Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 631.15 (2026)

Standard forms

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The supreme court shall prescribe standard forms of pleadings to be used in small claims actions. Standard forms promulgated by the supreme court shall be the exclusive forms used. [C73, §631.4; C75, 77, 79, 81, §631.15] 83 Acts, ch 101, §126 Referred to in §631.3, 631.7 Forms prescribed by the supreme court are published in the compilation “Iowa Court Rules”

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1990–2019 · leading case: ITT Fin. Servs. v. Zimmerman, 464 N.W.2d 486 (Iowa Ct. App. 1990).
ITT Fin. Servs. v. Zimmerman, 464 N.W.2d 486 (Iowa Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 2× “The form prescribed for actions for a money judgment provides space for plaintiff to “state briefly the basis for the demand.” In this space on ITT’s original notice was written, “personal note signed 11/22/88.”
Robert Clauss v. Laidlaw & Co. UK Ltd. (Iowa Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “11; see also 3 Iowa Code § 631.15 (“The supreme court shall prescribe standard forms of pleadings to be used in small claims actions.”
Wells v. LF Noll, Inc (N.D. Iowa 2019). “See IOWA CODE § 631.15 (“The supreme court shall prescribe standard forms of pleadings to be used in small claims actions.”
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