708.2  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 an assault, as defined in section 708.1,
      and who causes serious injury, is guilty of a class "D" felony.
         5.  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.
         6.  Any other assault, except as otherwise provided, is a simple
      misdemeanor.  

         Section History: Early Form

         [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] 

         Section History: Recent Form

         87 Acts, ch 154, §8; 98 Acts, ch 1026, §1; 99 Acts, ch 65, §3;
      2003 Acts, ch 132, §2
         Referred to in § 232.22, 708.2A, 907.3
         Definition of forcible felony, §702.11