704.8 Escape from place of confinement.
A correctional officer or peace officer is justified in using reasonable force, including deadly force, which is necessary to prevent the escape of any person from any jail, penal institution, correctional facility, or similar place of confinement, or place of trial or other judicial proceeding, or to prevent the escape from custody of any person who is being transported from any such place of confinement, trial or judicial proceeding to any other such place, except that deadly force may not be used to prevent the escape of one who the correctional officer or peace officer knows is confined on a charge or conviction of any class of misdemeanor.
[C79, 81, §704.8]
2001 Acts, ch 131, §2
Structure Iowa Code
Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE
Chapter 704 - FORCE — REASONABLE OR DEADLY — DEFENSES
Section 704.1 - Reasonable force.
Section 704.2A - Justifiable use of deadly force.
Section 704.2B - Use of deadly force — duties — evidence.
Section 704.3 - Defense of self or another.
Section 704.4 - Defense of property.
Section 704.5 - Aiding another in the defense of property.
Section 704.6 - When defense not available.
Section 704.7 - Resisting forcible felony.
Section 704.8 - Escape from place of confinement.
Section 704.11 - Police activity.