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Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act

Iowa Intimate Images Civil Remedy Act

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Iowa adopted the Uniform Law Commission's civil remedy for nonconsensual disclosure of intimate images. A depicted person can sue someone who knowingly or recklessly shares, or threatens to share, a private intimate image without consent, and may proceed with identifying details redacted. Consent to creating an image or an earlier consensual sharing does not by itself mean consent to later disclosure.

Where

Iowa

Citation

Iowa Code ch. 659A (659A.1 to 659A.9)

Status

In force

In force since

2021-07-01

Last amended

2023-07-01

Enforced by

Depicted individuals (civil action)

People can sue

Yes

Penalties

Prevailing plaintiffs recover the greater of actual economic and noneconomic damages or statutory damages up to $10,000 per defendant, plus the defendant's profits, punitive damages, attorney fees and costs, and injunctive relief (659A.6). Four-year limitations period from discovery or threat (659A.7).

Applies to

• Any person (individual, business, or government) who intentionally discloses or threatens to disclose a private intimate image of an identifiable individual without consent, knowing or recklessly disregarding the lack of consent (659A.3(2))