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2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622 - EVIDENCE › Section 622.75 - Reimbursement to party, county, or city.

622.75 Reimbursement to party, county, or city.
When a county or city or any party has paid the fees of any witness, and the same is afterward collected from the defendant or adverse party, the county, city, or person so paying the same shall, upon the production of the receipt of such witness or other satisfactory evidence, be entitled to such fee.
[C73, §3817; C97, §4663; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11332; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622.75]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622 - EVIDENCE › Section 622.76 - Failure to attend or testify — liability.

622.76 Failure to attend or testify — liability.
For a failure to obey a valid subpoena without a sufficient cause or excuse, or for a refusal to testify after appearance, the delinquent is guilty of a contempt of court and subject to be proceeded against by attachment. The delinquent is also liable to the party by whom the delinquent was subpoenaed for all consequences of such delinquency, with fifty dollars additional damages.
[C51, §2418; R60, §4016; C73, §3675; C97, §4664; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11333; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622.76]
Referred to in §622.79, 631.3
Contempts, chapter 665
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622 - EVIDENCE › Section 622.77 - Proceedings for contempt.

622.77 Proceedings for contempt.
Before a witness is so liable for a contempt for not appearing, the witness must be served personally with the process, by reading it to the witness, and leaving a copy thereof with the witness, if demanded, and it must be shown that the fees and traveling expenses allowed by law were tendered to the witness, if required; or it must appear that a copy of the subpoena, if left at the witness’ usual place of residence, came into the witness’ hands, with the fees and traveling expenses above mentioned.
[C51, §2419; R60, §4017; C73, §3676; C97, §4665; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11334; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622.77]
Referred to in §622.79, 631.3
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622 - EVIDENCE › Section 622.78 - Serving subpoena.

622.78 Serving subpoena.
If a witness hides, or in any manner attempts to avoid being personally served with a subpoena, any sheriff having the subpoena may use all necessary and proper means to serve the same, and may for that purpose break into any building or other place where the witness is to be found, having first made known the sheriff’s business and demanded admission.
[C51, §2420; R60, §4018; C73, §3677; C97, §4666; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11335; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622.78]
Referred to in §622.79
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622 - EVIDENCE › Section 622.79 - When party fails to obey subpoena.

622.79 When party fails to obey subpoena.
In addition to the remedies provided in sections 622.76 through 622.78, if a party to an action in the party’s own right, on being duly subpoenaed, fails to appear and give testimony, the other party may, at the other party’s election, have a continuance of the cause at the cost of the delinquent.
[C51, §2421; R60, §4024; C73, §3683; C97, §4667; C24, 27, 31,35, 39, §11336; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622.79]
2013 Acts, ch 90, §174
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622 - EVIDENCE › Section 622.80 - Pleading taken as true.

622.80 Pleading taken as true.
If the delinquent party shows by the party’s own testimony, or otherwise, that the party could not have a full personal knowledge of the transaction, the court may order the party’s pleading to be taken as true; subject to be reconsidered by the court within a reasonable time thereafter, upon satisfactory reasons being shown for the delinquency.
[C51, §2422; R60, §4025; C73, §3684; C97, §4668; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11337; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622.80]
2019 Acts, ch 59, §203
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622 - EVIDENCE › Section 622.81 - Authority to subpoena.

622.81 Authority to subpoena.
Any officer or board authorized to hear evidence shall have authority to subpoena witnesses and compel them to attend and testify, in the same manner as officers authorized to take depositions.
[C97, §4669; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11338; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622.81]
Enforcing attendance, §622.84, 622.102
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622 - EVIDENCE › Section 622.82 - Prisoner produced.

622.82 Prisoner produced.
A person confined in a penitentiary or jail in the state may, by order of any court of record, be required to be produced for oral examination in the county where the person is imprisoned, and in a criminal case in any county in the state; but in all other cases the person’s examination must be by a deposition.
[R60, §4019; C73, §3678; C97, §4670; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11339; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622.82]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622 - EVIDENCE › Section 622.83 - Deposition of prisoner.

622.83 Deposition of prisoner.
While a prisoner’s deposition is being taken, the prisoner shall remain in the custody of the officer having the prisoner in charge, who shall afford reasonable facilities for the taking thereof.
[R60, §4020; C73, §3679; C97, §4671; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11340; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622.83]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622 - EVIDENCE › Section 622.84 - Subpoenas — enforcing obedience.

622.84 Subpoenas — enforcing obedience.
1. When, by the laws of this or any other state or country, testimony may be taken in the form of depositions to be used in any of the courts thereof, the person authorized to take the depositions may issue subpoenas for witnesses, which must be served by the same officers and returned in the same manner as is required in district court, and obedience to the subpoenas may be enforced in the same way and to the same extent, or the person may report the matter to the district court who may enforce obedience as though the action was pending in the district court.
2. If a witness is located in any other state or country and refuses to voluntarily submit to the deposition, the court of jurisdiction in this state may, upon the application of any party, petition the court of competent jurisdiction in the foreign jurisdiction where the witness is located to issue subpoenas or make other appropriate orders to compel the witness’ attendance at the deposition.
[C51, §2477 – 2479; R60, §4021 – 4023; C73, §3680 – 3682; C97, §4672; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11341; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622.84]
89 Acts, ch 230, §22; 90 Acts, ch 1041, §1
Similar provision, §622.102
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622 - EVIDENCE › Section 622.85 - Affidavits — before whom made.

622.85 Affidavits — before whom made.
An affidavit is a written declaration made under oath, without notice to the adverse party, before any person authorized to administer oaths within or without the state.
[R60, §4030, 4035; C73, §3689, 3690; C97, §4673; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11342; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622.85]
Referred to in §435.26
Perpetuating testimony,
R.C.P. 1.721 – 1.728
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622 - EVIDENCE › Section 622.86 - Foreign affidavits.

622.86 Foreign affidavits.
An affidavit taken out of the state before any judge or clerk of a court of record, or before a notarial officer as provided in chapter 9B, or a commissioner appointed by the governor of this state to take acknowledgment of deeds in the state where the affidavit is taken, are of the same credibility as if taken within this state.
[C51, §2475; R60, §4036; C73, §3691; C97, §4674; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11343; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622.86]
2012 Acts, ch 1050, §55, 60; 2013 Acts, ch 140, §102; 2019 Acts, ch 59, §204
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622 - EVIDENCE › Section 622.87 - How affidavits compelled.

622.87 How affidavits compelled.
When a person is desirous of obtaining the affidavit of another who is unwilling to make the same fully, the person may apply by petition to any officer competent to take depositions, stating the object for which the person desires the affidavit.
[C51, §2480; R60, §4038; C73, §3692; C97, §4675; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11344; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622.87]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622 - EVIDENCE › Section 622.88 - Subpoena issued.

622.88 Subpoena issued.
If the officer is satisfied that the object is legal and proper, the officer shall issue a subpoena to bring the witness before the officer, and, if the witness fails then to make a full affidavit of the facts within the witness’ knowledge to the extent required of the witness by the officer, the latter may proceed to take the witness’ deposition by question and answer in the usual way, which may be used instead of an ordinary affidavit.
[C51, §2481; R60, §4039; C73, §3693; C97, §4676; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11345; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622.88]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622 - EVIDENCE › Section 622.89 - Notice.

622.89 Notice.
The officer may, in the officer’s discretion, require notice of the taking of such affidavit or deposition to be given to any person interested in the subject matter, and allow the person to be present and cross-examine such witness.
[C51, §2482; R60, §4040; C73, §3694; C97, §4677; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11346; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622.89]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622 - EVIDENCE › Section 622.90 - Cross-examination.

622.90 Cross-examination.
The court or officer to whom any affidavit is presented as a basis for some action, in relation to which any discretion is lodged with such court or officer, may require the witness to be brought before it or the officer and submit to a cross-examination by the opposite party.
[C51, §2483; R60, §4041; C73, §3695; C97, §4678; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11347; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622.90]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622 - EVIDENCE › Section 622.91 - Signature and seal — presumption.

622.91 Signature and seal — presumption.
The signature and seal of such officers as are authorized to take depositions or affidavits, having a seal, and the simple signature of such as have no seal, are presumptive evidence of the genuineness thereof, as well as of the official character of the officer, except as otherwise declared.
[C51, §2476; R60, §4037; C73, §3696; C97, §4679; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11348; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622.91]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622 - EVIDENCE › Section 622.92 - Newspaper publications — how proved.

622.92 Newspaper publications — how proved.
Publications required to be made in a newspaper may be proved by the affidavit of any person having knowledge of the fact, specifying the times when and the paper in which the publication was made, but such affidavit must be made within six months after the last day of publication.
[C51, §2427; R60, §4042; C73, §3697; C97, §4680; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11349; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622.92]
Proof of publication,
R.C.P. 1.314
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622 - EVIDENCE › Section 622.93 - Applicability in certain counties.

622.93 Applicability in certain counties.
Proof of the publication of the filing in the district court of the petitions as provided for in section 618.13 and a charge on the basis of one dollar for each petition shall be made once each month by the publisher, presented to the clerk of the district court for verification and approval, and filed with the county auditor to be presented to the board of supervisors, which shall order the claim for the publications paid.
[C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §622.93; 81 Acts, ch 117, §1096]
83 Acts, ch 123, §198, 209
Referred to in §331.424
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622 - EVIDENCE › Section 622.94 - Proof of serving or posting notices.

622.94 Proof of serving or posting notices.
The posting up or service of any notice or other paper required by law may be proved by the affidavit of any competent witness attached to a copy of said notice or paper, and made within six months of the time of such posting up.
[C51, §2428; R60, §4043; C73, §3698; C97, §4681; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11350; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622.94]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622 - EVIDENCE › Section 622.95 - Other facts.

622.95 Other facts.
Any other fact which is required to be shown by affidavit, and which may be required for future use in any action or other proceeding, may be proved by pursuing the course above indicated, as nearly as the circumstances of the case will admit.
[C51, §2429; R60, §4044; C73, §3699; C97, §4682; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11351; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622.95]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622 - EVIDENCE › Section 622.96 - How perpetuated — presumption of fact.

622.96 How perpetuated — presumption of fact.
Proof so made may be perpetuated and preserved for future use by filing the papers above mentioned in the office of the clerk of the district court of the county where the act is done. The original affidavit appended to the notice or paper, if there is one, and, if not, the affidavit by itself is presumptive evidence of the facts stated therein, but does not preclude other modes of proof now held sufficient.
[C51, §2430; R60, §4045; C73, §3700; C97, §4683; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11352; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622.96]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622 - EVIDENCE › Section 622.97 - Authorized use.

622.97 Authorized use.
The original shorthand notes of the evidence or any part thereof heretofore or hereafter taken upon the trial of any cause or proceeding, in any court of record of this state, by the shorthand reporter of such court, or any transcript thereof, duly certified by such reporter, when material and competent, shall be admissible in evidence on any retrial of the case or proceeding in which the same were taken, and for purposes of impeachment in any case, and shall have the same force and effect as a deposition, subject to the same objections so far as applicable.
[S13, §245-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11353; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622.97]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622 - EVIDENCE › Section 622.98 - Transcript must be complete.

622.98 Transcript must be complete.
No portion of the transcript of the shorthand notes of the evidence of any witness shall be admissible as such deposition, unless it shall appear from the certificate or verification thereof that the whole of the shorthand notes of the evidence of such witness, upon the trial or hearing in which the same was given, is contained in such transcript, but the party offering the same shall not be compelled to offer the whole of such transcript.
[S13, §245-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11354; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622.98]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622 - EVIDENCE › Section 622.99 - Certification.

622.99 Certification.
It shall be the duty of any such reporter, upon demand by any party to any cause or proceeding, or by the attorney of such party, when such shorthand notes are offered in evidence, to read the same before the court, judge, referee, or jury, or to furnish to any person when demanded a certified transcript of the shorthand notes of the evidence of any one or more witnesses, upon payment of the reporter’s fees therefor.
[S13, §245-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11355; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622.99]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622 - EVIDENCE › Section 622.100 - Sworn verification.

622.100 Sworn verification.
When the reporter taking such notes in any case or proceeding in court has ceased to be the reporter of such court, any transcript by the reporter made therefrom and sworn to by the reporter before any person authorized to administer an oath as a full, true, and complete transcript of the notes of the testimony of the witness, a transcript of whose testimony is demanded, shall have the same force and effect as though duly certified by the reporter of said court.
[S13, §245-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11356; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622.100]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622 - EVIDENCE › Section 622.101 - Identification of exhibits.

622.101 Identification of exhibits.
When any exhibit, record, or document is referred to in such shorthand notes or transcript thereof, the identity of such exhibit, record, or document, as the one referred to by the witness, may be proven either by the reporter or any other person who heard the evidence of the witness given on the stand.
[S13, §245-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11357; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622.101]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622 - EVIDENCE › Section 622.102 - Refusal to appear or testify.

622.102 Refusal to appear or testify.
Any witness who refuses to obey such subpoena or after appearance refuses to testify shall be reported by the officer or commissioner to the district court of the county where the subpoena was issued.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11367; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622.102]
Similar provision, §622.84
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622 - EVIDENCE › Section 622.104 - Witness fees.

622.104 Witness fees.
A witness appearing before an officer directed to take the witness’ deposition is entitled to the same fees and mileage as a witness in the court in which the deposition is to be used. If subpoenaed, such a witness is entitled to fees and mileage in advance, as in other cases.
[C97, §4716; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11398; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622.104]
Fees and mileage, §622.69 – 622.75
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622 - EVIDENCE › Section 622.105 - Evidence of date mailed.

622.105 Evidence of date mailed.
1. Any report, claim, tax return, statement, or any payment required or authorized to be filed or made to the state, or any political subdivision which is transmitted through the United States mail or mailed but not received by the state or political subdivision or received and the cancellation mark is illegible, erroneous or omitted, shall be deemed filed or made and received on the date it was mailed if the sender establishes by competent evidence that the report, claim, tax return, statement, or payment was deposited in the United States mail on or before the date for filing or paying. In the event of nonreceipt of any such report, tax return, statement, or payment, the sender shall file a duplicate within thirty days of receiving written notification of nonreceipt of such report, tax return, statement, or payment. Filing of a duplicate within thirty days of receiving written notification shall be considered to be a filing made on the date of the original filing.
2. For the purposes of this section “competent evidence” means evidence, in addition to the testimony of the sender, sufficient or adequate to prove that the document was mailed on a specified date which evidence is credible and of such a nature to reasonably support the determination that the letter was mailed on a specified date.
[C77, 79, 81, §622.105]
2016 Acts, ch 1011, §121
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622 - EVIDENCE › Section 622.106 - Certified or registered mail.

622.106 Certified or registered mail.
If any report, claim, tax return, statement, or payment is sent by United States mail and either registered or certified, a record authenticated by the United States post office shall be considered competent evidence that the report, claim, tax return, statement, or payment was delivered to the state or political subdivision to which addressed, and the date of registration or certification shall be deemed the postmarked date.
[C77, 79, 81, §622.106]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622A - INTERPRETERS IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS › Section 622A.1 - Definitions.

622A.1 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Administrative agency” means any department, board, commission, or agency of the state or any political subdivision of the state.
2. “Interpreter” means a person who transfers the meaning of spoken or written words in one language into the equivalent meaning in another spoken language.
3. “Legal proceeding” means any action before any court, or any legal action preparatory to appearing before any court, whether civil, criminal, or juvenile in nature; and any proceeding before any administrative agency which is quasi-judicial in nature and which has direct legal implications to any person.
4. “Limited English proficient” means the inability to adequately understand or effectively communicate in the English language because a person’s primary language is a language other than English.
5. “Translator” means a person who transfers the meaning of written or spoken words in one language into the equivalent meaning in the written words of another language.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622A.1]
2006 Acts, ch 1041, §7; 2007 Acts, ch 126, §103; 2021 Acts, ch 77, §2
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622A - INTERPRETERS IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS › Section 622A.2 - Limited-English-proficient persons — when entitled to an interpreter or a translator.

622A.2 Limited-English-proficient persons — when entitled to an interpreter or a translator.
1. A limited-English-proficient person who is a party to any legal proceeding or a witness therein, shall be entitled to an interpreter to assist such person throughout the proceeding.
2. A limited-English-proficient person who is a party to any legal proceeding shall be entitled to a translator to produce a written translation of written or electronically recorded material only when a court determines that an oral or sign interpretation of the material is not sufficient to ensure due process under the circumstances.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622A.2]
2021 Acts, ch 77, §3
Referred to in §622A.3
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622A - INTERPRETERS IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS › Section 622A.3 - Costs — when taxed.

622A.3 Costs — when taxed.
1. An interpreter or translator shall be appointed without expense to a limited-English-proficient person in the following cases:
a. If the person requiring assistance is a witness in the civil legal proceeding.
b. If the person requiring assistance is indigent and financially unable to secure an interpreter.
2. The state court administrator shall receive, review, and pay fee claims from an interpreter or translator appointed under subsection 1, including all interpreter or translator claims formerly paid from the indigent defense fund. The fees shall be paid from the revolving fund created in section 602.1302, subsection 3, when a limited-English-proficient person is entitled to an interpreter or translator under section 622A.2 and the interpreter or translator services are not provided before an administrative agency.
3. In civil cases, every court shall tax the costs of an interpreter or translator the same as other court costs.
4. In criminal cases, where the defendant is indigent, the interpreter or translator shall be considered as a defendant’s witness under
rule of criminal procedure 2.15
for the purpose of receiving fees, except that subpoenas shall not be required.
5. An administrative agency shall pay an interpreter when a limited-English-proficient person is entitled to an interpreter under section 622A.2 and the interpreter services are provided before an administrative agency. The agency may require that the party to the proceeding pay the expense of the interpreter.
6. Moneys recovered as court costs for interpreters paid through the revolving fund established in section 602.1302, subsection 3, shall be deposited in that fund.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622A.3]
99 Acts, ch 144, §8; 2021 Acts, ch 77, §4 – 6
Referred to in §815.11
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622A - INTERPRETERS IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS › Section 622A.4 - Fee set by court or administrative agency.

622A.4 Fee set by court or administrative agency.
Every interpreter appointed by a court or administrative agency shall receive a fee to be set by the court or administrative agency.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622A.4]
99 Acts, ch 144, §9; 2021 Acts, ch 77, §7
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622A - INTERPRETERS IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS › Section 622A.5 - Oath.

622A.5 Oath.
Every interpreter and translator in any legal proceeding shall take an oath consistent with the rules the supreme court adopts under this chapter.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622A.5]
2021 Acts, ch 77, §8
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622A - INTERPRETERS IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS › Section 622A.6 - Qualifications, neutrality, and integrity.

622A.6 Qualifications, neutrality, and integrity.
Any court or administrative agency may inquire into the qualifications, neutrality, and integrity of any interpreter or translator, and may disqualify any person from serving as an interpreter or translator.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622A.6]
2021 Acts, ch 77, §9
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622A - INTERPRETERS IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS › Section 622A.7 - Rules.

622A.7 Rules.
The supreme court, after consultation with the department of human rights and other appropriate departments, shall adopt rules governing the qualifications and compensation of interpreters or translators appearing in legal proceedings under this chapter. However, an administrative agency which is subject to chapter 17A may adopt rules differing from those of the supreme court governing the qualifications and compensation of interpreters or translators appearing in proceedings before that agency.
84 Acts, ch 1137, §1; 2021 Acts, ch 77, §10
Rules adopted by the supreme court are published in the compilation “Iowa Court Rules”
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622A - INTERPRETERS IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS › Section 622A.8 - Electronic recording of testimony.

622A.8 Electronic recording of testimony.
An electronic recording of the portion of proceedings where non-English testimony is given shall be made and maintained for one year after the entry of the final disposition or sentence or, if the final judgment is appealed, until one year after the final disposition of the appeal.
84 Acts, ch 1137, §2; 2021 Acts, ch 77, §11
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622A - INTERPRETERS IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS › Section 622A.9 - Privileged communications.

622A.9 Privileged communications.
Communications between a limited-English-proficient person and a third party which are privileged under chapter 622 in which an interpreter or translator participates as an interpreter or translator shall be privileged with regard to the interpreter or translator.
2021 Acts, ch 77, §12
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622B - DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING PERSONS — INTERPRETERS › Section 622B.1 - Definitions — rules.

622B.1 Definitions — rules.
1. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
a. “Administrative agency” means any department, board, commission, or agency of the state or any political subdivision of the state.
b. “Deaf person” means an individual who uses sign language as the person’s primary mode of communication and who may use sign language interpreters to facilitate communication.
c. “Hard-of-hearing person” means an individual who is unable to hear and distinguish sounds within normal conversational range and who needs to use speechreading, assistive listening devices, or other reasonable accommodations to facilitate communication.
d. “Sign language interpreter” means a person who is able to interpret from sign language into an oral language and from an oral language into sign language.
2. The supreme court, after consultation with the department of human rights, shall adopt rules governing the qualifications and compensation of sign language interpreters appearing in a legal proceeding or before an administrative agency under this chapter. However, an administrative agency which is subject to chapter 17A may adopt rules differing from those of the supreme court governing the qualifications and compensation of sign language interpreters appearing in proceedings before that agency.
[C81, §622B.1]
85 Acts, ch 131, §1; 88 Acts, ch 1134, §108; 93 Acts, ch 75, §7; 2021 Acts, ch 77, §13
Referred to in §321.189, 321.190, 804.31
Rules adopted by the supreme court are published in the compilation “Iowa Court Rules”
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622B - DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING PERSONS — INTERPRETERS › Section 622B.2 - Interpreter appointed.

622B.2 Interpreter appointed.
If a deaf or hard-of-hearing person is a party to, a witness at, or a participant in a proceeding before a grand jury, court, or administrative agency of this state, the court or administrative agency shall appoint a sign language interpreter without expense to the deaf or hard-of-hearing person to interpret or translate the proceedings to the deaf or hard-of-hearing person and to interpret or translate the person’s testimony unless the deaf or hard-of-hearing person waives the right to a sign language interpreter.
[C81, §622B.2]
93 Acts, ch 75, §8; 2021 Acts, ch 77, §14
Referred to in §804.31
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622B - DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING PERSONS — INTERPRETERS › Section 622B.3 - Notice of need.

622B.3 Notice of need.
When a deaf or hard-of-hearing person is entitled to a sign language interpreter, the deaf or hard-of-hearing person shall notify the presiding official within three days after receiving notice of the proceeding, stating the disability and requesting the services of a sign language interpreter. If the deaf or hard-of-hearing person receives notification of an appearance less than five days prior to the proceeding, that person shall notify the presiding official requesting a sign language interpreter as soon as practicable or may apply for a continuance until a sign language interpreter is appointed.
[C81, §622B.3]
93 Acts, ch 75, §9; 2021 Acts, ch 77, §15
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622B - DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING PERSONS — INTERPRETERS › Section 622B.4 - List.

622B.4 List.
The office of deaf services of the department of human rights shall prepare and continually update a listing of qualified and available sign language interpreters. The courts and administrative agencies shall maintain a directory of qualified interpreters for deaf and hard-of-hearing persons as furnished by the department of human rights. The office of deaf services shall maintain a list of sign language interpreters which shall be made available to a court, administrative agency, or interested parties to an action using the services of a sign language interpreter.
[C81, §622B.4]
88 Acts, ch 1134, §109; 93 Acts, ch 75, §10; 96 Acts, ch 1162, §1; 2021 Acts, ch 77, §16
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622B - DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING PERSONS — INTERPRETERS › Section 622B.5 - Oath.

622B.5 Oath.
Before participating in a proceeding, a sign language interpreter shall take an oath that the sign language interpreter will make a true interpretation in an understandable manner to the person for whom the sign language interpreter is appointed and that the sign language interpreter will interpret or translate the statements of the deaf or hard-of-hearing person to the best of the sign language interpreter’s skills and judgment.
[C81, §622B.5]
93 Acts, ch 75, §11; 2021 Acts, ch 77, §17
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622B - DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING PERSONS — INTERPRETERS › Section 622B.6 - Privileged communications.

622B.6 Privileged communications.
Communication between a deaf or hard-of-hearing person and a third party which is privileged under chapter 622 in which the sign language interpreter participates as a sign language interpreter shall be privileged to the sign language interpreter.
[C81, §622B.6]
93 Acts, ch 75, §12; 2021 Acts, ch 77, §18
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622B - DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING PERSONS — INTERPRETERS › Section 622B.7 - Fee.

622B.7 Fee.
A sign language interpreter appointed under this chapter is entitled to a reasonable fee and expenses as determined by the rules applying to that proceeding. This schedule shall be furnished to all courts and administrative agencies and maintained by them. If the sign language interpreter is appointed by the court, the fee and expenses shall be paid by the county and if the sign language interpreter is appointed by an administrative agency, the fee and expenses shall be paid out of funds available to the administrative agency.
[C81, §622B.7]
83 Acts, ch 123, §199, 209; 93 Acts, ch 75, §13; 2021 Acts, ch 77, §19
Referred to in §331.424, 815.11
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 622B - DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING PERSONS — INTERPRETERS › Section 622B.8 - Disqualification.

622B.8 Disqualification.
On motion of a party or on its own motion, a court or administrative agency shall inquire into the qualifications, neutrality, and integrity of a sign language interpreter. A court or administrative agency may disqualify for good reason any person from serving as a sign language interpreter in that proceeding. If a sign language interpreter is disqualified, the court or administrative agency shall appoint another sign language interpreter.
[C81, §622B.8]
2021 Acts, ch 77, §20
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 623 - CHANGE OF VENUE

CHAPTER 623
CHANGE OF VENUE
For Iowa court rules concerning change of venue
in civil actions, see
R.C.P. 1.801 – 1.808
For Iowa court rule concerning change of venue
in criminal actions, see
R.Cr.P. 2.11(10)
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 624 - TRIAL AND JUDGMENT › Section 624.1 - Evidence in ordinary actions.

624.1 Evidence in ordinary actions.
1. All issues of fact in ordinary actions shall be tried upon oral evidence taken in open court, except that depositions may be used as provided by law.
2. A party may interrogate any unwilling or hostile witness by leading questions.
3. A party may call an adverse party or an officer, director, or managing agent of a public or private corporation or of a partnership or association which is an adverse party, and interrogate the party or person by leading questions and contradict and impeach the party or person in all respects as if the party or person had been called by the adverse party, and the witness thus called may be contradicted and impeached by or on behalf of the adverse party also, and may be cross-examined by the adverse party only upon the subject matter of the examination in chief.
[R60, §2999; C73, §2741; C97, §3651; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11430; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §624.1]
2020 Acts, ch 1062, §64
Depositions,
R.C.P. 1.701 – 1.717
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 624 - TRIAL AND JUDGMENT › Section 624.2 - Ordinary actions — evidence on appeal.

624.2 Ordinary actions — evidence on appeal.
Upon appeal, in ordinary actions no evidence shall go to the appellate court except such as may be necessary to explain any exception taken in the cause, and such court shall hear and try the case only on the legal errors so presented.
[R60, §2999; C73, §2741; C97, §3651; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11431; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §624.2]
Iowa Constitution, Art. V, §4
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 624 - TRIAL AND JUDGMENT › Section 624.3 - Evidence in equitable actions.

624.3 Evidence in equitable actions.
In actions cognizable in equity, wherein issues of fact are joined, the court may order the evidence or any part thereof to be taken in the form of depositions, or either party may take depositions as authorized by law, and may in the discretion of the court be granted a continuance for that purpose.
[R60, §2999; C73, §2742; C97, §3652; S13, §3652; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11432; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §624.3]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 624 - TRIAL AND JUDGMENT › Section 624.4 - Equitable actions — evidence on appeal.

624.4 Equitable actions — evidence on appeal.
The evidence in actions cognizable in equity shall be presented on appeal to the appellate court, which shall try such causes anew. However, upon further review by the supreme court of equity actions heard by the court of appeals the review may be limited in scope as provided in the rules of appellate procedure.
[R60, §2999; C73, §2742; C97, §3652; S13, §3652; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11433; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §624.4]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 624 - TRIAL AND JUDGMENT › Section 624.5 - Abstracts in equity causes.

624.5 Abstracts in equity causes.
In equitable causes, where the evidence is taken in the form of depositions, the district court may require to be submitted with the arguments an abstract of the pleadings and evidence, substantially as required by the rules of appellate procedure for abstracts in appeals in equitable causes, except that the same need not be printed.
[C97, §3653; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11434; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §624.5]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 624 - TRIAL AND JUDGMENT › Section 624.6 - When triable.

624.6 When triable.
Causes shall be triable at any time after the expiration of twenty days after legal and timely service has been made.
[C51, §1763; R60, §3007; C73, §2744; C97, §3655; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11436; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §624.6]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 624 - TRIAL AND JUDGMENT › Section 624.7 - Exception.

624.7 Exception.
If the action challenges the legality, validity, or constitutionality of a proposed constitutional amendment, the cause shall be tried within three days after the issues are made up.
[C31, 35, §11436-d1; C39, §11436.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §624.7]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 624 - TRIAL AND JUDGMENT › Section 624.8 - Calendar.

624.8 Calendar.
The clerk shall keep a calendar of criminal causes, arranging them in the order of their commencement and, if the court so order, shall, under the direction of the court, apportion the same to as many days as is believed necessary, and, at the request of any party to a cause or the party’s attorney, shall issue subpoenas accordingly. The clerk shall furnish the court and bar with a sufficient number of copies of the calendar on or before January 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15 of each year, furnish the court and bar with a sufficient number of copies of a supplement thereto, which shall include the new causes only, but the publication of the assignments as provided in section 618.13 shall be in lieu of the publishing of a court calendar except that the first two daily publications of said paper shall be furnished free by the publisher to any attorney who shall request the clerk for the same.
[C51, §1761, 1762; R60, §3005; C73, §2747; C97, §3661; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11441; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §624.8]
Referred to in §602.8102(98)
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 624 - TRIAL AND JUDGMENT › Section 624.9 - Detailed report of trial.

624.9 Detailed report of trial.
In all appealable actions triable by ordinary or equitable proceedings, any party thereto shall be entitled to have reported the whole proceedings upon the trial or hearing, and the court shall direct the reporter to make such report in writing or shorthand, which shall contain the date of the commencement of the trial, the proceedings impaneling the jury, and any objections thereto with the rulings thereon, the oral testimony at length, and all offers thereof, all objections thereto, the rulings thereon, the identification as exhibits, by letter or number or other appropriate mark, of all written or other evidence offered, and by sufficient reference thereto, made in the report, to make certain the object or thing offered, all objections to such evidence and the rulings thereon, all motions or other pleas orally made and the rulings thereon, the fact that the testimony was closed, the portions of arguments objected to, when so ordered by the court, all objections thereto with the rulings thereon, all oral comments or statements of the court during the progress of the trial, and any exceptions taken thereto, the fact that the jury is instructed, all objections and exceptions to instructions given by the court on its own motion, the fact that the case is given to the jury, the return of the verdict and action thereon of whatever kind, and any other proceedings before the court or jury which might be preserved and made of record by bill of exceptions, and shall note that exception was saved by the party adversely affected to every ruling made by the court.
[C97, §3675; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11456; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §624.9]
Referred to in §232.41, 232.94, 232.115, 602.8102(98)
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 624 - TRIAL AND JUDGMENT › Section 624.10 - Certification — ipso facto bill.

624.10 Certification — ipso facto bill.
Such report shall be certified by the trial judge and reporter, when demanded by either party, to the effect that it contains a full, true, and complete report of all proceedings had that are required to be kept, and, when so certified, the same shall be filed by the clerk and, with all matters set out or identified therein, shall be a part of the record in such action, and constitute a complete bill of exceptions.
[C97, §3675; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11457; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §624.10]
Referred to in §602.8102(98)
When bill necessary,
R.C.P. 1.1001(1)
Certification by successor,
R.C.P. 1.1001(4)
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 624 - TRIAL AND JUDGMENT › Section 624.11 - Matters excluded.

624.11 Matters excluded.
On a trial before a jury it shall not be necessary to take down arguments of counsel or statements of the court, except the rulings, when not made in the presence of the jury.
[C97, §3675; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11458; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §624.11]
Referred to in §602.8102(98)
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 624 - TRIAL AND JUDGMENT › Section 624.11A - Juror challenge — municipal taxpayers.

624.11A Juror challenge — municipal taxpayers.
When selecting a jury in a trial in which a municipality is a defendant, a juror challenge based on the potential juror’s status as a taxpayer of that municipality shall not be allowed unless a real, substantial, and immediate interest is shown which would unfairly prejudice the plaintiff.
84 Acts, ch 1181, §10
Referred to in §602.8102(98)
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 624 - TRIAL AND JUDGMENT › Section 624.12 - Panel exhausted.

624.12 Panel exhausted.
If for any reason the regular panel is exhausted without a jury being selected, it shall be completed in the manner provided in the chapters upon selecting, drawing, and summoning juries.
[C97, §3698; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11482; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §624.12]
Referred to in §602.8102(98)
Juries, see chapter 607A
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 624 - TRIAL AND JUDGMENT › Section 624.13 - Interlocutory questions.

624.13 Interlocutory questions.
Upon interlocutory questions, the party moving the court or objecting to testimony shall be heard first; the respondent may then reply by one counsel, and the mover rejoining, confining remarks to the points first stated and a pertinent answer to respondent’s argument. Argument on the questions shall then be closed, unless further requested by the court.
[R60, §3046; C73, §2779; C97, §3700; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11486; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §624.13]
Referred to in §602.8102(98)
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 624 - TRIAL AND JUDGMENT › Section 624.14 - Juror as witness — grounds to set aside verdict.

624.14 Juror as witness — grounds to set aside verdict.
If a juror has personal knowledge respecting a fact in controversy in a cause, the juror must declare the fact of the knowledge in accordance with
rule of evidence 5.606(a)
, and the juror may not testify in the trial of the case in which the juror is sitting. Proof of such a declaration may be made by any juror in support of a motion to set aside a verdict.
[C51, §3010; R60, §4801; C73, §4433; C97, §5381; C24, §13858; C27, 31, 35, §11496-b1, 13858; C39, §11496.1, 13858; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §624.14, 780.17; C79, 81, §624.14]
83 Acts, ch 37, §5
Referred to in §602.8102(98)
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 624 - TRIAL AND JUDGMENT › Section 624.15 - Must be on material point.

624.15 Must be on material point.
No exception shall be regarded in an appellate court unless the ruling has been on a material point, and the effect thereof prejudicial to the rights of the party excepting.
[R60, §3111; C73, §2836; C97, §3754; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11548; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §624.15]
Referred to in §602.8102(98)
Errors disregarded, §619.16
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 624 - TRIAL AND JUDGMENT › Section 624.16 - Costs of new trial.

624.16 Costs of new trial.
The cost of all new trials shall either abide the event of the action or be paid by the party to whom such new trial is granted, according to the order of the court, to be made at the time of granting such new trial.
[R60, §3117; C73, §2840; C97, §3762; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11560; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §624.16]
Referred to in §602.8102(98)