{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-709.1a","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 709.1A","heading":"Incapacitation.","body":"As used in this chapter, “incapacitated” means a person is disabled or deprived of ability, as follows:\n1. “Mentally incapacitated” means that a person is temporarily incapable of apprising or controlling the person’s own conduct due to the influence of a narcotic, anesthetic, or intoxicating substance.\n2. “Physically helpless” means that a person is unable to communicate an unwillingness to act because the person is unconscious, asleep, or is otherwise physically limited.\n3. “Physically incapacitated” means that a person has a bodily impairment or handicap that substantially limits the person’s ability to resist or flee.","path":["Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE (Ch. 687 - 916)","Chapter 709 - SEXUAL ABUSE"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/709.1A.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:17Z","sha256":"3272d6c608dca4015b141a46d15751d6f278a741310ec5044caf047ddae9b565","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-709.1","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-709.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}