{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-707.6","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 707.6","heading":"Civil liability.","body":"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.\n2. 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.","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/2026/707.6.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:17Z","sha256":"fd476d976b897381880c074c22df4bac5b46fe55df5165ac1ee4e83b7cbf23fb","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-707.5","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-707.6a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}