Iowa SF397 enhances penalties for assaults on specific occupations and inmate assaults on department of corrections employees.

Iowa SF397 amends the state code to increase penalties for assaults on specific occupations, including peace officers, jailers, health care providers, and others. The bill also addresses inmate assaults on department of corrections employees, particularly those involving bodily fluids or secretions. Assaults resulting in contact with blood, seminal fluid, urine, saliva, or feces are classified as class "D" felonies. The bill further specifies that assaults causing bodily injury or mental illness are class "D" felonies, while assaults with a dangerous weapon are class "C" felonies.

Iowa SF397 enhances penalties for assaults on specific occupations and inmate assaults on department of corrections employees.

Iowa SF397 amends the state code to increase penalties for assaults on specific occupations, including peace officers, jailers, health care providers, and others. The bill also addresses inmate assaults on department of corrections employees, particularly those involving bodily fluids or secretions. Assaults resulting in contact with blood, seminal fluid, urine, saliva, or feces are classified as class "D" felonies. The bill further specifies that assaults causing bodily injury or mental illness are class "D" felonies, while assaults with a dangerous weapon are class "C" felonies.