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2025 Iowa Code
Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE
Chapter 708 - ASSAULT
Section 708.2E - Assault committed by a person against whom a protective order is issued.

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IA Code § 708.2E (2025)
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708.2E Assault committed by a person against whom a protective order is issued.

1. For purposes of this section:

a. "Assault" means any offense defined in section 708.1 or 708.2A.

b. "Protective order" means a protective order issued by a court of this state and in effect pursuant to chapter 236 or chapter 664A, or a protective order issued by a court of another state under conditions substantially similar to those provided in chapter 236 or chapter 664A if the order would have been issued in this state.

2. A person against whom a protective order has been issued who commits an assault against a person protected by the same protective order, if the protective order is in effect at the time of the assault, is guilty of a class "D" felony.

3. An offense charged under this section shall constitute a separate and distinct violation from any other offense charged under this chapter or chapter 664A. 2024 Acts, ch 1132, ยง1 NEW section

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