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House Study Bill 104

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 702.7, Code 1999, is amended to read as
  1  2 follows:
  1  3    702.7  DANGEROUS WEAPON.
  1  4    A "dangerous weapon" is any instrument or device designed
  1  5 primarily for use in inflicting death or injury upon a human
  1  6 being or animal, and which is capable of inflicting death upon
  1  7 a human being when used in the manner for which it was
  1  8 designed.  Additionally, any instrument or device of any sort
  1  9 whatsoever which is actually used in such a manner as to
  1 10 indicate that the defendant intends to inflict death or
  1 11 serious injury upon the other, and which, when so used, is
  1 12 capable of inflicting death upon a human being, is a dangerous
  1 13 weapon.  Dangerous weapons include, but are not limited to,
  1 14 any offensive weapon, pistol, revolver, or other firearm,
  1 15 dagger, razor, stiletto, switchblade knife, or knife,
  1 16 regardless of the type or style of construction, having a
  1 17 blade exceeding five inches of three inches or longer in
  1 18 length.
  1 19    Sec. 2.  Section 724.4, subsection 2 and 3, Code 1999, are
  1 20 amended to read as follows:
  1 21    2.  A person who goes armed with a knife concealed on or
  1 22 about the person, if the person uses the knife in the
  1 23 commission of a crime, commits an aggravated misdemeanor a
  1 24 class "D" felony.
  1 25    3.  A person who goes armed with a knife concealed on or
  1 26 about the person, if the person does not use the knife in the
  1 27 commission of a crime:
  1 28    a.  If the knife has a blade exceeding eight inches in
  1 29 length, commits an aggravated misdemeanor.
  1 30    b.  If the knife has a blade exceeding five three inches or
  1 31 longer but not exceeding eight inches in length, commits a
  1 32 serious misdemeanor.  
  1 33                           EXPLANATION 
  1 34    This bill provides that the definition of "dangerous
  1 35 weapon" includes a knife, regardless of the type or style of
  2  1 construction, having a blade of three inches or longer in
  2  2 length.
  2  3    The bill provides that a person going armed with a
  2  4 concealed knife when the person uses the knife in the
  2  5 commission of a crime is guilty of a class "D" felony.
  2  6 Currently, a person committing this crime is guilty of an
  2  7 aggravated misdemeanor.
  2  8    The bill provides that a person going armed with a
  2  9 concealed knife, if the person does not use the knife in the
  2 10 commission of a crime, commits a serious misdemeanor when the
  2 11 blade of the knife is three inches or longer in length but
  2 12 does not exceed eight inches in length.  Currently, a serious
  2 13 misdemeanor is committed when the blade of the knife exceeds
  2 14 five inches but does not exceed eight inches in length.  
  2 15 LSB 2166HC 78
  2 16 tm/gg/8
     

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