Senate File 2284 - Introduced



                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  ANGELO


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                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to an assault that occurs between persons in an
  2    intimate relationship and the crime of domestic abuse assault
  3    and making penalties applicable.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 6301XS 82
  6 rh/rj/8

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 708.2A, subsection 1, Code 2007, is
  1  2 amended to read as follows:
  1  3    1.  For the purposes of this chapter, "domestic abuse
  1  4 assault" means an assault, as defined in section 708.1, which
  1  5 is domestic abuse as defined in section 236.2, subsection 2,
  1  6 paragraph "a", "b", "c", or "d", or "e".
  1  7                           EXPLANATION
  1  8    This bill relates to an assault that occurs between persons
  1  9 in an intimate relationship and the crime of domestic abuse
  1 10 assault.
  1 11    The bill includes an assault, as defined in Code section
  1 12 708.1, that occurs between persons who are in an intimate
  1 13 relationship or who have been in an intimate relationship and
  1 14 who have had contact within the past year of the assault in
  1 15 the definition of domestic abuse assault pursuant to Code
  1 16 section 708.2A.  In determining whether persons are or have
  1 17 been in an intimate relationship, the court may consider the
  1 18 duration of the relationship, the frequency of interaction,
  1 19 whether the relationship has been terminated, and the nature
  1 20 of the relationship, characterized by either party's
  1 21 expectation of sexual or romantic involvement.
  1 22    A person who commits domestic abuse assault commits a
  1 23 simple misdemeanor, a serious misdemeanor, an aggravated
  1 24 misdemeanor, or a class "D" felony depending upon the
  1 25 circumstances involved in the offense.  A simple misdemeanor
  1 26 is punishable by confinement for no more than 30 days or a
  1 27 fine of at least $65 but not more than $625 or by both; a
  1 28 serious misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more
  1 29 than one year and a fine of at least $315 but not more than
  1 30 $1,875; an aggravated misdemeanor is punishable by confinement
  1 31 for no more than two years and a fine of at least $625 but not
  1 32 more than $6,250; and a class "D" felony is punishable by
  1 33 confinement for no more than five years and a fine of at least
  1 34 $750 but not more than $7,500.
  1 35 LSB 6301XS 82
  2  1 rh/rj/8