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Iowa Court Decisions

Supreme Court (Iowa) Court of Appeals (Iowa Ct. App.) ————— U.S. District Court—Northern District (N.D. Iowa) U.S. District Court—Southern District (S.D. Iowa) U.S. Bankruptcy Court—Southern District (Bankr. S.D. Iowa)

Appellate cases can be retrieved by citation (e.g., “542 N.W.2d 247”) from a LEXIS database (free searching goes back five years only). There is also a text-search function. (Registration is required but is free.)

Additional Resources
¶  U.S. Bankruptcy Court Decisions — Northern District ... [Bankr. N.D. Iowa] — A few recent decisions.

Iowa Constitution and Legislation

1. Constitution (Iowa Const.)
   Bills
   2009-2010 Bills (83rd G.A.) 2007-2008 Bills (82nd G.A.) 2005-2006 Bills (81st G.A.) 2003-2004 Bills (80th G.A.) 2001-2002 Bills (79th G.A.) 1999-2000 Bills (78th G.A.) 1997-1998 Bills (77th G.A.) 1995-1996 Bills (76th G.A.)
   See also a collection of links for tracking legislation.

2. Acts and Joint Resolutions of the State of Iowa (Iowa Acts)
   These are session laws (from 1993 to present). For codified laws, see the Code of Iowa, below.

3. Code of Iowa (Iowa Code)
   See also uniform laws and interstate compacts.

Iowa Rules of Procedure and Practice

1. Court Rules ♦ Rules of Procedure
   Local Court Rules ♦ U.S. Court Rules
   First Judicial District Court Rules (Iowa 1st Dist. Ct. R.) Second Judicial District Court Rules (Iowa 2nd Dist. Ct. R.) Third Judicial District Court Rules (Iowa 3rd Dist. Ct. R.) Fifth Judicial District Court Rules (Iowa 5th Dist. Ct. R.) Seventh Judicial District Court Rules (Iowa 7th Dist. Ct. R.) Eighth Judicial District Court Rules (Iowa 8th Dist. Ct. R.) ————— U.S. District Court Rules—Northern District (N.D. Iowa R.)     —Southern District (S.D. Iowa R.) U.S. Bankruptcy Court Rules—Northern District (N.D. Iowa Bankr. R.)     —Southern District

2. Rules of Professional Conduct

Iowa Administrative Law Sources

1. Regulations
   1. Iowa Administrative Code (Iowa Admin. Code)
   2. Iowa Administrative Bulletin (Iowa Admin. Bull.)

2. Opinions ♦ Decisions ♦ Orders ♦ Rulings
   Civil Rights Commission Decisions
   Industrial Commissioner Opinions
   Additional Resources
   ¶  Search Attorney General Opinions ... This is a text-search interface to a database, maintained by West Group, of opinions starting in 1977.

Iowa Local Law Sources

Charters
Note that a charter could be included in a collection of ordinances (see below) instead of being separately accessible.
County Ordinances
Municipal Ordinances
Bettendorf <6> Cedar Falls <5> Cedar Rapids <1> Clear Lake <2> Coralville <2> Council Bluffs <4> Davenport <3> Des Moines <5> Dubuque <6> Iowa City <6> Knoxville <6> Mason City <6> Mount Pleasant <5> Mt. Vernon <2> Nevada <2> Ottumwa <5> Pella <2> Spencer <6> Wahpeton <2> Waterloo <6> West Des Moines <6>       
Click on the button keyed to the name of the municipality. NOTE: On some web sites, selecting the state is necessary for access to the ordinances link.

Iowa Law-Related Periodicals

1. Drake Law Review (Drake L. Rev.)
2. Iowa Law Review (Iowa L. Rev.)

Other Iowa Commentary

1. A Guide to Doing Business in Iowa. Davis, Brown, Koehn, Shors & Roberts, P.C. ... [Lex Mundi]

Iowa Law-Related Topical Web Sites

Iowa Court Information

Web Sites
Supreme Court and Judicial Branch ————— U.S. District Court—Northern District     —Southern District U.S. Bankruptcy Court—Northern District     —Southern District
1. Addresses ♦ Names ♦ Numbers

Iowa Forms

1. Iowa Civil Rights Commission — Forms

2. Revenue and Finance Department — Tax Forms

3. Business Entity Forms ...[Paracorp, Inc. (Cal.)] — Convenient interface to view and print in-blank official state forms (in PDF files) for filing by business entities. A JavaScript-enabled browser is required.

Other Iowa Resources

Government-Related Web Sites
General Assembly Judicial Branch ————— Attorney General (Justice Department) Public Defender ————— Revenue and Finance Department Secretary of State
See also the Piper Resources list of sites.
Additional Resources
¶  Vital Records — Contact Information ... [Elizabeth Orsay (Ind.)]
¶  Workers' Compensation — Agency Contact and Staff Contact Information ... [Robert W. McDowell / North Carolina Industrial Commission]
Bar Associations ♦ Law-Related Organizations
Iowa State Bar Association ————— Linn County Bar Association
See the National Federation of Paralegal Associations for links to websites of member organizations.
Law Schools ♦ Admission to Practice ♦ Continuing Legal Education
Commission on Continuing Legal Education Iowa Law School Continuing Legal Education ————— Drake University Law School University of Iowa College of Law

Legal Research and Assistance

Law Libraries
Iowa State Law Library Drake University University of Iowa
See also links to web sites of public law libraries and catalogs of academic law libraries, maintained by the library at Washburn University School of Law; and the LibrarySites.Info database of library web sites (“Libcat”).
1. Iowa State Bar Association Brochures ... On-line legal information for the public, on various topics.

2. Bankruptcy Law and Procedures for Iowa Residents ... [Calicchia & Kinast LLP (Ohio)] — This web site, presented by a Cleveland bankruptcy law firm, covers basic information about the bankruptcy process, describes debt consolidation and credit counseling as alternatives to bankruptcy, lists the property that an individual is allowed to keep (with citations to governing provisions of Iowa law), and gives information about the bankruptcy courts and how to contact bankruptcy attorneys in Iowa.

3. Low-Cost Legal Aid ... See also the web site for LawHelp.org and the web site for SelfHelpSupport.org.
   1. Iowa Legal Aid
   2. Iowa Legal Help for the Poor ... [Am. Bar Ass'n] — Contact information for statewide and local legal-aid programs, from the ABA's Directory of Pro Bono Programs. The ABA also provides a page of links to pro bono programs' web sites.
   3. WomensLaw.org — Sources of Legal Help ... [WomensLaw.org (N.Y.)] — Sources of legal help (not limited to legal help for women) include statewide domestic-violence resources, local domestic-violence resources listed by city or town, free or low-cost legal services, and lawyer referral services.