Senate File 2114 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2114 BY COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3018) 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 5939SV (2) 91 as/js
S.F. 2114 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 6 at another person or at , into, or in a building, vehicle, 7 airplane, railroad engine, railroad car, or boat, occupied by 8 another person, or within an assembly of people, and thereby 9 places the occupants or people 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 15 at another person or at , into, or in a building, vehicle, 16 airplane, railroad engine, railroad car, or boat, occupied by 17 another person, or within an assembly of people, and thereby 18 places the occupants or people 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 The bill removes language referring to the shooting, 27 throwing, launching, or discharging of a dangerous weapon 28 within an assembly of people, and thereby placing the occupants 29 or people in reasonable apprehension of serious injury from 30 the bill, but includes the shooting, throwing, launching, or 31 discharging of a weapon at another person. 32 A violation of the bill is either a class “C” or class “D” 33 felony depending on the circumstances. A class “C” felony is 34 punishable by confinement for no more than 10 years and a fine 35 -1- LSB 5939SV (2) 91 as/js 1/ 2
S.F. 2114 of at least $1,370 but not more than $13,660. A class “D” 1 felony is punishable by confinement for no more than five years 2 and a fine of at least $1,025 but not more than $10,245. 3 -2- LSB 5939SV (2) 91 as/js 2/ 2