Senate File 2017 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2017 BY McCLINTOCK A BILL FOR An Act relating to intimidation with a dangerous weapon, and 1 making penalties applicable. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5377XS (2) 91 as/js
S.F. 2017 Section 1. Section 708.6, Code 2026, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 708.6 Intimidation with a dangerous weapon. 3 1. A person commits a class “C” felony when the person, 4 with the intent to injure or provoke fear or anger in another, 5 shoots, throws, launches, or discharges a dangerous weapon at , 6 into, or in a building, vehicle, airplane, railroad engine, 7 railroad car, or boat, occupied by another person, or within 8 an assembly of people, and thereby places the occupants or 9 people placing the other person in reasonable apprehension 10 of serious injury , or threatens to commit such an act under 11 circumstances raising a reasonable expectation that the threat 12 will be carried out. 13 2. A person commits a class “D” felony when the person 14 shoots, throws, launches, or discharges a dangerous weapon at , 15 into, or in a building, vehicle, airplane, railroad engine, 16 railroad car, or boat, occupied by another person, or within 17 an assembly of people, and thereby places the occupants or 18 people placing the other person in reasonable apprehension 19 of serious injury , or threatens to commit such an act under 20 circumstances raising a reasonable expectation that the threat 21 will be carried out. 22 EXPLANATION 23 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 24 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 25 This bill relates to intimidation with a dangerous weapon. 26 Current law provides that a person commits intimidation with 27 a dangerous weapon when a person shoots, throws, launches, 28 or discharges a dangerous weapon at, into, or in a building, 29 vehicle, airplane, railroad engine, railroad car, or boat, 30 occupied by another person, or within an assembly of people. 31 The bill provides that a person commits a class “C” felony 32 when the person, with the intent to injure or provoke fear 33 or anger in another, shoots, throws, launches, or discharges 34 a dangerous weapon at another person, thereby placing the 35 -1- LSB 5377XS (2) 91 as/js 1/ 2
S.F. 2017 other person in reasonable apprehension of serious injury, or 1 threatens to commit such an act under circumstances raising 2 a reasonable expectation that the threat will be carried 3 out. A person commits a class “D” felony when the person 4 shoots, throws, launches, or discharges a dangerous weapon at 5 another person, thereby placing the other person in reasonable 6 apprehension of serious injury, or threatens to commit such an 7 act under circumstances raising a reasonable expectation that 8 the threat will be carried out. 9 A class “C” felony is punishable by confinement for no more 10 than 10 years and a fine of at least $1,370 but not more than 11 $13,660. A class “D” felony is punishable by confinement for 12 no more than five years and a fine of at least $1,025 but not 13 more than $10,245. 14 -2- LSB 5377XS (2) 91 as/js 2/ 2