Section 715D.4 - [Effective 7/1/2024] [Multiple versions] Surveillance by use of remotely piloted aircraft - offense1. A person commits surveillance 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 equipped with a surveillance device 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 a remotely piloted aircraft equipped with a surveillance device over a secure farmstead area, if the secure farmstead area is not owned or leased by the person, and the remotely piloted aircraft remains over the secure farmstead area.2.a. A person who commits surveillance by the use of a remotely piloted aircraft is guilty of a serious misdemeanor.b. Notwithstanding paragraph "a", a person who commits surveillance by the use of a remotely piloted aircraft is guilty of an aggravated 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 section 715D.3.(2) Surveillance by the use of a remotely piloted aircraft as provided in this section.Amended by 2024 Iowa SF 2443,s 22, eff. 5/9/2024.Added by 2024 Iowa HF 572,s 4, eff. 7/1/2024.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.