Senate File 416 - Introduced SENATE FILE 416 BY COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (SUCCESSOR TO SF 296) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the unauthorized placement of a global 1 positioning device, and providing penalties. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 1300SV (2) 86 jm/nh
S.F. 416 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 708.11A Unauthorized placement of 1 global positioning device. 2 1. A person commits unauthorized placement of a global 3 positioning device, when, with intent to intimidate, annoy, or 4 alarm another person, the person, without the consent of the 5 other person, places a global positioning device on the other 6 person or an object in order to track the movements of the 7 other person without a legitimate purpose. 8 2. A person who commits a violation of this section commits 9 a serious misdemeanor. 10 EXPLANATION 11 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 12 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 13 This bill relates to the unauthorized placement of a global 14 positioning device. 15 Under the bill, a person commits unauthorized placement of 16 a global positioning device, when, with intent to intimidate, 17 annoy, or alarm another person, the person, without the consent 18 of the other person, places a global positioning device on the 19 other person or an object in order to track the movements of 20 the other person without a legitimate purpose. 21 A person who violates the bill commits a serious 22 misdemeanor. A serious misdemeanor is punishable by 23 confinement for no more than one year and a fine of at least 24 $315 but not more than $1,875. 25 -1- LSB 1300SV (2) 86 jm/nh 1/ 1