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Iowa Code § 631.6 (2026)

Fees and costs

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1. The clerk of the district court shall collect the following fees and costs in small claims actions, which shall be paid in advance and assessed as costs in the action:

a. Fees for filing and docketing shall be ninety-five dollars.

b. Fees for service of notice on nonresidents are as provided in section 617.3.

c. Postage charged for the mailing of original notice shall be twenty dollars.

d. Fees for personal service by peace officers or other officials of the state are the amounts specified by law.

2. The amounts collected for filing and docketing shall be distributed as provided in section 602.8108. [C73, §631.5, 631.6; C75, 77, 79, 81, §631.6; 81 Acts, ch 189, §5, 7] 83 Acts, ch 63, §2, 3, 4; 83 Acts, ch 101, §125; 83 Acts, ch 186, §10118, 10201; 85 Acts, ch 195, §59; 85 Acts, ch 197, §37, 38; 88 Acts, ch 1258, §2; 89 Acts, ch 83, §84; 91 Acts, ch 116, §18; 91 Acts, ch 218, §26; 91 Acts, ch 219, §34; 94 Acts, ch 1074, §10; 2002 Acts, ch 1126, §3; 2003 Acts, ch 151, §50; 2006 Acts, ch 1144, §9; 2009 Acts, ch 179, §63, 72; 2020 Acts, ch 1074, §30, 93 Referred to in §602.8105, 602.9104A \n

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1979–2026 · leading case: Elyse De Stefano v. Apts. Downtown, Inc., 879 N.W.2d 155 (Iowa 2016).
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Elyse De Stefano v. Apts. Downtown, Inc., 879 N.W.2d 155 (Iowa 2016). · cites it 8× “See Iowa Code § 631.6 . The statute also provides that these items “shall be assessed as costs.”
Midwest Recovery Servs. v. Cooper, 465 N.W.2d 855 (Iowa 1991). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code § 631.6 . Small claims actions may be tried by a district judge, a district associate judge, or by a judicial magistrate.”
Barnes Beauty Coll. v. McCoy, 279 N.W.2d 258 (Iowa 1979). “§ 631.6. Small claims actions may be tried by a judicial magistrate, a district associate judge, or by a district judge.”
Elyse De Stefano v. Apts. Downtown, Inc., No. 14–0820 (Iowa May 6, 2016). · cites it 4× “See Iowa Code § 631.6 . The statute also provides that these items “shall be assessed as costs.”
Amended July 26 v. Apts. Downtown, Inc., No. 14–0820 (Iowa May 6, 2016). · cites it 4× “See Iowa Code § 631.6 . The statute also provides that these items “shall be assessed as costs.”
State of Iowa, ex rel. A.N., No. 25-0995 (Iowa Ct. App. May 13, 2026). · cites it 2× “8105(1)(a), or if made in small claims, the filing fee set forth in section 631.6(1)(a), and must be filed and served in the original action within one year after the entry of the judgment or order involved.”
Iowa Code § 631.6(1)(a): 1 case
State of Iowa, ex rel. A.N., No. 25-0995 (Iowa Ct. App. May 13, 2026). “8105(1)(a), or if made in small claims, the filing fee set forth in section 631.6(1)(a), and must be filed and served in the original action within one year after the entry of the judgment or order involved.”
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