Iowa § 85.51 - 85.51 Alien dependents in foreign country.
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§ 85.51. 85.51 Alien dependents in foreign country.
In case a deceased employee for whose injury or death compensation is payable leaves surviving an alien dependent or dependents residing outside the United States, the consul general, consul, vice consul, or consular agent of the nation of which the said dependent or dependents are citizens, or the duly appointed representative of such consular official resident in the state of Iowa, shall be regarded as the exclusive representative of such dependent or dependents, and said consular officials or their representatives shall have the same rights and powers in all matters of compensation which said nonresident aliens would have if resident in the state of Iowa. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1411; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §85.51] Wed Dec 10 22:31:34 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 85.51 (21, 0)
Source: official Iowa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 85.51 ("85.51 Alien dependents in foreign country.") 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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