Iowa § 2B.18 - 2B.18 Iowa Code, Iowa administrative code, and Iowa court rules — custody and
Full text of Iowa Iowa Code § 2B.18 — 2B.18 Iowa Code, Iowa administrative code, and Iowa court rules — custody and, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2B.18. 2B.18 Iowa Code, Iowa administrative code, and Iowa court rules — custody and
authentication. 1. The Iowa Code editor is the custodian of the official legal publications known as the Iowa Acts, Iowa Code, and Code Supplement for supplements to the Iowa Code for the years 1979 through 2011, and for any other supplements to the Iowa Code. The Iowa Code editor may attest to and authenticate any portion of such official legal publication for purposes of admitting a portion of the official legal publication in any court or office of any state, territory, or possession of the United States or in a foreign jurisdiction. 2. The administrative code editor is the custodian of the official legal publications known as the Iowa administrative bulletin and the Iowa administrative code. The administrative code editor may attest to and authenticate any portion of such official legal publication for purposes of admitting a portion of the official legal publication in any court or office of any state, territory, or possession of the United States or in a foreign jurisdiction. 3. The legislative services agency, upon direction by the Iowa supreme court and in accordance with the policies of the legislative council pursuant to section 2.42 and the legislative services agency pursuant to section 2A.1, shall provide a process to attest to and authenticate any portion of Iowa court rules. 2010 Acts, ch 1031, §50; 2014 Acts, ch 1141, §50; 2019 Acts, ch 92, §18, 19 Referred to in §2B.35 Wed Dec 10 21:41:00 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 2B.18 (21, 0)
Source: official Iowa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 2B.18 ("2B.18 Iowa Code, Iowa administrative code, and Iowa court rules — custody and") is part of the Iowa Code, the codified statutory law of Iowa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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