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2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 707 - HOMICIDE AND RELATED CRIMES › Section 707.7 - Feticide.

707.7 Feticide.
1. Any person who intentionally terminates a human pregnancy, with the knowledge and voluntary consent of the pregnant person, after the end of the second trimester of the pregnancy where death of the fetus results commits feticide. Feticide is a class “C” felony.
2. Any person who attempts to intentionally terminate a human pregnancy, with the knowledge and voluntary consent of the pregnant person, after the end of the second trimester of the pregnancy where death of the fetus does not result commits attempted feticide. Attempted feticide is a class “D” felony.
3. Any person who terminates a human pregnancy, with the knowledge and voluntary consent of the pregnant person, who is not a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery under the provisions of chapter 148, commits a class “C” felony.
4. This section shall not apply to the termination of a human pregnancy performed by a physician licensed in this state to practice medicine or surgery or osteopathic medicine or surgery when in the best clinical judgment of the physician the termination is performed to preserve the life or health of the pregnant person or of the fetus and every reasonable medical effort not inconsistent with preserving the life of the pregnant person is made to preserve the life of a viable fetus.
[R60, §4221; C73, §3864; C97, §4759; SS15, §4759; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12973; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §701.1; C79, 81, §707.7]
96 Acts, ch 1077, §1; 2009 Acts, ch 133, §175
Referred to in §714I.4
Definition of “viability”, §702.20
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 707 - HOMICIDE AND RELATED CRIMES › Section 707.8A - Partial-birth abortion prohibited — exceptions — penalties.

707.8A Partial-birth abortion prohibited — exceptions — penalties.
1. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
a. “Abortion” means abortion as defined in section 146.1.
b. “Fetus” means a human fetus.
c. “Partial-birth abortion” means an abortion in which a person partially vaginally delivers a living fetus before killing the fetus and completing the delivery.
d. “Vaginally delivers a living fetus before killing the fetus” means deliberately and intentionally delivering into the vagina a living fetus or a substantial portion of a living fetus for the purpose of performing a procedure the person knows will kill the fetus, and then killing the fetus.
2. A person shall not knowingly perform or attempt to perform a partial-birth abortion. This prohibition shall not apply to a partial-birth abortion that is necessary to save the life of the mother whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury.
3. This section shall not be construed to create a right to an abortion.
4. a. The mother on whom a partial-birth abortion is performed, the father of the fetus, or, if the mother is less than eighteen years of age or unmarried at the time of the partial-birth abortion, a maternal grandparent of the fetus may bring an action against a person violating subsection 2 to obtain appropriate relief, unless the pregnancy resulted from the plaintiff’s criminal conduct or the plaintiff consented to the partial-birth abortion.
b. In an action brought under this subsection, appropriate relief may include any of the following:
(1) Statutory damages which are equal to three times the cost of the partial-birth abortion.
(2) Compensatory damages for all injuries, psychological and physical, resulting from violation of subsection 2.
5. A person who violates subsection 2 is guilty of a class “C” felony.
6. A mother upon whom a partial-birth abortion is performed shall not be prosecuted for violation of subsection 2 or for conspiracy to violate subsection 2.
7. a. A licensed physician subject to the authority of the board of medicine who is accused of a violation of subsection 2 may seek a hearing before the board on whether the physician’s conduct was necessary to save the life of the mother whose life was endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury.
b. The board’s findings concerning the physician’s conduct are admissible at the criminal trial of the physician. Upon a motion of the physician, the court shall delay the beginning of the trial for not more than thirty days to permit the hearing before the board of medicine to take place.
98 Acts, ch 1009, §1; 2007 Acts, ch 10, §181
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 707 - HOMICIDE AND RELATED CRIMES › Section 707.9 - Murder of fetus aborted alive.

707.9 Murder of fetus aborted alive.
A person who intentionally kills a viable fetus aborted alive shall be guilty of a class “B” felony.
[C79, 81, §707.9]
Definition of “viability”, §702.20
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 707 - HOMICIDE AND RELATED CRIMES › Section 707.10 - Duty to preserve the life of the fetus.

707.10 Duty to preserve the life of the fetus.
A person who performs or induces a termination of a human pregnancy and who willfully fails to exercise that degree of professional skill, care, and diligence available to preserve the life and health of a viable fetus shall be guilty of a serious misdemeanor.
[C79, 81, §707.10]
Definition of “viability”, §702.20
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 707 - HOMICIDE AND RELATED CRIMES › Section 707.11 - Attempt to commit murder.

707.11 Attempt to commit murder.
1. A person commits the offense of attempt to commit murder when, with the intent to cause the death of another person and not under circumstances which would justify the person’s actions, the person does any act by which the person expects to set in motion a force or chain of events which will cause or result in the death of the other person.
2. Attempt to commit murder is a class “B” felony.
3. It is not a defense to an indictment for attempt to commit murder that the acts proved could not have caused the death of any person, provided that the actor intended to cause the death of some person by so acting, and the actor’s expectations were not unreasonable in the light of the facts known to the actor.
4. For purposes of determining whether the person should register as a sex offender pursuant to the provisions of chapter 692A, the fact finder shall make a determination as provided in section 692A.126.
5. a. As used in this subsection, “peace officer” means the same as defined in section 801.4.
b. For purposes of determining the category of sentence under section 903A.2, the fact finder shall determine whether the attempt to commit murder was committed against a peace officer, with the knowledge that the person against whom the attempt to commit murder was committed was a peace officer acting in the officer’s official capacity.
c. If the fact finder determines the attempt to commit murder was against a peace officer as described in paragraph “b”, the person shall serve one hundred percent of the term of confinement imposed and shall be denied parole, work release, or other early release.
[C51, §2591, 2596; R60, §4214, 4219; C73, §3872, 3877; C97, §4768, 4773, 4797; S13, §4768; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12915, 12918, 12962; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §690.6, 690.9, 697.2; C79, 81, §707.11; 82 Acts, ch 1239, §2]
2009 Acts, ch 119, §52; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §226; 2014 Acts, ch 1026, §134; 2017 Acts, ch 122, §12; 2018 Acts, ch 1026, §171
Referred to in §692A.102, 692A.126, 902.12, 903A.2
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 707A - ASSISTING SUICIDE › Section 707A.1 - Definitions.

707A.1 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Licensed health care professional” means a physician and surgeon, podiatric physician, osteopathic physician and surgeon, physician assistant, nurse, dentist, or pharmacist required to be licensed under chapter 147.
2. “Suicide” means the act or instance of taking a person’s own life voluntarily and intentionally.
96 Acts, ch 1002, §1; 96 Acts, ch 1079, §19; 2008 Acts, ch 1088, §141
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 707A - ASSISTING SUICIDE › Section 707A.2 - Assisting suicide.

707A.2 Assisting suicide.
A person commits a class “C” felony if the person intentionally or knowingly assists, solicits, or incites another person to commit or attempt to commit suicide, or participates in a physical act by which another person commits or attempts to commit suicide.
96 Acts, ch 1002, §2
Referred to in §144E.9, 707A.3, 901.3
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 707A - ASSISTING SUICIDE › Section 707A.3 - Acts or omissions not considered assisting suicide.

707A.3 Acts or omissions not considered assisting suicide.
1. A licensed health care professional who administers, prescribes, or dispenses medications or who performs or prescribes procedures to relieve another person’s pain or discomfort, even if the medication or procedure may hasten or increase the risk of death, does not violate section 707A.2 unless the medications or procedures are intentionally or knowingly administered, prescribed, or dispensed with the primary intention of causing death.
2. A licensed health care professional who withholds or withdraws a life-sustaining procedure in compliance with chapter 144A or 144B does not violate section 707A.2.
96 Acts, ch 1002, §3
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 707C - HUMAN STEM CELL RESEARCH AND CLONING › Section 707C.2 - Purpose.

707C.2 Purpose.
It is the purpose of this chapter to ensure that Iowa patients have access to stem cell therapies and cures and that Iowa researchers may conduct stem cell research and develop therapies and cures in the state, and to prohibit human reproductive cloning.
2007 Acts, ch 6, §2
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 707C - HUMAN STEM CELL RESEARCH AND CLONING › Section 707C.3 - Definitions.

707C.3 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Human reproductive cloning” means human asexual reproduction, using somatic cell nuclear transfer, for implantation or attempted implantation into a woman’s uterus or substitute for a woman’s uterus. “Human reproductive cloning” does not include somatic cell nuclear transfer performed for the purpose of creating embryonic stem cells.
2. “Human somatic cell” means a diploid cell having a complete set of chromosomes obtained or derived from a living or deceased human body at any stage of development.
3. “Oocyte” means a human ovum.
4. “Somatic cell nuclear transfer” means a technique in which the nucleus of a human somatic cell is injected or transplanted into a fertilized or unfertilized oocyte from which the nucleus has been removed.
2007 Acts, ch 6, §3
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 707C - HUMAN STEM CELL RESEARCH AND CLONING › Section 707C.4 - Human reproductive cloning — prohibitions — penalty.

707C.4 Human reproductive cloning — prohibitions — penalty.
1. A person shall not intentionally or knowingly do any of the following:
a. Perform or attempt to perform human reproductive cloning.
b. Participate in performing or in an attempt to perform human reproductive cloning.
c. Transfer or receive, in whole or in part, for the purpose of shipping, receiving, or importing, the product of human reproductive cloning.
2. a. A person who violates subsection 1, paragraph “a” or “b”, is guilty of a class “C” felony.
b. A person who violates subsection 1, paragraph “c”, is guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor.
3. A person who violates this section in a manner that results in a pecuniary gain to the person is subject to a civil penalty in an amount that is twice the amount of the gross gain.
4. A person who violates this section and who is licensed pursuant to chapter 148 is subject to revocation of the person’s license.
5. A violation of this section is grounds for denial of an application for, denial of renewal of, or revocation of any license, permit, certification, or any other form of permission required to practice or engage in any trade, occupation, or profession regulated by the state.
2007 Acts, ch 6, §4; 2008 Acts, ch 1088, §139
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 708 - ASSAULT › Section 708.2 - Penalties for assault.

708.2 Penalties for assault.
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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Any other assault, except as otherwise provided, is a simple misdemeanor.
[C51, §2593 – 2595, 2597; R60, §4216 – 4218, 4220; C73, §3874 – 3876, 3878, 3879; C97, §4770 – 4772, 4774, 4775; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12929 – 12935; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §694.1 – 694.7; C79, 81, §708.2; 81 Acts, ch 204, §3]
87 Acts, ch 154, §8; 98 Acts, ch 1026, §1; 99 Acts, ch 65, §3; 2003 Acts, ch 132, §2; 2010 Acts, ch 1072, §2
Referred to in §232.22, 671A.2, 692A.102, 702.11, 708.2A, 708.2D, 711.3B, 901C.3, 907.3
Definition of forcible felony, §702.11
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 708 - ASSAULT › Section 708.2B - Treatment of domestic abuse offenders.

708.2B Treatment of domestic abuse offenders.
1. As used in this section, “district department” means a judicial district department of correctional services, established pursuant to section 905.2.
2. A person convicted of, or receiving a deferred judgment for, domestic abuse assault as defined in section 708.2A, shall report to the district department in order to participate in a batterers’ treatment program for domestic abuse offenders. In addition, a person convicted of, or receiving a deferred judgment for, an assault, as defined in section 708.1, which is domestic abuse, as defined in section 236.2, subsection 2, paragraph “e”, may be ordered by the court to participate in a batterers’ treatment program. Participation in the batterers’ treatment program shall not require a person to be placed on probation, but a person on probation may participate in the program.
3. The district departments may contract for services in completing the duties relating to the batterers’ treatment programs. The district departments shall assess the fees for participation in the program, and shall either collect or contract for the collection of the fees to recoup the costs of treatment, but may waive the fee or collect a lesser amount upon a showing of cause. The fees shall be used by each of the district departments or contract service providers for the establishment, administration, coordination, and provision of direct services of the batterers’ treatment programs.
4. District departments or contract service providers shall receive upon request peace officers’ investigative reports regarding persons participating in programs under this section. The receipt of reports under this section shall not waive the confidentiality of the reports under section 22.7.
91 Acts, ch 218, §28; 91 Acts, ch 219, §35; 95 Acts, ch 180, §15; 2002 Acts, ch 1004, §5; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §115
Referred to in §232.29, 232.46, 232.52, 236.18, 708.2A, 905.6
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 708 - ASSAULT › Section 708.2C - Assault in violation of individual rights — penalties.

708.2C Assault in violation of individual rights — penalties.
1. For the purposes of this chapter, “assault in violation of individual rights” means an assault, as defined in section 708.1, which is a hate crime as defined in section 729A.2.
2. A person who commits an assault in violation of individual rights, with the intent to inflict a serious injury upon another, is guilty of a class “D” felony.
3. A person who commits an assault in violation of individual rights, and who causes bodily injury or mental illness, is guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor.
4. A person who commits an assault in violation of individual rights and uses or displays a dangerous weapon in connection with the assault, is guilty of a class “D” felony.
5. Any other assault in violation of individual rights, except as otherwise provided, is a serious misdemeanor.
92 Acts, ch 1157, §3; 95 Acts, ch 90, §2
Referred to in §729A.2
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 708 - ASSAULT › Section 708.3 - Assault while participating in a felony.

708.3 Assault while participating in a felony.
Any person who commits an assault as defined in section 708.1 while participating in a felony other than a sexual abuse is guilty of:
1. A class “C” felony if the person thereby causes serious injury to any person.
2. A class “D” felony if no serious injury results.
[C51, §2592, 2593, 2595; R60, §4215, 4216, 4218; C73, §3873, 3874, 3876; C97, §4769, 4770, 4772; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12933, 12935, 12968; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §694.5, 694.7, 698.4; C79, 81, §708.3; 81 Acts, ch 204, §4]
2013 Acts, ch 90, §227
Referred to in §80A.4
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 708 - ASSAULT › Section 708.3B - Inmate assaults — bodily fluids or secretions.

708.3B Inmate assaults — bodily fluids or secretions.
A person who, while confined in a jail or in an institution or facility under the control of the department of corrections, commits any of the following acts commits a class “D” felony:
1. An assault, as defined under section 708.1, upon an employee of the jail or institution or facility under the control of the department of corrections, which results in the employee’s contact with blood, seminal fluid, urine, or feces.
2. An act which is intended to cause pain or injury or be insulting or offensive and which results in blood, seminal fluid, urine, or feces being cast or expelled upon an employee of the jail or institution or facility under the control of the department of corrections.
97 Acts, ch 79, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 708 - ASSAULT › Section 708.4 - Willful injury.

708.4 Willful injury.
Any person who does an act which is not justified and which is intended to cause serious injury to another commits willful injury, which is punishable as follows:
1. A class “C” felony, if the person causes serious injury to another.
2. A class “D” felony, if the person causes bodily injury to another.
[C51, §2577, 2594; R60, §4200, 4217; C73, §3857, 3875; C97, §4752, 4771, 4797; S13, §4771; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12928, 12934, 12962; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §693.1, 694.6, 697.2; C79, 81, §708.4]
99 Acts, ch 65, §5; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §184
Referred to in §80A.4, 702.11
Serious injury, §702.18
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 708 - ASSAULT › Section 708.5 - Administering harmful substances.

708.5 Administering harmful substances.
Any person who administers to another or causes another to take, without the other person’s consent or by threat or deception, and for other than medicinal purposes, any poisonous, stupefying, stimulating, depressing, tranquilizing, narcotic, hypnotic, hallucinating, or anesthetic substance in sufficient quantity to have such effect, commits a class “D” felony.
[C79, 81, §708.5]
Referred to in §80A.4
See also chapters 124, 126, and 205
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 708 - ASSAULT › Section 708.6 - Intimidation with a dangerous weapon.

708.6 Intimidation with a dangerous weapon.
1. A person commits a class “C” felony when the person, with the intent to injure or provoke fear or anger in another, shoots, throws, launches, or discharges 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, and thereby places the occupants or people in reasonable apprehension of serious injury or threatens to commit such an act under circumstances raising a reasonable expectation that the threat will be carried out.
2. A person commits a class “D” felony when the person shoots, throws, launches, or discharges 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, and thereby places the occupants or people in reasonable apprehension of serious injury or threatens to commit such an act under circumstances raising a reasonable expectation that the threat will be carried out.
[C97, §4799, 4810; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13081, 13123; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §714.2, 716.11; C79, 81, §708.6; 81 Acts, ch 204, §5]
93 Acts, ch 112, §1, 2; 2002 Acts, ch 1075, §8; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127
Referred to in §80A.4, 708.2, 708.2A, 708.2D, 723A.1, 804.21
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 708 - ASSAULT › Section 708.8 - Going armed with intent.

708.8 Going armed with intent.
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.
[C35, §12935-g1; C39, §12935.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §695.1; C79, 81, §708.8]
2017 Acts, ch 69, §4
Referred to in §80A.4, 708.2, 708.2A, 708.2D, 723A.1, 724.4
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 708 - ASSAULT › Section 708.9 - Spring guns and traps.

708.9 Spring guns and traps.
Any person who in any place sets a spring gun or a trap which is intended to be sprung by a person and which can cause such person serious injury commits an aggravated misdemeanor.
[C79, 81, §708.9]
Referred to in §80A.4
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 708 - ASSAULT › Section 708.10 - Hazing.

708.10 Hazing.
1. a. A person commits an act of hazing when the person intentionally or recklessly engages in any act or acts involving forced activity which endanger the physical health or safety of a student for the purpose of initiation or admission into, or affiliation with, any organization operating in connection with a school, college, or university. Prohibited acts include, but are not limited to, any brutality of a physical nature such as whipping, forced confinement, or any other forced activity which endangers the physical health or safety of the student.
b. For purposes of this section, “forced activity” means any activity which is a condition of initiation or admission into, or affiliation with, an organization, regardless of a student’s willingness to participate in the activity.
2. A person who commits an act of hazing is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
3. A person who commits an act of hazing which causes serious bodily injury to another is guilty of a serious misdemeanor.
89 Acts, ch 41, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 708 - ASSAULT › Section 708.11A - Unauthorized placement of global positioning device.

708.11A Unauthorized placement of global positioning device.
1. A person commits unauthorized placement of a global positioning device when the person, without the consent of the other person, places a global positioning device on the other person or an object in order to track the movements of the other person without a legitimate purpose.
2. A person who commits a violation of this section commits a serious misdemeanor.
2017 Acts, ch 83, §4
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 708 - ASSAULT › Section 708.12 - Removal of an officer’s communication or control device.

708.12 Removal of an officer’s communication or control device.
1. As used in this section, “officer” means peace officer as defined in section 724.2A or a correctional officer.
2. A person who knowingly or intentionally removes or attempts to remove a communication device or any device used for control from the possession of an officer, when the officer is in the performance of any act which is within the scope of the lawful duty or authority of that officer and the person knew or should have known the individual to be an officer, commits the offense of removal of an officer’s communication or control device.
3. a. A person who removes or attempts to remove an officer’s communication or control device is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
b. A person who knowingly or intentionally removes or attempts to remove a communication or control device from the possession of an officer with the intent to interfere with the communications or duties of the officer, is guilty of a serious misdemeanor.
c. If a violation of paragraph “a” results in bodily injury to the officer the person is guilty of a serious misdemeanor.
d. If a violation of paragraph “a” results in serious injury to the officer the person is guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor.
e. If a violation of paragraph “a” occurs and the person knowingly or intentionally causes bodily injury to the officer the person is guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor.
f. If a violation of paragraph “a” occurs and the person knowingly or intentionally causes serious injury to the officer the person is guilty of a class “D” felony.
2013 Acts, ch 52, §2
Referred to in §702.11, 901C.3
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 708 - ASSAULT › Section 708.13 - Disarming a peace officer of a dangerous weapon.

708.13 Disarming a peace officer of a dangerous weapon.
1. A person who knowingly or intentionally removes or attempts to remove a dangerous weapon, as defined in section 702.7, from the possession of a peace officer, as defined in section 724.2A, when the officer is in the performance of any act which is within the scope of the lawful duty or authority of that officer and the person knew or should have known the individual to be a peace officer, commits the offense of disarming a peace officer.
2. A person who disarms or attempts to disarm a peace officer is guilty of a class “D” felony.
3. A person who discharges the dangerous weapon while disarming or attempting to disarm the peace officer commits a class “C” felony.
99 Acts, ch 44, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 708 - ASSAULT › Section 708.14 - Abuse of a corpse.

708.14 Abuse of a corpse.
1. A person commits abuse of a human corpse if the person does any of the following:
a. Mutilates, disfigures, or dismembers a human corpse with the intent to conceal a crime.
b. Hides or buries a human corpse with the intent to conceal a crime.
c. Fails to disclose the known location of a corpse with the intent to conceal a crime.
2. A person who violates this section commits a class “C” felony.
2010 Acts, ch 1074, §3; 2021 Acts, ch 91, §1; 2021 Acts, ch 173, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 708 - ASSAULT › Section 708.15 - Sexual motivation.

708.15 Sexual motivation.
A person convicted of any indictable offense under this chapter shall be required to register as a sex offender pursuant to the provisions of chapter 692A, if the offense was committed against a minor and the fact finder makes a determination that the offense was sexually motivated pursuant to section 692A.126.
2010 Acts, ch 1104, §15, 23
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 708 - ASSAULT › Section 708.16 - Female genital mutilation.

708.16 Female genital mutilation.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person who knowingly circumcises, excises, or infibulates, in whole or in part, the labia majora, labia minora, or clitoris of a minor commits a class “D” felony.
2. A surgical procedure is not a violation of subsection 1 if the procedure is performed by a medical professional who holds a current license in this state necessary to perform the surgical procedure under any of the following circumstances:
a. When necessary to protect the health of the minor on whom the procedure is performed.
b. When performed on a minor who is in labor or who has just given birth and is performed for medical purposes connected with that labor or birth.
3. In determining whether a surgical procedure performed pursuant to subsection 2, paragraph “a”, is a violation of subsection 1, consideration shall not be given to any belief the minor or any other person holds that the surgical procedure is required based on custom or ritual.
4. A person who knowingly transports a minor within or outside of this state for the purpose of performing a procedure that would be a violation of subsection 1 if the procedure occurred in this state, commits a class “D” felony.
2019 Acts, ch 47, §1
Required education campaign to increase awareness and to develop educational programming for physicians;
2019 Acts, ch 47, §2, 3
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 708A - TERRORISM › Section 708A.1 - Definitions.

708A.1 Definitions.
For purposes of this chapter:
1. “Material support or resources” means knowingly assisting or providing money, financial securities, financial services, lodging, training, safe houses, false documentation or identification, communication equipment, facilities, weapons, lethal substances, explosives, personnel, transportation, and other physical assets, except medicine or religious materials, for the purpose of assisting a person in the commission of an act of terrorism.
2. “Renders criminal assistance” means a person who, with intent to prevent the apprehension or obstruct the prosecution or defense of any person, knowingly does any of the following acts:
a. Destroys, alters, conceals, or disguises physical evidence which would be admissible in the trial of another for a public offense, or makes available false evidence or furnishes false information with the intent that it be used in the trial of that case.
b. Induces a witness having knowledge material to the subject at issue to leave the state or hide, or to fail to appear when subpoenaed.
c. Provides concealment or warns of impending apprehension to any person being sought for the subject at issue.
d. Provides a weapon, disguise, transportation, or money to any person being sought for the subject at issue.
e. Prevents or obstructs, by means of force, intimidation, or deception, another person from performing an act which might aid in the apprehension or prosecution or defense of any person.
3. “Terrorism” means an act intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, or to influence the policy of a unit of government by intimidation or coercion, or to affect the conduct of a unit of government, by shooting, throwing, launching, discharging, or otherwise using 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. The terms “intimidate”, “coerce”, “intimidation”, and “coercion”, as used in this definition, are not to be construed to prohibit picketing, public demonstrations, and similar forms of expressing ideas or views regarding legitimate matters of public interest protected by the United States and Iowa Constitutions.
2002 Acts, ch 1075, §2
Referred to in §707.2
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 708A - TERRORISM › Section 708A.2 - Terrorism.

708A.2 Terrorism.
A person who commits or attempts to commit an act of terrorism commits a class “B” felony. However, notwithstanding section 902.9, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, the maximum sentence for a person convicted under this section shall be a period of confinement of not more than fifty years.
2002 Acts, ch 1075, §3; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §250
See also §707.2(1)(f)
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 708A - TERRORISM › Section 708A.3 - Value for purposes of material support and resources.

708A.3 Value for purposes of material support and resources.
1. The value of property or services is its highest value by any reasonable standard at the time the material support or resources is given. Any reasonable standard includes but is not limited to market value within the community, actual value, or replacement value.
2. If credit, property, or services are obtained by two or more acts from the same person or location, or from different persons by two or more acts which occur in approximately the same location or time period so that the material support or resources are attributable to a single scheme, plan, or conspiracy, the acts may be considered as a single act of support or resources and the value may be the total value of all credit, property, and services involved.
2002 Acts, ch 1075, §4; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 708A - TERRORISM › Section 708A.4 - Soliciting or providing material support or resources for terrorism.

708A.4 Soliciting or providing material support or resources for terrorism.
1. A person who provides material support or resources to a person who commits or attempts to commit terrorism and the value of the material support or resources is in excess of one thousand dollars commits a class “B” felony.
2. A person who provides material support or resources to a person who commits or attempts to commit terrorism and the value of the material support or resources does not exceed one thousand dollars commits a class “C” felony.
2002 Acts, ch 1075, §5
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 708A - TERRORISM › Section 708A.5 - Threat of terrorism.

708A.5 Threat of terrorism.
A person who threatens to commit terrorism or threatens to cause terrorism to be committed and who causes a reasonable expectation or fear of the imminent commission of such an act of terrorism commits a class “D” felony.
2002 Acts, ch 1075, §6
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 708A - TERRORISM › Section 708A.6 - Obstruction of terrorism prosecution.

708A.6 Obstruction of terrorism prosecution.
1. A person who renders criminal assistance to another person who commits terrorism that results in the murder of a third person while knowing that the other person was engaged in terrorism commits a class “B” felony.
2. A person who renders criminal assistance to another person who commits terrorism while knowing that the other person was engaged in an act of terrorism commits a class “C” felony.
2002 Acts, ch 1075, §7
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 708B - BIOLOGICAL AGENTS OR DISEASES › Section 708B.1 - Anthrax.

708B.1 Anthrax.
1. Unlawful possession. Any person who knowingly possesses bacillus anthracis or any substance containing bacillus anthracis is guilty of a class “C” felony.
2. Unlawful distribution. Any person who knowingly distributes bacillus anthracis or any substance containing bacillus anthracis to any other person, which may or may not cause exposure to bacillus anthracis, is guilty of a class “B” felony.
3. Exceptions. This section shall not apply to a person who possesses or distributes bacillus anthracis or any substance containing bacillus anthracis which is being used solely for a purpose which is lawfully authorized under federal law.
2002 Acts, ch 1092, §1
C2003, §126.24
2003 Acts, ch 44, §115
CS2003, §708B.1
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 709 - SEXUAL ABUSE › Section 709.1 - Sexual abuse defined.

709.1 Sexual abuse defined.
Any sex act between persons is sexual abuse by either of the persons when the act is performed with the other person in any of the following circumstances:
1. The act is done by force or against the will of the other. If the consent or acquiescence of the other is procured by threats of violence toward any person or if the act is done while the other is under the influence of a drug inducing sleep or is otherwise in a state of unconsciousness, the act is done against the will of the other.
2. Such other person is suffering from a mental defect or incapacity which precludes giving consent, or lacks the mental capacity to know the right and wrong of conduct in sexual matters.
3. Such other person is a child.
[C51, §2581, 2583; R60, §4204, 4206; C73, §3861, 3863; C97, §4756, 4758; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12966, 12967; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §698.1, 698.3; C79, 81, §709.1]
84 Acts, ch 1188, §1; 99 Acts, ch 159, §1
Referred to in §232.116, 600A.8, 611.23, 614.1, 668.15, 692A.101, 692A.102, 713.3, 915.40
Definition of sex act, §702.17
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 709 - SEXUAL ABUSE › Section 709.1A - Incapacitation.

709.1A Incapacitation.
As used in this chapter, “incapacitated” means a person is disabled or deprived of ability, as follows:
1. “Mentally incapacitated” means that a person is temporarily incapable of apprising or controlling the person’s own conduct due to the influence of a narcotic, anesthetic, or intoxicating substance.
2. “Physically helpless” means that a person is unable to communicate an unwillingness to act because the person is unconscious, asleep, or is otherwise physically limited.
3. “Physically incapacitated” means that a person has a bodily impairment or handicap that substantially limits the person’s ability to resist or flee.
99 Acts, ch 159, §2
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 709 - SEXUAL ABUSE › Section 709.2 - Sexual abuse in the first degree.

709.2 Sexual abuse in the first degree.
1. A person commits sexual abuse in the first degree when in the course of committing sexual abuse the person causes another serious injury.
2. Sexual abuse in the first degree is a class “A” felony.
[C51, §2581; R60, §4204; C73, §3861; C97, §4756; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12966; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §698.1; C79, 81, §709.2]
2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127
Referred to in §321.375, 622.31B, 664A.2, 664A.3, 692A.101, 692A.102, 709.19, 903B.10
Definition of forcible felony, §702.11
Sentencing restrictions for forcible felonies and mandatory reporters of child abuse, see §907.3
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 709 - SEXUAL ABUSE › Section 709.3 - Sexual abuse in the second degree.

709.3 Sexual abuse in the second degree.
1. A person commits sexual abuse in the second degree when the person commits sexual abuse under any of the following circumstances:
a. During the commission of sexual abuse the person displays in a threatening manner a dangerous weapon, or uses or threatens to use force creating a substantial risk of death or serious injury to any person.
b. The other person is a child.
c. The person is aided or abetted by one or more persons and the sex act is committed by force or against the will of the other person against whom the sex act is committed.
2. Sexual abuse in the second degree is a class “B” felony.
[C51, §2581; R60, §4204; C73, §3861; C97, §4756; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12966; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §698.1; C79, 81, §709.3]
84 Acts, ch 1188, §2; 99 Acts, ch 159, §3; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §228; 2021 Acts, ch 37, §3
Referred to in §321.375, 622.31B, 664A.2, 664A.3, 692A.101, 692A.102, 709.19, 709.23, 901A.2, 902.12, 902.14, 903B.10, 906.15
Definition of child, §702.5
Definition of forcible felony, §702.11
Definition of sex act, §702.17
Sentencing restrictions for forcible felonies and mandatory reporters of child abuse, see §907.3
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 709 - SEXUAL ABUSE › Section 709.4 - Sexual abuse in the third degree.

709.4 Sexual abuse in the third degree.
1. A person commits sexual abuse in the third degree when the person performs a sex act under any of the following circumstances:
a. The act is done by force or against the will of the other person, whether or not the other person is the person’s spouse or is cohabiting with the person.
b. The act is between persons who are not at the time cohabiting as husband and wife and if any of the following are true:
(1) The other person is suffering from a mental defect or incapacity which precludes giving consent.
(2) The other person is fourteen or fifteen years of age and any of the following are true:
(a) The person is a member of the same household as the other person.
(b) The person is related to the other person by blood or affinity to the fourth degree.
(c) The person is in a position of authority over the other person and uses that authority to coerce the other person to submit.
(d) The person is four or more years older than the other person.
c. The act is performed while the other person is under the influence of a controlled substance, which may include but is not limited to flunitrazepam, and all of the following are true:
(1) The controlled substance, which may include but is not limited to flunitrazepam, prevents the other person from consenting to the act.
(2) The person performing the act knows or reasonably should have known that the other person was under the influence of the controlled substance, which may include but is not limited to flunitrazepam.
d. The act is performed while the other person is mentally incapacitated, physically incapacitated, or physically helpless.
2. Sexual abuse in the third degree is a class “C” felony.
[C51, §2581, 2583; R60, §4204, 4206; C73, §3861, 3863; C97, §4756, 4758; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12966, 12967; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §698.1, 698.3; C79, 81, §709.4]
89 Acts, ch 138, §3; 94 Acts, ch 1128, §1; 97 Acts, ch 78, §1; 99 Acts, ch 159, §4; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §201; 2021 Acts, ch 37, §4
Referred to in §272C.15, 321.375, 622.31B, 664A.2, 664A.3, 692A.101, 692A.102, 692A.121, 692A.128, 702.11, 709.19, 709.23, 902.14, 903B.10, 906.15
Definition of forcible felony, see §702.11
Definition of sex act, see §702.17
Sentencing restrictions for forcible felonies and mandatory reporters of child abuse, see §907.3
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 709 - SEXUAL ABUSE › Section 709.4A - Sexual abuse in the fourth degree — health care professionals.

709.4A Sexual abuse in the fourth degree — health care professionals.
1. A health care professional commits sexual abuse in the fourth degree when the health care professional uses or provides a patient with human reproductive material for assisted reproduction other than that to which the patient expressly consented in writing in violation of section 714I.3, subsection 2.
2. Sexual abuse in the fourth degree is an aggravated misdemeanor.
3. a. Notwithstanding subsection 2, sexual abuse in the fourth degree is a class “D” felony if the health care professional uses or provides the health care professional’s own human reproductive material for assisted reproduction in violation of section 714I.3, subsection 2.
b. A parent-child relationship between a child and a health care professional is not created for any legal purpose when the child is born as the result of being conceived through commission of sexual abuse in the fourth degree as described in this subsection.
4. For the purposes of this section, “assisted reproduction”, “gamete”, “health care professional”, “human reproductive material”, and “patient” mean the same as defined in section 714I.2.
2022 Acts, ch 1123, §7
Referred to in §147.55, 692A.102
NEW section
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 709 - SEXUAL ABUSE › Section 709.5 - Resistance to sexual abuse.

709.5 Resistance to sexual abuse.
Under the provisions of this chapter it shall not be necessary to establish physical resistance by a person in order to establish that an act of sexual abuse was committed by force or against the will of the person. However, the circumstances surrounding the commission of the act may be considered in determining whether or not the act was done by force or against the will of the other.
[C79, 81, §709.5]
99 Acts, ch 159, §5
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 709 - SEXUAL ABUSE › Section 709.6 - Jury instructions for offenses of sexual abuse.

709.6 Jury instructions for offenses of sexual abuse.
No instruction shall be given in a trial for sexual abuse cautioning the jury to use a different standard relating to a victim’s testimony than that of any other witness to that offense or any other offense.
[C79, 81, §709.6]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 709 - SEXUAL ABUSE › Section 709.8 - Lascivious acts with a child.

709.8 Lascivious acts with a child.
1. It is unlawful for any person sixteen years of age or older to perform any of the following acts with a child with or without the child’s consent unless married to each other, for the purpose of arousing or satisfying the sexual desires of either of them:
a. Fondle or touch the pubes or genitals of a child.
b. Permit or cause a child to fondle or touch the person’s genitals or pubes.
c. Cause the touching of the person’s genitals to any part of the body of a child.
d. Solicit a child to engage in a sex act or solicit a person to arrange a sex act with a child.
e. Inflict pain or discomfort upon a child or permit a child to inflict pain or discomfort on the person.
2. a. Any person who violates a provision of this section involving an act included in subsection 1, paragraph “a” through “c”, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a class “C” felony.
b. Any person who violates a provision of this section involving an act included in subsection 1, paragraph “d” or “e”, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a class “D” felony.
[S13, §4938-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13184; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §725.2; C75, 77, §725.10; C79, 81, §709.8]
85 Acts, ch 181, §1; 96 Acts, ch 1062, §1; 2000 Acts, ch 1165, §1; 2005 Acts, ch 158, §35; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §202; 2013 Acts, ch 43, §2, 3
Referred to in §321.375, 692A.101, 692A.102, 692A.121, 709.12, 709.19, 802.2B, 902.14, 903B.10, 906.15, 907.3
Definition of sex act, §702.17
Sentencing restrictions for forcible felonies and mandatory reporters of child abuse, see §907.3
2023 Iowa Code › Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 709 - SEXUAL ABUSE › Section 709.9 - Indecent exposure — masturbation.

709.9 Indecent exposure — masturbation.
1. A person who exposes the person’s genitals or pubic area to another not the person’s spouse, or who commits a sex act in the presence of or view of a third person, commits a serious misdemeanor if all of the following apply:
a. The person does so to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires of either party.
b. The person knows or reasonably should know that the act is offensive to the viewer.
2. a. A person who masturbates in public in the presence of another, not a child, commits a serious misdemeanor.
b. A person who masturbates in public in the presence of a child commits an aggravated misdemeanor.
c. For the purpose of this subsection,“masturbate” means physical stimulation of a person’s own genitals or pubic area for the purpose of sexual gratification or arousal of the person, regardless of whether the genitals or pubic area is exposed or covered.
[C79, 81, §709.9]
2020 Acts, ch 1039, §1
Referred to in §659A.2, 692A.102, 709.19
Definition of sex act, §702.17
Sentencing restrictions for forcible felonies and mandatory reporters of child abuse, see §907.3