1. The printed copies of a city code and of supplements to it which are purported or proved to have been compiled pursuant to section 380.8 shall be admitted in the courts of this state as presumptive evidence of the ordinances contained therein. When properly pleaded, the courts of this state shall take judicial notice of ordinances contained in a city code or city code supplement.
2. The printed copies of an ordinance of any city which has not been compiled in a city code or a supplement pursuant to section 380.8 but which has been published by authority of the city, or transcripts of any ordinance, act, or proceeding thereof recorded in any book, or entries on any minutes or journals kept under direction of the city, and certified by the city clerk, shall be received in evidence for any purpose for which the original ordinances, books, minutes, or journals would be received, and with the same effect. The clerk shall furnish such transcripts, and be entitled to charge therefor at the rate that the clerk of the district court is entitled to charge for transcripts of records from that court.
3. The actions of any court of this state in taking judicial notice of the existence and content of a city ordinance in any proceeding which was commenced between the first day of July, 1973, and April 17, 1976, shall be conclusively presumed to be lawful, and to the extent required by this section, this section is retroactive. [R60, §1076; C73, §3720; C97, §4653; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11315; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622.62] 2011 Acts, ch 25, §71 Referred to in §622.52 \n
Notes of Decisions
State of Iowa v. Michael Scheffert, 910 N.W.2d 577 (Iowa 2018).
· cites it 5× “The actions of any court of this state in taking judicial notice of the existence and content of a city ordinance in any proceeding which was commenced between the first day of July[ ] 1973, and April 17, 1976, shall be conclusively presumed to be lawful, and to the extent…”
City of Cedar Rapids v. Cach, 299 N.W.2d 656 (Iowa 1980).
· cites it 14× “Section 622.62(1), The Code 1977, modified the general rule by requiring a court to take judicial notice of ordinances if certain criteria were met: The printed copies of a city code and of supplements to it which are purported or proved to have been compiled pursuant to section…”
Larsen v. Bd. of Trs., 401 N.W.2d 860 (Iowa 1987).
· cites it 2× “8 (affidavits explanatory of title “shall raise a presumption from the date of recording that the purported facts stated therein are true;” after three years “such presumption shall be conclusive”); Iowa Code § 622.62 (3) (certain court actions “shall be conclusively presumed to…”
State of Iowa v. Terry Joseph Schmitz, 29 N.W.3d 640 (Iowa Ct. App. 2025).
· cites it 4× “To enable the courts of this state to take judicial notice of city ordinances, the State can proceed under section 622.62 of our Code. Whether subsection 1 or 2 applies depends upon whether the city code and supplements thereto have been compiled pursuant to section 380.”
Myron Dennis Behm v. City of Cedar Rapids, No. 16-1031 (Iowa Ct. App. Feb. 22, 2017).
· cites it 2× “” Iowa Code § 622.62 (1) (2015). We therefore take judicial notice of Cedar Rapids Municipal Code section 61.”
Cedar Rapids v. Marla Marie Leaf, No. 16-0435 (Iowa Ct. App. Feb. 22, 2017).
· cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 622.62 (1) (“When properly pleaded, the courts of this state shall take judicial notice of ordinances contained in a city code or city code supplement.”
Denver Sunset Nursing Home v. City of Denver, 940 N.W.2d 788 (Iowa Ct. App. 2019).
· cites it 2× “2d 577 , 583–84 (Iowa 2018) (“Iowa Code section 622.62 is a statutory rule of evidence governing the admissibility of an ordinance at trial.”
Iowa Code § 622.62(1): 2 cases
City of Cedar Rapids v. Cach, 299 N.W.2d 656 (Iowa 1980).
“Section 622.62(1), The Code 1977, modified the general rule by requiring a court to take judicial notice of ordinances if certain criteria were met: The printed copies of a city code and of supplements to it which are purported or proved to have been compiled pursuant to section…”
Iowa Code § 622.62(2): 1 case
City of Cedar Rapids v. Cach, 299 N.W.2d 656 (Iowa 1980).
“Section 622.62(1), The Code 1977, modified the general rule by requiring a court to take judicial notice of ordinances if certain criteria were met: The printed copies of a city code and of supplements to it which are purported or proved to have been compiled pursuant to section…”
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