704.3 Defense of self or another. A person is justified in the use of reasonable force when the person reasonably believes that such force is necessary to defend oneself or another from any actual or imminent use ofunlawful force. [C51, §2773 – 2775; R60, §4442 – 4444; C73, §4112 – 4114; C97, §5102 – 5104; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12921 – 12923; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §691.1, 691.2(1), 691.3; C79, 81,§704.3] 2017 Acts, ch 69, §41Referred to in §236.12 Sat Dec 23 12:27:48 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 704.3 (18, 0)
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