Iowa · Federal and State Claims
Iowa TCPA Lawyer: Robocalls, Spam Texts, and Do Not Call Violations
Consumers in Iowa are protected by the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act and, in appropriate cases, by Iowa telephone solicitation rules. Iowa's Consumer Fraud Act is enforced by the Attorney General; consumers generally proceed under the federal TCPA.
Iowa consumers most often bring robocall and spam-text claims in the Northern or Southern District of Iowa under federal law.
This Iowa summary is general information drafted from publicly available statutes and is pending final attorney verification. It is not legal advice. Statutes and citations change; confirm current authority before relying on any statement here.
Iowa at a glance
- Principal state statute
- Iowa telephone solicitation rules (Iowa Code § 476.57; Iowa Admin. Code r. 61-32)
- Private right of action
- Iowa's Consumer Fraud Act is enforced by the Attorney General; consumers generally proceed under the federal TCPA.
- Potential remedies
- Federal TCPA statutory damages of $500-$1,500 per violation.
- Calling hours
- Telemarketing calls are generally restricted to daytime hours; the federal rule bars solicitation calls before 8:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. in the called party's time zone.
- Do Not Call rules
- Iowa relies on the National Do Not Call Registry.
- State consumer protection act
- Iowa Consumer Fraud Act (Iowa Code § 714.16)
Last legally reviewed: 2026-08-13. Federal claims are generally subject to a four-year limitations period; state limitations periods vary and may be shorter.
How federal and Iowa claims work together
A single unwanted call or text can support more than one claim. The federal TCPA addresses how the communication was placed, including autodialed calls, prerecorded and artificial-voice messages, and calls to numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry. Iowa telephone solicitation rules and the Iowa Consumer Fraud Act address conduct under Iowa law and can add remedies. Federal TCPA statutory damages of $500-$1,500 per violation.
If you lived in or traveled through more than one state during the calling period, tell us. The state where you received each communication can change which statutes apply.
Evidence Iowa consumers should preserve
- Screenshots of every text message, including your STOP reply
- Your call log showing dates, times, and incoming numbers
- Voicemails, especially prerecorded or artificial-voice messages
- Your National Do Not Call Registry registration date
- Any Iowa state do-not-call registration, if applicable
- The name of the company, brand, or product being promoted
- Notes of when and how you asked the company to stop
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- Federal law provides $500 per violating call or text, up to $1,500 if willful
- Many states add their own telemarketing and do-not-call remedies
- There is no obligation to proceed
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