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Iowa Code § 702.10 (2026)

Dwelling

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A “dwelling” is any building or structure, permanent or temporary, or any land, water or air vehicle, adapted for overnight accommodation of persons, and actually in use by some person or persons as permanent or temporary sleeping quarters, whether such person is present or not. [C79, 81, §702.10]

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Cited in 3 cases, 1985–2014 · leading case: State v. Erickson, 362 N.W.2d 528 (Iowa 1985).
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State v. Erickson, 362 N.W.2d 528 (Iowa 1985). · cites it 5× “In contending the truck was his dwelling, defendant relied on the definition in section 702.10: A “dwelling” is any building or structure, permanent or temporary, or any land, water or air vehicle, adapted for overnight accommodation of persons, and actually in use by some…”
State v. Kaelin, 362 N.W.2d 526 (Iowa 1985). “” § 702.10. The dwelling exception is explained in State v.”
State of Iowa v. David Howard Rooney (Iowa Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “12 broader than a “dwelling” under section 702.10, which is defined as a structure “adapted for overnight accommodation of persons, and actually in use by some person or persons as permanent or temporary sleeping quarters, whether such person is present or not.”
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