Iowa Code § 708.2 : CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE — CRIME CONTROL AND CRIMINAL ACTS — ASSAULT — 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.