Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 686D.4 (2026)

Premises owner’s duty of care — limited liability

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A person who possesses or is in control of a premises, including a tenant, lessee, or occupant of a premises, who directly or indirectly invites or permits an individual onto a premises, shall not be liable for civil damages for any injuries sustained from the individual’s exposure to COVID-19, whether the exposure occurs on the premises or during any activity managed by the person who possesses or is in control of a premises, unless any of the following apply to the person who possesses or is in control of the premises:

1. The person who possesses or is in control of the premises recklessly disregards a substantial and unnecessary risk that the individual would be exposed to COVID-19.

2. The person who possesses or is in control of the premises exposes the individual to COVID-19 through an act that constitutes actual malice.

3. The person who possesses or is in control of the premises intentionally exposes the individual to COVID-19. 2020 Acts, ch 1070, §6, 11 Section applies retroactively to January 1, 2020; 2020 Acts, ch 1070, §11 \n

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2025–2025 · leading case: Nedzad Mehmedovic as the Adm'r of the Est. of Hus Hari Buljic & as the Adm'r of the Est. of Sedika Buljic, Honario Garcia, Individually & as Adm'r of the Est. of Reberiano Leno Garcia; & Arturo de Jesus Hernandez v. Tyson Foods, Inc., Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., John H. Tyson, Noel W. White, Dean Banks, Stephen R. Stouffer, Tom Brower, Tom Hart, Cody Brustkern, John Casey, Bret Tapken, James Hook, Doug White, Mary Jones & Debra Adams (Iowa 2025).

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Nedzad Mehmedovic as the Adm'r of the Est. of Hus Hari Buljic & as the Adm'r of the Est. of Sedika Buljic, Honario Garcia, Individually & as Adm'r of the Est. of Reberiano Leno Garcia; & Arturo de Jesus Hernandez v. Tyson Foods, Inc., Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., John H. Tyson, Noel W. White, Dean Banks, Stephen R. Stouffer, Tom Brower, Tom Hart, Cody Brustkern, John Casey, Bret Tapken, James Hook, Doug White, Mary Jones & Debra Adams (Iowa 2025). · cites it 12× “Because the district court concluded that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction based on the IWCA’s exclusivity provisions, it didn’t reach any of the defendants’ other arguments, including whether the defendants had immunity from the estates’ claims under Iowa Code § 686D.4…”

— Iowa Code § 686D.4(1) — 1 case

Nedzad Mehmedovic as the Adm'r of the Est. of Hus Hari Buljic & as the Adm'r of the Est. of Sedika Buljic, Honario Garcia, Individually & as Adm'r of the Est. of Reberiano Leno Garcia; & Arturo de Jesus Hernandez v. Tyson Foods, Inc., Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., John H. Tyson, Noel W. White, Dean Banks, Stephen R. Stouffer, Tom Brower, Tom Hart, Cody Brustkern, John Casey, Bret Tapken, James Hook, Doug White, Mary Jones & Debra Adams (Iowa 2025). “Because the district court concluded that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction based on the IWCA’s exclusivity provisions, it didn’t reach any of the defendants’ other arguments, including whether the defendants had immunity from the estates’ claims under Iowa Code § 686D.4…”

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