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Iowa Code § 4.8 (2026)

Irreconcilable statutes

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If statutes enacted at the same or different sessions of the legislature are irreconcilable, the statute latest in date of enactment by the general assembly prevails. If provisions of the same Act are irreconcilable, the provision listed last in the Act prevails. [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §4.8] Code editor authority to harmonize and rules for codification of irreconcilable statutes, see also §2B.13(1)(h)\n\nTue Dec 09 22:34:44 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 4 (22, 2) §4.9, CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTES 6

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 27 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1975–2025 · leading case: Citizens' Aide/Ombudsman v. Miller, 543 N.W.2d 899 (Iowa 1996).
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Citizens' Aide/Ombudsman v. Miller, 543 N.W.2d 899 (Iowa 1996). · cites it 6× “Both parties claim support from Iowa Code section 4.8 in their respective interpretations of legislative intent.”
State v. Farber, 314 N.W.2d 365 (Iowa 1982). · cites it 4× “2d at 1393-94 , 2 LaFave, Search and Seizure: A Treatise on the Fourth Amendment § 4.8(a) at 124-25 *370 (1978). None of these purposes affects the right of peaceful entry when the occupant is absent.”
Shenandoah Educ. Ass'n v. Shenandoah Cmty. Sch. Dist., 337 N.W.2d 477 (Iowa 1983). · cites it 4× “The same result is obtained when following the rule of Iowa Code § 4.8 which favors the statute most recently enacted when irreconcilable differences arise between statutes.”
Long v. McAllister, 319 N.W.2d 256 (Iowa 1982). · cites it 2× “Keeton, Basic Text on Insurance Law, section 4.8(a) at 232-33 (1971), recognizing that victims can be and sometimes are third party beneficiaries of liability insurance policies.”
Olympus Aluminum Prods., Inc. v. Kehm Enter., Ltd., 930 F. Supp. 1295 (N.D. Iowa 1996). · cites it 4× “For example, Iowa Code § 4.8 provides that “[i]f statutes enacted at the same time or different sessions of the legislature, are irreconcilable, the statute latest in date of enactment by the general assembly prevails.”
State v. Todd, 468 N.W.2d 462 (Iowa 1991). · cites it 2× “The general rule is that, as to buildings outside the dwelling and curtilage, no advance notice is required for a search. 2 W. LaFave, Search and Seizure, A Treatise on the Fourth Amendment § 4.”
Iowa Right to Life Comm., Inc. v. Tooker, 808 N.W.2d 417 (Iowa 2011). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code § 4.8 (“If statutes enacted at the same or different sessions of the legislature are irreconcilable, the statute latest in date of enactment by the general assembly prevails.”
Kohrt Ex Rel. Kohrt v. Yetter, 344 N.W.2d 245 (Iowa 1984). · cites it 2× “7 prefers the specific statute over the general, while section 4.8 prefers the latest statute in date of enactment or the provision listed last in a particular act if the enactment date is the same.”
United Tel. Co. of Iowa v. Iowa State Com. Comm'n, 257 N.W.2d 466 (Iowa 1977). · cites it 2× “18 are irreconcilable, section 4.8, The Code, or (2) the legislature intended by its 1972 amendment to section 490A.”
Sherman v. Pella Corp., 576 N.W.2d 312 (Iowa 1998). “Snyder, Medical Library § 4.8, at 45 (Lawyers ed.1989). Symptoms may occur anywhere from the shoulder to the fingers.”
Prudential Ins. Co. of Am. v. Rand & Reed Powers P'ship, 972 F. Supp. 1194 (N.D. Iowa 1997). · cites it 2× “For example, Iowa Code § 4.8 provides that “[i]f statutes enacted at the same time or different sessions of the legislature are irreconcilable, the statute latest in date of enactment by the general assembly prevails.”
James Enter., Inc. v. City of Ames, 661 N.W.2d 150 (Iowa 2003). · cites it 2× “3 Iowa Code section 4.8 provides: If statutes enacted at the same or different sessions of the legislature are irreconcilable, the statute latest in date of enactment by the general assembly prevails.”
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— Iowa Code § 4.8(a) — 3 cases
Long v. McAllister, 319 N.W.2d 256 (Iowa 1982). “Keeton, Basic Text on Insurance Law, section 4.8(a) at 232-33 (1971), recognizing that victims can be and sometimes are third party beneficiaries of liability insurance policies.”
State v. Farber, 314 N.W.2d 365 (Iowa 1982). “2d at 1393-94 , 2 LaFave, Search and Seizure: A Treatise on the Fourth Amendment § 4.8(a) at 124-25 *370 (1978). None of these purposes affects the right of peaceful entry when the occupant is absent.”
State v. Todd, 468 N.W.2d 462 (Iowa 1991). “The general rule is that, as to buildings outside the dwelling and curtilage, no advance notice is required for a search. 2 W. LaFave, Search and Seizure, A Treatise on the Fourth Amendment § 4.”
— Iowa Code § 4.8(b) — 2 cases
State v. Farber, 314 N.W.2d 365 (Iowa 1982). “2d at 1393-94 , 2 LaFave, Search and Seizure: A Treatise on the Fourth Amendment § 4.8(a) at 124-25 *370 (1978). None of these purposes affects the right of peaceful entry when the occupant is absent.”
State v. Todd, 468 N.W.2d 462 (Iowa 1991). “The general rule is that, as to buildings outside the dwelling and curtilage, no advance notice is required for a search. 2 W. LaFave, Search and Seizure, A Treatise on the Fourth Amendment § 4.”
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