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Iowa Code § 631.9
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631.9. Jurisdiction determined. At the time set for the hearing of a small claim, the court first shall determine that proper notice as provided in section 631.5, subsection 4, has been given a party before proceeding further as to that party, unless the party has appeared or is an existing party, and also shall determine that the action is properly brought as a small claim. [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §631.9]
Source: Iowa Legislature (legis.iowa.gov)URL: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/631.9.pdfFetched: 10/20/2026

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