707.5 Involuntary manslaughter.
1. A person commits involuntary manslaughter punishable as:
a. A class “D” felony when the person unintentionally causes the death of another person by the commission of a public offense other than a forcible felony or escape.
b. An aggravated misdemeanor when the person unintentionally causes the death of another person by the commission of an act in a manner likely to cause death or serious injury.
2. Involuntary manslaughter as defined in this section is an included offense under an indictment for murder in the first or second degree or voluntary manslaughter.
3. For purposes of determining whether a person should register as a sex offender pursuant to the provisions of chapter 692A, the fact finder shall make a determination as provided in section 692A.126.
[C51, §2576; R60, §4199; C73, §3856; C97, §4751; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12919, 12920; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §690.10, 690.11; C79, 81, §707.5]
2009 Acts, ch 119, §51; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §225
Referred to in §321.208, 321J.10, 331.802, 692A.102, 692A.126, 901C.3, 910.3A
Structure Iowa Code
Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE
Chapter 707 - HOMICIDE AND RELATED CRIMES
Section 707.1 - Murder defined.
Section 707.2 - Murder in the first degree.
Section 707.3 - Murder in the second degree.
Section 707.3A - Solicitation to commit murder.
Section 707.4 - Voluntary manslaughter.
Section 707.5 - Involuntary manslaughter.
Section 707.6 - Civil liability.
Section 707.6A - Homicide or serious injury by vehicle.
Section 707.8 - Nonconsensual termination — serious injury to a human pregnancy.
Section 707.8A - Partial-birth abortion prohibited — exceptions — penalties.
Section 707.9 - Murder of fetus aborted alive.