Iowa § 685.5 Jurisdiction

Iowa Statutes

§ 685.5 — Jurisdiction

Iowa § 685.5

Title XVJUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES

Ch. 685FALSE CLAIMS

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Iowa Code § 685.5 (2026).

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1.Any action under section 685.3 may be brought in any county in which the defendant or, in the case of multiple defendants, any one defendant can be found, resides, transacts business, or in which any act proscribed by section 685.2 occurred. An original notice as required by the Iowa rules of civil procedure shall be issued by the appropriate district court and served in accordance with the Iowa rules of civil procedure.

2.Asealontheactionorderedbythecourtundersection685.3shallnotprecludethestate, local government, or the qui tam plaintiff from serving the complaint, any other pleadings, or the written disclosure of substantially all material evidence and information possessed by the qui tam plaintiff on the law enforcement authorities that are authorized under the law of the state or

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1. Any action under section 685.3 may be brought in any county in which the defendant
or, in the case of multiple defendants, any one defendant can be found, resides, transacts
business, or in which any act proscribed by section 685.2 occurred. An original notice as
required by the Iowa rules of civil procedure shall be issued by the appropriate district court
and served in accordance with the Iowa rules of civil procedure.
2. Asealontheactionorderedbythecourtundersection685.3shallnotprecludethestate,
local government, or the qui tam plaintiff from serving the complaint, any other pleadings,
or the written disclosure of substantially all material evidence and information possessed by
the qui tam plaintiff on the law enforcement authorities that are authorized under the law
of the state or local government to investigate and prosecute such actions on behalf of such
governments, except that such seal applies to the law enforcement authorities so served to
the same extent as the seal applies to other parties in the action.