{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-704.5","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 704.5","heading":"Aiding another in the defense of property.","body":"A person is justified in the use of reasonable force to aid another in the lawful defense of the other person’s rights in property or in any public property.","path":["Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE (Ch. 687 - 916)","Chapter 704 - FORCE — REASONABLE OR DEADLY — DEFENSES"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/704.5.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:17Z","sha256":"300467cb6322b21ffd297a3a1853e69d629245f2af166b391923596b759f4f32","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-704.4","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-704.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}