§ 708a-1

708A.1 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter:1. 'Material support or resources' means knowingly assisting or providing money, financial securities, financial services, lodging, training, safe houses, false documentation oridentification, communication equipment, facilities, weapons, lethal substances, explosives,personnel, transportation, and other physical assets, except medicine or religious materials,for the purpose of assisting a person in the commission of an act of terrorism. 2. 'Renders criminal assistance' means a person who, with intent to prevent the apprehension or obstruct the prosecution or defense of any person, knowingly does any ofthe following acts: a. Destroys, alters, conceals, or disguises physical evidence which would be admissible in the trial of another for a public offense, or makes available false evidence or furnishes falseinformation with the intent that it be used in the trial of that case. b. Induces a witness having knowledge material to the subject at issue to leave the state or hide, or to fail to appear when subpoenaed. c. Provides concealment or warns of impending apprehension to any person being sought for the subject at issue. d.

e subject at issue to leave the state or hide, or to fail to appear when subpoenaed. c. Provides concealment or warns of impending apprehension to any person being sought for the subject at issue. d. Provides a weapon, disguise, transportation, or money to any person being sought for the subject at issue. e. Prevents or obstructs, by means of force, intimidation, or deception, another person from performing an act which might aid in the apprehension or prosecution or defense ofany person. 3. 'Terrorism' means an act intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, or to influence the policy of a unit of government by intimidation or coercion, or to affectthe conduct of a unit of government, by shooting, throwing, launching, discharging, orotherwise using a dangerous weapon at, into, or in a building, vehicle, airplane, railroadengine, railroad car, or boat, occupied by another person, or within an assembly of people.The terms 'intimidate', 'coerce', 'intimidation', and 'coercion', as used in this definition,are not to be construed to prohibit picketing, public demonstrations, and similar forms ofexpressing ideas or views regarding legitimate matters of public interest

ercion', as used in this definition,are not to be construed to prohibit picketing, public demonstrations, and similar forms ofexpressing ideas or views regarding legitimate matters of public interest protected by theUnited States and Iowa Constitutions. 2002 Acts, ch 1075, §2Referred to in §707.2 Sat Dec 23 12:28:20 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 708A.1 (17, 0)