Iowa Code § 125.94 (2026)

The supreme court may prescribe rules of pleading, practice, and procedure and the forms of process, writs, and notices under section 602.4201, for all commitment proceedings in a court of this state under this chapter. The rules shall be drawn for the purpose of simplifying and expediting the proceedings, so far as is consistent with the rights of the parties involved. The rules shall not abridge, enlarge, or modify the substantive rights of a party to a commitment proceeding under this chapter. [82 Acts, ch 1212, §22] 83 Acts, ch 186, §10045, 10201 Referred to in §229.21 Rules adopted by the supreme court are published in the compilation “Iowa Court Rules”\n\nTue Dec 09 22:27:37 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 125 (65, 2)