{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-707.3","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 707.3","heading":"Murder in the second degree.","body":"1. A person commits murder in the second degree when the person commits murder which is not murder in the first degree.\n2. Murder in the second degree is a class “B” felony. However, notwithstanding section 902.9, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, the maximum sentence for a person convicted under this section shall be a period of confinement of not more than fifty years.\n3. For purposes of determining whether a person should register as a sex offender pursuant to the provisions of chapter 692A, the fact finder shall make a determination as provided in section 692A.126.","path":["Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE (Ch. 687 - 916)","Chapter 707 - HOMICIDE AND RELATED CRIMES"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/707.3.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:17Z","sha256":"9790c99f186d4a5b29d701a37b4e83901ee5708904a5f707a89dd2a0ec236f72","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-707.2","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-707.3a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}