A person who commits an offense declared in chapter 99B to be a misdemeanor shall be guilty of a serious misdemeanor. [C51, §2721, 2730; R60, §4363, 4377; C73, §4026, 4043; C97, §4962, 5000; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 13198, 13218; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §726.1, 726.8; C75, §99B.9, 726.1, 726.8; C77, §726.14; C79, 81, §725.16 ] 92 Acts, ch 1203, §20 ; 2003 Acts, ch 147, §4, 7