Attorney's Note

Under the Iowa Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class B felonyup to 25 years
Class C felonyup to 10 yearsbetween $1,370 and $13,660
Class D felonyup to 5 yearsbetween $1,025 and $10,245
Aggravated misdemeanorup to 2 yearsbetween $855 and $8,540
Serious misdemeanorup to 1 yearbetween $430 and $2,560
For details, see Iowa Code902.9 and Iowa Code§ 903.1

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Terms Used In Iowa Code 714.2A

  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
714.2A Theft against an older individual.
1. If a person commits theft against an individual who was an older individual at the time the theft was committed and knew or should have known the conduct was directed at an older individual, notwithstanding the penalties specified in § 714.2, all of the following shall apply:
a. If a person commits theft in the first degree pursuant to § 714.2, subsection 1, the person is guilty of a class “”B”” felony.
b. If a person commits theft in the second degree pursuant to § 714.2, subsection 2, the person is guilty of a class “”C”” felony.
c. If a person commits theft in the third degree pursuant to § 714.2, subsection 3, the person is guilty of a class “”D”” felony.
d. If a person commits theft in the fourth degree pursuant to § 714.2, subsection 4, the person is guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor.
e. If a person commits theft in the fifth degree pursuant to § 714.2, subsection 5, the person is guilty of a serious misdemeanor.
2. For the purposes of this section, “”older individual”” means an individual who is sixty years of age or older.
2022 Acts, ch 1132, §2
Referred to in §13.2, 726.24, 726.25