{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-670.3","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 670.3","heading":"Actual knowledge of defect as defense.","body":"In any action subject to the provisions of this chapter, an affirmative showing that the injured party had actual knowledge of the existence of the alleged obstruction, disrepair, defect, accumulation, or nuisance at the time of the occurrence of the injury, and a further showing that an alternate safe route was available and known to the injured party, shall constitute a defense to the action.","path":["Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES (Ch. 595 - 686D)","Chapter 670 - TORT LIABILITY OF GOVERNMENTAL SUBDIVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/670.3.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:17Z","sha256":"70c221c392d18aa754bb6f097cc8c5417114c9be37fd295df5ca45753b979f09","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-670.2","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-670.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}