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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 668A.1, subsection 2, unnumbered 1 2 paragraph 1, Code 2003, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 An award for punitive or exemplary damages shall not be 1 4 made unless the answer or finding pursuant to subsection 1, 1 5 paragraph "a", is affirmative. If such answer or finding is 1 6 affirmative, the jury, or court if there is no jury, shall fix 1 7 the amount of punitive or exemplary damages to be awarded,1 8and; provided, however, that such award shall not be more than 1 9 two hundred fifty thousand dollars except upon a finding of 1 10 especially egregious conduct on the part of the defendant. 1 11 When awarded, such damages shall be ordered paid as follows: 1 12 EXPLANATION 1 13 This bill provides a monetary limitation on an award of 1 14 punitive or exemplary damages in a civil case of not more than 1 15 $250,000. However, the limitation does not apply upon a 1 16 finding of especially egregious conduct on the part of the 1 17 defendant. 1 18 LSB 2060SS 80 1 19 rh/pj/5.1
Text: SF00170 Text: SF00172 Text: SF00100 - SF00199 Text: SF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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