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

For Statutory penalty · 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 or for a statute penalty, within two years, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Statutory penalty _(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:** or for a statute penalty, within two years _(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/).