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2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 673 - DOMESTICATED ANIMAL ACTIVITIES › Section 673.3 - Notice required.

673.3 Notice required.
1. A domesticated animal professional shall post and maintain a sign on real property in which the professional holds an interest, if the professional conducts domesticated animal activities on the property. The location of the sign may be near or on a stable, corral, or arena owned or controlled by the domesticated animal professional. The sign must be clearly visible to a participant. This section does not require a sign to be posted on a domesticated animal or a vehicle powered by a domesticated animal. The notice shall appear in black letters a minimum of one inch high and in the following form:
WARNING
Under Iowa law, a domesticated animal professional is not liable for damages suffered by, an injury to, or the death of a participant resulting from the inherent risks of domesticated animal activities, pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 673. You are assuming inherent risks of participating in this domesticated animal activity.
2. If a written contract is executed between a domesticated animal professional and a participant involving domesticated animal activities, the contract shall contain the same notice in clearly readable print. In addition, the contract shall include the following disclaimer:
A number of inherent risks are associated with a domesticated animal activity. A domesticated animal may behave in a manner that results in damages to property or an injury or death to a person. Risks associated with the activity may include injuries caused by bucking, biting, stumbling, rearing, trampling, scratching, pecking, falling, or butting.
The domesticated animal may react unpredictably to conditions, including but not limited to a sudden movement, loud noise, an unfamiliar environment, or the introduction of unfamiliar persons, animals, or objects.
The domesticated animal may also react in a dangerous manner when a condition or treatment is considered hazardous to the welfare of the animal; a collision occurs with an object or animal; or a participant fails to exercise reasonable care, take adequate precautions, or use adequate control when engaging in a domesticated animal activity, including failing to maintain reasonable control of the animal or failing to act in a manner consistent with the person’s abilities.
97 Acts, ch 61, §3; 98 Acts, ch 1100, §80; 2015 Acts, ch 29, §112
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 673 - DOMESTICATED ANIMAL ACTIVITIES › Section 673.4 - Fairs — domesticated animal premises — liability.

673.4 Fairs — domesticated animal premises — liability.
1. A fair authority is not liable for damages arising from a claim by a participant or spectator alleging injury or death caused by a domesticated animal pathogen transmitted at a domesticated animal premises located on its fairgrounds. This subsection applies regardless of whether a domesticated animal is present on the domesticated animal premises, when the domesticated animal pathogen is transmitted, or whether a domesticated animal present on the domesticated animal premises is engaged in a domesticated animal activity.
2. Subsection 1 does not apply to the extent that the participant or spectator proves that the fair authority failed to post a warning sign at a conspicuous place at the domesticated animal premises as required in section 673.5.
2017 Acts, ch 80, §2
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 673 - DOMESTICATED ANIMAL ACTIVITIES › Section 673.5 - Warning sign — notice.

673.5 Warning sign — notice.
A fair authority shall post a warning sign at a conspicuous place on any domesticated animal premises located on the fairgrounds. The warning sign shall be clearly visible to a person visiting the premises for the first time. The sign shall have a white background and the sign’s notice shall be printed in black letters a minimum of one inch high in the following form:
WARNING
DOMESTICATED ANIMAL PREMISES
Under Iowa Code chapter 673, the fair is not liable for a domesticated animal pathogen transmitted from this domesticated animal premises. Take necessary sanitary precautions including by not touching your face or consuming food or water until thoroughly cleansing and drying your hands after your visit. As soon as possible after your visit, thoroughly cleanse your hands using an appropriate soap and water and thoroughly dry them after cleansing.
2017 Acts, ch 80, §3
Referred to in §673.4
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 673 - DOMESTICATED ANIMAL ACTIVITIES › Section 673.6 - Limitation on liability.

673.6 Limitation on liability.
The limitation on legal liability provided in this chapter is in addition to any other limitation of legal liability otherwise provided by law, including as provided in chapters 461C and 673A.
2021 Acts, ch 104, §2
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 673A - IOWA AGRICULTURAL TOURISM PROMOTION ACT › Section 673A.2 - Purpose.

673A.2 Purpose.
1. The general assembly finds all of the following:
a. Agriculture is a vital part of this state’s economy, culture, and history.
b. An increasing number of Iowans are removed from day-to-day farm life and associated agricultural experiences.
c. Agricultural tourism provides a valuable opportunity for the general public to understand farm life and associated agricultural experiences.
d. Farming includes a number of hazards which cannot be removed for the benefit of visitors to a farm without detracting from the farm experience visitors receive, including the daily experience of working on a farm.
2. The general assembly declares that uncertainty regarding the potential liability associated with places on a farm and the inherent risks of farming have a negative impact upon the establishment and success of agricultural tourism and its benefits to the people of this state.
2021 Acts, ch 104, §4
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 673A - IOWA AGRICULTURAL TOURISM PROMOTION ACT › Section 673A.4 - Limitation on liability — inherent risk of farming.

673A.4 Limitation on liability — inherent risk of farming.
1. Subject to the conditions of this chapter, an agricultural tourism farmer, an agricultural tourism professional, or a person engaged in farming the agricultural tourism farm is not liable for any act or omission causing injury, loss, or death suffered by an agricultural tourist if all of the following apply:
a. The injury, loss, or death was caused while the agricultural tourist was visiting the agricultural tourism farm.
b. The act or omission that caused the injury, loss, or death was associated with an inherent risk of farming.
2. Subject to the conditions of this chapter, an agricultural tourism farmer, an agricultural tourism professional, or a person engaged in farming on the agricultural tourism farm is not liable for any injury, loss, or death suffered by an agricultural tourist, if any of the following apply:
a. The agricultural tourist contributed to the injury, loss, or death of that agricultural tourist or to another agricultural tourist.
b. The agricultural tourist failed to comply with reasonable verbal or written instructions or warnings provided by the agricultural tourism farmer, the agricultural tourism professional, or a person engaged in farming.
c. The injury, loss, or death occurred at a place where a reasonable person would not enter as part of a visit to the agricultural tourism farm. A legible and conspicuous notice that the place is not part of a visit is sufficient to satisfy this requirement.
2021 Acts, ch 104, §6
Referred to in §673A.5, 673A.7
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 673A - IOWA AGRICULTURAL TOURISM PROMOTION ACT › Section 673A.5 - Limitation on liability — affirmative defense.

673A.5 Limitation on liability — affirmative defense.
1. In any claim alleging an act or omission causing injury, loss, or death suffered by an agricultural tourist on an agricultural tourism farm, it is an affirmative defense that an agricultural tourism farmer, an agricultural tourism professional, or a person engaged in farming the agricultural tourism farm is not liable pursuant to section 673A.4.
2. The affirmative defense described in subsection 1 is in addition to any other limitation of legal liability otherwise provided by law, including as provided in chapters 461C and 673.
2021 Acts, ch 104, §7
Referred to in §673A.6, 673A.7
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 673A - IOWA AGRICULTURAL TOURISM PROMOTION ACT › Section 673A.6 - Limitation on liability — notice required.

673A.6 Limitation on liability — notice required.
1. As a condition of being able to plead an affirmative defense as provided in section 673A.5, a notice of the inherent risk of farming must have been provided to an agricultural tourist prior to an alleged injury, loss, or death caused by the agricultural tourism farmer, agricultural tourism professional, or person engaged in farming the agricultural tourism farm.
2. A notice required by this section must have been posted on the premises of an agricultural tourism farm. The notice must have been posted in a conspicuous location where the agricultural tourist was first allowed to enter the premises of an agricultural tourism farm. The notice must have appeared in black letters a minimum of one inch high and in the following form:
IOWA AGRICULTURAL TOURISM PROMOTION ACT
IOWA CODE CHAPTER 673A
You are visiting a working farm as a participant who is either observing or contributing to the success of farming activities. Under Iowa law you are assuming liability for any hazard that you may encounter. A hazard includes the inherent risk of participating in a farming activity or disregarding written or verbal instructions. Farming includes dangerous conditions present on land and in structures, unpredictable behavior of farm animals, dangers associated with the operation of equipment and machinery, and potential wrongful acts of another visitor. Be careful.
3. A notice required by this section must have been included in any written contract entered into by the agricultural tourist and either the agricultural tourism farmer or agricultural tourism professional. A notice required by this section must have been included in any written waiver which must be signed and dated by an agricultural tourist. The notice must have included the same language provided in subsection 2 and printed in twelve point boldface type.
2021 Acts, ch 104, §8; 2022 Acts, ch 1021, §169
Subsection 2 amended
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 673A - IOWA AGRICULTURAL TOURISM PROMOTION ACT › Section 673A.7 - Limitation on liability — exceptions.

673A.7 Limitation on liability — exceptions.
The limitation on liability provided in section 673A.4 and the affirmative defense authorized under section 673A.5 do not apply to the extent that all of the following conditions are met:
1. An injury, loss, or death suffered by an agricultural tourist was caused by the act or omission of an agricultural tourism farmer, an agricultural tourism professional, or a person engaged in farming on the agricultural tourism farm.
2. The act or omission described in subsection 1 was any of the following:
a. Illegal.
b. Intentional.
c. The result of willful misconduct, gross negligence or incompetence amounting to such lack of care as to amount to wanton neglect for the safety of another, or recklessness.
d. Due to intoxication by alcohol, a drug, or a combination of such substances.
e. The result of a failure to notify an agricultural tourist of a dangerous latent condition on the farm, including a building or other structure, or equipment or machinery regardless of whether it was operational, if the dangerous latent condition was known or should have been known by the agricultural tourism farmer or agricultural tourism professional.
f. A condition or event existing at the agricultural tourism farm that was not reasonably foreseeable by a person generally familiar with farming, even though such condition or farming activity would have been foreseeable at another type of agricultural tourism farm.
2021 Acts, ch 104, §9
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 674 - CHANGING NAMES › Section 674.1 - Authorization.

674.1 Authorization.
A person who has attained the age of majority and who does not have any civil disabilities may apply to the court to change the person’s name by filing a verified petition as provided in this chapter. The verified petition may request a name change for minor children of the petitioner as well as the petitioner or a parent may file a verified petition requesting a name change on behalf of a minor child of the parent.
[C51, §2256 – 2260; R60, §3844 – 3848; C73, §3502 – 3506; C97, §4471 – 4475; S13, §4471-b; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12645; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §674.1; 81 Acts, ch 201, §1]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 674 - CHANGING NAMES › Section 674.2 - Petition to court.

674.2 Petition to court.
The verified petition shall be addressed to the district court of the county where the applicant resides and shall state and provide for each person seeking a name change:
1. The name at the time the petition is filed of the person whose name is to be changed and the person’s county of residence. If the person whose name is to be changed is a minor child, the petition shall state the name of the petitioner and the petitioner’s relationship to the minor child.
2. A description including height, weight, color of hair, color of eyes, race, sex, and date and place of birth.
3. Residence at time of petition and any prior residences for the past five years.
4. Reason for change of name, briefly and concisely stated.
5. A legal description of all real property in this state owned by the petitioner.
6. The name the petitioner proposes to take.
7. A certified copy of the birth certificate to be attached to the petition. If a certified copy of the birth certificate is not available, the reason for the unavailability shall be stated and another form of identification, which may include documents provided by the United States department of immigration and naturalization service, shall be attached in lieu of the certified copy of the birth certificate.
[S13, §4471-c; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12646, 12647; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, §674.2, 674.3; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §674.2, 674.6; 81 Acts, ch 201, §2]
90 Acts, ch 1008, §1, 2; 99 Acts, ch 150, §2
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 674 - CHANGING NAMES › Section 674.4 - When granted.

674.4 When granted.
A decree of change of name may be granted any time after thirty days of the filing of the petition.
[S13, §4471-h; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12653; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, §674.9; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §674.4]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 674 - CHANGING NAMES › Section 674.5 - Contents of decree.

674.5 Contents of decree.
The decree shall describe the petitioner, giving the petitioner’s name and former name, height, weight, color of hair, color of eyes, race, sex, date and place of birth and the given name of the spouse and any minor children affected by the change. The decree shall also give a legal description of all real property owned by the petitioner.
[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §674.5]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 674 - CHANGING NAMES › Section 674.6 - Notice — consent.

674.6 Notice — consent.
1. If the petitioner is married, the petitioner must give legal notice to the spouse, in the manner of an original notice, of the filing of the petition.
2. If the petition includes or is filed on behalf of a minor child fourteen years of age or older, the child’s written consent to the change of name of that child is required.
3. If the petition includes or is filed on behalf of a minor child under fourteen, both parents as stated on the birth certificate of the minor child shall file their written consent to the name change. If one of the parents does not consent to the name change, a hearing shall be set on the petition on twenty days’ notice to the nonconsenting parent pursuant to the rules of civil procedure. At the hearing the court may waive the requirement of consent as to one of the parents if it finds any of the following:
a. That the parent has abandoned the child.
b. That the parent has been ordered to contribute to the support of the child or to financially aid in the child’s birth and has failed to do so without good cause.
c. That the parent does not object to the name change after having been given due and proper notice.
[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §674.6; 81 Acts, ch 201, §3]
85 Acts, ch 99, §12; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §113
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 674 - CHANGING NAMES › Section 674.7 - Copy to Iowa department of public health.

674.7 Copy to Iowa department of public health.
When the court grants a decree of change of name, the clerk of the court shall furnish the petitioner with a certified copy of the decree and mail an abstract of a decree requiring a name change to be reflected on a birth certificate to the state registrar of vital statistics of the Iowa department of public health on a form provided by the state registrar.
[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §674.7]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 674 - CHANGING NAMES › Section 674.8 - Copy to counties.

674.8 Copy to counties.
The clerk of the court shall send a certified copy of the decree to the recorder’s office in every county in this state where real property is owned by the petitioner.
[S13, §4471-i; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12656; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, §674.12; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §674.8]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 674 - CHANGING NAMES › Section 674.9 - Former name indicated.

674.9 Former name indicated.
Any new birth certificate issued to a person granted a change of name shall reflect the former name of the person issued the new birth certificate.
[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §674.9; 81 Acts, ch 201, §4]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 674 - CHANGING NAMES › Section 674.10 - Fee.

674.10 Fee.
For filing a petition for change of name, the clerk shall collect a fee in the amount collected for filing and docketing a petition under section 602.8105, subsection 1, paragraph “a”.
[S13, §4471-g; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12651, 12652; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, §674.7, 674.8; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §674.10]
94 Acts, ch 1074, §14
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 674 - CHANGING NAMES › Section 674.13 - Further change barred.

674.13 Further change barred.
A person shall not change the person’s name more than once under this chapter unless just cause is shown. However, in a decree dissolving a person’s marriage, the person’s name may be changed back to the name appearing on the person’s original birth certificate or to a legal name previously acquired in a former marriage.
[S13, §4471-h; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12655; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, §674.11; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §674.13]
88 Acts, ch 1158, §98
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 674 - CHANGING NAMES › Section 674.14 - Indexing in real property record.

674.14 Indexing in real property record.
The county recorder and county auditor of each county in which the petitioner owns real property shall collect fees in the amounts specified in sections 331.604 and 331.507, subsection 2, paragraph “b”, for indexing a change of name for each parcel of real estate.
[S13, §4471-i; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12656; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, §674.12; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §674.14]
85 Acts, ch 159, §12; 2009 Acts, ch 27, §38
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 676 - JUDGMENT BY CONFESSION › Section 676.1 - Judgment by confession — how entered.

676.1 Judgment by confession — how entered.
A judgment by confession, without action, may be entered by the clerk of the district court.
[C51, §1837; R60, §3397; C73, §2894; C97, §3813; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12668; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §676.1]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 676 - JUDGMENT BY CONFESSION › Section 676.2 - For money only — contingent liability.

676.2 For money only — contingent liability.
The judgment can be only for money due or to become due, or to secure a person against contingent liabilities on behalf of the defendant, and must be for a specified sum.
[C51, §1838; R60, §3398; C73, §2895; C97, §3814; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12669; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §676.2]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 676 - JUDGMENT BY CONFESSION › Section 676.3 - Statement.

676.3 Statement.
A statement in writing must be made, signed, and verified by the defendant, and filed with the clerk, to the following effect:
1. If for money due or to become due, it must state concisely the facts out of which the indebtedness arose, and that the sum confessed therefor is justly due, or to become due, as the case may be.
2. If for the purpose of securing the plaintiff against a contingent liability, it must state concisely the facts constituting such liability, and must show that the sum confessed therefor does not exceed the same.
[C51, §1839; R60, §3399; C73, §2896; C97, §3815; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12670; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §676.3]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 676 - JUDGMENT BY CONFESSION › Section 676.4 - Judgment — execution.

676.4 Judgment — execution.
The clerk shall thereupon make an entry of judgment in the clerk’s court record for the amount confessed and costs, and shall issue execution thereon as in other cases, when ordered by the party entitled thereto.
[C51, §1840; R60, §3400; C73, §2897; C97, §3816; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12671; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §676.4]
Referred to in §602.8102(120)
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 677 - OFFER TO CONFESS JUDGMENT › Section 677.1 - Offer to confess before action brought.

677.1 Offer to confess before action brought.
Before an action for the recovery of money is brought against any person, the person may go before the clerk of the county of the person’s residence, or of that in which the person having the cause of action resides, and offer to confess judgment in favor of such person for a specified sum on such cause of action, as provided for in chapter 676.
[R60, §3403; C73, §2898; C97, §3817; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12672; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §677.1]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 677 - OFFER TO CONFESS JUDGMENT › Section 677.2 - Nonacceptance — costs.

677.2 Nonacceptance — costs.
If such person, having had the same notice as if the person was a defendant in an action that the offer would be made, of its amount, and of the time and place of making it, refuses to accept it, and afterwards commences an action upon such cause, and does not recover more than the amount so offered to be confessed, the person to whom the offer was made shall pay all the costs of the action.
[R60, §3403; C73, §2898; C97, §3817; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12673; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §677.2]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 677 - OFFER TO CONFESS JUDGMENT › Section 677.3 - Effect of nonaccepted offer.

677.3 Effect of nonaccepted offer.
On the trial thereof the offer shall not be treated as an admission of the cause of action or amount to which the plaintiff was entitled, nor be given in evidence.
[R60, §3403; C73, §2898; C97, §3817; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12674; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §677.3]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 677 - OFFER TO CONFESS JUDGMENT › Section 677.4 - Offer to confess judgment after action brought.

677.4 Offer to confess judgment after action brought.
After an action for the recovery of money is brought, the defendant may offer in court to confess judgment for part of the amount claimed, or part of the causes involved in the action.
[R60, §3404; C73, §2899; C97, §3818; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12675; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §677.4]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 677 - OFFER TO CONFESS JUDGMENT › Section 677.5 - Nonacceptance — costs.

677.5 Nonacceptance — costs.
If the plaintiff, being present, refuses to accept judgment for such sum in full of the plaintiff’s demands in the action, or, having had three days’ notice that the offer would be made, of its amount, and of the time of making it, fails to attend, and on the trial does not recover more than was offered to be confessed, the plaintiff shall pay the costs of the defendant incurred after the offer.
[R60, §3404; C73, §2899; C97, §3818; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12676; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §677.5]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 677 - OFFER TO CONFESS JUDGMENT › Section 677.6 - Effect of nonaccepted offer.

677.6 Effect of nonaccepted offer.
The offer shall not be treated as an admission of the cause of action or amount to which the plaintiff was entitled nor be given in evidence upon the trial.
[R60, §3404; C73, §2899; C97, §3818; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12677; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §677.6]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 677 - OFFER TO CONFESS JUDGMENT › Section 677.7 - Offer to confess after action brought.

677.7 Offer to confess after action brought.
The defendant in an action for the recovery of money only may, at any time after service of notice and before the trial, serve upon the plaintiff or the plaintiff’s attorney an offer in writing to allow judgment to be taken against the defendant for a specified sum with costs.
[R60, §3405; C73, §2900; C97, §3819; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12678; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §677.7]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 677 - OFFER TO CONFESS JUDGMENT › Section 677.8 - Acceptance — judgment.

677.8 Acceptance — judgment.
If the plaintiff accepts the offer, and gives notice thereof to the defendant or the defendant’s attorney within five days after the offer is made, the offer, and an affidavit that the notice of acceptance was delivered in the time limited, may be filed by the plaintiff, or the defendant may file the acceptance with a copy of the offer, verified by affidavit; and in either case a minute of the offer and acceptance shall be entered upon the judge’s calendar, and judgment shall be rendered by the court accordingly.
[R60, §3405; C73, §2900; C97, §3819; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12679; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §677.8]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 677 - OFFER TO CONFESS JUDGMENT › Section 677.9 - Effect of nonaccepted offer.

677.9 Effect of nonaccepted offer.
If the notice of acceptance is not given in the period limited, the offer shall be treated as withdrawn, and shall not be given in evidence or mentioned on the trial.
[R60, §3405; C73, §2900; C97, §3819; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12680; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §677.9]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 677 - OFFER TO CONFESS JUDGMENT › Section 677.10 - Costs.

677.10 Costs.
If the plaintiff fails to obtain judgment for more than was offered by the defendant, the plaintiff cannot recover costs, but shall pay the defendant’s costs from the time of the offer.
[R60, §3405; C73, §2900; C97, §3819; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12681; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §677.10]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 677 - OFFER TO CONFESS JUDGMENT › Section 677.11 - Conditional offer.

677.11 Conditional offer.
In an action for the recovery of money only, the defendant, having answered, may serve upon the plaintiff or the plaintiff’s attorney an offer in writing that, if the defendant fails in the defendant’s defense, the amount of recovery shall be assessed at a specified sum.
[R60, §3406; C73, §2901; C97, §3820; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12682; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §677.11]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 677 - OFFER TO CONFESS JUDGMENT › Section 677.12 - Acceptance — effect.

677.12 Acceptance — effect.
If the plaintiff accepts the offer, and gives notice thereof to the defendant or the defendant’s attorney within five days after it was served, or within three days if served in term time, and the defendant fails in the defendant’s defense, the judgment shall be for the amount so agreed upon.
[R60, §3406; C73, §2901; C97, §3820; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12683; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §677.12]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 677 - OFFER TO CONFESS JUDGMENT › Section 677.13 - Nonacceptance — effect.

677.13 Nonacceptance — effect.
If the plaintiff does not accept the offer, the plaintiff shall prove the amount to be recovered as if the offer had not been made, and the offer shall not be given in evidence or mentioned on the trial, and if the amount recovered by the plaintiff does not exceed the sum mentioned in the offer, the defendant shall recover the defendant’s costs incurred in the defense.
[R60, §3406; C73, §2901; C97, §3820; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12684; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §677.13]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 677 - OFFER TO CONFESS JUDGMENT › Section 677.14 - No cause for continuance.

677.14 No cause for continuance.
The making of any offer pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall not be cause for a continuance of the action or a postponement of the trial.
[R60, §3407; C73, §2902; C97, §3821; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12685; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §677.14]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 678 - SUBMITTING CONTROVERSIES WITHOUT ACTION OR IN ACTION › Section 678.1 - Agreed statement of facts.

678.1 Agreed statement of facts.
Parties to a question in difference, which might be the subject of a civil action, may, without action, present an agreed statement of the facts to any court having jurisdiction of the subject matter.
[C51, §1843; R60, §3408; C73, §3408; C97, §4377; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12686; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §678.1]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 678 - SUBMITTING CONTROVERSIES WITHOUT ACTION OR IN ACTION › Section 678.2 - Affidavit.

678.2 Affidavit.
It must be shown by affidavit that the controversy is real, and that the proceeding is in good faith to determine the rights of the parties thereto.
[C51, §1844; R60, §3409; C73, §3409; C97, §4378; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12687; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §678.2]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 678 - SUBMITTING CONTROVERSIES WITHOUT ACTION OR IN ACTION › Section 678.3 - Judgment.

678.3 Judgment.
The court shall hear and determine the case and render judgment as if an action were pending.
[C51, §1845; R60, §3410; C73, §3410; C97, §4379; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12688; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §678.3]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 678 - SUBMITTING CONTROVERSIES WITHOUT ACTION OR IN ACTION › Section 678.4 - Record.

678.4 Record.
The statement, the submission, and the judgment shall constitute the record.
[R60, §3411; C73, §3411; C97, §4380; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12689; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §678.4]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 678 - SUBMITTING CONTROVERSIES WITHOUT ACTION OR IN ACTION › Section 678.5 - Judgment enforced.

678.5 Judgment enforced.
The judgment shall be with costs, and it may be enforced and shall be subject to review in the same manner as if it had been rendered in an action, unless otherwise provided for in the submission.
[R60, §3412; C73, §3412; C97, §4381; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12690; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §678.5]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 678 - SUBMITTING CONTROVERSIES WITHOUT ACTION OR IN ACTION › Section 678.6 - Submission of cause pending.

678.6 Submission of cause pending.
The same may also be done at any time before trial in an action pending, subject to the same requirements and attended by the same results as in a case without action.
[R60, §3413; C73, §3413; C97, §4382; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12691; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §678.6]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 678 - SUBMITTING CONTROVERSIES WITHOUT ACTION OR IN ACTION › Section 678.7 - Pleadings abandoned — lien and custody of property.

678.7 Pleadings abandoned — lien and custody of property.
Such submission of a stated case shall be an abandonment by both parties of all pleadings filed in such cause, and the cause shall stand on the agreed case alone, which must provide for any lien created for attachment, and for any property in the custody of the law, else such lien and custody will be held to be waived.
[R60, §3413; C73, §3413; C97, §4382; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12692; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §678.7]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 678 - SUBMITTING CONTROVERSIES WITHOUT ACTION OR IN ACTION › Section 678.8 - Submission of question of law — agreement as to judgment.

678.8 Submission of question of law — agreement as to judgment.
The parties may, if they think fit, enter into an agreement in writing that, upon the judgment of the court being given on the question of law raised, particular property therein described, or a sum of money fixed by the parties or to be ascertained by the court or in such manner as the court may direct, shall be delivered to and vested in one of the parties by the other, or, in case of money, shall be paid by one of such parties to the other of them, either with or without costs of the action; and the judgment of the court may be entered for the transfer and delivery of such property, or for such sum as shall be so agreed or ascertained, with or without costs, as the case may be.
[R60, §3414; C73, §3414; C97, §4383; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12693; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §678.8]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 678 - SUBMITTING CONTROVERSIES WITHOUT ACTION OR IN ACTION › Section 678.9 - Costs.

678.9 Costs.
In case no agreement is entered into as to the costs, they shall follow the event of the action, and be recovered by the successful party.
[R60, §3415; C73, §3415; C97, §4384; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12694; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §678.9]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 679A - ARBITRATION › Section 679A.1 - Validity of arbitration agreement.

679A.1 Validity of arbitration agreement.
1. A written agreement to submit to arbitration an existing controversy is valid, enforceable, and irrevocable unless grounds exist at law or in equity for the revocation of the written agreement.
2. A provision in a written contract to submit to arbitration a future controversy arising between the parties is valid, enforceable, and irrevocable unless grounds exist at law or in equity for the revocation of the contract. This subsection shall not apply to any of the following:
a. A contract of adhesion.
b. A contract between employers and employees.
c. Unless otherwise provided in a separate writing executed by all parties to the contract, any claim sounding in tort whether or not involving a breach of contract.
[C51, §2098, 2101; R60, §3675, 3678; C73, §3416, 3418; C97, §4385, 4387; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12695, 12697; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §679.1, 679.3; 81 Acts, ch 202, §1]
C83, §679A.1
Referred to in §679A.2
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 679A - ARBITRATION › Section 679A.2 - Proceedings to compel or stay arbitration.

679A.2 Proceedings to compel or stay arbitration.
1. On application of a party showing an agreement described in section 679A.1 and the opposing party’s refusal to arbitrate, the district court shall order the parties to proceed with arbitration. However, if the opposing party denies the existence of a valid and enforceable agreement to arbitrate, the district court shall proceed to the determination of the issue and shall order arbitration if a valid and enforceable agreement is found to exist. If no such agreement exists, the court shall deny the application.
2. On application, the district court may stay an arbitration proceeding commenced or threatened on a showing that there is no valid and enforceable agreement to arbitrate. The issue, when in substantial and bona fide dispute, shall be tried and the stay ordered if a valid and enforceable agreement to arbitrate does not exist. If an agreement is found to exist, the court shall order the parties to proceed to arbitration.
3. If an issue referable to arbitration under the alleged agreement is involved in an action or proceeding pending in a district court, the application shall be made to that court. Otherwise, the application may be made in a district court as provided in section 679A.16.
4. An action or proceeding involving an issue subject to arbitration shall be stayed if an order for arbitration or an application for an order to arbitrate has been made under this section or, if the issue is severable, the stay may be made with respect to the part of the issue which is subject to arbitration only. When the application is made in such an action or proceeding, the order for arbitration shall include the stay.
5. An order for arbitration shall not be refused on the ground that the claim in issue lacks merit or because any fault or grounds for the claim sought to be arbitrated have not been shown.
[C51, §2102; R60, §3679; C73, §3419; C97, §4388; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12698; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §679.4; 81 Acts, ch 202, §2]
C83, §679A.2
Referred to in §679A.12, 679A.17
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 679A - ARBITRATION › Section 679A.3 - Appointment of arbitrators by district court.

679A.3 Appointment of arbitrators by district court.
If the arbitration agreement provides a method of appointment of arbitrators, this method shall be followed. In the absence of a method of appointing, or if the agreed method fails or for any reason cannot be followed, or when an arbitrator appointed fails or is unable to act and a successor has not been appointed, the district court on application of a party shall appoint one or more arbitrators. An arbitrator appointed by the district court has the same powers as an arbitrator specifically named in the agreement.
[C97, §4395; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12712; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §679.18; 81 Acts, ch 202, §3]
C83, §679A.3
Referred to in §679A.12
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 679A - ARBITRATION › Section 679A.5 - Hearing.

679A.5 Hearing.
Unless otherwise provided by the agreement:
1. The arbitrators shall determine a time and place for the hearing and cause notification to the parties to be served personally or by registered mail not less than five days before the hearing. Appearance at the hearing waives the notice. The arbitrators may adjourn the hearing as necessary and, on request of a party and for good cause, or upon their own motion, may postpone the hearing to a time not later than the date fixed by the agreement for making the award. The arbitrators may hear and determine the controversy upon the evidence produced even if a party duly notified fails to appear.
2. The parties are entitled to be heard, to present evidence material to the controversy, and to cross-examine witnesses appearing at the hearing.
3. The hearing shall be conducted by all the arbitrators. If, during the course of the hearing, an arbitrator for any reason ceases to act, the remaining arbitrator or arbitrators may continue with the hearing and determination of the controversy.
[C51, §2105; R60, §3682; C73, §3422; C97, §4391; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12701; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §679.7; 81 Acts, ch 202, §5]
C83, §679A.5
Referred to in §679A.12
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 679A - ARBITRATION › Section 679A.6 - Representation by attorney.

679A.6 Representation by attorney.
A party has the right to be represented by an attorney at any proceeding or hearing under this chapter. A waiver of this right before the proceeding or hearing is ineffective.
[81 Acts, ch 202, §6]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 679A - ARBITRATION › Section 679A.7 - Witnesses, subpoenas, depositions.

679A.7 Witnesses, subpoenas, depositions.
1. The arbitrators may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and for the production of books, records, documents, and other evidence, and may administer oaths. Subpoenas shall be served, and upon application to the district court by a party or the arbitrators, enforced in the manner provided by law for the service and enforcement of subpoenas in a civil action.
2. On application of a party and for use as evidence, the arbitrators may permit a deposition to be taken, in the manner and upon the terms designated by the arbitrators, of a witness who cannot be subpoenaed or is unable to attend the hearing.
3. All provisions of the law compelling a person under subpoena to testify are applicable.
4. Unless otherwise agreed, fees for attendance as a witness shall be the same as for a witness in the district court.
[C51, §2103; R60, §3680; C73, §3420; C97, §4389; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12699; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §679.5; 81 Acts, ch 202, §7]
C83, §679A.7
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 679A - ARBITRATION › Section 679A.8 - Award.

679A.8 Award.
1. The award shall be in writing and signed by the arbitrators joining in the award. The arbitrators shall deliver a copy to each party personally, by registered mail, or as provided in the agreement.
2. A party waives the objection that an award was not made within the proper time unless the party notifies the arbitrators of the party’s objection before the award is received.
3. Unless otherwise agreed, an award shall be made within thirty days after the arbitration hearing.
[C51, §2106 – 2108; R60, §3683 – 3685; C73, §3423 – 3425; C97, §4392 – 4394; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12702 – 12704; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §679.8 – 679.10; 81 Acts, ch 202, §8]
C83, §679A.8
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 679A - ARBITRATION › Section 679A.9 - Change of award by arbitrators.

679A.9 Change of award by arbitrators.
On application of a party or, if an application to the district court is pending under sections 679A.11 through 679A.13, on submission to the arbitrators by the district court under the conditions the district court orders, the arbitrators may modify or correct the award upon the grounds stated in section 679A.13, subsection 1, paragraphs “a” and “c”, or for the purpose of clarifying the award. The application shall be made within twenty days after delivery of the award to the applicant. Written notice of the application shall be given to the opposing party, stating that the opposing party must serve any objections to the application within ten days from the notice. The modified or corrected award is subject to sections 679A.11 through 679A.13.
[C51, §2110; R60, §3687; C73, §3427; C97, §4397; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12706; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §679.12; 81 Acts, ch 202, §9]
C83, §679A.9
2021 Acts, ch 80, §373
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 679A - ARBITRATION › Section 679A.10 - Fees and expenses of arbitration.

679A.10 Fees and expenses of arbitration.
Unless otherwise provided in the agreement to arbitrate, and except for counsel fees, the arbitrators’ expenses and fees and any other expenses incurred in the conduct of the arbitration shall be paid as provided in the award.
[C51, §2114; R60, §3691; C73, §3834; C97, §3873; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12711; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §679.17; 81 Acts, ch 202, §10]
C83, §679A.10
87 Acts, ch 115, §81
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 679A - ARBITRATION › Section 679A.11 - Confirmation of an award.

679A.11 Confirmation of an award.
Upon application of a party, the district court shall confirm an award, unless within the time limits imposed under sections 679A.12 and 679A.13 grounds are urged for vacating, modifying, or correcting the award, in which case the district court shall proceed as provided in sections 679A.12 and 679A.13.
[81 Acts, ch 202, §11]
Referred to in §679A.9