HF 2207 (LSB 6000HH (4) 83)

HOUSE FILE 2207

BY  LENSING and KAUFMANN

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to an assault that occurs between persons in an intimate relationship and the crime of domestic abuse assault and making penalties applicable.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 708.2A, subsection 1, Code 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  For the purposes of this chapter, “domestic abuse assault” means an assault, as defined in section 708.1, which is domestic abuse as defined in section 236.2, subsection 2, paragraph “a”, “b”, “c”, or “d”, or “e”.
EXPLANATION
   This bill relates to an assault that occurs between persons in an intimate relationship and the crime of domestic abuse assault.
   The bill includes an assault, as defined in Code section 708.1, that occurs between persons who are in an intimate relationship or who have been in an intimate relationship and who have had contact within the past year of the assault, in the definition of domestic abuse assault pursuant to Code section 708.2A. In determining whether persons are or have been in an intimate relationship, the court may consider the duration of the relationship, the frequency of interaction, whether the relationship has been terminated, and the nature of the relationship, characterized by either party’s expectation of sexual or romantic involvement.
   A person who commits domestic abuse assault commits a simple misdemeanor, a serious misdemeanor, an aggravated misdemeanor, or a class “D” felony depending upon the circumstances involved in the offense. A simple misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than 30 days or a fine of at least $65 but not more than $625 or by both; a serious misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than one year and a fine of at least $315 but not more than $1,875; an aggravated misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than two years and a fine of at least $625 but not more than $6,250; and a class “D” felony is punishable by confinement for no more than five years and a fine of at least $750 but not more than $7,500.