{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-216c.10","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 216C.10","heading":"Use of hearing dog.","body":"1. A deaf or hard-of-hearing person has the right to be accompanied by a hearing dog, under control and especially trained to assist the deaf or hard-of-hearing by responding to sound, in any place listed in sections 216C.3 and 216C.4 without being required to make additional payment for the hearing dog. A landlord shall waive lease restrictions on the keeping of dogs for a deaf or hard-of-hearing person with a hearing dog. The deaf or hard-of-hearing person is liable for damage done to any premises or facility by a hearing dog.\n2. A person who denies or interferes with the right of a deaf or hard-of-hearing person under this section is, upon conviction, guilty of a simple misdemeanor.","path":["Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES (Ch. 216 - 255A)","Chapter 216C - RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/216C.10.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:05Z","sha256":"0cdee3a2d7b858008902fa07ade7500f1abd135076ec7e8a2bd7df5a7dfaf59c","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-216c.9","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-216c.11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}