Title XV, JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES (Ch. 595 - 686D)

1. As used in this section : a. “Goods or services” does not include the creation, dissemination, exhibition, or advertisement or similar promotion of a dramatic, literary, musical, political, journalistic, or artistic work. b. “Governmental unit” means a public corporation or go…

Not later than sixty days after a party is served with a petition, crossclaim, counterclaim, third-party claim, or other pleading that asserts a cause of action to which this chapter applies, or at a later time on a showing of good cause, the party may file a special motion for e…

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 4 through 7 , on the filing of a motion under section 652.3 , all of the following apply: a. All other proceedings between the moving party and responding party, including discovery and a pending hearing or motion, are stayed. b. On …

1. The court shall hear a motion under section 652.3 not later than sixty days after filing of the motion, unless the court orders a later hearing for any of the following: a. To allow discovery under section 652.4, subsection 4 . b. For other good cause. 2. If the court orders a…

In ruling on a motion under section 652.3 , the court shall consider the pleadings, the motion, any reply or response to the motion, and any evidence that could be considered in ruling on a motion for summary judgment under rule of civil procedure 1.981 . 2025 Acts, ch 93, §6, 13…

1. In ruling on a motion under section 652.3 , the court shall dismiss with prejudice a cause of action, or part of a cause of action, if all of the following are true: a. The moving party establishes under section 652.2, subsection 2 , that this chapter applies. b. The respondin…

The court shall rule on a motion under section 652.3 not later than sixty days after a hearing under section 652.5 . 2025 Acts, ch 93, §8, 13 Section applies to a civil action filed on or after July 1, 2025; 2025 Acts, ch 93, §13 NEW section

A moving party may appeal as a matter of right from an order denying, in whole or in part, a motion under section 652.3 . The appeal must be filed not later than thirty days after entry of the order. 2025 Acts, ch 93, §9, 13 Referred to in §652.4 Section applies to a civil action…