[§708-839.6]  Identity theft in the first
degree.  (1)  A person commits the offense of identity theft in the first
degree if that person makes or causes to be made, either directly or
indirectly, a transmission of any personal information of another by any oral
statement, any written statement, or any statement conveyed by any electronic
means, with the intent to:



(a)  Facilitate the commission of a murder in any
degree, a class A felony, kidnapping, unlawful imprisonment in any degree,
extortion in any degree, any offense under chapter 134, criminal property
damage in the first or second degree, escape in any degree, any offense under
part VI of chapter 710, any offense under section 711-1103, or any offense
under chapter 842; or



(b)  Commit the offense of theft in the first degree
from the person whose personal information is used, or from any other person or
entity.



(2)  Identity theft in the first degree is a
class A felony. [L 2002, c 224, pt of §1]



 



Cross References



 



  Protection of personal information, civil remedies, see
chapters 487J, 487N, and 487R.



  Retail merchant club card requirements, see chapter 487D.