1. This chapter shall be construed broadly to effectuate its purposes.
2. This chapter shall not be construed to allow marriage between persons of the same sex, in accordance with chapter 595.
C93, §216.18
Iowa Code § 216.18
Rules of construction
Known as the Iowa Civil Rights Act
The act spans §§ 216–216 (34 sections).
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case Tina Haskenhoff v. Homeland Energy Solutions, LLC (2017)
Most recently applied in Hawkins v. Grinnell Regional Medical Center (June 2019)
[C66, 71, §105A.11; C73, §601A.11; C75, 77, §601A.16; C79, 81, §601A.18] 2009 Acts, ch 133, §192
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