1. A person who commits an assault, as defined in section 708.1, with the intent to inflict a serious injury upon another, isguilty 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 ifsection 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 isa 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 inflictserious 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, isguilty of a class “C” felony. 7. Any other assault, except as otherwise provided, is a simple misdemeanor. ch 1072, §2; 2023 Acts, ch 23, §1
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