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Iowa Rules of Civil Procedure – 2026

Chapter 1 of the Iowa Court Rules, governing civil actions in the Iowa district courts. Coverage runs from the operation of the rules and the parties to an action, through pleadings and motions, discovery, pretrial procedure, trial, judgment and post-trial motions, to the special proceedings for declaratory judgments, certiorari, injunctions, judicial review of agency action and subpoenas. The appendix of forms is listed by title.

Browse all 309 rules of the 2026 edition organized by section below. Each rule includes the full text, a plain-English summary, committee notes, amendment history, and cross-references to related rules. Use the search box to find rules by keyword or number.

Parts

Division I: Operation of Rules Division II: Actions, Joinder of Actions and Parties Division III: Commencement of Actions Division IV: Pleadings and Motions Division IX: Trial and Judgment Division V: Discovery and Inspection Division VI: Pretrial Procedure Division VII: Depositions and Perpetuating Testimony Division VIII: Change of Venue Division X: Proceedings After Judgment Division XI: Declaratory Judgments Division XIII: Quo Warranto Division XIV: Certiorari Division XIX: Forms Division XV: Injunctions Division XVI: Proceedings for Judicial Review of Agency Action Division XVII: Subpoenas Division XVIII: Rules of a General Nature
Division I: Operation of Rules 1 rule Rules 1.101–1.101 Division II: Actions, Joinder of Actions and Parties 60 rules Rules 1.201–1.281 · 7 sections Division III: Commencement of Actions 15 rules Rules 1.301–1.315 Division IV: Pleadings and Motions 37 rules Rules 1.401–1.458 · 5 sections Division IX: Trial and Judgment 69 rules Rules 1.901–1.983 · 4 sections Division V: Discovery and Inspection 18 rules Rules 1.500–1.517 Division VI: Pretrial Procedure 4 rules Rules 1.601–1.604 Division VII: Depositions and Perpetuating Testimony 25 rules Rules 1.701–1.728 · 2 sections Division VIII: Change of Venue 8 rules Rules 1.801–1.808 Division X: Proceedings After Judgment 20 rules Rules 1.1001–1.1020 Division XI: Declaratory Judgments 9 rules Rules 1.1101–1.1109 Division XIII: Quo Warranto 7 rules Rules 1.1301–1.1307 Division XIV: Certiorari 12 rules Rules 1.1401–1.1412 Division XIX: Forms 1 rule Rules 1.1901–1.1901 Division XV: Injunctions 11 rules Rules 1.1501–1.1511 Division XVI: Proceedings for Judicial Review of Agency Action 3 rules Rules 1.1601–1.1603 Division XVII: Subpoenas 2 rules Rules 1.1701–1.1702 Division XVIII: Rules of a General Nature 7 rules Rules 1.1801–1.1807