Intrusion by use of remotely piloted aircraft — offense.

Iowa Code § 715E.3, under REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT.

Iowa Code § 715E.3

1. A person commits intrusion by the use of a remotely piloted aircraft if the person knowingly does any of the following: a. Controls the flight of a remotely piloted aircraft over a homestead, if the homestead is not owned or leased by the person, and the remotely piloted aircraft remains over the homestead. b. Controls the flight of remotely piloted aircraft over a secure farmstead, if the farmstead is not owned or leased by the person, and the remotely piloted aircraft remains within a secured area of four hundred feet surrounding a farm animal, farm equipment, or a farm structure located on the farmstead. However, the secured area shall not include any space that is in the corporate limits of a city. 2. a. A person who commits intrusion by the use of a remotely piloted aircraft is guilty of a simple misdemeanor. b. Notwithstanding paragraph “a” , a person who commits intrusion by the use of a remotely piloted aircraft is guilty of a serious misdemeanor if the person has previously been convicted of any of the following: (1) Intrusion by the use of a remotely piloted aircraft as provided in this section . (2) Surveillance by the use of a remotely piloted aircraft as provided in section 715E.4 . 2024 Acts, ch 1131, §3 ; 2024 Acts, ch 1154, §21 ; 2025 Acts, ch 56, §4 Referred to in §715E.4 , 715E.5 , 715E.6 Subsection 1, paragraph b amended