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Terms Used In Iowa Code 670.5

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
670.5 Limitation of actions.
Except as provided in § 614.8, a person who claims damages from any municipality
or any officer, employee or agent of a municipality for or on account of any wrongful death, loss, or injury within the scope of § 670.2 or § 670.8 or under common law shall commence an action therefor within two years after the alleged wrongful death, loss, or injury.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §613A.5] C93, §670.5
2007 Acts, ch 110, §5, 6