{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-631.9","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 631.9","heading":"Jurisdiction determined.","body":"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.","path":["Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES (Ch. 595 - 686D)","Chapter 631 - SMALL CLAIMS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/631.9.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:16Z","sha256":"c486d5766382cb9da7f887aa9a4904402ad092e7ba424d3728fa96bc92496b45","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-631.8","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-631.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}