2009 Iowa Code
Title 13 - Commerce
Subtitle 1 - Insurance and Related Regulation
CHAPTER 523H - FRANCHISES
523H.3 - JURISDICTION AND NONJUDICIAL RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES.

        523H.3  JURISDICTION AND NONJUDICIAL RESOLUTION OF
      DISPUTES.
         1.  A provision in a franchise agreement restricting jurisdiction
      to a forum outside this state is void with respect to a claim
      otherwise enforceable under this chapter.
         2.  A civil action or proceeding arising out of a franchise may be
      commenced wherever jurisdiction over the parties or subject matter
      exists, even if the agreement limits actions or proceedings to a
      designated jurisdiction.
         3.  Parties to a franchise may agree to independent arbitration,
      mediation, or other nonjudicial resolution of an existing or future
      dispute.
         4.  Venue for a civil action commenced under this chapter shall be
      determined in accordance with chapter 616.  

         92 Acts, ch 1134, § 3