Iowa's Attorney General proposes harsher penalties, including jail time, for assaulting law enforcement.

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird proposes stricter penalties for assaulting law enforcement and first responders, citing a nationwide increase in such incidents. The bill seeks to boost penalties for assaults causing bodily injury and those involving dangerous weapons, and introduces a minimum 7-day jail sentence for other assaults. It also classifies spitting on officers as an assault.

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