Iowa Court Rules and Forms
The Iowa Supreme Court is
responsible for prescribing all rules of procedure, pleadings, practice,
evidence, and the forms of process, writs and notices, for all proceedings in
the state courts. This section of the
website contains a link to the Iowa Court Rules, copies of certain forms, and a
list of amendments and new rules recently adopted by the court.
Iowa Court Rules
The printed version of the
Iowa Court Rules is published by the Legislative Service Bureau of the Iowa Legislature,
under the direction of the Iowa Supreme Court. This part of the Judicial Branch
web site is a link to a site maintained by the Legislative Service Bureau.
Because the Iowa Court Rules are subject to revision by the Iowa Supreme Court
at anytime, you are encouraged to consult the official printed version of the
rules. When using the following link,
you can move directly to a specific chapter of the court rules by clicking on
the binoculars (Search) in the tool bar, typing the name of the chapter in
upper case (e.g. CHAPTER 6) and checking the "Whole words only"
box. A search can also be performed
using a key word, phrase or rule number.
Link to the Iowa
Court Rules.
Link to Rules of
Appellate Procedure 4th Edition effective through December 2008.
Amendments to Chapter 6 of the Iowa
Court Rules replaced Chapter 6 in its entirety and were effective January 1,
2009.
Local Court Rules
Local
rules are posted under the District Court
section of this site by district. Not
all districts have local rules.
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