Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 216E.6 (2026)

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1. This chapter shall not limit rights or remedies available to a consumer under any other law.

2. Any waiver of rights by a consumer under this chapter is void.

3. In addition to pursuing any other remedy, a consumer may bring an action to recover any damages caused by a violation of this chapter. The court shall award a consumer who prevails in such an action no more than three times the amount of any pecuniary loss, together with costs and reasonable attorney fees, and any equitable relief that the court determines is appropriate. 98 Acts, ch 1042, §6 \n

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2014–2017 · leading case: Nicole Lara Shumate v. Drake Univ. A/K/A Drake Univ. Law Sch., 846 N.W.2d 503 (Iowa 2014).
Nicole Lara Shumate v. Drake Univ. A/K/A Drake Univ. Law Sch., 846 N.W.2d 503 (Iowa 2014). · cites it 16× “That chapter governs assistive devices and expressly provides a private right of action for disabled 5 persons in Iowa Code section 216E.6(3). The district court ruled “[t]his is an indication that the legislature did not create such a right in Chapter 216C; had it intended to…”
State of Iowa v. Carlos Ariel Gomez Garcia, 904 N.W.2d 172 (Iowa 2017). “§ 216E.6(2) (“Any waiver of rights by a consumer under this chapter is void.”
Larry Shawn Whitwer v. Civil Serv. Comm'n of the City of Sioux City, Iowa, 897 N.W.2d 112 (Iowa 2017). · cites it 2× “§ 216E.6(2) (“Any waiver of rights by a consumer under this chapter is void.”
Amended August 25, 2017 Larry Shawn Whitwer v. Civil Serv. Comm'n of the City of Sioux City, Iowa (Iowa 2017). “§ 216E.6(2) (“Any waiver of rights by a consumer under this chapter is void.”
— Iowa Code § 216E.6(2) — 3 cases
State of Iowa v. Carlos Ariel Gomez Garcia, 904 N.W.2d 172 (Iowa 2017). “§ 216E.6(2) (“Any waiver of rights by a consumer under this chapter is void.”
Larry Shawn Whitwer v. Civil Serv. Comm'n of the City of Sioux City, Iowa, 897 N.W.2d 112 (Iowa 2017). “§ 216E.6(2) (“Any waiver of rights by a consumer under this chapter is void.”
Amended August 25, 2017 Larry Shawn Whitwer v. Civil Serv. Comm'n of the City of Sioux City, Iowa (Iowa 2017). “§ 216E.6(2) (“Any waiver of rights by a consumer under this chapter is void.”
— Iowa Code § 216E.6(3) — 1 case
Nicole Lara Shumate v. Drake Univ. A/K/A Drake Univ. Law Sch., 846 N.W.2d 503 (Iowa 2014). “That chapter governs assistive devices and expressly provides a private right of action for disabled 5 persons in Iowa Code section 216E.6(3). The district court ruled “[t]his is an indication that the legislature did not create such a right in Chapter 216C; had it intended to…”
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