A violation of sections 716.5 and 716.6, which is also a hate crime as defined in section 729A.2, shall be classified and punished as an offense one degree higher than the underlying offense.
92 Acts, ch 1157, §5
Iowa Code § 716.6A
Criminal mischief in violation of individual rights
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