Chapter 42: Public and Private Property
In the August 2026 draft recodification (Public Offenses), from page 93. Current 42 Public And Private Property.
Comparison with a draft: not adopted. The archive holds no public hearing, ordinance or vote adopting the recodified Code through the October 20, 2026 meeting packet. Until one is adopted, every page here compares the consolidated code with a draft that can still change: the revised draft with the October 6 changes is not in the archive.
A comparison with the August 2026 draft recodification prepared by Iowa Codification for the City. The draft has not been adopted and can still change; the current code (unofficial compilation) governs until a recodified Code is adopted. Matches between sections are made by machine from the texts and are reviewed where uncertain.
5 unchanged, 2 wording changed · 1 notable change.
Section by section
§ 42.01 Trespassing→ § 42.01 Trespassing · Wording changed largely rewritten (42% same words) · compare the texts
- New requirement: …use of the property. (Code of Iowa, Sec.
716.7[3])716.7(2)(b)(1)) B. Entering upon the right-of-way of a public road or highway. (Code of Iowa, Sec. 716.7(2)(b)(2)) C. This section shall not apply to the following persons: (Code of Iowa, Sec. 716.7(3)) (1) Representatives of the State Department of Transportation, the Federal Railroad Administration, or the National Transportation Safety Board who enter or remain upon or in railway property while… …
§ 42.02 Criminal Mischief→ § 42.02 Criminal Mischief · Unchanged · compare the texts
§ 42.03 Defacing Proclamations Or Notices→ § 42.03 Defacing Proclamations Or Notices · Unchanged · compare the texts
§ 42.04 Unauthorized Entry→ § 42.04 Unauthorized Entry · Unchanged · compare the texts
§ 42.05 Fraud→ § 42.05 Fraud · Unchanged · compare the texts
§ 42.06 Theft→ § 42.06 Theft · Unchanged · compare the texts
§ 42.07 Other Public Property Offenses→ § 42.07 Other Public Property Offenses · Wording changed wording changed (95% same words) · compare the texts
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