Iowa Code § 707.1
Murder defined
A person who kills another person with malice aforethought either express or implied commits murder.
Iowa Code Chapter 707 — Homicide and Related Crimes
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Iowa Code § 707.2
Murder in the first degree
1. A person commits murder in the first degree when the person commits murder under any of the following circumstances: a. The person willfully, deliberately, and with premeditation kills another person. b. The person kills another person while participating in a forcible felony. c. The person kills another person whil…
Iowa Code § 707.3
Murder in the second degree
1. A person commits murder in the second degree when the person commits murder which is not murder in the first degree. 2. Murder in the second degree is a class “B” felony. However, notwithstanding section 902.9, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, the maximum sentence for a person convicted under this section shall be a per…
Iowa Code § 707.3A
Solicitation to commit murder
1. A person who commands, entreats, or otherwise attempts to persuade another to commit murder as defined in section 707.1, with the intent that such act be done and under circumstances which corroborate that intent by clear and convincing evidence, solicits another to commit that murder. 2. Renunciation, as provided f…
Iowa Code § 707.4
Voluntary manslaughter
1. A person commits voluntary manslaughter when that person causes the death of another person, under circumstances which would otherwise be murder, if the person causing the death acts solely as the result of sudden, violent, and irresistible passion resulting from serious provocation sufficient to excite such passion…
Iowa Code § 707.5
Involuntary manslaughter
1. A person commits involuntary manslaughter punishable as: a. A class “D” felony when the person unintentionally causes the death of another person by the commission of a public offense other than a forcible felony or escape. b. An aggravated misdemeanor when the person unintentionally causes the death of another pers…
Iowa Code § 707.6
Civil liability
1. A person who injures or causes the death of the aggressor through application of reasonable force in defense of the person’s person or property shall not be held civilly liable for such injury or death. 2. A person who injures or causes the death of the aggressor through application of reasonable force in defense of…
Iowa Code § 707.6A
Homicide or serious injury by vehicle
1. A person commits a class “B” felony when the person unintentionally causes the death of another by operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, as prohibited by section 321J.2. 1A. Upon a plea or verdict of guilty of a violation of subsection 1, the defendant shall surrender to the court any Iowa license or permit a…
Iowa Code § 707.7
Feticide
1. Any person who intentionally terminates a human pregnancy, with the knowledge and voluntary consent of the pregnant person, after the end of the second trimester of the pregnancy where death of the fetus results commits feticide. Feticide is a class “C” felony. 2. Any person who attempts to intentionally terminate a…
Iowa Code § 707.8
Nonconsensual termination — serious injury to a human pregnancy
1. A person who terminates a human pregnancy without the consent of the pregnant person during the commission of a forcible felony is guilty of a class “B” felony. 2. A person who terminates a human pregnancy without the consent of the pregnant person during the commission of a felony or felonious assault is guilty of…
Iowa Code § 707.8A
Partial-birth abortion prohibited — exceptions — penalties
1. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: a. “Abortion” means abortion as defined in section 146.1. b. “Fetus” means a human fetus. c. “Partial-birth abortion” means an abortion in which a person partially vaginally delivers a living fetus before killing the fetus and completing the delivery. d…
Iowa Code § 707.9
Murder of fetus aborted alive
A person who intentionally kills a viable fetus aborted alive shall be guilty of a class “B” felony.
Iowa Code § 707.10
Duty to preserve the life of the fetus
A person who performs or induces a termination of a human pregnancy and who willfully fails to exercise that degree of professional skill, care, and diligence available to preserve the life and health of a viable fetus shall be guilty of a serious misdemeanor.
Iowa Code § 707.11
Attempt to commit murder
1. A person commits the offense of attempt to commit murder when, with the intent to cause the death of another person and not under circumstances which would justify the person’s actions, the person does any act by which the person expects to set in motion a force or chain of events which will cause or result in the d…