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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 708.2D ASSAULT – CHOKE HOLD –
1 2 PENALTY.
1 3 A person who commits an assault which is in violation of
1 4 section 708.2, subsection 5, by applying a choke hold around
1 5 the throat of a person is guilty of a serious misdemeanor.
1 6 EXPLANATION
1 7 This bill relates to certain assaults using a choke hold.
1 8 The bill reclassifies a simple misdemeanor assault as a
1 9 serious misdemeanor if a person applies a choke hold around
1 10 the throat of another person.
1 11 A simple misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no
1 12 more than 30 days or a fine of at least $50 but not more than
1 13 $500 or both. A serious misdemeanor is punishable by
1 14 confinement for no more than one year and a fine of at least
1 15 $250 but not more than $1,500.
1 16 LSB 2847HH 80
1 17 jm/pj/5
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