707.6  Civil liability.

No person who injures the aggressor through application of reasonable force in defense of the person's person or property may be held civilly liable for such injury.

No person who injures the aggressor through application of reasonable force in defense of a second person may be held civilly liable for such injury.

Section History: Early form

  [C79, 81, § 707.6]


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