1.Forpurposesofthissection,“looting”meanstheintentionalentrywithoutauthorization
of any dwelling, place of business, vehicle, watercraft, building, plant, or other structure,
moveable or immovable, by a person, acting in joint criminal conduct, as defined in section
703.2, with another person or any group of persons and the person obtains, exerts control
over, damages, or removes the property of another without authorization.
2.The looting of property exceeding ten thousand dollars in value, by any one person or
allpersonsengagedinthelootingoftheproperty, orthelootingofanypropertynotexceeding
ten thousand dollars in value by one person who has once before been convicted of looting in
the first or second degree, or any looting that involves a dangerous weapon, is looting in the
first degr
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1. Forpurposesofthissection,“looting”meanstheintentionalentrywithoutauthorization
of any dwelling, place of business, vehicle, watercraft, building, plant, or other structure,
moveable or immovable, by a person, acting in joint criminal conduct, as defined in section
703.2, with another person or any group of persons and the person obtains, exerts control
over, damages, or removes the property of another without authorization.
2. The looting of property exceeding ten thousand dollars in value, by any one person or
allpersonsengagedinthelootingoftheproperty, orthelootingofanypropertynotexceeding
ten thousand dollars in value by one person who has once before been convicted of looting in
the first or second degree, or any looting that involves a dangerous weapon, is looting in the
first degree. Looting in the first degree is a class “C” felony punishable by all of the following:
a. Commitment to the custody of the director of the department of corrections for an
indeterminate term not to exceed ten years, with a mandatory minimum term of five years.
b. Assessment of a minimum fine of one thousand dollars and a maximum fine of ten
thousand dollars.
3. The looting of property exceeding one thousand dollars in value but not exceeding ten
thousand dollars in value, by any one person or all persons engaged in the looting of the
property, or the looting of any property not exceeding one thousand dollars in value by one
person who has once before been convicted of looting in the third degree, is looting in the
second degree. Looting in the second degree is a class “D” felony punishable by all of the
following:
a. Commitment to the custody of the director of the department of corrections for an
indeterminate term not to exceed five years, with a mandatory minimum term of one and
one-half years.
b. Assessmentofaminimumfineofsixhundredfiftydollarsandamaximumfineofseven
thousand five hundred dollars.
4. The looting of property exceeding three hundred dollars in value but not exceeding
one thousand dollars in value, by any one person or all persons engaged in the looting of
the property, is looting in the third degree. Looting in the third degree is an aggravated
misdemeanor punishable by all of the following:
a. Commitment to the custody of the director of the department of corrections for an
indeterminate term not to exceed two years.
b. Assessment of a minimum fine of five hundred seventy dollars and a maximum fine of
six thousand two hundred fifty dollars.
5. A person whose business or property is directly or indirectly injured by conduct
constituting a violation of this section may bring a civil action against any person involved in
the violation, and may recover up to threefold the actual damages sustained and costs and
expenses including reasonable attorney fees. Each person exerting control over, damaging,
or removing the property of another shall be jointly and severally liable for any such injury.