:
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(a)
The
person
is
not
a
current
tenant
at
the
property.
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(b)
The
person
does
not
have
a
valid
agreement
to
occupy
26
the
property.
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(c)
The
person
is
not
an
immediate
family
member
of
the
28
owner
of
the
property.
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(d)
The
person
acts
without
lawful
authority
in
entering
and
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residing
on
the
property.
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Sec.
3.
Section
716.8,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
32
following
new
subsection:
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NEW
SUBSECTION
.
9.
a.
A
person
committing
a
trespass
34
as
provided
in
section
716.7,
subsection
2,
paragraph
“a”
,
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subparagraph
(2A),
commits
the
following:
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(1)
For
a
first
offense,
a
serious
misdemeanor.
2
(2)
For
a
second
offense,
an
aggravated
misdemeanor.
3
(3)
For
a
third
or
subsequent
offense,
a
class
“D”
felony.
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b.
A
person
providing
a
false
document
in
response
to
a
5
request
to
produce
a
document
proving
lawful
authority
is,
in
6
addition
to
any
other
criminal
offense,
guilty
of
a
fraudulent
7
practice
under
section
714.8.
>
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2.
Title
page,
by
striking
lines
1
and
2
and
inserting
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An
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Act
relating
to
trespass,
and
providing
penalties.
>
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