712.6 Explosive or incendiary materials or devices.
1. A person who possesses any incendiary or explosive device or material 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 incendiary or explosive device or material 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 incendiary device in or near an occupied structure as defined in section 702.12, is guilty of a serious misdemeanor.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, §697.11; C79, 81, §712.6]
2004 Acts, ch 1125, §16; 2008 Acts, ch 1147, §4
Referred to in §712.9