{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-538a.9","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 538A.9","heading":"Action for damages.","body":"1. A buyer injured by a violation of this chapter may bring an action for recovery of damages. The damages awarded shall not be less than the amount paid by the buyer to the credit services organization, plus reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs.\n2. The buyer may also be awarded punitive damages.","path":["Title XIII - COMMERCE (Ch. 505 - 554I)","Chapter 538A - CREDIT SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/538A.9.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:14Z","sha256":"7393c07af9688e199731f05575a2cef39849a31d26341d5efcd8b1b85e762275","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-538a.8","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-538a.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}