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HOUSE
FILE
2621
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
613)
(COMPANION
TO
SF
2114
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY)
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:
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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
from
the
bill
language
referring
to
the
27
shooting,
throwing,
launching,
or
discharging
of
a
dangerous
28
weapon
within
an
assembly
of
people,
and
thereby
placing
the
29
occupants
or
people
in
reasonable
apprehension
of
serious
30
injury,
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
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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.
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