Officers and employees — personal liability
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Joshua N. Thomas v. Officers Tim Gavin, Chuck Tygart, Jess Bernhard, and Adam Olson Deputy Sheriff Luke Hruby Reserve Deputy Sheriff Joshua Gersten the City of North Liberty, Iowa and Johnson County, Iowa (2013)
Most recently applied in Joshua Venckus v. City of Iowa City (June 2019)
All officers and employees of municipalities are not personally liable for claims which are exempted under section 670.4, except claims for punitive damages, and actions permitted under section 85.20. An officer or employee of a municipality is not liable for punitive damages as a result of acts in the performance of a duty, unless actual malice or willful, wanton and reckless misconduct is proven.
[82 Acts, ch 1018, §1]
C83, §613A.12
83 Acts, ch 130, §2; 86 Acts, ch 1211, §35
C93, §670.12
Official source: Iowa Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Iowa statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.