Bill Text: IA HF2598 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act establishing the criminal offense of looting, and providing penalties. (Formerly HF 2259.) Effective date: 07/01/2024.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2024-04-19 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 928. [HF2598 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF2598-Enrolled.html
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AN
ACT
ESTABLISHING
THE
CRIMINAL
OFFENSE
OF
LOOTING,
AND
PROVIDING
PENALTIES.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
714.2B
Looting.
1.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“looting”
means
the
intentional
entry
without
authorization
of
any
dwelling,
place
of
business,
vehicle,
watercraft,
building,
plant,
or
other
structure,
moveable
or
immovable,
by
a
person,
acting
in
joint
criminal
conduct,
as
defined
in
section
703.2,
with
another
person
or
any
group
of
persons
and
the
person
obtains,
exerts
control
over,
damages,
or
removes
the
property
of
another
without
authorization.
2.
The
looting
of
property
exceeding
ten
thousand
dollars
in
value,
by
any
one
person
or
all
persons
engaged
in
the
looting
of
the
property,
or
the
looting
of
any
property
not
exceeding
ten
thousand
dollars
in
value
by
one
person
who
has
once
before
been
convicted
of
looting
in
the
first
or
second
degree,
or
any
looting
that
involves
a
dangerous
weapon,
is
looting
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the
first
degree.
Looting
in
the
first
degree
is
a
class
“C”
felony
punishable
by
all
of
the
following:
a.
Commitment
to
the
custody
of
the
director
of
the
department
of
corrections
for
an
indeterminate
term
not
to
exceed
ten
years,
with
a
mandatory
minimum
term
of
five
years.
b.
Assessment
of
a
minimum
fine
of
one
thousand
dollars
and
a
maximum
fine
of
ten
thousand
dollars.
3.
The
looting
of
property
exceeding
one
thousand
dollars
in
value
but
not
exceeding
ten
thousand
dollars
in
value,
by
any
one
person
or
all
persons
engaged
in
the
looting
of
the
property,
or
the
looting
of
any
property
not
exceeding
one
thousand
dollars
in
value
by
one
person
who
has
once
before
been
convicted
of
looting
in
the
third
degree,
is
looting
in
the
second
degree.
Looting
in
the
second
degree
is
a
class
“D”
felony
punishable
by
all
of
the
following:
a.
Commitment
to
the
custody
of
the
director
of
the
department
of
corrections
for
an
indeterminate
term
not
to
exceed
five
years,
with
a
mandatory
minimum
term
of
one
and
one-half
years.
b.
Assessment
of
a
minimum
fine
of
six
hundred
fifty
dollars
and
a
maximum
fine
of
seven
thousand
five
hundred
dollars.
4.
The
looting
of
property
exceeding
three
hundred
dollars
in
value
but
not
exceeding
one
thousand
dollars
in
value,
by
any
one
person
or
all
persons
engaged
in
the
looting
of
the
property,
is
looting
in
the
third
degree.
Looting
in
the
third
degree
is
an
aggravated
misdemeanor
punishable
by
all
of
the
following:
a.
Commitment
to
the
custody
of
the
director
of
the
department
of
corrections
for
an
indeterminate
term
not
to
exceed
two
years.
b.
Assessment
of
a
minimum
fine
of
five
hundred
seventy
dollars
and
a
maximum
fine
of
six
thousand
two
hundred
fifty
dollars.
5.
A
person
whose
business
or
property
is
directly
or
indirectly
injured
by
conduct
constituting
a
violation
of
this
section
may
bring
a
civil
action
against
any
person
involved
in
the
violation,
and
may
recover
up
to
threefold
the
actual
damages
sustained
and
costs
and
expenses
including
reasonable
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attorney
fees.
Each
person
exerting
control
over,
damaging,
or
removing
the
property
of
another
shall
be
jointly
and
severally
liable
for
any
such
injury.
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
2598,
Ninetieth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN
NELSON
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2024
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor
