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Iowa Code § 686D.3

Actual injury requirement in civil actions alleging COVID-19 exposure

Known as the COVID-19 Response and Back-to-Business Limited Liability Act

The act spans §§ 686–686 (8 sections).

2020 Acts, ch 1070, §5, 11

A person shall not bring or maintain a civil action alleging exposure or potential exposure to COVID-19 unless one of the following applies:

1. The civil action relates to a minimum medical condition.

2. The civil action involves an act that was intended to cause harm.

3. The civil action involves an act that constitutes actual malice.

Section applies retroactively to January 1, 2020; 2020 Acts, ch 1070, §11

Official source: Iowa Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Iowa statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.