Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 669.3 (2026)

Adjustment and settlement of claims

✓ current as of July 2026
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1. The attorney general, on behalf of the state of Iowa, shall consider, ascertain, adjust, compromise, settle, determine, and allow any claim that is subject to this chapter.

2. A claim made under this chapter shall be filed with the director of the department of management, who shall acknowledge receipt on behalf of the state.

3. The state appeal board shall adopt rules and procedures for the handling, processing, and investigation of claims, in accordance with chapter 17A. [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §25A.3] C93, §669.3 2003 Acts, ch 44, §114; 2006 Acts, ch 1185, §105 Referred to in §669.2, 669.15 \n

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 27 cases (8 in the last 5 years), 1996–2026 · leading case: Paula Segura & Ricardo Segura v. State of Iowa, 889 N.W.2d 215 (Iowa 2017).
Paula Segura & Ricardo Segura v. State of Iowa, 889 N.W.2d 215 (Iowa 2017). · cites it 108× “” Iowa Code § 669.3 (2). However, reading section 669.”
Terri Rivera v. Woodward Resource Ctr. & State of Iowa, 830 N.W.2d 724 (Iowa 2013). · cites it 24× “See Iowa Code §§ 669.3 , .5 (2005). In 2006, the legislature amended the Act to replace the state appeals board with the present scheme of using the director of the department of management and the attorney general to dispose of the administrative claims filed under the 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 6× “”); see also Iowa Code § 669.3 (2) (“A claim made under [the ITCA] shall be filed with the director of the department of management.”
Voss v. State, Iowa Dep't of Transp., 553 N.W.2d 878 (Iowa 1996). · cites it 4× “See Iowa Code § 669.3 . She sought an -unspecified amount of damages from the State for the wrongful death of her son.”
Casey Mcgill Ginger L. Mcgill Ashlea D. Mcgill & Casey Mcgill, As Parent & Next Best Friend Of Amanda R. Mcgill, Alicia C. Mcgill, & Allison C. Mcgill, Minors Vs. Ben Fish, Thomas Vine, Mark Newton, Robert Selby, & Steven Shaffer, 790 N.W.2d 113 (Iowa 2010). · cites it 2× “§ 669.3(1). A lawsuit may not be filed in district court before a final disposition by the attorney general, unless the attorney general fails to dispose of the claim within six months and the claimant provides notice to the attorney general of the intent *118 to withdraw the…”
Joshua N. Thomas v. Officers Tim Gavin, Chuck Tygart, Jess Bernhard, & Adam Olson Deputy Sheriff Luke Hruby Reserve Deputy Sheriff Joshua Gersten the City of North Liberty, Iowa & Johnson Cnty., Iowa, 838 N.W.2d 518 (Iowa 2013). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code §§ 669.3 (2), 669.5(1). This multiplication of proceedings would complicate things for all concerned.”
Hook v. Lippolt, 755 N.W.2d 514 (Iowa 2008). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code §§ 669.3 , .5. Section 669.2(3) defines “claim” to include “[a]ny claim against an employee of the state for money only .”
Drahaus v. State, 584 N.W.2d 270 (Iowa 1998). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code § 669.3 . Filing a claim with the appeal board is an administrative remedy which must be exhausted before a plaintiff can pursue his or her action in district court.”
State v. McCoy, 742 N.W.2d 593 (Iowa 2007). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code §§ 669.3 — .5; see also id. § 669.”
Robinson v. State, 687 N.W.2d 591 (Iowa 2004). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code section 669.3 delegates to the board the power to “adopt rules and procedures for the handling, processing and investigation of claims” under the Tort Claims Act.”
— Iowa Code § 669.3(1) — 3 cases
Terri Rivera v. Woodward Resource Ctr. & State of Iowa, 830 N.W.2d 724 (Iowa 2013). “See Iowa Code §§ 669.3 , .5 (2005). In 2006, the legislature amended the Act to replace the state appeals board with the present scheme of using the director of the department of management and the attorney general to dispose of the administrative claims filed under the Act.”
Casey Mcgill Ginger L. Mcgill Ashlea D. Mcgill & Casey Mcgill, As Parent & Next Best Friend Of Amanda R. Mcgill, Alicia C. Mcgill, & Allison C. Mcgill, Minors Vs. Ben Fish, Thomas Vine, Mark Newton, Robert Selby, & Steven Shaffer, 790 N.W.2d 113 (Iowa 2010). “§ 669.3(1). A lawsuit may not be filed in district court before a final disposition by the attorney general, unless the attorney general fails to dispose of the claim within six months and the claimant provides notice to the attorney general of the intent *118 to withdraw the…”
Wilson v. Lamp, 142 F. Supp. 3d 793 (N.D. Iowa 2015).
— Iowa Code § 669.3(2) — 9 cases
Terri Rivera v. Woodward Resource Ctr. & State of Iowa, 830 N.W.2d 724 (Iowa 2013). “See Iowa Code §§ 669.3 , .5 (2005). In 2006, the legislature amended the Act to replace the state appeals board with the present scheme of using the director of the department of management and the attorney general to dispose of the administrative claims filed under the Act.”
Casey Mcgill Ginger L. Mcgill Ashlea D. Mcgill & Casey Mcgill, As Parent & Next Best Friend Of Amanda R. Mcgill, Alicia C. Mcgill, & Allison C. Mcgill, Minors Vs. Ben Fish, Thomas Vine, Mark Newton, Robert Selby, & Steven Shaffer, 790 N.W.2d 113 (Iowa 2010). “§ 669.3(1). A lawsuit may not be filed in district court before a final disposition by the attorney general, unless the attorney general fails to dispose of the claim within six months and the claimant provides notice to the attorney general of the intent *118 to withdraw the…”
— Iowa Code § 669.3(3) — 5 cases
Paula Segura & Ricardo Segura v. State of Iowa, 889 N.W.2d 215 (Iowa 2017). “” Iowa Code § 669.3 (2). However, reading section 669.”
Schulte v. State (Iowa Ct. App. 2026).
— Iowa Code § 669.3(3)(a) — 1 case
— Iowa Code § 669.3(8) — 1 case
Paula Segura & Ricardo Segura v. State of Iowa, 889 N.W.2d 215 (Iowa 2017). “” Iowa Code § 669.3 (2). However, reading section 669.”
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