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Iowa Code § 669.1 (2026)

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This chapter may be cited as the “Iowa Tort Claims Act”. Every provision of this chapter is applicable and of full force and effect notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of the Iowa administrative procedure Act, chapter 17A. [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §25A.1] C93, §669.1 2003 Acts, ch 44, §114

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1998–2021 · leading case: Trobaugh v. Sondag, 668 N.W.2d 577 (Iowa 2003).
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Trobaugh v. Sondag, 668 N.W.2d 577 (Iowa 2003). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code §§ 669.1 -.24. Pursuant to the act, private citizens may sue the State for the actions of a state employee “ ‘but only in the manner and to the extent to which consent has been given by the legislature.”
Drahaus v. State, 584 N.W.2d 270 (Iowa 1998). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code § 669.1 . Through enactment of the Tort Claims Act, the legislature abrogated, in part, the State’s immunity from suits sounding in tort.”
Kent v. Iowa, 651 F. Supp. 2d 910 (S.D. Iowa 2009). · cites it 2× “5 (2)(a), therefore, converts Plaintiffs’ claims into claims against the state, and that Plaintiffs’ claims against the state are barred by the Eleventh Amendment and by Plaintiffs’ failure to perfect their tort claims by first filing them with the state appeal board as required…”
Susan Ackerman v. State of Iowa, 19 F.4th 1045 (8th Cir. 2021). “Iowa Code § 669.1 et seq.; Dickerson v. Mertz, 547 N.”
John C. Gilbert v. State of Iowa, Terry Mapes, & Agents (Iowa Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “After a hearing, the district court dismissed Gilbert’s petition, concluding: [Gilbert]’s claim for monetary damages against these state agencies and employees falls squarely within the provisions of the Iowa Tort Claims Act, section 669.1 et seq. The district court does not…”
Harrington v. Wilber, 670 F. Supp. 2d 951 (S.D. Iowa 2009). · cites it 2× “The Court also addressed an argument by Richter and Hrvol, the prosecutors in 1977-78, that they were entitled to immunity under the Iowa Tort Claims Act (“ITCA”), Iowa Code § 669.1 et seq. See id. at 97-98 .”
Harrington v. Wilber, 670 F. Supp. 2d 958 (S.D. Iowa 2009). · cites it 2× “In its February 23, 2007 ruling, the Court also addressed an argument by David Richter (“Richter”) and Joseph *962 Hrvol (“Hrvol”), the prosecutors in 1977-78, that they were entitled to immunity from Harrington’s and McGhee’s state law claims under the Iowa Tort Claims Act…”
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