{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-686d.4","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 686D.4","heading":"Premises owner’s duty of care — limited liability.","body":"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:\n1. 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.\n2. The person who possesses or is in control of the premises exposes the individual to COVID-19 through an act that constitutes actual malice.\n3. The person who possesses or is in control of the premises intentionally exposes the individual to COVID-19.","path":["Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES (Ch. 595 - 686D)","Chapter 686D - COVID-19 RELATED LIABILITY"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/686D.4.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:17Z","sha256":"abe41a6acb172d3ed941f1ee7ef3a79bcbaa501383048636c20abd4948b976bb","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-686d.3","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-686d.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}