669.14A Qualified immunity. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an employee of the state subject to a claim brought under this chapter shall not be liable for monetary damages if any of the followingapply: a. The right, privilege, or immunity secured by law was not clearly established at the time of the alleged deprivation, or at the time of the alleged deprivation the state of the law wasnot sufficiently clear that every reasonable employee would have understood that the conductalleged constituted a violation of law. b. A court of competent jurisdiction has issued a final decision on the merits holding, without reversal, vacatur, or preemption, that the specific conduct alleged to be unlawful wasconsistent with the law. 2. The state or a state agency shall not be liable for any claim brought under this chapter where the employee was determined to be protected by qualified immunity under subsection1. 3. A plaintiff who brings a claim under this chapter alleging a violation of the law must state with particularity the circumstances constituting the violation and that the law wasclearly established at the time of the alleged violation. r this chapter alleging a violation of the law must state with particularity the circumstances constituting the violation and that the law wasclearly established at the time of the alleged violation. Failure to plead a plausible violation orfailure to plead that the law was clearly established at the time of the alleged violation shallresult in dismissal with prejudice. 4. Any decision by the district court denying qualified immunity shall be immediately appealable. 5. This section shall apply in addition to any other statutory or common law immunity.2021 Acts, ch 183, §12, 16 Sat Dec 23 12:24:20 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 669.14A (2, 0)
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