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 a violation of subsection 3 against another person who the person knows or reasonably should know is a pregnant person is guilty of a class “D” felony. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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 ; 2023 Acts, ch 23, §1 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