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Iowa Code § 708.3B — Inmate assaults bodily fluids or secretions
Current through 2026 Iowa Code (enactments effective on or before 2026-01-01, through the 2025 Regular Session, 91st G.A.)
Part of Chapter 708: Assault, Iowa Code.
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Full text of Iowa Code § 708.3B
Statutory text current through the 2026 Iowa Code (enactments effective on or before 2026-01-01, through the 2025 Regular Session, 91st G.A.). This publication reproduces the statutory text of the official 2026 Iowa Code (Legislative Services Agency); it is not the official publication of the State of Iowa.
A person who, while confined in a jail or in an institution or facility under the control of the department of corrections, commits any of the following acts commits a class “D” felony:
1. An assault, as defined under section 708.1, upon an employee of the jail or institution or facility under the control of the department of corrections that results in the employee’s contact with blood, seminal fluid, urine, saliva, or feces.
2. An act that is intended to cause pain or injury or be insulting or offensive and that results in blood, seminal fluid, urine, saliva, or feces being cast or expelled upon an employee of the jail or institution or facility under the control of the department of corrections.
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