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Code · Iowa · Chapter 712 — Arson

712.6 Explosive materials or destructive devices.

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1. A person who possesses any explosive material or destructive device with the intent to use such device or material to commit a public offense shall be guilty of a class “C” felony.
2. a. A person who possesses any explosive material or destructive device shall be guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor.
b. This subsection does not apply to a person holding a valid commercial license or user’s permit issued pursuant to chapter 101A, provided that the person is acting within the scope of authority granted by the license or permit.
3. A person who, with the intent to intimidate, annoy, or alarm another person, places a simulated explosive or simulated destructive device in a place that the person reasonably believes is likely to cause public alarm or inconvenience, is guilty of a serious misdemeanor.
4. A person who uses any explosive material or destructive device to commit any public offense or who possesses any explosive material or destructive device during the commission of a felony shall be guilty of a class “C” felony.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, §697.11; C79, 81, §712.6]
2004 Acts, ch 1125, §16; 2008 Acts, ch 1147, §4; 2023 Acts, ch 12, §4, 8
Referred to in §712.9
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