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2017
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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:
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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
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
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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.
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