§ 669.5

669.5 When suit permitted — employees of the state. 1. A suit shall not be permitted for a claim under this chapter unless the attorney general has made final disposition of the claim. However, if the attorney general does not make finaldisposition of a claim within six months after the claim is made in writing to the director of thedepartment of management, the claimant may, by notice in writing, withdraw the claim fromconsideration and begin suit under this chapter. Disposition of or offer to settle any claimmade under this chapter shall not be competent evidence of liability or amount of damagesin any suit under this chapter. 2. a. Upon certification by the attorney general that a defendant in a suit was an employee of the state acting within the scope of the employee’s office or employment at the time of theincident upon which the claim is based, the suit commenced upon the claim shall be deemedto be an action against the state under the provisions of this chapter, and if the state is notalready a defendant, the state shall be substituted as the defendant in place of the employee. b.

deemedto be an action against the state under the provisions of this chapter, and if the state is notalready a defendant, the state shall be substituted as the defendant in place of the employee. b. If the attorney general refuses to certify that a defendant was acting within the scope of the defendant’s office or employment as described in paragraph 'a' at the time of the incidentout of which the claim arose, the defendant may petition the court, with notice to the attorneygeneral, for the court to find and certify that the defendant was an employee of the state andwas acting within the scope of the defendant’s office or employment. The defendant must filethe petition within ninety days of the date the attorney general serves notice of the attorneygeneral’s refusal to provide certification as provided in paragraph 'a'. If the court issues thefinding and certification, the suit shall be deemed to be brought against the state and subjectto the provisions of this chapter and the state shall be substituted as the defendant partyunless the state is already a defendant. If the court denies the petition for certification, theorder shall not be a final order and is not subject to

state shall be substituted as the defendant partyunless the state is already a defendant. If the court denies the petition for certification, theorder shall not be a final order and is not subject to interlocutory appeal by the defendant. [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §25A.5]C93, §669.52006 Acts, ch 1185, §107Referred to in §669.13, 669.21 Sat Dec 23 12:24:14 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 669.5 (16, 0)