House
File
573
H-1279
Amend
House
File
573
as
follows:
1
1.
By
striking
everything
after
the
enacting
clause
2
and
inserting:
3
<
Section
1.
Section
704.1,
Code
2011,
is
amended
to
4
read
as
follows:
5
704.1
Reasonable
force.
6
“Reasonable
force”
is
that
force
and
no
more
which
7
a
reasonable
person,
in
like
circumstances,
would
8
judge
to
be
necessary
to
prevent
an
injury
or
loss
9
and
can
include
deadly
force
if
it
is
reasonable
to
10
believe
that
such
force
is
necessary
to
avoid
injury
11
or
risk
to
one’s
life
or
safety
or
the
life
or
safety
12
of
another,
or
it
is
reasonable
to
believe
that
such
13
force
is
necessary
to
resist
a
like
force
or
threat.
14
Reasonable
force,
including
deadly
force,
may
be
used
15
even
if
an
alternative
course
of
action
is
available
if
16
the
alternative
entails
a
risk
to
life
or
safety,
or
17
the
life
or
safety
of
a
third
party
,
or
requires
one
18
to
abandon
or
retreat
from
one’s
dwelling
or
place
of
19
business
or
employment
.
Reasonable
force,
including
20
deadly
force,
may
also
be
used
and
is
presumed
to
be
21
justified
even
if
an
alternative
course
of
action
is
22
available
if
the
alternative
requires
one
to
abandon
23
or
retreat
from
one’s
dwelling
or
place
of
business
or
24
employment.
>
25
2.
Title
page,
lines
1
and
2,
by
striking
<
and
26
providing
a
remedy
>
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R.
OLSON
of
Polk
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HF573.1390
(3)
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