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Iowa Code § 631.9 (2026)

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At the time set for the hearing of a small claim, the court first shall determine that proper notice as provided in section 631.5, subsection 4, has been given a party before proceeding further as to that party, unless the party has appeared or is an existing party, and also shall determine that the action is properly brought as a small claim. [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §631.9]

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Cited in 3 cases, 2016–2016 · 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 4× “Iowa Code § 631.9 . If at any time a claim is joined that is not a small claim, the small claims court may order the entire action tried by regular procedure.”
Elyse De Stefano v. Apts. Downtown, Inc. (Iowa 2016). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code § 631.9 . If at any time a claim is joined that is not a small claim, the small claims court may order the entire action tried by regular procedure.”
Amended July 26, 2016 Elyse De Stefano v. Apts. Downtown, Inc. (Iowa 2016). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code § 631.9 . If at any time a claim is joined that is not a small claim, the small claims court may order the entire action tried by regular procedure.”
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