Iowa Code § 715E.3: Intrusion by use of remotely piloted aircraft — offense.

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.