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.
Section amended
97 Acts, ch 79, §1; 2025 Acts, ch 18, §2