{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-708.8","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 708.8","heading":"Going armed with intent.","body":"A person who goes armed with any dangerous weapon with the intent to use without justification such weapon against the person of another commits a class “D” felony. The intent required for a violation of this section shall not be inferred from the mere carrying or concealment of any dangerous weapon itself, including the carrying of a loaded firearm, whether in a vehicle or on or about a person’s body.","path":["Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE (Ch. 687 - 916)","Chapter 708 - ASSAULT"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/708.8.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:17Z","sha256":"9b52f9d6b6615b0f68adf681958fc121e5b99ddea835de670e3425401c6cee7d","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-708.7","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-708.9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}