§ 654A.1 — Definitions

Iowa § 654A.1

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XV: JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES
• Ch. 654A: FARM MEDIATION — FARMER-CREDITOR DISPUTES

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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Agricultural property” means agricultural land that is principally used for farming as
defined in section 9H.1, and personal property that is used as security to finance a farm
operation or used as part of a farm operation including equipment, crops, livestock, and
proceeds of the security.
2. “Coordinator” means the farm assistance program coordinator provided in section
13.13.
3. “Creditor” means the holder of a mortgage on agricultural property, a vendor of a real
estatecontractforagriculturalproperty,apersonwithalienorsecurityinterestinagricultural
property, or a judgment creditor with a judgment against a debtor with agricultural property.
4. “Farm mediation service” means the organization selected pursuant to section 13.13.
5. “File” means to deliver by the required date by certified mail or another method
acknowledging receipt.
6. “Mediation release” means an agreement or statement signed by all parties or by less
than all the parties and the mediator pursuant to section 654A.11.
7. “Participate” or “participation” means attending a mediation meeting, and discussing
issues, stating a position regarding restructuring, and exchanging information, relating to
any of the following: a debt against agricultural property which is real estate under chapter
654; a forfeiture of a contract to purchase agricultural property under chapter 656; a secured
interestinagriculturalpropertyunderchapter554; oragarnishment,levy,execution,seizure,
or attachment of agricultural property; all as referenced in section 654A.6.