House File 115

                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  DE BOEF


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act creating the criminal offense of invasion of privacy in
  2    one's residence and providing a penalty.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 1138HH 80
  5 jm/cf/24

PAG LIN

  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  729.7  INVASION OF PRIVACY IN
  1  2 ONE'S RESIDENCE.
  1  3    1.  A person who knowingly photographs or films another
  1  4 person commits invasion of privacy if all of the following
  1  5 apply:
  1  6    a.  The other person does not have knowledge about and does
  1  7 not consent or is unable to consent to being photographed or
  1  8 filmed.
  1  9    b.  The other person has a reasonable expectation of
  1 10 privacy and is in the other person's place of residence.
  1 11    2.  As used in this section, "photographs or films" means
  1 12 the making of any photograph, motion picture film, videotape,
  1 13 or any other recording or transmission of the image of a
  1 14 person.
  1 15    3.  A person who violates this section commits a serious
  1 16 misdemeanor.
  1 17                           EXPLANATION
  1 18    This bill creates a new criminal offense of invasion of
  1 19 privacy in one's residence and provides a penalty.
  1 20    A person who knowingly photographs or films another person
  1 21 commits invasion of privacy under the bill if all of the
  1 22 following apply:  the other person has a reasonable
  1 23 expectation of privacy and the person is in the person's home,
  1 24 and the person being photographed or filmed has no knowledge
  1 25 about and has not consented to or is unable to consent to
  1 26 being photographed or filmed.
  1 27    A person who commits invasion of privacy commits a serious
  1 28 misdemeanor.  A serious misdemeanor is punishable by
  1 29 confinement for no more than one year and a fine of at least
  1 30 $250 but not more than $1,500.
  1 31 LSB 1138HH 80
  1 32 jm/cf/24
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