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Iowa Code § 602.6101 (2026)

Unified trial court

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A unified trial court is established. This court is the “Iowa District Court”. The district court has exclusive, general, and original jurisdiction of all actions, proceedings, and remedies, civil, criminal, probate, and juvenile, except in cases where exclusive or concurrent jurisdiction is conferred upon some other court, tribunal, or administrative body. The district court has all the power usually possessed and exercised by trial courts of general jurisdiction, and is a court of record. 83 Acts, ch 186, §7101, 10201

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Cited in 67 cases (15 in the last 5 years), 1985–2026 · leading case: Myron Dennis Behm, Burton J. Brooks, Bobby Lee Langston, David Leon Brodsky, Jeffrey R. Olson, & Geoff Tate Smith v. City of Cedar Rapids & Gatso USA, Inc., 922 N.W.2d 524 (Iowa 2019).
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Myron Dennis Behm, Burton J. Brooks, Bobby Lee Langston, David Leon Brodsky, Jeffrey R. Olson, & Geoff Tate Smith v. City of Cedar Rapids & Gatso USA, Inc., 922 N.W.2d 524 (Iowa 2019). · cites it 42× “” Iowa Code § 602.6101 . The plaintiffs further assert that the ATE system and its administrative hearing is irreconcilable with Iowa Code section 364.”
Reuven Weizberg, David Peter Veng-Pedersen, Jacob Patrick Dagel v. City of Des Moines, Iowa, & Gatso USA, Inc., 923 N.W.2d 200 (Iowa 2018). · cites it 8× “The plaintiffs asked the court to declare that the ATE program “as implemented” by the City and Gatso violated Iowa Code section 602.6101, which provides for “exclusive, general, and original jurisdiction” in district court of all actions.”
Hughes v. City of Cedar Rapids, 112 F. Supp. 3d 817 (N.D. Iowa 2015). · cites it 8× “Finally, Plaintiffs fail to state a claim for relief under Iowa Code § 602.6101 , which provides: A unified trial court is established.”
Gary Hughes v. City of Cedar Rapids, 840 F.3d 987 (8th Cir. 2016). · cites it 2× “The drivers sued in Iowa state court, arguing that the ATE system violates their right to procedural due process, their fundamental right, to travel, Iowa Code § 602.6101 , and causes unjust enrichment for- the City and Gatso.”
Iowa Supreme Court Comm'n on Unauthorized Practice of Law v. A-1 Assocs., Ltd., 623 N.W.2d 803 (Iowa 2001). · cites it 4× “Iowa Code § 602.6101 ; see id. §§ 631.1(1)-(5), .”
Matter of Guardianship of Matejski, 419 N.W.2d 576 (Iowa 1988). · cites it 5× “We think this finding of plenary jurisdiction also follows from the statutory consolidation of jurisdiction over all probate actions, Iowa Code 602.6101 (1985), and our canon of construction which gives statutory language its ordinary meaning unless a contrary meaning is…”
Sarah Brooks v. City of Des Moines, 844 F.3d 978 (8th Cir. 2016). · cites it 2× “The drivers sued in Iowa state court, arguing that the ATE system violates their right to procedural due process, their, fundamental right to travel, Iowa Code §§ 602.6101 and 364.22, and causes unjust enrichment for the City and Gatso.”
Reis v. Iowa Dist. Court for Polk Cnty., 787 N.W.2d 61 (Iowa 2010). · cites it 2× “Stowers filed a motion to remove the confidential designation and to terminate protective order on March 24, 2008, a month after Care Initiatives filed their motion for contempt on February 25, 2008, and over a month after Stowers sent emails to Care Initiatives’ CFO, board…”
Schott v. Schott, 744 N.W.2d 85 (Iowa 2008). · cites it 2× “V, § 6; see Iowa Code § 602.6101 (2007) (“The district court has exclusive, general, and original jurisdiction of all actions, proceedings, and remedies, civil, criminal, probate, and juvenile, except in cases where exclusive or concurrent jurisdiction is conferred upon some…”
Tyrrell v. Iowa Dist. Court, 413 N.W.2d 674 (Iowa 1987). · cites it 4× “While the magistrate, district associate judge, and district judge are all part of the district court under our unified court system, Iowa Code § 602.6101 , the references in § 602.”
In the Matter of M.A., Alleged to Be Seriously Mentally Impaired, M.A., 895 N.W.2d 477 (Iowa Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 4× “” Iowa Code § 602.6101 (2016); see also Iowa Const, art.”
City of Cedar Rapids v. Marla Marie Leaf, 923 N.W.2d 184 (Iowa 2018). · cites it 2× “22 and Iowa Code Section 602.6101. Leaf asserts that the ordinance improperly creates an administrative appeal board that deprives the small claims court of jurisdiction in cases involving "municipal infractions" arising from the ATE ordinance.”
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