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Iowa Code § 554.2606 (2026)

What constitutes acceptance of goods

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1. Acceptance of goods occurs when the buyer

a. after a reasonable opportunity to inspect the goods signifies to the seller that the goods are conforming or that the buyer will take or retain them in spite of their nonconformity; or

b. fails to make an effective rejection (section 554.2602, subsection 1), but such \n Tue Dec 09 22:02:40 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 554 (108, 4) 45 UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE, §554.2608\n\nacceptance does not occur until the buyer has had a reasonable opportunity to inspect them; or

c. does any act inconsistent with the seller’s ownership; but if such act is wrongful as against the seller it is an acceptance only if ratified by the seller.

2. Acceptance of a part of any commercial unit is acceptance of that entire unit. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §9977; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §554.49; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §554.2606] 2015 Acts, ch 29, §94 Referred to in §554.2103, 554.2201 \n

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1975–2018 · leading case: Midwest Hatchery & Poultry Farms, Inc. v. Doorenbos Poultry, Inc., 783 N.W.2d 56 (Iowa Ct. App. 2010).
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Midwest Hatchery & Poultry Farms, Inc. v. Doorenbos Poultry, Inc., 783 N.W.2d 56 (Iowa Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 5× “” Iowa Code § 554.2606 (1)(a). A buyer also accepts goods if the buyer “does any act inconsistent with the seller’s ownership.”
Hayes v. Hettinga, 228 N.W.2d 181 (Iowa 1975). · cites it 3× “See § 554.2606. He insists the evidence shows without dispute that, first, 5,000 and, later, 50,000 of the plastic lids and cups were run off from his molds and accepted by, or at least used for, defendant.”
Grace Label, Inc. v. Kliff, 355 F. Supp. 2d 965 (S.D. Iowa 2005). · cites it 2× “” Iowa Code § 554.2606 . Mr. Kliff inspected the cards at Grace Label.”
Jim Jamison d/b/a J&S AG Servs. v. Darrell J. Coddington & Wendy Coddington (Iowa Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “The court, citing Iowa Code section 554.2606, determined that such acceptance had to be by the “buyer,” as defined in Iowa Code § 554.”
— Iowa Code § 554.2606(1) — 1 case
Hayes v. Hettinga, 228 N.W.2d 181 (Iowa 1975). “See § 554.2606. He insists the evidence shows without dispute that, first, 5,000 and, later, 50,000 of the plastic lids and cups were run off from his molds and accepted by, or at least used for, defendant.”
— Iowa Code § 554.2606(1)(c) — 1 case
Midwest Hatchery & Poultry Farms, Inc. v. Doorenbos Poultry, Inc., 783 N.W.2d 56 (Iowa Ct. App. 2010). “” Iowa Code § 554.2606 (1)(a). A buyer also accepts goods if the buyer “does any act inconsistent with the seller’s ownership.”
— Iowa Code § 554.2606(l)(c) — 1 case
Hayes v. Hettinga, 228 N.W.2d 181 (Iowa 1975). “See § 554.2606. He insists the evidence shows without dispute that, first, 5,000 and, later, 50,000 of the plastic lids and cups were run off from his molds and accepted by, or at least used for, defendant.”
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