{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-4.5","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 4.5","heading":"Prospective statutes.","body":"A statute is presumed to be prospective in its operation unless expressly made retrospective.","path":["Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT (Ch. 1 - 38D)","Chapter 4 - CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTES"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/4.5.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:39:59Z","sha256":"4c9b0d2585b281ba7f44af9affff278b4ee0fcb48d0768c7c6f3120b40e88228","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-4.4","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-4.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}