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IA Code § 668A.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 668A - PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES|Section 668A.1 - Punitive or exemplary damages.

668A.1 Punitive or exemplary damages.   1. In a trial of a claim involving the request for punitive or exemplary damages, the court shall instruct the jury to answer special interrogatories or, if there is no jury, shall make findings, indicating all of the following:   a. Whether, by a preponderance of clear, convincing, and satisfactory evidence, the conduct of the defendant from which the claim arose constituted willful and wanton disregard for the rights or safety of another.   b. Whether the conduct of the defendant was directed specifically at the claimant, or at the person from which the claimant’s claim is derived.   2. An award for punitive or exemplary damages shall not be made unless the answer or finding pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph “a”, is affirmative. If such answer or finding is affirmative, the jury, or court if there is no jury, shall fix the amount of punitive or exemplary damages to be awarded, and such damages shall be ordered paid as follows:   a. If the answer or finding pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph “b”, is affirmative, the full amount of the punitive or exemplary damages awarded shall be paid to the claimant.   b. If the answer or finding pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph “b”, is negative, after payment of all applicable costs and fees, an amount not to exceed twenty-five percent of the punitive or exemplary damages awarded may be ordered paid to the claimant, with the remainder of the award to be ordered paid into a civil reparations trust fund administered by the state court administrator. Funds placed in the civil reparations trust shall be under the control and supervision of the executive council, and shall be disbursed only for purposes of indigent civil litigation programs or insurance assistance programs.   3. The mere allegation or assertion of a claim for punitive damages shall not form the basis for discovery of the wealth or ability to respond in damages on behalf of the party from whom punitive damages are claimed until such time as the claimant has established that sufficient admissible evidence exists to support a prima facie case establishing the requirements of subsection 1, paragraph “a”.  86 Acts, ch 1211, §42; 87 Acts, ch 157, §10
IA Code § 669.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 669 - STATE TORT CLAIMS|Section 669.1 - Citation and applicability.

669.1 Citation and applicability.   This chapter may be cited as the “Iowa Tort Claims Act”. Every provision of this chapter is applicable and of full force and effect notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of the Iowa administrative procedure Act, chapter 17A.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §25A.1]  C93, §669.1  2003 Acts, ch 44, §114
IA Code § 669.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 669 - STATE TORT CLAIMS|Section 669.3 - Adjustment and settlement of claims.

669.3 Adjustment and settlement of claims.   1. The attorney general, on behalf of the state of Iowa, shall consider, ascertain, adjust, compromise, settle, determine, and allow any claim that is subject to this chapter.   2. A claim made under this chapter shall be filed with the director of the department of management, who shall acknowledge receipt on behalf of the state.   3. The state appeal board shall adopt rules and procedures for the handling, processing, and investigation of claims, in accordance with chapter 17A.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §25A.3]  C93, §669.3  2003 Acts, ch 44, §114; 2006 Acts, ch 1185, §105  Referred to in §669.2, 669.15
IA Code § 669.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 669 - STATE TORT CLAIMS|Section 669.4 - District court to hold hearings.

669.4 District court to hold hearings.   1. The district court of the state of Iowa for the district in which the plaintiff is resident or in which the act or omission complained of occurred, or where the act or omission occurred outside of Iowa and the plaintiff is a nonresident, the Polk county district court has exclusive jurisdiction to hear, determine, and render judgment on any suit or claim as defined in this chapter. However, the laws and rules of civil procedure of this state on change of place of trial apply to such suits.   2. The state shall be liable in respect to such claims to the same claimants, in the same manner, and to the same extent as a private individual under like circumstances, except that the state shall not be liable for interest prior to judgment or for punitive damages. Costs shall be allowed in all courts to the successful claimant to the same extent as if the state were a private litigant.   3. The immunity of the state from suit and liability is waived to the extent provided in this chapter.   4. A suit is commenced under this chapter by serving the attorney general or the attorney general’s duly authorized delegate in charge of the tort claims division by service of an original notice. The state shall have thirty days within which to enter its general or special appearance.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §25A.4; 82 Acts, ch 1055, §1, 2]  C93, §669.4  2006 Acts, ch 1185, §106; 2015 Acts, ch 29, §114
IA Code § 669.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 669 - STATE TORT CLAIMS|Section 669.5 - When suit permitted — employees of the state.

669.5 When suit permitted — employees of the state.   1. A suit shall not be permitted for a claim under this chapter unless the attorney general has made final disposition of the claim. However, if the attorney general does not make final disposition of a claim within six months after the claim is made in writing to the director of the department of management, the claimant may, by notice in writing, withdraw the claim from consideration and begin suit under this chapter. Disposition of or offer to settle any claim made under this chapter shall not be competent evidence of liability or amount of damages in any suit under this chapter.   2. a. Upon certification by the attorney general that a defendant in a suit was an employee of the state acting within the scope of the employee’s office or employment at the time of the incident upon which the claim is based, the suit commenced upon the claim shall be deemed to be an action against the state under the provisions of this chapter, and if the state is not already a defendant, the state shall be substituted as the defendant in place of the employee.   b. If the attorney general refuses to certify that a defendant was acting within the scope of the defendant’s office or employment as described in paragraph “a” at the time of the incident out of which the claim arose, the defendant may petition the court, with notice to the attorney general, for the court to find and certify that the defendant was an employee of the state and was acting within the scope of the defendant’s office or employment. The defendant must file the petition within ninety days of the date the attorney general serves notice of the attorney general’s refusal to provide certification as provided in paragraph “a”. If the court issues the finding and certification, the suit shall be deemed to be brought against the state and subject to the provisions of this chapter and the state shall be substituted as the defendant party unless the state is already a defendant. If the court denies the petition for certification, the order shall not be a final order and is not subject to interlocutory appeal by the defendant.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §25A.5]  C93, §669.5  2006 Acts, ch 1185, §107  Referred to in §669.13, 669.21
IA Code § 669.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 669 - STATE TORT CLAIMS|Section 669.6 - Applicable rules.

669.6 Applicable rules.   In suits under this chapter, the forms of process, writs, pleadings, and actions, and the practice and procedure, shall be in accordance with the rules of civil procedure. The same provisions for counterclaims, setoff, interest upon judgments, and payment of judgments, are applicable as in other suits brought in the district court. However, no writ of execution shall issue against the state or any state agency by reason of a judgment under this chapter.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §25A.6]  83 Acts, ch 186, §10013, 10201  C93, §669.6
IA Code § 669.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 669 - STATE TORT CLAIMS|Section 669.7 - Appeal.

669.7 Appeal.   Judgments in the district courts in suits under this chapter shall be subject to appeal to the supreme court of the state in the same manner and to the same extent as other judgments of the district courts.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §25A.7]  C93, §669.7
IA Code § 669.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 669 - STATE TORT CLAIMS|Section 669.8 - Judgment as bar.

669.8 Judgment as bar.   The final judgment in any suit under this chapter shall constitute a complete bar to any action by the claimant, by reason of the same subject matter, against the state or the employee of the state whose act or omission gave rise to the claim. However, this section shall not apply if the court rules that the claim is not permitted under this chapter.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §25A.8]  C93, §669.8  Referred to in §663A.1
IA Code § 669.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 669 - STATE TORT CLAIMS|Section 669.9 - Compromise and settlement.

669.9 Compromise and settlement.   With a view to doing substantial justice, the attorney general is authorized to compromise or settle any suit permitted under this chapter, with the approval of the court in which suit is pending.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §25A.9]  C93, §669.9  Referred to in §669.2, 669.15
IA Code § 669.10 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 669 - STATE TORT CLAIMS|Section 669.10 - Award conclusive on state.

669.10 Award conclusive on state.   1. Any award made under this chapter and accepted by the claimant shall be final and conclusive on all officers of the state of Iowa, except when procured by means of fraud, notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary.   2. The acceptance by the claimant of such award shall be final and conclusive on the claimant, and shall constitute a complete release by the claimant of any claim against the state and against the employee of the state whose act or omission gave rise to the claim, by reason of the same subject matter.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §25A.10]  C93, §669.10  2016 Acts, ch 1011, §121
IA Code § 669.11 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 669 - STATE TORT CLAIMS|Section 669.11 - Payment of award.

669.11 Payment of award.   Any award to a claimant under this chapter, and any judgment in favor of any claimant under this chapter, shall be paid promptly out of appropriations which have been made for that purpose, if any; but any such amount or part thereof which cannot be paid promptly from such appropriations shall be paid promptly out of any moneys in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated. Payment shall be made only upon receipt of a written release by the claimant in a form approved by the attorney general.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §25A.11]  C93, §669.11  2019 Acts, ch 24, §90
IA Code § 669.12 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 669 - STATE TORT CLAIMS|Section 669.12 - Report by director.

669.12 Report by director.   The director of the department of management shall annually report to the general assembly all claims and judgments paid under this chapter. Such report shall include the name of each claimant, a statement of the amount claimed and the amount awarded, and a brief description of the claim.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §25A.12]  C93, §669.12  2015 Acts, ch 29, §114
IA Code § 669.13 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 669 - STATE TORT CLAIMS|Section 669.13 - Limitation of actions.

669.13 Limitation of actions.   1. Except as provided in section 614.8, a claim or suit otherwise permitted under this chapter shall be forever barred, unless within two years after the claim accrued, the claim is made in writing and filed with the director of the department of management under this chapter. The time to begin a suit under this chapter shall be extended for a period of six months from the date of mailing of notice to the claimant by the attorney general as to the final disposition of the claim or from the date of withdrawal of the claim under section 669.5, if the time to begin suit would otherwise expire before the end of the period.   2. If a claim is made or filed under any other law of this state and a determination is made by a state agency or court that this chapter provides the exclusive remedy for the claim, the two-year period authorized in subsection 1 to make a claim and to begin a suit under this chapter shall be extended for a period of six months from the date of the court order making such determination or the date of mailing of notice to the claimant of such determination by a state agency, if the time to make the claim and to begin the suit under this chapter would otherwise expire before the end of the two-year period. The time to begin a suit under this chapter may be further extended as provided in subsection 1.   3. This section is the only statute of limitations applicable to claims as defined in this chapter.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §25A.13]  C93, §669.13  2006 Acts, ch 1185, §108; 2007 Acts, ch 110, §4, 6  Referred to in §668.10
IA Code § 669.15 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 669 - STATE TORT CLAIMS|Section 669.15 - Attorney fees and expenses — penalty.

669.15 Attorney fees and expenses — penalty.   The court rendering a judgment for a claimant under this chapter or the attorney general, making an award under section 669.3 or 669.9, shall, as a part of the judgment or award, determine and allow reasonable attorney fees and expenses. The attorney fees and expenses shall be paid out of but not in addition to the amount of judgment or award recovered, to the attorneys representing the claimant. Any attorney who charges, demands, receives, or collects for services rendered in connection with such claim any amount in excess of that allowed under this section, if recovery be had, shall be guilty of a serious misdemeanor.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §25A.15]  C93, §669.15  2006 Acts, ch 1185, §109
IA Code § 669.16 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 669 - STATE TORT CLAIMS|Section 669.16 - Remedies exclusive.

669.16 Remedies exclusive.   From and after March 31, 1965, the authority of any state agency to sue or be sued in its own name shall not be construed to authorize suits against such state agency on claims as defined in this chapter. The remedies provided by this chapter in such cases shall be exclusive.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §25A.16]  C93, §669.16
IA Code § 669.17 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 669 - STATE TORT CLAIMS|Section 669.17 - Adjustment of other claims.

669.17 Adjustment of other claims.   Nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed to repeal any provision of law authorizing any state agency to consider, ascertain, adjust, compromise, settle, determine, allow, or pay any claim other than a claim as defined in this chapter.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §25A.17]  C93, §669.17  2020 Acts, ch 1063, §370  Section amended
IA Code § 669.18 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 669 - STATE TORT CLAIMS|Section 669.18 - Extension of time.

669.18 Extension of time.   If a claim is made or a suit is begun under this chapter, and if a determination is made by the attorney general or by the court that the claim or suit is not permitted under this chapter for any reason other than lapse of time, the time to make a claim or to begin a suit under any other applicable law of this state shall be extended for a period of six months from the date of the court order making such determination or the date of mailing of notice to the claimant of such determination by the attorney general, if the time to make the claim or begin the suit under such other law would otherwise expire before the end of such period.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §25A.18]  C93, §669.18  2006 Acts, ch 1185, §110  Limitations of civil actions, see chapter 614
IA Code § 669.19 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 669 - STATE TORT CLAIMS|Section 669.19 - Investigation of claims.

669.19 Investigation of claims.   The attorney general shall fully investigate each claim under this chapter and may exercise the authority provided in section 25.5 in performing the investigation.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §25A.19]  85 Acts, ch 67, §6  C93, §669.19  2006 Acts, ch 1185, §111
IA Code § 669.20 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 669 - STATE TORT CLAIMS|Section 669.20 - Liability insurance.

669.20 Liability insurance.   If a claim or suit against the state is covered by liability insurance, the provisions of the liability insurance policy on defense and settlement shall be applicable notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of this chapter. The attorney general shall cooperate with the insurance company.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §25A.20]  C93, §669.20  2006 Acts, ch 1185, §112
IA Code § 669.21 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 669 - STATE TORT CLAIMS|Section 669.21 - Employees defended and indemnified.

669.21 Employees defended and indemnified.   1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the state shall defend any employee, and shall indemnify and hold harmless an employee against any claim as defined in section 669.2, subsection 3, paragraph “b”, including claims arising under the Constitution, statutes, or rules of the United States or of any state.   2. a. The duty to indemnify and hold harmless shall not apply and the state shall be entitled to restitution from an employee if the employee fails to cooperate in the investigation or defense of the claim, as defined in this section, or if, in an action commenced by the state against the employee, it is determined that the conduct of the employee upon which a tort claim or demand was based constituted a willful and wanton act or omission or malfeasance in office.   b. The duty to indemnify and hold harmless shall not apply if, in a suit commenced against the employee, the state has been substituted as the defendant in place of the employee, as provided in section 669.5.  [C77, 79, 81, §25A.21]  84 Acts, ch 1259, §2  C93, §669.21  98 Acts, ch 1086, §2; 2006 Acts, ch 1185, §113  Referred to in §29C.8, 135.24, 135.143, 163.3A, 231E.12
IA Code § 669.22 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 669 - STATE TORT CLAIMS|Section 669.22 - Actions in federal court.

669.22 Actions in federal court.   The state shall defend any employee, and shall indemnify and hold harmless an employee of the state in any action commenced in federal court under 42 U.S.C. §1983 against the employee for acts of the employee while acting in the scope of employment. The duty to indemnify and hold harmless shall not apply and the state shall be entitled to restitution from an employee if the employee fails to cooperate in the investigation or defense of the claim or demand, or if, in an action commenced by the state against the employee, it is determined that the conduct of the employee upon which the claim or demand was based constituted a willful and wanton act or omission or malfeasance in office.  [C77, 79, 81, §25A.22]  84 Acts, ch 1259, §3  C93, §669.22  98 Acts, ch 1086, §3; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §79
IA Code § 669.23 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 669 - STATE TORT CLAIMS|Section 669.23 - Employee liability.

669.23 Employee liability.   Employees of the state are not personally liable for any claim which is exempted under section 669.14.  84 Acts, ch 1259, §4  C85, §25A.23  C93, §669.23
IA Code § 669.24 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 669 - STATE TORT CLAIMS|Section 669.24 - State volunteers.

669.24 State volunteers.   A person who performs services for the state government or any agency or subdivision of state government and who does not receive compensation is not personally liable for a claim based upon an act or omission of the person performed in the discharge of the person’s duties, except for acts or omissions which involve intentional misconduct or knowing violation of the law, or for a transaction from which the person derives an improper personal benefit. For purposes of this section, “compensation” does not include payments to reimburse a person for expenses.  87 Acts, ch 212, §1  CS87, §25A.24  C93, §669.24  Referred to in §147A.1, 231E.12, 461A.81
IA Code § 669.25 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 669 - STATE TORT CLAIMS|Section 669.25 - Liability.

669.25 Liability.   A person who performs services for a fair, as defined in section 174.1, and is not a full-time employee of the fair is not personally liable for a claim based upon an act or omission of the person performed in the discharge of the person’s duties, except for acts or omissions which involve intentional misconduct or knowing violation of the law, or for a transaction from which the person derives an improper personal benefit.  2004 Acts, ch 1019, §30
IA Code § 670.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES|Chapter 670 - TORT LIABILITY OF GOVERNMENTAL SUBDIVISIONS|Section 670.1 - Definitions.

670.1 Definitions.   As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:   1. “Governing body” means the council of a city, county board of supervisors, board of township trustees, local school board, and other boards and commissions exercising quasi-legislative, quasi-executive, and quasi-judicial power over territory comprising a municipality.   2. “Municipality” means city, county, township, school district, a chapter 28E entity as provided in section 670.4, subsection 1, paragraph “p”, and any other unit of local government except soil and water conservation districts as defined in section 161A.3, subsection 6.   3. “Officer” includes but is not limited to the members of the governing body.   4. “Tort” means every civil wrong which results in wrongful death or injury to person or injury to property or injury to personal or property rights and includes but is not restricted to actions based upon negligence; error or omission; nuisance; breach of duty, whether statutory or other duty or denial or impairment of any right under any constitutional provision, statute or rule of law.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §613A.1]  86 Acts, ch 1172, §2; 86 Acts, ch 1238, §61; 87 Acts, ch 23, §57; 89 Acts, ch 83, §82  C93, §670.1  2015 Acts, ch 132, §48, 51  Referred to in §29C.9, 87.4