{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-708.2","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 708.2","heading":"Penalties for assault.","body":"1. A person who commits an assault, as defined in section 708.1, with the intent to inflict a serious injury upon another, is guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor.\n2. A person who commits an assault, as defined in section 708.1, and who causes bodily injury or mental illness, is guilty of a serious misdemeanor.\n3. A person who commits an assault, as defined in section 708.1, and uses or displays a dangerous weapon in connection with the assault, is guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor. This subsection does not apply if section 708.6 or 708.8 applies.\n4. A person who commits a violation of subsection 3 against another person who the person knows or reasonably should know is a pregnant person is guilty of a class “D” felony.\n5. A person who commits an assault, as defined in section 708.1, without the intent to inflict serious injury, but who causes serious injury, is guilty of a class “D” felony.\n6. A person who commits an assault, as defined in section 708.1, and who uses any object to penetrate the genitalia or anus of another person, is guilty of a class “C” felony.\n7. Any other assault, except as otherwise provided, is a simple misdemeanor.","path":["Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE (Ch. 687 - 916)","Chapter 708 - ASSAULT"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/708.2.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:17Z","sha256":"4fae4918480ead35d6fed7a0a94616ab6ea2ae3dfe3d35450437c91328681715","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-708.1","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-708.2a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}