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2021 Iowa Code
Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE
Chapter 707 - HOMICIDE AND RELATED CRIMES
Section 707.6 - Civil liability.
Universal Citation: IA Code § 707.6 (2021)
707.6 Civil liability.
1. A person who injures or causes the death of the aggressor through application of reasonable force in defense of the person’s person or property shall not be held civilly liable for such injury or death.
2. A person who injures or causes the death of the aggressor through application of reasonable force in defense of a second person shall not be held civilly liable for such injury or death.
[C79, 81, §707.6]
2017 Acts, ch 69, §44
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