Court and money
Debt, eviction, work, family and records. The side of the system with no officer in it.
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Renting
Work and pay
- Getting PaidIowa Code § 91A.3 — regular paydays no more than 12 days after the pay period ends
- The Last PaycheckIowa Code § 91A.4 — by the next regular payday after a firing, layoff or quit
- A Wage ClaimIowa Code § 91A.10 — a written complaint to the labor director within one year of the wages coming due
- Minimum WageIowa Code § 91D.1 — $7.25 an hour, or the federal minimum if higher
- Working Under EighteenIowa Code § 92.7 — under sixteen, no more than eight hours a day or forty a week
- Discrimination at WorkIowa Code § 216.15 — a complaint to the civil rights commission within 300 days
- Hurt at WorkIowa Code § 85.23 — notice to the employer within 90 days of knowing the injury was work related
- Unemployment After a Job EndsIowa Code § 96.6 — ten calendar days to appeal a decision on a claim
- Drug Tests at WorkIowa Code § 730.5 — a written policy, a split sample, and a confirmed result before action is taken
- Your Personnel FileIowa Code § 91B.1 — an employee may see and copy the file, at a time agreed with the employer
- Jury Duty and Your JobIowa Code § 607A.45 — no firing for jury service, and 60 days to sue if it happens
- Military Service and Your JobIowa Code § 29A.43 — no discrimination or firing for National Guard or reserve membership
- A Medical AbsenceIowa Code § 70A.2 — a public employee's doctor verified absence is not held against them
- Deductions from PayIowa Code § 91A.5 — only what the law requires or the worker authorizes in writing
- Pregnancy at WorkIowa Code § 216.6 — up to eight weeks of leave for a pregnancy disability when no plan gives enough
- A Witness and the JobIowa Code § 915.23 — no firing or pay cut for serving as a witness in a criminal case
Family, children and school
- Getting DivorcedIowa Code § 598.19 — no decree until 90 days after the original notice is served
- Dividing Property in a DivorceIowa Code § 598.21 — an equitable division of everything except inheritances and gifts
- Spousal SupportIowa Code § 598.21A — support for a limited or indefinite time, after the listed factors
- Custody and Parenting TimeIowa Code § 598.41 — maximum continuing contact with both parents, in the child's best interest
- Child SupportIowa Code § 598.21B — the supreme court's guidelines, reviewed at least once every four years
- A Protective OrderIowa Code § 236.4 — a hearing five to 15 days after filing, and a temporary order before it
- Changing a NameIowa Code § 674.1 — a verified petition to the district court in the county of residence
- Turning EighteenIowa Code § 599.1 — minority ends at eighteen, or at marriage
- Marrying Under EighteenIowa Code § 595.2 — at sixteen or seventeen, only with a parent's written consent and a judge's approval
- AnnulmentIowa Code § 598.29 — a prohibited marriage, impotence, a spouse still living, or a guardianship without capacity
- Grandparent VisitationIowa Code § 600C.1 — a petition only when the grandchild's parent, the grandparent's child, has died
- Breaking a Protective OrderIowa Code § 664A.7 — summary contempt, with a hearing five to 15 days after the rule to show causealso here
Debt, buying and money
- Unfair and Deceptive PracticesIowa Code § 714H.5 — actual damages, costs and attorney fees for a consumer who loses money to deception
- A Sale at Your DoorIowa Code § 555A.3 — three business days to cancel, and a refund within ten business days
- The Lemon LawIowa Code § 322G.4 — written notice after three repair attempts, and a final chance for the manufacturer
- What Creditors Cannot TakeIowa Code § 627.6 — one vehicle up to $7,000, tools of the trade up to $10,000, and household goods
- Debt CollectorsIowa Code § 537.7103 — no threats of violence or of false criminal accusations
Owning a home, land and animals
Health, aging and estates
- Signing a WillIowa Code § 633.279 — signed and declared, before two competent witnesses who sign in each other's presence
- Dying Without a WillIowa Code § 633.211 — the surviving spouse takes it all when every child is the spouse's too
- A Small EstateIowa Code § 633.356 — personal property of $50,000 or less collected by affidavit after 40 days
- A Spouse and the WillIowa Code § 633.236 — a surviving spouse may take an elective share instead of the will
- Signing Over AuthorityIowa Code § 633B.105 — a power of attorney signed and acknowledged before a notary
- A Living WillIowa Code § 144A.3 — signed, dated, and witnessed by two people or notarized
- A Health Care Power of AttorneyIowa Code § 144B.3 — a dated document that explicitly authorizes health care decisions, witnessed by two or notarized
Courts and records
Public records, meetings and voting
- Getting Public RecordsIowa Code § 22.2 — every person may examine and copy a public record
- Open MeetingsIowa Code § 21.5 — a closed session only by a two-thirds vote, and only for the listed reasons
- Registering to VoteIowa Code § 48A.5 — a citizen, an Iowa resident, and at least eighteen
- Time Off to VoteIowa Code § 49.109 — enough time off to make two consecutive hours while the polls are open
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