Public-domain · open source
OpenJurist

Iowa Code § 707.6

Civil liability

Redline — January 1, 2012 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2019
As of January 1, 2012
No person who injures the aggressor through application of reasonable force in defense of the person’s person or property may be held civilly liable for such injury.
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.
No person who injures the aggressor through application of reasonable force in defense of a second person may be held civilly liable for such injury.
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.

Official source: Iowa Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Iowa statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.