The right of civil remedy is not merged in a public offense and is not restricted for other violation of law, but may in all cases be enforced independently of and in addition to the punishment of the former.
85 Acts, ch 197, §36
Iowa Code § 611.21
Civil remedy not merged in crime
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Nicole Lara Shumate v. Drake University A/K/A Drake University Law School (2014)
Most recently applied in Nicole Lara Shumate v. Drake University A/K/A Drake University Law School (May 2014)
[C51, §2500; R60, §4110; C73, §2526; C97, §3444; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10958; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §611.21]
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