714.16B  Identity theft--civil cause of action.

In addition to any other remedies provided by law, a person as defined under section 714.16, subsection 1, suffering a pecuniary loss as a result of an identity theft by another person under section 715A.8, may bring an action against such other person to recover the following:

1.  One thousand dollars or three times the actual damages, whichever is greater.

2.  Reasonable attorney fees and court costs.

Section History: Recent form

  99 Acts, ch 47, §1


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