2024 Iowa Code
Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE
Chapter 714 - THEFT, FRAUD, AND RELATED OFFENSES
Section 714.6A - Video or equipment rental property theft — evidence of intention — affirmative defense.

714.6A Video or equipment rental property theft — evidence of intention — affirmative defense. 1. The fact that a person obtains possession of video rental property or equipment rental property by means of deception, including but not limited to furnishing a false name, address,or other identification to the owner, is evidence that possession was obtained with intentto knowingly deprive the owner of the use and possession of the video rental property orequipment rental property. 2. The fact that a person, having lawfully obtained possession of video rental property or equipment rental property, fails to pay the owner the fair market value of the video rentalproperty or equipment rental property or to return or make arrangements acceptable to theowner to return the video rental property or equipment rental property to the owner withinforty-eight hours after receipt of written notice and demand from the owner is evidence of anintent to knowingly deprive the owner of the use and possession of the video rental propertyor equipment rental property. 3. It shall be an affirmative defense to a prosecution under section 714.1, subsection 9, paragraph “a”, if the defendant in possession of video rental property or equipment rentalproperty pays the owner the fair market value of the video rental property or equipment rentalproperty or returns the property to the owner within forty-eight hours of arrest, togetherwith any standard overdue charges for the period that the owner was unlawfully deprived ofpossession, but not to exceed one hundred twenty days, and the value of the damage to theproperty, if any. 2000 Acts, ch 1201, §10; 2017 Acts, ch 89, §2 Sat Dec 23 12:29:19 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 714.6A (20, 0)

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