Text: HF02069 Text: HF02071 Text: HF02000 - HF02099 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 236.2, subsection 2, Code 1999, is 1 2 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 1 3 NEW PARAGRAPH. e. The assault is between persons who are 1 4 or have been in a dating relationship. For purposes of this 1 5 chapter, a dating relationship is one in which the parties are 1 6 romantically involved, whether or not such relationship is 1 7 ever consummated sexually. 1 8 EXPLANATION 1 9 This bill amends the definition of "domestic abuse" under 1 10 Code chapter 236 to include an assault between persons who are 1 11 or have been in a dating relationship. The bill also defines 1 12 "dating relationship". 1 13 The bill also affects the definition of domestic abuse 1 14 assault under Code section 708.2A. Penalties for domestic 1 15 abuse assault vary according to a first, second, or third or 1 16 subsequent assault, and vary according to the type of injury 1 17 inflicted, from a simple misdemeanor to a class "D" felony. A 1 18 simple misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more 1 19 than 30 days or a fine of at least $50 but not more than $500 1 20 or by both. A class "D" felony is punishable by confinement 1 21 for no more than five years and a fine of at least $750 but 1 22 not more than $7,500. 1 23 In addition the bill affects other provisions in the Code 1 24 such as mandatory arrests and insurance discrimination that 1 25 reference the definition of domestic abuse in Code chapter 1 26 236. 1 27 LSB 5405YH 78 1 28 jj/cf/24
Text: HF02069 Text: HF02071 Text: HF02000 - HF02099 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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