# Defamation · Iowa — Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim

For Defamation · Iowa, limitation period is within two years; when the clock starts is after their causes accrue; section is 614.1; how the statute describes it is Those founded on injuries to the person or reputation, including injuries to relative rights, whether based on contract or tort, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Defamation _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** Iowa _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limitation period:** within two years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the statute describes it:** Those founded on injuries to the person or reputation, including injuries to relative rights, whether based on contract or tort _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **When the clock starts:** after their causes accrue _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Section:** 614.1 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 614.1 Period. Actions may be brought within the times limited as follows, respectively, after their causes accrue, and not afterwards, except when otherwise specially declared: 1. Penalties or forfeitures under ordinance. Those to enforce the payment of a penalty or forfeiture under an ordinance, within one year. 2. Injuries to person or reputation — relative rights — statute penalty. Those founded on injuries to the person or reputation, including injuries to relative rights, whether based on contract or tort, or for a statute penalty, within two years.

## Source

- https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/614.pdf

Last verified: 2026-08-25. Review by: 2027-08-25.
Part of [Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim](https://referencesource.org/state-civil-statute-of-limitations/).