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Iowa Code § 704.13 (2026)

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A person who is justified in using reasonable force against an aggressor in defense of oneself, another person, or property pursuant to section 704.4 is immune from criminal or civil liability for all damages incurred by the aggressor pursuant to the application of reasonable force. 2017 Acts, ch 69, §43\n\nTue Dec 09 21:56:47 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 704 (23, 0)

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1988–2025 · leading case: In Re Waters, 90 B.R. 946 (Bankr. D. Iowa 1988).
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In Re Waters, 90 B.R. 946 (Bankr. D. Iowa 1988). “”); § 704.13(a)(2) (CCC is obligated to pay to the participant an “annual rental payment” pursuant to the contract); § 704.”
State of Iowa v. Lamar Cheyeene Wilson (Iowa 2020). · cites it 49× “See Iowa Code § 704.13 . We conclude, however, that the 2017 legislation does not require pretrial hearings.”
State of Iowa v. Scott Allen Thompson (Iowa Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 26× “A defendant appeals his convictions for willful injury and domestic abuse assault, arguing he was entitled to a pretrial determination of his claim to immunity under Iowa Code section 704.13 (Supp. 2017). AFFIRMED. Jack Bjornstad of Jack Bjornstad Law Office, Spirit Lake, for…”
State of Iowa v. Luke Van Hemert (Iowa Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 12× “On appeal, Van Hemert asserts the trial court erred in denying his request for immunity pursuant to Iowa’s stand-your-ground law contained in Iowa Code section 704.13 (2018); his counsel was ineffective for failing to object to a malice aforethought inference jury instruction;…”
State of Iowa v. Jessica Elvins (Iowa Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 10× “Before trial, Elvins filed a motion to enforce immunity pursuant to Iowa Code section 704.13, Iowa’s recently enacted stand-your-ground law, which provides: A person who is justified in using reasonable force against an aggressor in defense of oneself, another person, or…”
State of Iowa v. Scott A. Thompson (Iowa Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 8× “11(11)(c) (2018),1 a motion to enforce immunity under Iowa Code section 704.13 (2017),2 and a motion for hearing on immunity.”
Michael Roach v. State of Iowa (Iowa Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 7× “See Iowa Code § 704.13 (2017). He argues both state and federal constitutional due process require the retroactive application1 and asks that we remand to the PCR court for the determination of whether the facts of his particular case warrant the application of the immunity.”
State of Iowa v. Trapp Leroy Trotter, Jr. (Iowa Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 4× “Iowa Code section 704.13 (2018) states, “A person who is justified in using reasonable force against an aggressor in defense of oneself, another person, or property pursuant to section 704.”
Michael Roach v. State of Iowa (Iowa Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 4× “1 to add subsection (3), stating, “A person who is not engaged in illegal activity has no duty to retreat from any place where the person is lawfully present before using force as specified in this chapter”), 43 (creating section 704.13: “A person who is justified in using…”
State of Iowa v. Dreasean Maurice Barber (Iowa Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “The amendment also no longer required an individual to retreat,4 thus the “stand your ground” moniker.”
State of Iowa v. Rodney C. Henricksen (Iowa Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 2× “Significantly, section 704.13 provides an immunity from ‘liability,’ not an immunity from ‘prosecution’ as in some other states with stand-your-ground laws.”
— Iowa Code § 704.13(a)(2) — 1 case
In Re Waters, 90 B.R. 946 (Bankr. D. Iowa 1988). “”); § 704.13(a)(2) (CCC is obligated to pay to the participant an “annual rental payment” pursuant to the contract); § 704.”
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