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IA Code › Title XVI › Chapter 724 › Section 724.3

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Any person, other than a person authorized in this chapter, who knowingly possesses an offensive weapon commits a class “D” felony.

[C27, 31, 35, §12960-b3; C39, §12960.03; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §696.3; C71, 73, 75, 77, §696.3, 697.11; C79, 81, §724.3]2018 Acts, ch 1026, §176

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