Iowa Code 2B.32 – Definitions
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As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Electronic” means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 2B.32
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
- United States: includes all the states. See Iowa Code 4.1
2. “Legal material” means an edition, including any part of that edition of the following legal publications as cited in section 2B.17, whether or not in effect:
a. The Constitution of the State of Iowa.
b. The Iowa Acts.
c. The Iowa Code.
d. The Iowa administrative bulletin.
e. The Iowa administrative code.
3. “Publish” means to display, present, or release to the public, or cause to be displayed, presented, or released to the public by the legislative services agency.
4. “Record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form, including printed and electronic versions of legal publications.
5. “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.