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Relating to statutes of limitations in civil actions
Topics:Courts & civil law
Same legislation: SF 512
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 24, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 24, 2025
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 4, 2025
- Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 512
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became SF 512 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 512 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Only the Iowa Legislature has the power to change the deadlines for filing certain types of lawsuits. These rules affect many different legal cases, such as claims involving injuries, broken contracts, property damage, and malpractice.1
Read the official explanation
1 (limitations of actions —— period).1, governs time limitations for the following civil actions: (1) an action involving penalties or forfeitures under an ordinance; (2) an action involving injuries to person or reputation or for a statute penalty; (3) an action with respect to products resulting in injuries or death; (4) an action against a sheriff or other public officer; (5) an action arising from unwritten contracts, injuries to property, fraud, and other causes of this respect; (6) an action arising from written contracts, judgments of courts not of record and recovery of real property and rent; (7) a judgment of courts of record; (8) a judgment quieting title; (9) an action arising from a wage dispute; (10) an action arising from a malpractice claim; (11) an action arising from a secured interest in farm products; (12) an action arising from improvements to real property; (13) an action arising from a claim of sexual abuse or sexual exploitation by a counselor, therapist, school employee, or adult providing training or instruction; (14) an action founded on public bonds or obligations; and (15) an action brought by a county for collection of taxes.
Changed since by amendment H-8356; see Amendments.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 24, 2025. On March 3, 2025 it recommended passage.
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