Section 708.2B – Treatment of domestic abuse offenders.
708.2B Treatment of domestic abuse offenders. 1. As used in this section, “district department” means a judicial district department of correctional services, established pursuant to section 905.2. 2. A person convicted of, or receiving a deferred judgment for, domestic abuse assault as defined in section 708.2A, shall report to the district department in order to […]
Section 708.2C – Assault in violation of individual rights — penalties.
708.2C Assault in violation of individual rights — penalties. 1. For the purposes of this chapter, “assault in violation of individual rights” means an assault, as defined in section 708.1, which is a hate crime as defined in section 729A.2. 2. A person who commits an assault in violation of individual rights, with the intent […]
Section 708.3 – Assault while participating in a felony.
708.3 Assault while participating in a felony. Any person who commits an assault as defined in section 708.1 while participating in a felony other than a sexual abuse is guilty of: 1. A class “C” felony if the person thereby causes serious injury to any person. 2. A class “D” felony if no serious injury […]
Section 708.3A – Assaults on persons engaged in certain occupations.
708.3A Assaults on persons engaged in certain occupations. 1. A person who commits an assault, as defined in section 708.1, against a peace officer, jailer, correctional staff, member or employee of the board of parole, health care provider, employee of the department of human services, employee of the department of revenue, civilian employee of a […]
Section 708.3B – Inmate assaults — bodily fluids or secretions.
708.3B Inmate assaults — bodily fluids or secretions. A person who, while confined in a jail or in an institution or facility under the control of the department of corrections, commits any of the following acts commits a class “D” felony: 1. An assault, as defined under section 708.1, upon an employee of the jail […]
Section 708.4 – Willful injury.
708.4 Willful injury. Any person who does an act which is not justified and which is intended to cause serious injury to another commits willful injury, which is punishable as follows: 1. A class “C” felony, if the person causes serious injury to another. 2. A class “D” felony, if the person causes bodily injury […]
Section 708.5 – Administering harmful substances.
708.5 Administering harmful substances. Any person who administers to another or causes another to take, without the other person’s consent or by threat or deception, and for other than medicinal purposes, any poisonous, stupefying, stimulating, depressing, tranquilizing, narcotic, hypnotic, hallucinating, or anesthetic substance in sufficient quantity to have such effect, commits a class “D” felony. […]
Section 708.6 – Intimidation with a dangerous weapon.
708.6 Intimidation with a dangerous weapon. 1. A person commits a class “C” felony when the person, with the intent to injure or provoke fear or anger in another, shoots, throws, launches, or discharges a dangerous weapon at, into, or in a building, vehicle, airplane, railroad engine, railroad car, or boat, occupied by another person, […]
Section 708.7 – Harassment.
708.7 Harassment. 1. a. 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, writing, or via electronic communication without legitimate purpose and in a manner likely to cause the other person annoyance or harm. (2) Places […]
Section 708.8 – Going armed with intent.
708.8 Going armed with intent. A person who goes armed with any dangerous weapon with the intent to use without justification such weapon against the person of another commits a class “D” felony. The intent required for a violation of this section shall not be inferred from the mere carrying or concealment of any dangerous […]