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§ 704.7

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704.7 Resisting forcible felony. A person who reasonably believes that a forcible felony is being or will imminently be perpetrated is justified in using reasonable force, including deadly force, against theperpetrator or perpetrators to prevent or terminate the perpetration of that felony. [C79, 81, §704.7]2017 Acts, ch 69, §42Forcible felony defined, see §702.11Liability of perpetrator of forcible felony, see chapter 670A Sat Dec 23 12:27:49 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 704.7 (15, 0)