1. The supreme court may prescribe all rules of pleading, practice, evidence, and procedure, and the forms of process, writs, and notices, for all proceedings in all courts of this state, for the purposes of simplifying the proceedings and promoting the speedy determination of litigation upon its merits.
2. Rules of appellate procedure relating to appeals to and review by the supreme court, discretionary review by the courts of small claims actions, review by the supreme court by writ of certiorari to inferior courts, appeal to or review by the court of appeals of a matter transferred to that court by the supreme court, and further review by the supreme court of decisions of the court of appeals, shall be known as “Rules of Appellate Procedure”, and shall be published as provided in section 2B.5B.
3. The following rules are subject to section 602.4202:
a. Rules of civil procedure.
b. Rules of criminal procedure.
c. Rules of evidence.
d. Rules of appellate procedure 6.101 through 6.105, 6.601 through 6.603, and 6.907.
e. Rules of probate procedure.
f. Juvenile procedure.
g. Involuntary hospitalization of mentally ill.
h. Involuntary commitment or treatment of persons with a substance use disorder. 83 Acts, ch 186, §5201, 10201; 92 Acts, ch 1163, §110; 98 Acts, ch 1115, §8, 21; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §165; 2011 Acts, ch 121, §60, 62; 2012 Acts, ch 1023, §83, 158; 2015 Acts, ch 29, §104; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1264 Referred to in §125.94, 229.40, 232.7A, 602.4202, 633.18 \n
Notes of Decisions
Teri Root v. Talton Toney, 841 N.W.2d 83 (Iowa 2013).
· cites it 8× “See Iowa Code § 602.4201 (3)(d). The legislature’s role in our rule-making process is governed by Iowa Code section 602.”
State v. Liddell, 672 N.W.2d 805 (Iowa 2003).
· cites it 4× “See Iowa Code §§ 602.4201 , 602.4202. A brief review of the history of rule 2.”
State v. DeJesus, 953 A.2d 45 (Conn. 2008).
· cites it 2× “Rev.Code § 2.04.190 (West 2004); see also Mass.”
Butler v. Woodbury Cnty., 547 N.W.2d 17 (Iowa Ct. App. 1996).
· cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 602.4201 (1993). Such rulemaking authority, however, is not exercised in conjunction with case decision-making.”
Marleny Rivas v. Derek Brownell & Lindsey Wessel (Iowa 2025).
· cites it 9× “2d 443, 447 (Iowa 2008), while the supreme court has the power to prescribe procedural rules, Iowa Code § 602.4201 . 10 But the attempted distinction between statutes and procedural rules loses some force when one considers the legislature’s role in adopting procedural rules.”
State of Iowa v. Howard J. Thompson (Iowa 2021).
· cites it 7× “art. V, § 4. The judicial department has statutory authority to “prescribe all rules of pleading, practice, evidence, and procedure, and the forms of process, writs, and notices, for all proceedings in all courts of this state.”
State of Iowa v. Howard J. Thompson (Iowa 2021).
· cites it 7× “art. V, § 4. The judicial department has statutory authority to “prescribe all rules of pleading, practice, evidence, and procedure, and the forms of process, writs, and notices, for all proceedings in all courts of this state.”
— Iowa Code § 602.4201(1) — 3 cases
State of Iowa v. Howard J. Thompson (Iowa 2021).
“art. V, § 4. The judicial department has statutory authority to “prescribe all rules of pleading, practice, evidence, and procedure, and the forms of process, writs, and notices, for all proceedings in all courts of this state.”
State of Iowa v. Howard J. Thompson (Iowa 2021).
“art. V, § 4. The judicial department has statutory authority to “prescribe all rules of pleading, practice, evidence, and procedure, and the forms of process, writs, and notices, for all proceedings in all courts of this state.”
Marleny Rivas v. Derek Brownell & Lindsey Wessel (Iowa 2025).
“2d 443, 447 (Iowa 2008), while the supreme court has the power to prescribe procedural rules, Iowa Code § 602.4201 . 10 But the attempted distinction between statutes and procedural rules loses some force when one considers the legislature’s role in adopting procedural rules.”
— Iowa Code § 602.4201(3) — 4 cases
— Iowa Code § 602.4201(3)(a) — 3 cases
— Iowa Code § 602.4201(3)(cZ) — 1 case
Teri Root v. Talton Toney, 841 N.W.2d 83 (Iowa 2013).
“See Iowa Code § 602.4201 (3)(d). The legislature’s role in our rule-making process is governed by Iowa Code section 602.”
— Iowa Code § 602.4201(3)(d) — 3 cases
Teri Root v. Talton Toney, 841 N.W.2d 83 (Iowa 2013).
“See Iowa Code § 602.4201 (3)(d). The legislature’s role in our rule-making process is governed by Iowa Code section 602.”
State of Iowa v. Howard J. Thompson (Iowa 2021).
“art. V, § 4. The judicial department has statutory authority to “prescribe all rules of pleading, practice, evidence, and procedure, and the forms of process, writs, and notices, for all proceedings in all courts of this state.”
State of Iowa v. Howard J. Thompson (Iowa 2021).
“art. V, § 4. The judicial department has statutory authority to “prescribe all rules of pleading, practice, evidence, and procedure, and the forms of process, writs, and notices, for all proceedings in all courts of this state.”
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