668.10 - GOVERNMENTAL EXEMPTIONS. - Iowa Statutes

668.10 GOVERNMENTAL EXEMPTIONS. 1. In any action brought pursuant to this chapter, the state or a municipality shall not be assigned a percentage of fault for any of the following: a. The failure to place, erect, or install a stop sign, traffic control device, or other regulatory sign as defined in the uniform manual for traffic control devices adopted pursuant to section 321.252. However, once a regulatory device has been placed, created, or installed, the state or municipality may be assigned a percentage of fault for its failure to maintain the device. b. The failure to remove natural or unnatural accumulations of snow or ice, or to place sand, salt, or other abrasive material on a highway, road, or street if the state or municipality establishes that it has complied with its policy or level of service for snow and ice removal or placing sand, salt, or other abrasive material on its highways, roads, or streets. 2. In any action brought pursuant to this chapter, the state shall not be assigned a percentage of fault for contribution unless the party claiming contribution has given the state notice of the claim pursuant to section 669.13.          Section History: Recent Form 84 Acts, ch 1293, § 10; 2007 Acts, ch 110, §3          Footnotes 2007 amendments to this section apply to complaints, claims, and actions arising out of an alleged death, loss, or injury occurring on or after July 1, 2007; 2007 Acts, ch 110, §6