Senate
File
384
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
384
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SF
223)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
establishing
the
criminal
offense
of
assault
on
a
1
pregnant
person,
and
providing
penalties.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
708.3C
Assault
on
a
pregnant
person
1
——
penalties.
2
1.
A
person
who
commits
an
assault,
as
defined
in
section
3
708.1,
against
another
person
the
person
knew
or
should
have
4
known
to
be
pregnant,
without
the
intent
to
inflict
serious
5
injury,
but
who
causes
serious
injury,
is
guilty
of
a
class
“C”
6
felony.
7
2.
A
person
who
commits
an
assault,
as
defined
in
section
8
708.1,
against
another
person
the
person
knew
or
should
have
9
known
to
be
pregnant,
with
the
intent
to
inflict
a
serious
10
injury
upon
the
other
person,
is
guilty
of
a
class
“D”
felony.
11
3.
A
person
who
commits
an
assault,
as
defined
in
section
12
708.1,
against
another
person
the
person
knew
or
should
have
13
known
to
be
pregnant,
and
uses
or
displays
a
dangerous
weapon
14
in
connection
with
the
assault,
is
guilty
of
a
class
“D”
15
felony.
16
4.
A
person
who
commits
an
assault,
as
defined
in
section
17
708.1,
against
another
person
the
person
knew
or
should
have
18
known
to
be
pregnant,
and
who
causes
bodily
injury
or
mental
19
illness,
is
guilty
of
an
aggravated
misdemeanor.
20
5.
A
person
who
commits
any
other
assault
against
21
another
person
the
person
knew
or
should
have
known
to
be
22
pregnant,
except
as
otherwise
provided,
is
guilty
of
a
serious
23
misdemeanor.
24
EXPLANATION
25
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
26
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
27
This
bill
establishes
the
crime
of
assault
on
a
pregnant
28
person.
29
The
bill
increases
the
penalties
for
assault,
as
provided
30
pursuant
to
Code
section
708.1,
comparatively
by
one
degree,
if
31
the
person
against
whom
the
assault
is
perpetrated
is
someone
32
the
perpetrator
knew
or
should
have
known
to
be
pregnant.
33
Under
the
bill,
a
person
who
commits
an
assault
against
34
another
person
the
person
knew
or
should
have
known
to
be
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pregnant,
without
the
intent
to
inflict
serious
injury,
but
1
who
causes
serious
injury,
is
guilty
of
a
class
“C”
felony.
2
A
class
“C”
felony
is
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
3
than
10
years
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$1,370
but
not
more
than
4
$13,660.
5
A
person
who
commits
an
assault
against
another
person
the
6
person
knew
or
should
have
known
to
be
pregnant,
with
the
7
intent
to
inflict
a
serious
injury
upon
the
other
person,
or
8
who
uses
or
displays
a
dangerous
weapon
in
connection
with
the
9
assault,
is
guilty
of
a
class
“D”
felony.
A
class
“D”
felony
10
is
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
than
five
years
and
a
11
fine
of
at
least
$1,025
but
not
more
than
$10,245.
12
A
person
who
commits
an
assault
against
another
person
the
13
person
knew
or
should
have
known
to
be
pregnant,
and
who
causes
14
bodily
injury
or
mental
illness,
is
guilty
of
an
aggravated
15
misdemeanor.
An
aggravated
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
16
confinement
for
no
more
than
two
years
and
a
fine
of
at
least
17
$855
but
not
more
than
$8,540.
18
A
person
who
commits
any
other
assault
against
another
19
person
the
person
knew
or
should
have
known
to
be
pregnant,
20
except
as
otherwise
provided,
is
a
serious
misdemeanor.
A
21
serious
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
22
than
one
year
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$430
but
not
more
than
23
$2,560.
24
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