§ 714h-6

714H.6 Attorney general notification. 1. A party filing a petition, counterclaim, cross-petition, or pleading, or any count thereof, in intervention alleging a violation under this chapter, within seven days following the dateof filing such pleading, shall provide a copy to the attorney general and, within seven daysfollowing entry of any final judgment in the action, shall provide a copy of the judgment tothe attorney general. 2. A party appealing to district court a small claims order or judgment involving an issue raised under this chapter, within seven days of providing notice of the appeal, shall notify theattorney general in writing and provide a copy of the pleading raising the issue and a copy ofthe small claims court order or judgment. 3. A party appealing an order or judgment involving an issue raised under this chapter, within seven days following the date such notice of appeal is filed with the court, shall notifythe attorney general in writing and provide a copy of the pleading raising the issue and a copyof the court order or judgment being appealed. 4. Upon timely application to the court in which an action involving an issue raised under this chapter is pending,

pleading raising the issue and a copyof the court order or judgment being appealed. 4. Upon timely application to the court in which an action involving an issue raised under this chapter is pending, the attorney general may intervene as a party at any time or may beheard at any time. The attorney general’s failure to intervene shall not preclude the attorneygeneral from bringing a separate enforcement action. 5. All copies of pleadings, orders, judgments, and notices required by this section to be sent to the attorney general shall be sent by certified mail unless the attorney general haspreviously been provided such copies of pleadings, orders, judgments, or notices in the sameaction by certified mail, in which case subsequent mailings may be made by regular mail.Failure to provide the required mailings to the attorney general shall not be grounds fordismissal of an action under this chapter, but shall be grounds for a subsequent action bythe attorney general to vacate or modify the judgment. 2009 Acts, ch 167, §6, 9 Sat Dec 23 12:30:02 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 714H.6 (15, 0)