Iowa Law

Legislation passed by the Iowa General Assembly and signed by the Governor is found in the Iowa Code. Iowa law is cited by reference to either the chapter or section of the Iowa Code. For example, Iowa’s law on communicable and infectious diseases is found in Iowa Code chapter 139A; the specific provision on required reporting of communicable and infectious diseases is found at Iowa Code section 139A.3.

Go to http://www.legis.state.ia.us/, click on “Iowa Law,” then click on “2005 Iowa Code.”