House Study Bill 693 - IntroducedA Bill ForAn Act 1relating to the defense of justification for certain
2homicide offenses.
3BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1   Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  704A.1  Restriction on the defense
2of justification.
   3The defense of justification is not available to a person
4who is the subject of a nonviolent sexual advance who causes
5the death of another person pursuant to section 707.2, 707.3,
6707.4, or 707.5, solely as the result of that sexual advance or
7solely as the result of the person’s discovery of, knowledge
8about, or potential disclosure of the victim’s sex, sexual
9orientation, or gender identity.
10EXPLANATION
11The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
12the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   13This bill specifies that a defense of justification is not
14available when a person who is the subject of a nonviolent
15sexual advance causes the death of another person, solely as
16a response to that sexual advance or solely as a result of the
17person’s discovery of, knowledge about, or potential disclosure
18of the victim’s sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
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