House Study Bill 28
HOUSE FILE
BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON
JUDICIARY BILL BY
CHAIRPERSON MADDOX)
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to the criminal offense of identity theft by
2 making changes in the elements of the offense.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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PAG LIN
1 1 Section 1. Section 715A.8, subsection 2, Code 2003, is
1 2 amended to read as follows:
1 3 2. A person commits the offense of identity theft if the
1 4 person with the intent to obtain a benefit fraudulently
1 5 obtains identification information of another person and uses
1 6 or attempts to use that identification information of another
1 7 person to obtain credit, property, or services without the
1 8 authorization of that other person.
1 9 EXPLANATION
1 10 This bill relates to the criminal offense of identity
1 11 theft.
1 12 The bill changes the crime of identity theft by removing
1 13 from the elements of the crime the "intent to obtain a benefit
1 14 fraudulently" requirement. Under the bill a person commits
1 15 identity theft when the person uses or attempts to use
1 16 identification information of another person to obtain credit,
1 17 property, or services without authorization from that other
1 18 person.
1 19 Code section 715A.8(1) defines "identification information"
1 20 to mean the name, address, date of birth, telephone number,
1 21 driver's license number, nonoperator's identification number,
1 22 social security number, place of employment, employee
1 23 identification number, parent's legal surname prior to
1 24 marriage, demand deposit account number, savings or checking
1 25 account number, or credit card number of a person.
1 26 Identity theft is a class "D" felony if the value of the
1 27 credit, property, or services exceeds $1,000, and an
1 28 aggravated misdemeanor if the value does not exceed $1,000.
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