702.11  Forcible felony.

A "forcible felony" is any felonious child endangerment, assault, murder, sexual abuse, kidnapping, robbery, arson in the first degree, or burglary in the first degree. However, sexual abuse in the third degree committed between spouses, sexual abuse in violation of section 709.4, subsection 2, paragraph "c", subparagraph (4), or sexual exploitation by a counselor or therapist in violation of section 709.15, is not a "forcible felony".

Section History: Early form

  [C79, 81, § 702.11]

Section History: Recent form

  85 Acts, ch 180, § 2; 89 Acts, ch 138, § 2; 91 Acts, ch 130, § 1; 92 Acts, ch 1163, § 117; 94 Acts, ch 1023, §69

Internal References

  Referred to in § 232.52, 670A.1, 723A.1, 915.10


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