Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 724.4A (2026)

Weapons free zones — enhanced penalties

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1. As used in this section, “weapons free zone” means the area in or on, or within one thousand feet of, the real property comprising a public or private elementary or secondary school, or in or on the real property comprising a public park. A weapons free zone shall not include that portion of a public park designated as a hunting area under section 461A.42. 2. Notwithstanding sections 902.9 and 903.1, a person who commits a public offense involving a firearm or offensive weapon, within a weapons free zone, in violation of this or any other chapter shall be subject to a fine of twice the maximum amount which may otherwise be imposed for the public offense. 94 Acts, ch 1172, §53

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2019–2019 · leading case: State of Iowa v. James L. Mathias (Iowa 2019).

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State of Iowa v. James L. Mathias (Iowa 2019). · cites it 29× “Also instructive to our analysis is the history of section 724.4A. Section 724.4A provides a sentence enhancement for the commission of an offense involving a firearm within a “weapons free zone,” which includes “the area in or on, or within one thousand feet of, the real…”

— Iowa Code § 724.4A(1) — 1 case

State of Iowa v. James L. Mathias (Iowa 2019). “Also instructive to our analysis is the history of section 724.4A. Section 724.4A provides a sentence enhancement for the commission of an offense involving a firearm within a “weapons free zone,” which includes “the area in or on, or within one thousand feet of, the real…”

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