Iowa Code
Iowa Code § 704.9 (2026)
Death
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A physician or a person acting on the direct orders of a physician who ceases to provide medical attention to a person who is dead, as death is defined in section 702.8, shall not be criminally liable for such cessation of medical attention. [C79, 81, §704.9]
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case (1 in the last 5 years), 2024–2024 · leading case: State of Iowa v. Randy Lee Nibaur (Iowa Ct. App. 2024).
State of Iowa v. Randy Lee Nibaur (Iowa Ct. App. 2024). “” Iowa Code § 704.9 (1)(b)(2). Here, the record establishes the victim was born in 2016.”
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