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.
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Structure Iowa Code
Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES
Chapter 684A - QUESTIONS OF LAW IN SUPREME COURT CERTIFIED
Section 684A.1 - Power to answer.
Section 684A.2 - Method of invoking.
Section 684A.3 - Contents of certification order.
Section 684A.4 - Preparation of certification order.
Section 684A.5 - Costs of certification.
Section 684A.8 - Power to certify.
Section 684A.9 - Procedure on certifying.