Iowa Code
Chapter 85 - WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
Section 85.3 - Acceptance presumed — notice to nonresident employers.

85.3 Acceptance presumed — notice to nonresident employers.
1. Every employer, not specifically excepted by the provisions of this chapter, shall provide, secure, and pay compensation according to the provisions of this chapter for any and all personal injuries sustained by an employee arising out of and in the course of the employment, and in such cases, the employer shall be relieved from other liability for recovery of damages or other compensation for such personal injury.
2. Any employer who is a nonresident of this state, for whom services are performed within this state by any employee, is deemed to be doing business in this state by virtue of having such services performed and the employer and employee shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the workers’ compensation commissioner and to all of the provisions of this chapter, chapters 85A, 85B, 86, and 87, as to any and all personal injuries sustained by the employee arising out of and in the course of such employment within this state. In addition, every corporation, individual, personal representative, partnership, or association that has the necessary minimum contact with this state shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the workers’ compensation commissioner, and the workers’ compensation commissioner shall hold such corporation, individual, personal representative, partnership, or association amenable to suit in this state in every case not contrary to the provisions of the Constitution of the United States.
3. a. Service of process or original notice upon a nonresident employer may be performed as provided in section 617.3 or as provided in the Iowa rules of civil procedure. In addition, service may be made on any corporation, individual, personal representative, partnership, or association that has the necessary minimum contact with this state as provided in
rule of civil procedure 1.305
within or without this state or, if such service cannot be made, in any manner consistent with due process of law prescribed by the workers’ compensation commissioner.
b. In addition to those persons authorized to receive personal service as in civil actions as permitted by chapter 17A and this chapter, such employer shall be deemed to have appointed the secretary of state of this state as its lawful attorney upon whom may be served or delivered any and all notices authorized or required by the provisions of this chapter, chapters 85A, 85B, 86, 87, and 17A, and to agree that any and all such services or deliveries of notice on the secretary of state shall be of the same legal force and validity as if personally served upon or delivered to such nonresident employer in this state.
c. This section does not limit or affect the right to serve an original notice upon any corporation, individual, personal representative, partnership, or association within or without this state in any manner otherwise permitted by statute or rule.
4. For purposes of this section, a nonresident employer is any employer that is not a resident of Iowa as defined in section 617.3.
[S13, §2477-m; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1363; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §85.3]
98 Acts, ch 1061, §11; 2000 Acts, ch 1007, §1; 2000 Acts, ch 1232, §46; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §201

Structure Iowa Code

Iowa Code

Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION

Chapter 85 - WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

Section 85.1 - Inapplicability of chapter.

Section 85.1A - Proprietors, limited liability company members, limited liability partners, and partners.

Section 85.2 - Public employees — chapter compulsory.

Section 85.3 - Acceptance presumed — notice to nonresident employers.

Section 85.16 - Willful injury — intoxication.

Section 85.18 - Contract to relieve not operative.

Section 85.20 - Rights of employee exclusive.

Section 85.21 - Payments concerning liability disputes.

Section 85.22 - Liability of others — subrogation.

Section 85.23 - Notice of injury — failure to give.

Section 85.24 - Form of notice.

Section 85.25 - Service of notice.

Section 85.26 - Limitation of actions — who may maintain action.

Section 85.27 - Services — release of information — charges — payment — debt collection prohibited.

Section 85.28 - Burial expense.

Section 85.29 - Liability in case of no dependents.

Section 85.30 - Maturity date and interest.

Section 85.31 - Death cases — dependents.

Section 85.32 - When compensation begins.

Section 85.33 - Temporary total and temporary partial disability.

Section 85.34 - Permanent disabilities.

Section 85.35 - Settlements.

Section 85.36 - Basis of computation.

Section 85.37 - Compensation schedule.

Section 85.38 - Reduction of obligations of employer.

Section 85.39 - Examination of injured employees.

Section 85.40 - Statement of earnings.

Section 85.41 - Refusal to furnish statement.

Section 85.42 - Conclusively presumed dependent.

Section 85.43 - Payment to spouse.

Section 85.44 - Payment to actual dependents.

Section 85.45 - Commutation.

Section 85.47 - Basis of commutation.

Section 85.48 - Partial commutation.

Section 85.49 - Trustees for minors and dependents.

Section 85.50 - Report of trustee.

Section 85.51 - Alien dependents in foreign country.

Section 85.52 - Consular officer as trustee.

Section 85.53 - Notice to consular officer.

Section 85.54 - Contracts to avoid compensation.

Section 85.55 - Franchisor-franchisee relationship.

Section 85.56 - Employees in interstate commerce.

Section 85.59 - Benefits for inmates and offenders.

Section 85.60 - Injuries while in work-based learning opportunity, employment training, or evaluation.

Section 85.61 - Definitions.

Section 85.62 - Inmates of county jail.

Section 85.63 - Title of Act.

Section 85.64 - Limitation of benefits.

Section 85.65 - Payments to second injury fund.

Section 85.65A - Payments to second injury fund — surcharge on employers.

Section 85.66 - Second injury fund — creation — custodian.

Section 85.67 - Administration of fund — special counsel — payment of award.

Section 85.68 - Actions — collection of payments — subrogation.

Section 85.69 - Federal contributions.

Section 85.70 - Additional payment for attendance — rehabilitation and training — new career vocational training and education program.

Section 85.71 - Injury outside of state.

Section 85.72 - Claims for benefits made outside of state — restrictions — credit.