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Iowa Code § 669.16 (2026)

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From and after March 31, 1965, the authority of any state agency to sue or be sued in its own name shall not be construed to authorize suits against such state agency on claims as defined in this chapter. The remedies provided by this chapter in such cases shall be exclusive. [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §25A.16] C93, §669.16

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1996–2026 · leading case: Voss v. State, Iowa Dep't of Transp., 553 N.W.2d 878 (Iowa 1996).
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Voss v. State, Iowa Dep't of Transp., 553 N.W.2d 878 (Iowa 1996). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 669.16 . The district court granted the defendants’ motion, ruling in their favor on all grounds urged with one exception.”
Dickerson v. Mertz, 547 N.W.2d 208 (Iowa 1996). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 669.16 (exempting state agencies from claims under the state tort claims act).”
Deborah E. McFadden, Individually & as Adm'r of the Est. of Charles Walter McFadden, Jr. v. Dep't of Transp., State of Iowa, 877 N.W.2d 119 (Iowa 2016). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 669.16 ; Jones v. Iowa State Highway Comm’n, 207 N.”
Mills v. Iowa Bd. of Regents, 770 F. Supp. 2d 986 (S.D. Iowa 2011). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 669.16 (“[T]he authority of any state agency to sue or be sued in its own name shall not be construed to authorize suits against such state agency on claims as defined in this chapter.”
Waters v. State, Dept. of Transp., 784 N.W.2d 24 (Iowa 2010). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code § 669.16 (2003). In this case, the State eventually sought to remove the departments as named defendants, and the district court subsequently ordered the claims to proceed against the State of Iowa.”
Amended March 9, 2016 Deborah E. McFadden, Individually & as Adm'r of the Est. of Charles Walter Mcfadden, Jr. v. Dep't of Transp., State of Iowa (Iowa 2016). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 669.16 ; Jones v. Iowa State Highway Comm’n, 207 N.”
Beverly Henry v. State of Iowa (Iowa Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code § 669.16 . Henry asserts that when she named the Fair Authority instead of the State in her initial petition, it was a misnomer.”
Deborah E. McFadden, Individually & as Adm'r of the Est. of Charles Walter McFadden Jr. v. the Dep't of Transp., State of Iowa (Iowa Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “The court also dismissed the claims made by Deborah individually noting that 1 The IDOT was dismissed from the action by stipulation of the parties pursuant to Iowa Code section 669.16 (2013), and this issue is not appealed.”
Martin L. Waters & Leslie Waters Vs. State Of Iowa (Iowa 2010). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code § 669.16 (2003). In this case, the State eventually sought to remove the departments as named defendants, and the district court subsequently ordered the claims to proceed against the State of Iowa.”
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