235A.20 - CIVIL REMEDY.
235A.20 CIVIL REMEDY.
Any aggrieved person may institute a civil action for damages
under chapter 669 or 670 or to restrain the dissemination of child
abuse information in violation of this chapter, and any person,
agency or other recipient proven to have disseminated or to have
requested and received child abuse information in violation of this
chapter, or any employee of the department who knowingly destroys
assessment data except in accordance with rule as established by the
department for retention of child abuse information under section
235A.18 shall be liable for actual damages and exemplary damages for
each violation and shall be liable for court costs, expenses, and
reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the party bringing the action.
In no case shall the award for damages be less than one hundred
dollars. Section History: Early Form
[C75, 77, 79, 81, § 235A.20] Section History: Recent Form
97 Acts, ch 176, § 13, 41, 43
Referred to in § 232.68, 235A.12, 235A.13