Iowa Code § 19.3
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Enforcement venue.
Official statutory text
(1) Any person may notify the attorney general of a state entity’s potential violation of section 19.2. The attorney general may bring an action against a state entity for a writ of mandamus to compel the state entity to comply with section 19.2.
(2) A student enrolled in a public school, an alumnus of a public school, or an employee of a state entity alleging a violation of section 19.2 may bring a civil action for injunctive relief against the state entity to prohibit the state entity from continuing such violation.
(3) An action brought under this section may be brought in any of the following:
(3) (a) The county in which all or a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the action occurred.
(3) (b) The county in which the principal office of the state entity is located.
(3) (c) The county in which the claimant resides, if the claimant is an individual and resides in this state.
(3) (d) The county in which a defendant resides, if the defendant is an individual and resides in this state.
2025 Acts, ch 113, §3, 4
(2) A student enrolled in a public school, an alumnus of a public school, or an employee of a state entity alleging a violation of section 19.2 may bring a civil action for injunctive relief against the state entity to prohibit the state entity from continuing such violation.
(3) An action brought under this section may be brought in any of the following:
(3) (a) The county in which all or a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the action occurred.
(3) (b) The county in which the principal office of the state entity is located.
(3) (c) The county in which the claimant resides, if the claimant is an individual and resides in this state.
(3) (d) The county in which a defendant resides, if the defendant is an individual and resides in this state.
2025 Acts, ch 113, §3, 4
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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