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Iowa SMS Marketing and A2P Messaging Rules

A plain-language, source-linked guide to Iowa authorities relevant to SMS, MMS, telemarketing, privacy, consent, and do-not-call issues.

2reviewed source records
0express text-message sources
0fact-dependent sources
2related or unresolved sources

What the sources say

The Iowa sources reviewed for this page do not expressly establish a general SMS or MMS rule. They are included because related telemarketing, do-not-call, privacy, or consumer-protection requirements may still matter to a messaging program.

Authorities and official sources

Each entry explains what the source says, where its limits are, and what it does not establish.

State law · Current

Iowa Code § 714.16

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How this authority relates to messaging

This source is relevant to the broader program, but the reviewed text does not expressly establish general SMS or MMS coverage.

What the source establishes

  • General consumer-protection law can apply to deceptive messaging conduct.

Limits and important context

  • Primarily AG enforcement.
  • Current official Code PDF.
  • It does not independently establish consent, DNC, or sending rules for texts.

Official and supporting sources

  1. § 714.16, consumer fraud and deceptive practices
Source and review details
Jurisdiction
Iowa
Source type
State law
Current status
Current

Official agency guidance · Current

Iowa Consumer Data Protections

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How this authority relates to messaging

This source is relevant to the broader program, but the reviewed text does not expressly establish general SMS or MMS coverage.

What the source establishes

  • The surfaced official materials confirm a standard omnibus structure covering rights, controller duties, processor duties, and enforcement.

Limits and important context

  • Iowa now has a dedicated consumer-data chapter, Iowa Code chapter 715D, with sections for scope, consumer rights, controller duties, processor duties, limitations, enforcement, and preemption. Adds another state rights/deletion/opt-out regime to any national messaging program storing Iowa-resident numbers and preference data. The Iowa materials accessible here were section listings and enactment dates rather than full text excerpts, so this row should be treated as a normalization flag rather than a full control digest. Effective January 1, 2025. Strongest surfaced official source is the Iowa Legislature code and enactment pages. Effective January 1, 2025.

Facts that may change the result

  • Does the organization fall within Iowa Code chapter 715D?

Official and supporting sources

  1. Iowa Legislature - Code Section Listings
Source and review details
Jurisdiction
Iowa
Source type
Official agency guidance
Current status
Current

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