Iowa Code 684A.8 – Power to certify
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 684A.8
- Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
- 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
684A.8 Power to certify.
The supreme court or the court of appeals, on its own motion or the motion of a party, may
order certification of questions of law to the highest court of another state when it appears to the certifying court that there are involved in a proceeding before the court questions of law of the receiving state which may be determinative of the cause then pending in the certifying court and it appears to the certifying court that there are no controlling precedents in the decisions of the highest court or intermediate appellate courts of the receiving state.
[C81, §684A.8]
The supreme court or the court of appeals, on its own motion or the motion of a party, may
order certification of questions of law to the highest court of another state when it appears to the certifying court that there are involved in a proceeding before the court questions of law of the receiving state which may be determinative of the cause then pending in the certifying court and it appears to the certifying court that there are no controlling precedents in the decisions of the highest court or intermediate appellate courts of the receiving state.
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