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708.2 Penalties for assault.

1. A person who commits an assault, as defined in section 708.1, with the intent to inflict a serious injury upon another, is guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor.

2. A person who commits an assault, as defined in section 708.1, without the intent to inflict a serious injury upon another, and who causes bodily injury or disabling mental illness, is guilty of a serious misdemeanor.

3. A person who commits an assault, as defined in section 708.1, and uses or displays a dangerous weapon in connection with the assault, is guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor. This subsection does not apply if section 708.6 or 708.8 applies.

4. Any other assault, except as otherwise provided, is a simple misdemeanor.

Section History: Early form

[C51, § 2593--;2595, 2597; R60, § 4216--;4218, 4220; C73, § 3874--;3876, 3878, 3879; C97, § 4770--;4772, 4774, 4775; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 12929--;12935; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, § 694.1--;694.7; C79, 81, § 708.2; 81 Acts, ch 204, § 3]

Section History: Recent form

87 Acts, ch 154, §8

Internal References

Referred to in § 232.22, 708.2A, 907.3


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