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Iowa · Through Iowa Code 2026 edition

Iowa Code § 686D.4: Premises owner’s duty of care — limited liability.

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  1. Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES (Ch. 595 - 686D)
  2. Chapter 686D - COVID-19 RELATED LIABILITY

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.

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