1. As used in this section: a. “Goods or services” does not include the creation, dissemination, exhibition, or advertisement or similar promotion of a dramatic, literary,
musical, political, journalistic, or artistic work.
b. “Governmental unit” means a public corporation or government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, this chapter applies to a cause of action asserted in a civil action against a person based on any of the following of the person: a. Communication in a legislative, executive, judicial, administrative, or other governmental proceeding.
b. Communication on an issue under consideration or review in a legislative, executive, judicial, administrative, or other governmental
proceeding.
c. Exercise of the right of freedom of speech or of the press, the right to assemble or petition, or the right of association,
guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States or the Constitution of the State of Iowa, on a matter of public concern.
3. This chapter does not apply to any of the following causes of action asserted: a. Against a governmental unit or an employee or agent of a governmental unit acting or purporting to act in an official capacity.
b. By a governmental unit or an employee or agent of a governmental unit acting in an official capacity to enforce a law to protect
against an imminent threat to public health or safety.
c. Against a person primarily engaged in the business of selling or leasing goods or services if the cause of action arises out
of a communication related to the person’s sale or lease of the goods or services.
652.3 Special motion for expedited relief.
Not later than sixty days after a party is served with a petition, crossclaim, counterclaim, third-party claim, or other pleading
that asserts a cause of action to which
this chapter applies, or at a later time on a showing of good cause, the party may file a special motion for expedited relief to dismiss
the cause of action or part of the cause of action.
652.10 Costs, attorney fees, and expenses.
On a motion under
section 652.3, the court shall award court costs, reasonable attorney fees, and reasonable litigation expenses related to the motion in
the following circumstances:
1. To the moving party if the moving party prevails on the motion.
2. To the responding party if the responding party prevails on the motion and the court finds that the motion was frivolous or
filed solely with intent to delay the proceeding.