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, and who causes bodily injury or 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. A person who commits an assault, as defined in section 708.1, and who causes serious injury, is guilty of a class "D" felony.
5. Any other assault, except as otherwise provided, is a simple misdemeanor.
[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]
87 Acts, ch 154, §8; 98 Acts, ch 1026, §1; 99 Acts, ch 65, §3
Referred to in § 232.22, 708.2A, 907.3
Definition of forcible felony, §702.11
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