Iowa SF2017 amends penalties for intimidation with a dangerous weapon, classifying it as a felony.
Iowa SF2017 amends the law to classify intimidation with a dangerous weapon as a felony. Specifically, it defines a class “C” felony for shooting, throwing, launching, or discharging a dangerous weapon at, into, or in a building, vehicle, airplane, railroad engine, railroad car, or boat, occupied by another person, or within an assembly of people. It also defines a class “D” felony for shooting, throwing, launching, or discharging a dangerous weapon at another person, thereby placing the other person in reasonable apprehension of serious injury, or threatening to commit such an act under.
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