1. A person with a disability, a person assisting a person with a disability by controlling a service animal or a service-animal-in-training, or a person training a service animal has the right to be accompanied by a service animal or service-animal-in-training, under control, in any of the places listed in sections 216C.3 and 216C.4 without being required to make additional payment for the service animal or service-animal-in-training. The person is liable for damage done to any premises or facility by a service animal or a service-animal-in-training.
2. A person who knowingly denies or interferes with the right of a person under this section is, upon conviction, guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
3. a. A person who intentionally misrepresents an animal as a service animal or a service-animal-in-training is, upon conviction, guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
b. A person commits the offense of intentional misrepresentation of an animal as a service animal or a service-animal-in-training if, for the purpose of obtaining any of the rights or privileges set forth in state or federal law, the person intentionally misrepresents an animal in one’s possession as one’s service animal or service-animal-in-training or a person with a disability’s service animal or service-animal-in-training whom the person is assisting by controlling. 88 Acts, ch 1067, §1 C89, §601D.11 91 Acts, ch 69, §1\n\nTue Dec 09 22:22:01 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 216C (28, 2) §216C.11, RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 4\n\n C93, §216C.11 96 Acts, ch 1129, §113; 2009 Acts, ch 163, §1; 2010 Acts, ch 1069, §27; 2010 Acts, ch 1079, §9; 2019 Acts, ch 65, §5; 2025 Acts, ch 111, §1 Subsection 3, paragraph b amended \n
Notes of Decisions
Nicole Lara Shumate v. Drake Univ. A/K/A Drake Univ. Law Sch., 846 N.W.2d 503 (Iowa 2014).
· cites it 104× “Iowa Code § 216C.11. 4 Section 216C.11 does not expressly allow service dog trainers to bring a private cause of action, nor does any other Code 2Drake argues Shumate did not specifically plead facts sufficient to be covered by Iowa Code section 216C.”
Karen Cohen v. David Clark & 2800-1 LLC (Iowa 2020).
· cites it 4× “§ 5 (codified at Iowa Code § 216C.11 (2020)). While these provisions do not apply to this case, they also would not have affected our analysis in this opinion.”
— Iowa Code § 216C.11(1) — 1 case
Nicole Lara Shumate v. Drake Univ. A/K/A Drake Univ. Law Sch., 846 N.W.2d 503 (Iowa 2014).
“Iowa Code § 216C.11. 4 Section 216C.11 does not expressly allow service dog trainers to bring a private cause of action, nor does any other Code 2Drake argues Shumate did not specifically plead facts sufficient to be covered by Iowa Code section 216C.”
— Iowa Code § 216C.11(2) — 1 case
Nicole Lara Shumate v. Drake Univ. A/K/A Drake Univ. Law Sch., 846 N.W.2d 503 (Iowa 2014).
“Iowa Code § 216C.11. 4 Section 216C.11 does not expressly allow service dog trainers to bring a private cause of action, nor does any other Code 2Drake argues Shumate did not specifically plead facts sufficient to be covered by Iowa Code section 216C.”
— Iowa Code § 216C.11(3) — 1 case
Nicole Lara Shumate v. Drake Univ. A/K/A Drake Univ. Law Sch., 846 N.W.2d 503 (Iowa 2014).
“Iowa Code § 216C.11. 4 Section 216C.11 does not expressly allow service dog trainers to bring a private cause of action, nor does any other Code 2Drake argues Shumate did not specifically plead facts sufficient to be covered by Iowa Code section 216C.”
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