Personal injury · Iowa
For Personal injury · 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
- Personal injury our reading
- State
- Iowa verified
- Limitation period
- within two years verified
- 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
- When the clock starts
- after their causes accrue verified
- Section
- 614.1 verified
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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.
— legis.iowa.gov, retrieved 2026-08-25
Source
- legis.iowa.govhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/614.pdf