(A) No person shall commit harassment.
(B) A person commits harassment when, with intent to intimidate, annoy or alarm another person, the person does any of the following:
(1) Communicates with another by telephone, telegraph or writing without legitimate purpose and in a manner likely to cause the other person annoyance or harm;
(Iowa Code § 708.7)
(2) Places any simulated explosive or simulated incendiary device in or near any building, vehicle, airplane, railroad engine or railroad car, or boat occupied by the other person;
(Iowa Code § 708.7)
(3) Orders merchandise or services in the name of another, or to be delivered to another, without the other person’s knowledge or consent; and
(Iowa Code § 708.7)
(4) Reports or causes to be reported false information to a law enforcement authority implicating another in some criminal activity, knowing that the information is false, or reports the alleged occurrence of a criminal act, knowing the same did not occur.
(Iowa Code § 708.7)
(C) A person commits harassment when the person, purposefully and without legitimate purpose, has personal contact with another person, with the intent to threaten, intimidate or alarm that other person. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, PERSONAL CONTACT means an encounter in which two or more people are in visual or physical proximity to each other. Personal contact does not require a physical touching or oral communication, although it may include these types of contacts.
(1999 Code, § 40.02) Penalty, see § 10.99