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Iowa Code § 554.2302

Unconscionable contract or clause

Known as the Uniform Commercial Code

The act spans §§ 554–554 (631 sections).

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Bartlett Grain Company, LP v. Steven Carl Sheeder and Maureen Jeanette Pace (2013)

Most recently applied in Brown v. Louisiana-Pacific Corp. (April 2016)

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §554.2302]

1. If the court as a matter of law finds the contract or any clause of the contract to have been unconscionable at the time it was made the court may refuse to enforce the contract, or it may enforce the remainder of the contract without the unconscionable clause, or it may so limit the application of any unconscionable clause as to avoid any unconscionable result.

2. When it is claimed or appears to the court that the contract or any clause thereof may be unconscionable the parties shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to present evidence as to its commercial setting, purpose and effect to aid the court in making the determination.

Official source: Iowa Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Iowa statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.