Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 35C.6 (2026)

Removal — certiorari — judicial review

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No person holding a public position by appointment or employment, and belonging to any of the classes of persons to whom a preference is granted under this chapter, shall be removed from such position or employment except for incompetency or misconduct shown after a hearing, upon due notice, upon stated charges, and with the right of such employee or appointee to a review by a writ of certiorari or at such person’s election, to judicial review in accordance with the terms of the Iowa administrative procedure Act, chapter 17A, if that is otherwise applicable to their case. Upon removal from such position or employment, the person shall be provided written notification of the right of such employee or appointee to a review by a writ of certiorari or judicial review. A review by a writ of certiorari shall be filed within three hundred days of the removal of the employee or appointee. [S13, §1056-a16; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1163; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §70.6] C93, §35C.6 2003 Acts, ch 44, §114; 2017 Acts, ch 29, §27; 2020 Acts, ch 1050, §3

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 2000–2023 · leading case: O'MALLEY v. Gundermann, 618 N.W.2d 286 (Iowa 2000).
O'MALLEY v. Gundermann, 618 N.W.2d 286 (Iowa 2000). · cites it 18× “Robert O’Malley filed a petition for writ of certiorari pursuant to Iowa Code section 35C.6 (1997) and an application to vacate pursuant to Iowa Code section 679A.”
Stammeyer v. Div. of Narcotics Enf't of the Iowa Dep't of Pub. Saf., 721 N.W.2d 541 (Iowa 2006). · cites it 6× “” Section 35C.6 states: No person holding a public position by appointment or employment, and belonging to any of the classes of persons to whom a preference is herein granted, shall be removed from such position or employment except for incompetency or misconduct shown after a…”
Kern v. Saydel Cmty. Sch. Dist., 637 N.W.2d 157 (Iowa 2001). · cites it 14× “The basis for his claim is the alleged failure of the school district to provide a hearing on his proposed termination as required by the Iowa Veterans Preference Law, Iowa Code § 35C.6 (1997). After reviewing the record and considering the arguments presented, we affirm the…”
Glandon v. Keokuk Cnty. Health Ctr., 408 F. Supp. 2d 759 (S.D. Iowa 2005). · cites it 7× “On January 13, 2004, Glandon filed a lawsuit in the Iowa District Court for Keokuk County in which he brought two causes of action: wrongful termination in violation of Iowa’s Veterans Preference statute, Iowa Code § 35C.6 (Count I) and a common law claim of retaliatory…”
Jeffrey Laverne Williams v. Mark Richard Bullock & Scott Richard Beckner (Iowa 2021). · cites it 48× “Iowa Code § 35C.6 (2017) (emphasis added).”
Jeffrey Laverne Williams v. Mark Richard Bullock & Scott Richard Beckner (Iowa 2021). · cites it 48× “Iowa Code § 35C.6 (2017) (emphasis added).”
Benjamin Varela v. City of Muscatine (Iowa Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 14× “§ 35C.6. The City of Muscatine (City) terminated Benjamin Varela, a Muscatine police officer and a veteran, without a pre-termination hearing.”
Tommy Marion Copeland v. State of Iowa & Iowa Air Nat'l Guard (Iowa Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 8× “He argued that his termination was illegal because he was not “given a hearing alleging incompetence or misconduct or an opportunity to respond to any allegations” as required by Iowa Code section 35C.6. In resistance to Copeland’s petition, the State and Air National Guard did…”
Tommy Marion Copeland v. State of Iowa & Iowa Air Nat'l Guard (Iowa 2023). · cites it 8× “Iowa Code § 35C.6. 6 Copeland believes that—because he’s a veteran—section 35C.”
Stanley R. Walk v. Bd. of Educ. of the St. Angsar Cmty. Sch. Dist. (Iowa Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 10× “Iowa Code § 35C.6. 3 being held pursuant to Iowa Code section 321.”
Bryan Boyd v. Legislative Servs. Agency, Glen Dickinson & State of Iowa (Iowa Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 4× “” Iowa Code § 35C.6 (2009). It further states: “The persons thus preferred shall not be disqualified from holding any position hereinbefore mentioned on account of age or by reason of any physical disability .”
Matthew John Stammeyer Vs. Div. Of Narcotics Enf't Of The Iowa Dep't Of Pub. Saf. (Iowa 2006). · cites it 4× “By removing the phrase “and promotions,” the legislature restricted the veterans’ preference to the initial hiring decision and, as noted in section 35C.6, to the employment discharge decision.”
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