Use of a dangerous weapon in the commission of a crime.

A person who goes armed with a dangerous weapon on or about the person, and who uses the dangerous weapon in the commission of a crime, commits an aggravated misdemeanor, except as provided in section 708.8 . [S13, §4775-1a, -3a, -4a, -7a, -11a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 12936 – 12939; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §695.2 – 695.5; C79, 81, §724.4 ] 83 Acts, ch 7, §2 ; 83 Acts, ch 96, §123, 159 ; 87 Acts, ch 13, §5 ; 88 Acts, ch 1164, §4 ; 98 Acts, ch 1131, §3 ; 2017 Acts, ch 69, §6 ; 2018 Acts, ch 1058, §5 ; 2018 Acts, ch 1117, §1, 2 ; 2021 Acts, ch 35, §9 Referred to in §232.52