Iowa Code § 704.10 - Compulsion
An act is not a public offense if it was compelled by a threat or menace of serious injury and the person reasonably believed the injury was imminent and could be avoided only by doing the act, except for acts intentionally or recklessly causing physical injury to another.
- Jurisdiction
- United States — Iowa
- Instrument
- Code
- Version
- Undated source snapshot
- Language
- en
- Updated
- Official source
- View official record ↗
defences offences
Statute overview
About this statute
This page preserves the statute’s identified version, provision structure, official source link, and stored legal text for reading and research.
Ask AI about this statute
Iowa Code § 704.10 - Compulsion
Sign in to ask AI about this statute
Sign in to start authenticated, citation-grounded statute research.
Sign inLexChat organizes source-backed legal information for research. Verify amendments, commencement, and current legal force with the official publisher before relying on it.