{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-4.7","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 4.7","heading":"Conflicts between general and special statutes.","body":"If a general provision conflicts with a special or local provision, they shall be construed, if possible, so that effect is given to both. If the conflict between the provisions is irreconcilable, the special or local provision prevails as an exception to the general provision.","path":["Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT (Ch. 1 - 38D)","Chapter 4 - CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTES"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/4.7.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:39:59Z","sha256":"8ebcc476f9c74cbae3397f5aa0e7ad5281a4453285453c970e47bfe915422ab1","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-4.6","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-4.8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}