Senate File 2114 amends Section 708.6 of the Iowa Code, which addresses the crime of intimidation with a dangerous weapon. The bill redefines the circumstances under which a person can be charged with a class C felony for using a dangerous weapon with the intent to injure or provoke fear or anger. Specifically, it clarifies that a person commits this felony when they shoot, throw, launch, or discharge a dangerous weapon at another person or at various occupied structures, thereby placing those individuals in reasonable apprehension of serious injury or threatening to commit such an act.

Additionally, the bill establishes a class D felony for similar actions that do not meet the criteria for a class C felony. The amendments remove references to "within an assembly of people" and the phrase "the occupants or people in reasonable apprehension of serious injury," streamlining the language while maintaining the focus on the intent and actions involving dangerous weapons. Overall, the bill aims to enhance the legal framework surrounding intimidation with dangerous weapons in Iowa.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 708.6
Enrolled: 708.6