Iowa Code 704.4 – Defense of property
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 704.4
- 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
- property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
704.4 Defense of property.
A person is justified in the use of reasonable force to prevent or terminate criminal
interference with the person’s possession or other right in property. Nothing in this section authorizes the use of any spring gun or trap which is left unattended and unsupervised and which is placed for the purpose of preventing or terminating criminal interference with the possession of or other right in property.
[C51, §2774; R60, §4443; C73, §4113; C97, §5103; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12922; C46, 50, 54,
58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §691.2(2); C79, 81, §704.4]
Referred to in §704.13
Spring guns and traps, see §708.9
A person is justified in the use of reasonable force to prevent or terminate criminal
interference with the person’s possession or other right in property. Nothing in this section authorizes the use of any spring gun or trap which is left unattended and unsupervised and which is placed for the purpose of preventing or terminating criminal interference with the possession of or other right in property.
[C51, §2774; R60, §4443; C73, §4113; C97, §5103; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12922; C46, 50, 54,
58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §691.2(2); C79, 81, §704.4]
Referred to in §704.13
Spring guns and traps, see §708.9