Iowa SF35 amends the state code to classify the dissemination of personal information without consent as harassment.

Iowa SF35 amends the state code to classify the dissemination of personal information without consent as harassment. This includes publishing, distributing, or posting personal information with the intent to threaten, intimidate, annoy, or alarm the person or their family. The bill defines "personal information" as contact details or depictions that could enable threats. A violation of this provision is considered harassment in the first degree, an aggravated misdemeanor, punishable by up to two years in confinement and a fine of at least $855 to $8,540.

Iowa SF35 amends the state code to classify the dissemination of personal information without consent as harassment.

Iowa SF35 amends the state code to classify the dissemination of personal information without consent as harassment. This includes publishing, distributing, or posting personal information with the intent to threaten, intimidate, annoy, or alarm the person or their family. The bill defines "personal information" as contact details or depictions that could enable threats. A violation of this provision is considered harassment in the first degree, an aggravated misdemeanor, punishable by up to two years in confinement and a fine of at least $855 to $8,540.