644:3 False Public Alarms. – I. Any person who directly or indirectly communicates to any governmental agency that commonly deals with emergencies involving danger to life or property a report known by him to be false regarding a fire, explosion, or other catastrophe or emergency, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; except if the […]
644:3-a False Fire Alarms. – Any person who knowingly gives or aids or abets in giving any false alarm of fire, by any means, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Source. 1975, 25:2, eff. May 3, 1975.
644:3-b False Fire Alarms Resulting in Injury or Death. – Any person who knowingly gives or aids or abets in giving any false alarm of fire, by any means, is guilty of a class B felony if bodily injury or death is sustained by any person as a result thereof. Source. 1975, 25:2, eff. […]
644:3-c Unlawful Interference With Fire Alarm Apparatus. – A person who knowingly tampers with, interferes with or impairs any public fire alarm apparatus, wire or associated equipment is guilty of a class B felony. Source. 1975, 25:2, eff. May 3, 1975.
644:4 Harassment. – I. A person is guilty of a misdemeanor, and subject to prosecution in the jurisdiction where the communication originated or was received, if such person: (a) Makes a telephone call, whether or not a conversation ensues, with no legitimate communicative purpose or without disclosing his or her identity and with a […]
644:5 Repealed by 1979, 378:3, eff. Aug. 22, 1979. –
644:5-a Inhaling Toxic Vapors for Effect. – A person is guilty of a violation if he or she purposely smells or inhales the fumes of any substance having the property of releasing toxic vapors, for the purpose of causing a condition of intoxication, euphoria, excitement, exhilaration, stupefaction, or dulled senses of the nervous system, […]
644:6 Loitering or Prowling. – I. A person commits a violation if he knowingly appears at a place, or at a time, under circumstances that warrant alarm for the safety of persons or property in the vicinity. Circumstances which may be considered in determining whether such alarm is warranted include, but are not limited […]
644:7 Abuse of Corpse. – A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if he unlawfully removes, conceals or destroys a corpse or any part thereof. Source. 1971, 518:1, eff. Nov. 1, 1973.
644:8 Cruelty to Animals. – I. In this section, "cruelty" shall include, but not be limited to, acts or omissions injurious or detrimental to the health, safety or welfare of any animal, including the abandoning of any animal without proper provision for its care, sustenance, protection or shelter. II. In this section, "animal" means […]
644:8-a Exhibitions of Fighting Animals. – I. No person shall offer for sale, sell, loan, export, keep, breed, or train any bird, dog, or other animal, with the intent that it or its offspring shall be engaged or used in an exhibition of fighting, or shall establish or promote an exhibition of the fighting […]
644:8-aa Animals in Motor Vehicle. – I. It shall be cruelty to confine an animal in a motor vehicle or other enclosed space in which the temperature is either so high or so low as to cause serious harm to the animal. "Animal" means a domestic animal, household pet, or wild animal held in […]
644:8-b Docking Tail of Horse. – If any person shall cut the bone of the tail of a horse for the purpose of docking the tail, or shall cause or knowingly permit the same to be done upon the premises of which he is in control, or shall assist in or be present at […]
644:8-c Animal Use in Science Classes and Science Fairs. – I. In this section: (a) "Animal" means any member of the kingdom of Animalia. (b) "Vertebrate animal" means any animal belonging to the subphylum Vertebrata of the phylum Chordata, and specifically includes all mammals, fishes, birds, reptiles and amphibians. II. Live vertebrate animals shall […]
644:8-d Maiming or Causing the Death of or Willful Interference With Police Dogs or Horses. – I. Whoever willfully tortures, beats, kicks, strikes, mutilates, injures, disables, or otherwise mistreats, or whoever willfully causes the death of a dog or horse owned or employed by or on behalf of a law enforcement agency and whoever […]
644:8-e Willful Interference With Organizations or Projects Involving Animals or With Animal Facilities. – I. Whoever willfully causes bodily injury or willfully interferes with any property, including animals or records, used by any organization or project involving animals, or with any animal facility shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. II. Whoever in […]
644:8-f Transporting Dogs in Pickup Trucks. – I. No person driving a pickup truck shall transport any dog in the back of the vehicle on a public way, unless the space is enclosed or has side and tail racks to a height of at least 46 inches extending vertically from the floor, the dog […]
644:8-g Bestiality. – I. A person commits bestiality by knowingly committing any of the following acts: (a) Engaging in sexual contact or sexual penetration with an animal for the purpose of sexual arousal or gratification. (b) Offering or accepting the offer of an animal for consideration with the intent that it be subject to […]
644:9 Violation of Privacy. – I. A person is guilty of a class A misdemeanor if such person unlawfully and without the consent of the persons entitled to privacy therein, installs or uses: (a) Any device for the purpose of observing, photographing, recording, amplifying, broadcasting, or in any way transmitting images or sounds of […]
644:9-a Nonconsensual Dissemination of Private Sexual Images. – I. In this section: (a) " Disseminate " means to import, publish, produce, print, manufacture, distribute, sell, lease, exhibit, or display. (b) " Image " means a photograph, film, videotape, or digital image or recording. (c) " Intimate parts " means the fully unclothed, partially unclothed, […]
