{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-712.6","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 712.6","heading":"Explosive materials or destructive devices.","body":"1. A person who possesses any explosive material or destructive device with the intent to use such device or material to commit a public offense shall be guilty of a class “C” felony.\n2. a. A person who possesses any explosive material or destructive device shall be guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor.\nb. This subsection does not apply to a person holding a valid commercial license or user’s permit issued pursuant to chapter 101A, provided that the person is acting within the scope of authority granted by the license or permit.\n3. A person who, with the intent to intimidate, annoy, or alarm another person, places a simulated explosive or simulated destructive device in a place that the person reasonably believes is likely to cause public alarm or inconvenience, is guilty of a serious misdemeanor.\n4. A person who uses any explosive material or destructive device to commit any public offense or who possesses any explosive material or destructive device during the commission of a felony shall be guilty of a class “C” felony.","path":["Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE (Ch. 687 - 916)","Chapter 712 - ARSON"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/712.6.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:17Z","sha256":"335d43616dfd9638682fe99551d25de6564cc3231d76ea94f592ae2ea7e0f714","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-712.5","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-712.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}