{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-904.603","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 904.603","heading":"Action for damages.","body":"A person receiving or who has received services, or that person’s family, victim, or employer may institute a civil action for damages under chapter 669 or other action to restrain the release of confidential records set out in section 904.602, subsection 2, which is in violation of that section. A person, agency, or governmental body proven to have released confidential records in violation of section 904.602, subsection 2, is liable for actual damages for each violation and is liable for court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees incurred by the party bringing the action.","path":["Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE (Ch. 687 - 916)","Chapter 904 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS","Subchapter VI - RECORDS — CONFIDENTIALITY"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/904.603.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:20Z","sha256":"5e5b9f3f0feb938410a281356e8cf0ae06832c6613ba7ad4d009a03f5b3b2fef","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-904.602","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-904.604"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}