Iowa Rules of Appellate Procedure
Current through 2026
Chapter I · Case Initiation; Parties and Attorneys
- 6.102 Initiation of appeal from final orders or judgments Deadlines
- 6.103 Review of final orders and judgments
- 6.104 Review of interlocutory rulings or orders Deadlines
- 6.105 Review of small claims actions
- 6.106 Discretionary review Deadlines
- 6.107 Original certiorari proceedings Deadlines
- 6.108 Appeals authorized by statute or rule
- 6.109 Review of expungement matters
- 6.151 Proper form of review
- 6.152 Parties and attorneys on appeal; caption; substitution of parties; withdrawal of counsel
- 6.153 Protected information; confidential materials and cases; briefs not confidential
Chapter II · Termination of Parental Rights and CINA Appeals
- 6.201 Petition on appeal in termination of parental rights and child in need of assistance proceedings under Iowa Code chapter 232 Deadlines
- 6.202 Response to petition on appeal in termination of parental rights and child in need of assistance proceedings under Iowa Code chapter 232 Deadlines
- 6.203 Reply to issues raised in cross-appeal Deadlines
- 6.204 Filing fee and transmission of the record Deadlines
- 6.205 Disposition
Chapter III · Certified Questions of Law
Chapter IV · Abortion Notification Appeals
Chapter IX · Briefs
- 6.901 Filing and service of briefs and amendments Deadlines
- 6.902 Cases involving expedited times for filing briefs Deadlines
- 6.903 Briefs
- 6.904 References in briefs
- 6.906 Brief of amicus curiae Deadlines
- 6.907 Scope of review
- 6.908 Oral and nonoral submission; notice of additional authorities Deadlines
Chapter V · Other Proceedings
Chapter VI · Staying District Court Judgments and Proceedings
Chapter VII · Filing, Service, and Fees
Chapter VIII · Record on Appeal
- 6.801 Composition of record on appeal
- 6.802 Transmission of record Deadlines
- 6.803 Transcripts Deadlines
- 6.804 Combined certificate Deadlines
- 6.805 Appellee’s designation of additional parts of transcript Deadlines
- 6.806 Proceedings when the transcript is unavailable Deadlines
- 6.807 Correction or modification of the record
Chapter X · Writs, Motions, and Other Documents
Chapter XI · Transfer, Submission, and Further Review
Chapter XII · Disposition of Appeals
- 6.1201 Voluntary dismissals
- 6.1202 Failure to comply with appellate deadlines and appellate court orders; consequences and penalties Deadlines
- 6.1203 Affirmed or enforced without opinion
- 6.1204 Petition for rehearing in the court of appeals Deadlines
- 6.1205 Petition for rehearing in the supreme court Deadlines
- 6.1206 Remands
- 6.1207 Costs
- 6.1208 Procedendo Deadlines
- 6.1209 Quarterly publication