{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-611.2","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 611.2","heading":"Civil and special actions.","body":"1. A civil action is a proceeding in a court of justice in which one party, known as the plaintiff, demands against another party, known as the defendant, the enforcement or protection of a private right, or the prevention or redress of a private wrong. It may also be brought for the recovery of a penalty or forfeiture.\n2. Every other proceeding in a civil case is a special action.","path":["Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES (Ch. 595 - 686D)","Chapter 611 - ACTIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/611.2.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:16Z","sha256":"69d9cff94961ba93ebfa5de44769f8f89ff2d6f01017fd8b6f4315e130c09601","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-611.1","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-611.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}