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 to inflict a serious injury upon another, is guilty of a class "D" felony.

3.  A person who commits an assault in violation of individual rights, and who causes bodily injury or mental illness, is guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor.

4.  A person who commits an assault in violation of individual rights and uses or displays a dangerous weapon in connection with the assault, is guilty of a class "D" felony.

5.  Any other assault in violation of individual rights, except as otherwise provided, is a serious misdemeanor.

Section History: Recent form

  92 Acts, ch 1157, § 3; 95 Acts, ch 90, § 2

Internal References

  Referred to in § 729A.2


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