Iowa Code 704.3 – Defense of self or another
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 704.3
- person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
704.3 Defense of self or another.
A person is justified in the use of reasonable force when the person reasonably believes
that such force is necessary to defend oneself or another from any actual or imminent use of unlawful force.
[C51, §2773 – 2775; R60, §4442 – 4444; C73, §4112 – 4114; C97, §5102 – 5104; C24, 27, 31,
35, 39, §12921 – 12923; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §691.1, 691.2(1), 691.3; C79, 81,
§704.3]
2017 Acts, ch 69, §41
Referred to in §236.12
A person is justified in the use of reasonable force when the person reasonably believes
that such force is necessary to defend oneself or another from any actual or imminent use of unlawful force.
[C51, §2773 – 2775; R60, §4442 – 4444; C73, §4112 – 4114; C97, §5102 – 5104; C24, 27, 31,
35, 39, §12921 – 12923; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §691.1, 691.2(1), 691.3; C79, 81,
§704.3]
2017 Acts, ch 69, §41
Referred to in §236.12