1. The district court sitting in small claims shall exercise the jurisdiction conferred by this chapter, and shall determine small claims according to the statutes and the rules prescribed by this chapter. Except when transferred from the small claims docket as provided in section 631.8, small claims may be tried by a judicial magistrate, a district associate judge, or a district judge.
2. The clerk of the district court shall maintain a separate small claims docket which shall contain all matters relating to small claims which are required by section 602.8104, subsection 2, paragraph “e”, to be contained in a combination docket.
3. Statutes and rules relating to venue and jurisdiction shall apply to small claims, except that a provision of this chapter which is inconsistent therewith shall supersede that statute or rule. [C73, §631.2, 631.3; C75, 77, 79, 81, §631.2] 83 Acts, ch 101, §124; 83 Acts, ch 186, §10116, 10201 \n
Notes of Decisions
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cases, 1979–1998 · leading case:
Hyde v. Anania, 578 N.W.2d 647 (Iowa 1998).
Hyde v. Anania, 578 N.W.2d 647 (Iowa 1998).
· cites it 10× “Iowa- Code section 631.2(1) further supports our conclusion because it requires the small claims court to “determine small claims according to the statutes and the rules prescribed by this chapter.”
Bagley v. Hughes A. Bagley, Inc., 465 N.W.2d 551 (Iowa Ct. App. 1990).
· cites it 4× “Iowa Code § 631.2 . They are to be simple and informal without the technicalities of procedure.”
Iowa Nat'l Mut. Ins. Co. v. Mitchell, 305 N.W.2d 724 (Iowa 1981).
· cites it 3× “§ 631.2, although the limited jurisdiction over forcible entry and detainer cases apparently is a concurrent jurisdiction, id.”
Midwest Recovery Servs. v. Cooper, 465 N.W.2d 855 (Iowa 1991).
· cites it 2× “Iowa Code § 631.2 (1). If the court permits a motion, it shall, with one exception, only be heard at the time set for a hearing on the merits.”
Barnes Beauty Coll. v. McCoy, 279 N.W.2d 258 (Iowa 1979).
“§ 631.2(1). If the court permits a motion, it shall, with one exception, be heard at the time of trial on the merits.”
— Iowa Code § 631.2(1) — 2 cases
Hyde v. Anania, 578 N.W.2d 647 (Iowa 1998).
“Iowa- Code section 631.2(1) further supports our conclusion because it requires the small claims court to “determine small claims according to the statutes and the rules prescribed by this chapter.”
Barnes Beauty Coll. v. McCoy, 279 N.W.2d 258 (Iowa 1979).
“§ 631.2(1). If the court permits a motion, it shall, with one exception, be heard at the time of trial on the merits.”
— Iowa Code § 631.2(3) — 1 case
Hyde v. Anania, 578 N.W.2d 647 (Iowa 1998).
“Iowa- Code section 631.2(1) further supports our conclusion because it requires the small claims court to “determine small claims according to the statutes and the rules prescribed by this chapter.”
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