Iowa Code § 686D.3
Actual injury requirement in civil actions alleging COVID-19 exposure
Redline — January 1, 2021 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2022
As of January 1, 2021
A person shall not bring or maintain a civil action alleging exposure or potential exposure to COVID-19 unless one of the following applies:
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.
1. The civil action relates to a minimum medical condition.
2. The civil action involves an act that was intended to cause harm.
2. The civil action involves an act that was intended to cause harm.
3. The civil action involves an act that constitutes actual malice.
3. The civil action involves an act that constitutes actual malice.
Section applies retroactively to January 1, 2020; 2020 Acts, ch 1070, §11
Section applies retroactively to January 1, 2020; 2020 Acts, ch 1070, §11
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Official source: Iowa Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Iowa statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.