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2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.6306 - Jurisdiction, procedure, appeals.

602.6306 Jurisdiction, procedure, appeals.
1. District associate judges have the jurisdiction provided in section 602.6405 for magistrates, and when exercising that jurisdiction shall employ magistrates’ practice and procedure.
2. District associate judges also have jurisdiction in civil actions for money judgment where the amount in controversy does not exceed ten thousand dollars; jurisdiction over involuntary commitment, treatment, or hospitalization proceedings under chapters 125 and 229; jurisdiction of indictable misdemeanors, class “D” felony violations, and other felony arraignments; jurisdiction to enter a temporary or emergency order of protection under chapter 235F or 236, and to make court appointments and set hearings in criminal matters; jurisdiction to enter orders in probate which do not require notice and hearing and to set hearings in actions under chapter 633 or 633A; and the jurisdiction provided in section 602.7101 when designated as a judge of the juvenile court. While presiding in these subject matters a district associate judge shall employ district judges’ practice and procedure.
3. When a district judge is unable to serve as a result of temporary incapacity, a district associate judge may, by order of the chief judge of the judicial district enrolled in the records of the clerk of the district court, temporarily exercise any judicial authority within the jurisdiction of a district judge during the time of incapacity with respect to the matters or classes of matters specified in that order.
4. Appeals from judgments or orders of district associate judges while exercising the jurisdiction of magistrates shall be governed by the laws relating to appeals from judgments and orders of magistrates. Appeals from judgments or orders of district associate judges while exercising any other jurisdiction shall be governed by the laws relating to appeals from judgments or orders of district judges.
83 Acts, ch 186, §7306, 10201; 86 Acts, ch 1012, §2; 91 Acts, ch 108, §7; 94 Acts, ch 1122, §1; 96 Acts, ch 1131, §2; 2002 Acts, ch 1110, §1; 2006 Acts, ch 1030, §75; 2014 Acts, ch 1107, §20
Referred to in §331.307, 364.22
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.6307 - Appointment of district associate judge in lieu of full-time associate juvenile judge.

602.6307 Appointment of district associate judge in lieu of full-time associate juvenile judge.
1. The chief judge of a judicial district may designate by order of substitution that a district associate judge be appointed pursuant to this section in lieu of a full-time associate juvenile judge appointed under section 602.7103B, subject to the following limitations:
a. An existing full-time juvenile court judgeship has become vacant or is anticipated to become vacant within one hundred twenty days of an order of substitution.
b. The supreme court approves the substitution upon a determination that the substitution will provide a more timely and efficient performance of judicial business within that judicial election district without diminishing the efficiency and performance of the juvenile court.
2. If a district associate judge is substituted for a full-time associate juvenile judge pursuant to this section, the judicial district shall make every effort to grant the juvenile court docket priority over other dockets including granting the highest scheduling priority to juvenile court proceedings involving child custody, termination of parental rights, and child in need of assistance cases.
3. If the chief judge determines the substitution order is no longer desirable, then the order shall be terminated. However, a reversion pursuant to this subsection, irrespective of cause, shall not take effect until the substitute district associate judge fails to be retained in office at a judicial election or otherwise leaves office, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, and the office becomes vacant.
2006 Acts, ch 1060, §3
Referred to in §602.6113, 602.6301
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.6401 - Number and apportionment.

602.6401 Number and apportionment.
1. Two hundred six magistrates shall be apportioned among the counties as provided in this section. Magistrates appointed pursuant to section 602.6303 or 602.6402 shall not be counted for purposes of this section.
2. By February of each year in which magistrates’ terms expire, the state court administrator shall apportion magistrate offices among the counties in accordance with the following criteria:
a. The existence of either permanent, temporary, or seasonal populations not included in the current census figures.
b. The geographical area to be served.
c. Any inordinate number of cases over which magistrates have jurisdiction that were pending at the end of the preceding year.
d. The number and types of juvenile proceedings handled by district associate judges.
3. Notwithstanding subsection 2, each county shall be allotted at least one resident magistrate.
4. By March of each year in which magistrates’ terms expire, the state court administrator shall give notice to the clerks of the district court and to the chief judges of the judicial districts of the number of magistrates to which each county is entitled. If the state court administrator does not give the notice as required in this subsection by March of each year in which magistrates’ terms expire, the existing magistrate apportionment in effect shall remain in effect through the succeeding magistrates’ terms, and any apportionment performed pursuant to subsection 2 is void until such succeeding terms expire.
83 Acts, ch 186, §7401, 10201; 2000 Acts, ch 1057, §10, 11; 2005 Acts, ch 171, §3; 2006 Acts, ch 1060, §4; 2006 Acts, ch 1129, §7; 2009 Acts, ch 179, §221, 222
Referred to in §602.6302, 602.6303, 602.6402, 602.6403
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.6402 - Additional magistrate allowed.

602.6402 Additional magistrate allowed.
In those counties which are allotted one magistrate under section 602.6401 or which are restricted to one magistrate by section 602.6302, the county magistrate appointing commission may, by majority vote, decide to appoint one additional magistrate. If a county appoints an additional magistrate under this section, each of the two magistrates shall receive one-half of the regular salary of a magistrate.
83 Acts, ch 186, §7402, 10201
Referred to in §602.1501, 602.6401, 602.6403
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.6404 - Qualifications.

602.6404 Qualifications.
1. A magistrate shall be a resident of the county of appointment or a resident of a county contiguous to the county of appointment during the magistrate’s term of office. A magistrate shall serve within the judicial district in which appointed, as directed by the chief judge, provided that the chief judge may assign a magistrate to hold court outside of the county of appointment for the orderly administration of justice. A magistrate is subject to reassignment under section 602.6108.
2. A person is not qualified for appointment as a magistrate unless the person files a certified application form, to be provided by the supreme court, with the chairperson of the county magistrate appointing commission. A person is not qualified for appointment as a magistrate if at the time of appointment the person has reached age seventy-two.
3. A magistrate shall be an attorney licensed to practice law in this state. However, a magistrate not admitted to the practice of law in this state and who is holding office on April 1, 2009, shall be eligible to be reappointed as a magistrate in the same county for a term commencing August 1, 2009, and for subsequent successive terms.
83 Acts, ch 186, §7404, 10201; 87 Acts, ch 115, §76; 89 Acts, ch 114, §5; 89 Acts, ch 212, §5; 96 Acts, ch 1153, §6; 2009 Acts, ch 179, §145; 2011 Acts, ch 78, §5; 2018 Acts, ch 1026, §167; 2021 Acts, ch 168, §7
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.6405 - Jurisdiction — procedure.

602.6405 Jurisdiction — procedure.
1. Magistrates have jurisdiction of simple misdemeanors regardless of the amount of the fine, including traffic and ordinance violations, and preliminary hearings, search warrant proceedings, county and municipal infractions, and small claims. Magistrates have jurisdiction to determine the disposition of livestock or another animal, as provided in sections 717.5 and 717B.4, if the magistrate determines the value of the livestock or animal is less than ten thousand dollars. Magistrates have jurisdiction to exercise the powers specified in sections 556F.2 and 556F.12, and to hear complaints or preliminary informations, issue warrants, order arrests, make commitments, and take bail. Magistrates have jurisdiction over violations of section 123.49, subsection 2, paragraph “h”. Magistrates who are admitted to the practice of law in this state have jurisdiction over all proceedings for the involuntary commitment, treatment, or hospitalization of individuals under chapters 125 and 229, except as otherwise provided under section 229.6A; nonlawyer magistrates have jurisdiction over emergency detention and hospitalization proceedings under sections 125.91 and 229.22. Magistrates have jurisdiction to conduct hearings authorized under section 809.4.
2. a. Magistrates shall hear and determine violations of and penalties for violations of section 453A.2, subsection 2.
b. Magistrates shall forward copies of citations issued for violations of section 453A.2, subsection 2, and of their dispositions to the clerk of the district court. The clerk of the district court shall maintain records of citations issued and the dispositions of citations, and shall forward a copy of the records to the Iowa department of public health.
3. The criminal procedure before magistrates is as provided in chapters 804, 806, 808, 811, 820 and 821 and
rules of criminal procedure 2.1
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2.2
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2.5
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2.7
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2.8
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2.51 to 2.75
. The civil procedure before magistrates shall be as provided in chapters 631 and 648.
4. Trials and contested hearings within a magistrate’s jurisdiction shall be electronically recorded, unless a party provides a certified court reporter at the party’s expense. The electronic recordings shall be securely maintained consistent with the practices and procedures prescribed by the state court administrator and shall be retained for one year after entry of a final judgment in the trial court or until thirty days after final disposition, whichever is later. Transcripts from electronic recordings required for appeals shall be produced and paid for in a manner consistent with practices and procedures prescribed by the state court administrator.
83 Acts, ch 186, §7405, 10201; 84 Acts, ch 1275, §7; 87 Acts, ch 99, §7; 88 Acts, ch 1092, §1; 90 Acts, ch 1251, §54; 91 Acts, ch 108, §8; 92 Acts, ch 1231, §53; 94 Acts, ch 1103, §5; 96 Acts, ch 1133, §46; 2000 Acts, ch 1105, §8; 2010 Acts, ch 1140, §23; 2016 Acts, ch 1022, §2
Referred to in §602.1209, 602.6306
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.6501 - Composition of county magistrate appointing commissions.

602.6501 Composition of county magistrate appointing commissions.
1. A magistrate appointing commission is established in each county. The commission shall be composed of the following members:
a. A district judge designated by the chief judge of the judicial district to serve until a successor is designated.
b. Three members appointed by the board of supervisors, or the lesser number provided in section 602.6503, subsection 1.
c. Two attorneys elected by the attorneys in the county, or the lesser number provided in section 602.6504, subsection 1.
2. The clerk of the district court shall maintain a permanent record of the name, address, and term of office of each commissioner.
3. A member of a magistrate appointing commission shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses reasonably incurred in the performance of official duties. Reimbursements are payable by the county in which the member serves, upon certification of the expenses to the county auditor by the clerk of the district court. The district judges of each judicial district may prescribe rules for the administration of this subsection.
83 Acts, ch 186, §7501, 10201; 84 Acts, ch 1219, §36
Referred to in §331.424, 602.1303, 602.8102(88)
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.6502 - Prohibitions to appointment.

602.6502 Prohibitions to appointment.
A member of a county magistrate appointing commission shall not be appointed to the office of magistrate. A member of the commission shall not be eligible to vote for the appointment or nomination of a family member, current law partner, or current business partner. For purposes of this section, “family member” means a spouse, son, daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, first cousin, nephew, niece, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother, or half sister.
83 Acts, ch 186, §7502, 10201; 2007 Acts, ch 86, §8; 2022 Acts, ch 1033, §9
Section amended
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.6503 - Commissioners appointed by a county.

602.6503 Commissioners appointed by a county.
1. The board of supervisors of each county shall appoint three electors to the magistrate appointing commission for the county for six-year terms beginning January 1, 1979, and each sixth year thereafter. However, if there is only one attorney elected pursuant to section 602.6504, the county board of supervisors shall only appoint two commissioners, and if no attorney is elected, the board of supervisors shall only appoint one commissioner.
2. The board of supervisors shall not appoint an attorney or an active law enforcement officer to serve as a commissioner.
3. The county auditor shall certify to the clerk of the district court the name, address, and expiration date of term for all appointees of the board of supervisors.
83 Acts, ch 186, §7503, 10201
Referred to in §331.321, 331.502, 602.6501
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.6504 - Commissioners elected by attorneys.

602.6504 Commissioners elected by attorneys.
1. The resident attorneys of each county shall elect two resident attorneys of the county to the magistrate appointing commission for six-year terms beginning on January 1, 1979, and each sixth year thereafter. An election shall be held in December preceding the commencement of new terms. The attorneys in a county may elect only one commissioner if there is only one who is qualified and willing to serve and if there are no resident attorneys in a county or none is willing to serve as a commissioner, none shall be elected.
2. A county attorney shall not be elected to the commission.
3. An attorney is eligible to vote in elections of magistrate appointing commissioners within a county if eligible to vote under sections 46.7 and 46.8, and if a resident of the county.
4. In order to be placed on the ballot for county magistrate appointing commission, an eligible attorney elector shall file a nomination petition in the office of the clerk of court on or before November 30 of the year in which the election for attorney positions is to occur. This subsection does not preclude write-in votes at the time of the election.
5. When an election of magistrate appointing commissioners is to be held, the clerk of the district court for each county shall cause to be mailed to each eligible attorney a ballot that is in substantially the following form:
BALLOT
County Magistrate Appointing Commission
To be cast by the resident members of the bar of ........................ county.
Vote for (state number) for ........................ county judicial magistrate appointing commissioner(s) for term commencing ........................
....................................
....................................
To be counted, this ballot must be completed and mailed or delivered to clerk of the district court, ................................, no later than December 31, ............ (year) (or the appropriate date in case of an election to fill a vacancy).
83 Acts, ch 186, §7504, 10201; 86 Acts, ch 1119, §3; 2000 Acts, ch 1058, §64
Referred to in §602.6501, 602.6503
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.6601 - Court attendants.

602.6601 Court attendants.
1. The district court administrator of each judicial district shall employ and supervise court attendants as authorized by the chief judge.
2. A court attendant shall assist judicial officers during proceedings in court and shall perform other duties as prescribed by the supreme court or by the chief judge of the judicial district.
83 Acts, ch 186, §7601, 10201
Referred to in §602.11101, 602.11113
Certain bailiffs employed as court attendants; §602.11101, 602.11113
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.6602 - Referees and special masters.

602.6602 Referees and special masters.
A person who is appointed as a referee or special master, or who otherwise is appointed by a court pursuant to law or court rule to exercise a judicial function, is subject to the supervision of the judicial officer making the appointment.
83 Acts, ch 186, §7602, 10201
Referred to in §602.1508
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.6603 - Court reporters.

602.6603 Court reporters.
1. Each district judge shall appoint a court reporter who shall, upon the request of a party in a civil or criminal case, report the evidence and proceedings in the case, and perform all duties as provided by law.
2. Each district associate judge may appoint a court reporter, subject to the approval of the chief judge of the judicial district.
3. If a chief judge of a judicial district determines that it is necessary to employ an additional court reporter because of an extraordinary volume of work, or because of the temporary illness or incapacity of a regular court reporter, the chief judge may appoint a temporary court reporter who shall serve as required by the chief judge.
4. If a regularly appointed court reporter becomes disabled, or if a vacancy occurs in a regularly appointed court reporter position, the judge may appoint a competent uncertified shorthand reporter for a period of time of up to one year, upon verification by the chief judge that a diligent but unsuccessful search has been conducted to appoint a certified shorthand reporter to the position and, in a disability case, that the regularly appointed court reporter is disabled. An uncertified shorthand reporter shall not be reappointed to the position unless the reporter becomes a certified shorthand reporter within the period of appointment under this subsection.
5. Except as provided in subsection 4, a person shall not be appointed to the position of court reporter of the district court unless the person has been certified as a shorthand reporter by the board of examiners under article 3.
6. Each court reporter shall take an oath faithfully to perform the duties of office, which shall be filed in the office of the clerk of district court.
7. A court reporter may be removed for cause with due process by the judicial officer making the appointment.
8. If a judge dies, resigns, retires, is removed from office, becomes disabled, or fails to be retained in office and the judicial vacancy is eligible to be filled, the court reporter appointed by the judge shall serve as a court reporter, as directed by the chief judge or the chief judge’s designee, until the successor judge appoints a successor court reporter. The court reporter shall receive the reporter’s regular salary and benefits during the period of time until a successor court reporter is appointed or until the currently appointed court reporter is reappointed.
83 Acts, ch 186, §7603, 10201; 85 Acts, ch 197, §15, 16; 89 Acts, ch 110, §1; 2000 Acts, ch 1057, §12; 2021 Acts, ch 66, §2
Referred to in §602.3201, 602.3205
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.6604 - Dockets.

602.6604 Dockets.
1. The clerk of the district court shall furnish a magistrate, district associate judge, or district judge acting as a magistrate, with a docket in which the officer shall enter all proceedings except small claims. The docket shall be indexed and shall contain for each case the title and nature of the action, the place of hearing, appearances, and notations of the documents filed with the judicial officer, the proceedings in the case and orders made, the verdict and judgment including costs, any satisfaction of the judgment, whether the judgment was certified to the clerk of the district court, whether an appeal was taken, and the amount of any appeal bond.
2. The chief judge of a judicial district may order that criminal proceedings which are within the jurisdictions of magistrates and district associate judges be combined into centralized dockets for the county if the chief judge determines that administration could be improved by this procedure. When so ordered, a centralized docket shall be maintained in lieu of individual dockets, and the clerk of the district court shall compile a centralized docket in the manner prescribed for an individual docket. The chief judge may assign actions and proceedings on centralized dockets to judicial officers having jurisdiction as the chief judge deems necessary.
83 Acts, ch 186, §7604, 10201
Referred to in §602.8102(90)
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.6607 - Control of records — vacancies.

602.6607 Control of records — vacancies.
Whenever a magistrate, or a district associate judge or district judge acting as a magistrate, leaves office, all funds, dockets, and records relating to the vacated office shall be delivered by the judicial officer to the clerk who issued the docket.
83 Acts, ch 186, §7607, 10201
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.6608 - Child support referee.

602.6608 Child support referee.
1. The chief judge may appoint and may remove for cause with due process a referee to preside over child support proceedings.
2. Qualifications for a referee appointed under this section include, at a minimum, all of the following:
a. The referee shall be an attorney currently licensed to practice law in the state.
b. The referee shall have at least five years of experience in the practice of law.
c. The referee shall have at least two years of experience in the practice of family law, including experience in the area of child support, in the state of Iowa.
3. Duties of the referee are limited to presiding over child and medical support proceedings which are delegated to the referee by the chief judge or jointly by the chief judges of the affected judicial districts if the referee is authorized to preside over proceedings in more than one judicial district.
4. The compensation of the referee shall be established by the court.
93 Acts, ch 79, §30
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.6701 - Circuit court records.

602.6701 Circuit court records.
1. The district court shall succeed to and have jurisdiction over the records of the circuit court, and may enforce all judgments, decrees, and orders of the circuit court in the same manner and to the same extent as it exercises jurisdiction over its own records, and, for the purposes of the issuance of process and any other acts necessary to the enforcement of the orders, judgments, and decrees of the circuit court, the records of the circuit court shall be deemed records of the district court.
2. Transcripts and process from the judgments, decrees, and records of the circuit court shall be issued by the clerk of the district court, and under the seal of the clerk’s office.
83 Acts, ch 186, §7701, 10201
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.6702 - Counties bordering on Missouri river.

602.6702 Counties bordering on Missouri river.
The jurisdiction of the courts of the state in all civil and criminal actions and proceedings, shall extend in counties bordering on the Missouri river to the boundary of the state as provided in the compact with the state of Nebraska, and to all lands and territory lying along the river which have been adjudged by the United States supreme court or the supreme court of this state to be within the state of Iowa, and to the other lands and territory along the river over which the courts of this state have exercised jurisdiction.
83 Acts, ch 186, §7702, 10201
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.6703 - Declaratory judgment to adjudicate constitutional nexus issues regarding taxation.

602.6703 Declaratory judgment to adjudicate constitutional nexus issues regarding taxation.
1. District courts have original jurisdiction over civil actions seeking declaratory judgment when both of the following apply:
a. The party seeking declaratory relief is a business that is any of the following:
(1) Organized under the laws of this state.
(2) A sole proprietorship owned by a domiciliary of this state.
(3) Authorized to do business in this state.
b. The responding party is a government official of another state, or political subdivision of another state, who asserts that the business in question is obliged to collect sales or use taxes for such state or political subdivision based upon conduct of the business that occurs wholly or partially within that state or political subdivision.
2. A business meeting the requirements and facing the circumstances described in subsection 1 shall be entitled to declaratory relief on the issue of whether the requirement of another state, or political subdivision of another state, that the business collect and remit sales or use taxes to that state, or political subdivision, in the factual circumstances of the business’ operations giving rise to the demand, constitutes an undue burden on interstate commerce within the meaning of the Constitution of the United States.
2005 Acts, ch 140, §68
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.7101 - Juvenile court.

602.7101 Juvenile court.
1. A juvenile court is established in each county. The juvenile court is within the district court and has the jurisdiction provided in chapters 232 and 232D.
2. The jurisdiction of the juvenile court may be exercised by any district judge, and by any district associate judge who is designated by the chief judge as a judge of the juvenile court.
3. The chief judge shall designate one or more of the district judges and district associate judges to act as judges of the juvenile court for a county. The chief judge may designate a juvenile court judge to preside in more than one county.
4. The designation of a judicial officer as a juvenile court judge does not deprive the officer of other judicial functions. Any district judge may act as a juvenile court judge during the absence or inability to act, or upon the request, of the designated juvenile court judge.
5. The juvenile court is always open for the transaction of business, but the hearing of a matter that requires notice shall be had at a time and place fixed by the juvenile court judge.
83 Acts, ch 186, §8101, 10201; 2019 Acts, ch 56, §34, 44, 45
Referred to in §232.2, 232D.102, 600A.2, 602.6306
2019 amendment to subsection 1 is effective January 1, 2020, and applies to guardianships and guardianship proceedings of minors established or pending before, on, or after that date; 2019 Acts, ch 56, §44, 45
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.7102 - Court records.

602.7102 Court records.
1. The juvenile court is a court of record, and its proceedings, orders, findings, and decisions shall be entered in books that are kept for that purpose and that are identified as juvenile court records.
2. The clerk of the district court is the clerk of the juvenile court for the county.
3. The clerk shall, if practicable, notify a convenient juvenile court officer in advance when a child is to be brought before the court.
83 Acts, ch 186, §8102, 10201
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.7103 - Associate juvenile judge — jurisdiction — appeals.

602.7103 Associate juvenile judge — jurisdiction — appeals.
1. An associate juvenile judge shall have the same jurisdiction to conduct juvenile court proceedings, to issue warrants, nontestimonial identification orders, and contempt arrest warrants for adults in juvenile court proceedings, and to issue orders, findings, and decisions as the judge of the juvenile court. However, the chief judge may limit the exercise of juvenile court jurisdiction by the associate juvenile judge.
2. The parties to a proceeding heard by an associate juvenile judge are entitled to appeal the order, finding, or decision of an associate juvenile judge, in the manner of an appeal from orders, findings, or decisions of district court judges. An appeal does not automatically stay the order, finding, or decision of an associate juvenile judge.
83 Acts, ch 186, §8103, 10201; 88 Acts, ch 1095, §1; 89 Acts, ch 296, §84; 92 Acts, ch 1124, §4; 94 Acts, ch 1172, §39; 96 Acts, ch 1134, §5; 99 Acts, ch 93, §7; 99 Acts, ch 208, §60
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.7103A - Part-time associate juvenile judge — appointment — removal — qualifications.

602.7103A Part-time associate juvenile judge — appointment — removal — qualifications.
The chief judge may appoint and may remove for cause with due process a part-time associate juvenile judge. The part-time associate juvenile judge shall be an attorney admitted to practice law in this state, and shall be qualified for duties by training and experience.
99 Acts, ch 93, §8
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.7103B - Appointment and resignation of full-time associate juvenile judges.

602.7103B Appointment and resignation of full-time associate juvenile judges.
1. Full-time associate juvenile judges shall be appointed by the governor from persons nominated by the district judicial nominating commission in the same manner as district judges under chapter 46.
2. A full-time associate juvenile judge who seeks to resign from the office of full-time associate juvenile judge shall notify in writing the governor, the chief judge of the judicial district, and the state commissioner of elections as to the full-time associate judge’s intention to resign and the effective date of the resignation.
3. When a vacancy occurs or will occur within one hundred twenty days in the office of a full-time associate juvenile judge, the state commissioner of elections shall forthwith so notify the governor. The governor shall call a meeting of the commission within ten days after such notice. If the governor fails to do so, the chief justice shall call such meeting.
99 Acts, ch 93, §9, 15; 99 Acts, ch 208, §61; 2003 Acts, ch 151, §44, 64; 2022 Acts, ch 1033, §10
Referred to in §602.2301, 602.6113, 602.6307
Section stricken and rewritten
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.7103C - Full-time associate juvenile judges — term, retention, qualifications.

602.7103C Full-time associate juvenile judges — term, retention, qualifications.
1. Full-time associate juvenile judges shall serve terms and shall stand for retention in office within the judicial election districts of their residences as provided under sections 46.16 through 46.24.
2. A person does not qualify for appointment to the office of full-time associate juvenile judge unless the person is at the time of appointment licensed to practice law in Iowa and will be able, measured by the person’s age at the time of appointment, to complete the initial term of office prior to reaching age seventy-two. A nominee to the office of full-time associate juvenile judge must reside in the judicial election district to which the nominee is nominated or in a contiguous county to the judicial election district to which the nominee is nominated.
3. A full-time associate juvenile judge must be a resident of the judicial election district in which the office is held before assuming office and during the entire term of office. A full-time associate juvenile judge shall serve within the judicial district in which appointed, as directed by the chief judge, and is subject to reassignment under section 602.6108.
4. Full-time associate juvenile judges shall qualify for office as provided in chapter 63 for district judges.
99 Acts, ch 93, §10, 15; 2022 Acts, ch 1033, §11
Subsections 2 and 3 amended
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.7104 - Physicians and nurses.

602.7104 Physicians and nurses.
1. In a county having a population of one hundred twenty-five thousand or more, the judges of the juvenile court may appoint a physician and a nurse, prescribe their duties, and remove them.
2. Appointees shall receive salaries and shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of duties, as prescribed by the supreme court.
83 Acts, ch 186, §8104, 10201
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.7201 - Administration and supervision.

602.7201 Administration and supervision.
1. Probation and other juvenile court services within a judicial district shall be administered and supervised by the chief juvenile court officer.
2. The juvenile court officers and other personnel employed in juvenile court service offices are subject to the supervision of the chief juvenile court officer.
3. The chief juvenile court officer may employ, shall supervise, and may remove for cause with due process secretarial, clerical, and other staff within juvenile court service offices as authorized by the chief judge.
83 Acts, ch 186, §8201, 10201
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.7202 - Juvenile court officers.

602.7202 Juvenile court officers.
1. Subject to the approval of the chief judge of the judicial district, the chief juvenile court officer shall appoint juvenile court officers to serve the juvenile court. Juvenile court officers may be required to serve in two or more counties within the judicial district.
2. Juvenile court officers shall be selected, appointed, and removed in accordance with rules, standards, and qualifications prescribed by the supreme court.
3. Juvenile court officers have the duties prescribed in chapter 232, subject to the direction of the judges of the juvenile court. A judge of the juvenile court shall not attempt to direct or influence a juvenile court officer in the performance of the officer’s duties.
4. A juvenile court officer has the powers of a peace officer while engaged in the discharge of duties.
83 Acts, ch 186, §8202, 10201
Referred to in §232.2, 801.4
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.7203 - Juvenile victim restitution.

602.7203 Juvenile victim restitution.
The judicial branch shall administer the juvenile victim restitution program created in chapter 232A.
90 Acts, ch 1247, §19; 98 Acts, ch 1047, §59
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.8101 - Office of the clerk of the district court.

602.8101 Office of the clerk of the district court.
1. The office of clerk of the district court is an appointive office, as provided in section 602.1215.
2. A person appointed to the office of clerk shall qualify by taking the oath of office as provided in section 63.10 and giving bond as provided in chapter 64.
3. The clerk may employ staff when authorized under section 602.1402 and when authorized by the chief judge of the judicial district. The clerk is responsible for the acts of these employees. The clerk shall designate one or more employees who shall give bond as provided in chapter 64.
83 Acts, ch 186, §9101, 10201; 2004 Acts, ch 1120, §3
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.8102A - Notices returned for unknown address — resending.

602.8102A Notices returned for unknown address — resending.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Code to the contrary, and subject to rules prescribed by the supreme court, if the clerk of the district court sends a mailing or notice to a person or party and the mailing or notice is returned by the postal service to the clerk of the district court as undeliverable, the clerk is not required to send a repeat or subsequent mailing or notice unless the clerk receives an updated mailing address.
2005 Acts, ch 171, §4
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.8103A - Transmission of record on appeal.

602.8103A Transmission of record on appeal.
1. a. The clerk of the district court shall be solely responsible for transmitting the record on appeal to the clerk of the supreme court in civil and criminal proceedings. The clerk of the district court shall only transmit the record to the clerk of the supreme court upon the request of the appellee, appellant, the attorney for the appellee or appellant, or the appellate court.
b. The requirements of paragraph “a” shall not be delegated to another party. The appellee, appellant, the attorney for the appellee or appellant, or any agent of the appellee or appellant shall not transmit any part of the appellate record to the clerk of the supreme court.
2. For purposes of this section, the record on appeal consists of the original documents and exhibits filed in district court, transcripts of the proceedings, and a certified copy of the docket and court calendar entries prepared by the clerk of the district court in the case under appeal. Exhibits of unusual size or bulk are not required to be transmitted by the clerk of the district court unless requested by the appellee, appellant, the attorney for the appellee or appellant, or the appellate court.
3. If a request is made pursuant to subsection 1, the clerk of the district court shall transmit any of the remaining record to the clerk of the supreme court within seven days of the filing of the final briefs in the appeal.
2013 Acts, ch 6, §1; 2014 Acts, ch 1092, §132
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.8104 - Records and books.

602.8104 Records and books.
1. The records of the court consist of the original papers filed in all proceedings.
2. The following books shall be kept by the clerk:
a. A record book which contains the entries of the proceedings of the court and which has an index referring to each proceeding in each cause under the names of the parties, both plaintiff and defendant, and under the name of each person named in either party.
b. A judgment docket which contains an abstract of the judgments having separate columns for the names of the parties, the date of the judgment, the damages recovered, costs, the date of the issuance and return of executions, the entry of satisfaction, and other memoranda. The docket shall have an index containing the information specified in paragraph “a”.
c. A cash journal in which is listed in detail the costs and fees in each action or proceeding under the title of the action or proceeding. The cash journal shall also have an index containing the information specified in paragraph “a”.
d. An encumbrance book in which the sheriff shall enter a statement of the levy of each attachment on real estate.
e. An appearance docket in which the titles of all actions or special proceedings shall be entered. The actions or proceedings shall be numbered consecutively in the order in which they commence and shall include the full names of the parties, plaintiffs and defendants, as contained in the petition or as subsequently made parties by a pleading, proceeding, or order. The entries provided for in this paragraph and paragraphs “b” and “c” may be combined in one book, the combination docket, which shall also have an index containing the information specified in paragraph “a”.
f. A lien book in which an index of all liens in the court is kept.
g. A record of official bonds as provided in section 64.24.
h. A hospital lien docket as provided in section 582.4.
i. A book in which the deposits of funds, money, and securities kept by the clerk are recorded as provided in section 636.37.
j. A record book of certificates of deposit, not in the clerk’s name, which are being held by the clerk on behalf of a conservatorship, trust, or estate pursuant to a court order as provided in section 636.37.
83 Acts, ch 186, §9104, 10201; 85 Acts, ch 67, §60; 91 Acts, ch 116, §9, 10; 97 Acts, ch 23, §76; 2004 Acts, ch 1120, §5; 2005 Acts, ch 128, §71; 2009 Acts, ch 21, §9, 10
Referred to in §631.2
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.9101 - System created.

602.9101 System created.
A retirement system is hereby created and established to be known as the “Judicial Retirement System”, hereinafter called the “system”.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §605A.1]
83 Acts, ch 186, §10202(2)
CS83, §602.9101
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.9102 - Administered by court administrator.

602.9102 Administered by court administrator.
The court administrator shall be vested with authority to administer the system and related reports and may promulgate rules therefor not inconsistent with the provisions of this article.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §605A.2]
83 Acts, ch 186, §10202(2)
CS83, §602.9102
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.9104A - Moneys deposited in the judicial retirement fund — limitations — intent.

602.9104A Moneys deposited in the judicial retirement fund — limitations — intent.
1. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, “court revenues” means any court costs, fees, fines, penalties, surcharges, forfeited bail, or similar charges collected by the court, or interest on such amounts.
2. Notwithstanding section 602.8105, 602.8106, or 631.6, or any other provision of law to the contrary, court revenues shall not be deposited in the judicial retirement fund established in section 602.9104. If a provision of law provides for the deposit of court revenues in the judicial retirement fund, those court revenues shall be deposited in the general fund.
3. The judicial retirement fund shall consist of the contributions specified in section 602.9104, as well as the corpus and income of the fund as provided in section 602.9104.
4. It is the intent of the general assembly that the judicial retirement system be funded from contributions based upon the basic salary of the judges covered by this article, rather than from court revenues.
94 Acts, ch 1183, §83
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.9105 - Rollovers of judges’ accounts.

602.9105 Rollovers of judges’ accounts.
1. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
a. “Direct rollover” means a payment by the system to the eligible retirement plan specified by the judge covered under this article or the judge’s surviving spouse.
b. (1) “Eligible retirement plan” means either of the following that accepts an eligible rollover distribution from a judge covered by this article or a judge’s surviving spouse:
(a) An individual retirement account in accordance with section 408(a) of the federal Internal Revenue Code.
(b) An individual retirement annuity in accordance with section 408(b) of the federal Internal Revenue Code.
(2) In addition, an “eligible retirement plan” includes an annuity plan in accordance with section 403(a) of the federal Internal Revenue Code, or a qualified trust in accordance with section 401(a) of the federal Internal Revenue Code, that accepts an eligible rollover distribution from a judge covered by this article.
c. “Eligible rollover distribution” means all or any portion of a judge’s account, except that an eligible rollover distribution does not include any of the following:
(1) A distribution that is one of a series of substantially equal periodic payments, which occur annually or more frequently, made for the life or life expectancy of the distributee or the joint lives or joint life expectancies of the distributee and the distributee’s designated beneficiary, or made for a specified period of ten years or more.
(2) A distribution to the extent that the distribution is required pursuant to section 401(a)(9) of the federal Internal Revenue Code.
(3) The portion of any distribution that is not includible in the gross income of the distributee, determined without regard to the exclusion for net unrealized appreciation with respect to employer securities.
(4) A distribution of less than two hundred dollars of taxable income.
2. Effective January 1, 1993, a judge covered by this article or a judge’s surviving spouse may elect, at the time and in the manner prescribed by the state court administrator, to have the system pay all or a portion of an eligible rollover distribution directly to an eligible retirement plan, specified by the judge or the judge’s surviving spouse, in a direct rollover. If a judge or a judge’s surviving spouse elects a partial direct rollover, the amount of funds elected for the partial direct rollover must equal or exceed five hundred dollars.
94 Acts, ch 1183, §84; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §261
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.9106 - Retirement.

602.9106 Retirement.
Any person who shall have become separated from service as a judge of any of the courts included in this article and who has had an aggregate of at least four years of service as a judge of one or more of such courts and shall have attained the age of sixty-five years or who has had twenty years of consecutive service as a judge of one or more of said courts and shall have attained the age of fifty years, and who shall have otherwise qualified as provided in this article, shall be entitled to an annuity as provided in this article.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §605A.6]
83 Acts, ch 186, §10202(2)
CS83, §602.9106
2006 Acts, ch 1091, §13; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §322
Referred to in §602.1612, 602.9112, 602.9203
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.9107B - Minimum annuity benefit.

602.9107B Minimum annuity benefit.
A judge, or a survivor of a judge, who retired before July 1, 1977, and who is receiving an annuity pursuant to this article, shall, commencing with an annuity paid on or after July 1, 1998, be paid a minimum monthly annuity payment of five hundred dollars.
98 Acts, ch 1183, §102