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Iowa Code § 400.20 (2026)

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The removal, discharge, demotion, or suspension of a person holding civil service rights may be appealed to the civil service commission within fourteen calendar days after the removal, discharge, demotion, or suspension. [SS15, §1056-a32; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5704; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §365.20; C75, 77, 79, 81, §400.20] 86 Acts, ch 1138, §7; 2017 Acts, ch 2, §59, 64 Referred to in §80F.1 Internal investigations and rights of peace officers and public safety and emergency personnel, see §80F.1\n\nTue Dec 09 22:13:07 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 400 (37, 2) §400.21, CIVIL SERVICE 12

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Cited in 22 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1977–2025 · leading case: City of Des Moines v. Civil Serv. Comm'n, 540 N.W.2d 52 (Iowa 1995).
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City of Des Moines v. Civil Serv. Comm'n, 540 N.W.2d 52 (Iowa 1995). · cites it 24× “See Iowa Code § 400.20 . The legislature could have drafted the statute in such a fashion but it did not.”
Larry Shawn Whitwer v. Civil Serv. Comm'n of the City of Sioux City, Iowa, 897 N.W.2d 112 (Iowa 2017). · cites it 16× “Section 400.20 specifies that any such discipline “may be appealed to the civil service commission within fourteen calendar days after the suspension, demotion, or discharge.”
Devine v. City of Des Moines, 366 N.W.2d 580 (Iowa 1985). · cites it 8× “See Iowa Code § 400.20 . Hearings before the Des Moines civil service commission on the suspensions were set for November 12 and 17.”
City of Des Moines v. Civil Serv. Comm'n of Des Moines, 334 N.W.2d 133 (Iowa 1983). · cites it 8× “See Iowa Code § 400.20 . “Jurisdiction is unquestionably essential to the validity of any proceeding undertaken by a public administrative tribunal, without which its actions are void.”
Bevel v. Civil Serv. Comm'n, 426 N.W.2d 380 (Iowa 1988). · cites it 7× “He appealed his suspension to the Civil Service Commission which dismissed for want of jurisdiction on the ground the appeal had not been filed within the fourteen-day period provided by Iowa Code section 400.20 (1987). The district court concluded that the Commission acted…”
Van Baale v. City of Des Moines, 550 N.W.2d 153 (Iowa 1996). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code § 400.20 ; see also id. § 400.27 (granting the civil service commission jurisdiction to hear and determine matters under this chapter).”
Millsap v. Cedar Rapids Civil Serv. Comm'n, 249 N.W.2d 679 (Iowa 1977). · cites it 2× “20 of the 1973 Code — now section 400.20 as renumbered in 1974. The Chief of Police thereafter filed written specifications charging that on March 19,1973, (1) Millsap had conducted himself in a manner unbecoming a police officer and detrimental to the service contrary to…”
City of Des Moines v. Civil Serv. Comm'n, 513 N.W.2d 746 (Iowa 1994). · cites it 4× “White appealed the chief's decision to the Civil Service Commission in accordance with Iowa Code section 400.20. By the time the matter was heard by that body, a jury had already acquitted White of all criminal charges, and he had proved his entitlement to unemployment…”
Sieg v. Civ. Serv. Com'n of West Des Moines, 342 N.W.2d 824 (Iowa 1983). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code § 400.20 . When acting in an appellate capacity, the Commission may affirm, modify or reverse any case on its merits.”
Haberer v. Woodbury Cnty., 560 N.W.2d 571 (Iowa 1997). · cites it 2× “Because a constructive discharge alleges the loss of employment attributable to the actions of an employer, we think such a discharge is included in the term “removal” within section 341A.12. Cf. Schulz v. City of Davenport, 444 N.”
Schulz v. City of Davenport, 444 N.W.2d 479 (Iowa 1989). · cites it 6× “The permissible subjects for employee appeals are specified as follows in section 400.20: The suspension, demotion, or discharge of a person holding civil service rights may be appealed to the civil service commission within fourteen calendar days after the suspension, demotion,…”
City of Clinton v. Loeffelholz, 448 N.W.2d 308 (Iowa 1989). · cites it 2× “Loeffelholz appealed to the city civil service commission pursuant to Iowa Code section 400.20 (1987). After hearing, the civil service commission reinstated Loeffel-holz, imposing a forty-five day suspension followed by a probationary period in lieu of termination.”
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