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      "id": "learn_r581_iowa_required_paperwork_and_licenses_iowa_581_c1",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Iowa: anchor",
      "summary": "Iowa's assumed-name law is Iowa Code Chapter 547, \"Trade Names,\" within Title XIII (Commerce), listed on the Iowa Legislature's Iowa Code chapter index.",
      "body": "Iowa's assumed-name law is Iowa Code Chapter 547, \"Trade Names,\" within Title XIII (Commerce), listed on the Iowa Legislature's Iowa Code chapter index.\n\nWhat Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026) actually says:\n\n“Chapter 547 - TRADE NAMES”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/law/iowaCode/chapters?title=XIII&year=2026",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026)",
      "evidence_quote": "Chapter 547 - TRADE NAMES",
      "volatility": "low",
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      "subject": "Iowa",
      "topic": "anchor",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "IA",
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        "stage": "any",
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    },
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      "id": "learn_r581_iowa_required_paperwork_and_licenses_iowa_581_c2",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Iowa: DBA / trade name filing - who and where",
      "summary": "Iowa Code 547.1: anyone doing business under a name other than each owner's true surname must first record a verified statement with the county recorder (not the Secretary of State), listing each owner's name, post office address and residence address.",
      "body": "Iowa Code 547.1: anyone doing business under a name other than each owner's true surname must first record a verified statement with the county recorder (not the Secretary of State), listing each owner's name, post office address and residence address.\n\nWhat Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026) actually says:\n\n“unless the person first records with the county recorder of the county in which the business is to be conducted a verified statement showing the name, post office address, and residence address of each person owning or having an interest in the business”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/547.pdf",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026)",
      "evidence_quote": "unless the person first records with the county recorder of the county in which the business is to be conducted a verified statement showing the name, post office address, and residence address of each person owning or having an interest in the business",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "581-iowa-required-paperwork-and-licenses",
      "subject": "Iowa",
      "topic": "DBA / trade name filing - who and where",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "IA",
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    {
      "id": "learn_r581_iowa_required_paperwork_and_licenses_iowa_581_c3",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Iowa: DBA - entity exemption",
      "summary": "Iowa Code 547.1 exempts Iowa-registered LLCs, corporations and limited partnerships from the county trade-name filing.",
      "body": "Iowa Code 547.1 exempts Iowa-registered LLCs, corporations and limited partnerships from the county trade-name filing.\n\nWhat Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026) actually says:\n\n“However, this provision does not apply to any person organized or incorporated in this state as a domestic entity or authorized to do business in this state as a foreign entity”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/547.pdf",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026)",
      "evidence_quote": "However, this provision does not apply to any person organized or incorporated in this state as a domestic entity or authorized to do business in this state as a foreign entity",
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      "subject": "Iowa",
      "topic": "DBA - entity exemption",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
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      "id": "learn_r581_iowa_required_paperwork_and_licenses_iowa_581_c4",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Iowa: DBA - fee",
      "summary": "Iowa Code 547.3 sets the trade-name recording fee by reference to section 331.604, which charges $5 per page plus additional per-transaction fees.",
      "body": "Iowa Code 547.3 sets the trade-name recording fee by reference to section 331.604, which charges $5 per page plus additional per-transaction fees.\n\nWhat Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026) actually says:\n\n“The county recorder shall collect fees in the amount specified in section 331.604 for each verified statement recorded under this chapter.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/547.pdf",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026)",
      "evidence_quote": "The county recorder shall collect fees in the amount specified in section 331.604 for each verified statement recorded under this chapter.",
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      "subject": "Iowa",
      "topic": "DBA - fee",
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      "applies_to_scope": "IA",
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      "id": "learn_r581_iowa_required_paperwork_and_licenses_iowa_581_c5",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Iowa: DBA - recording fee amount",
      "summary": "Iowa Code 331.604(1) sets the county recorder fee at five dollars per page.",
      "body": "Iowa Code 331.604(1) sets the county recorder fee at five dollars per page.\n\nWhat Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026) actually says:\n\n“the recorder shall collect a fee of five dollars for each page or fraction of a page of an instrument which is filed or recorded in the recorder’s office.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/331.604.pdf",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
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      "evidence_quote": "the recorder shall collect a fee of five dollars for each page or fraction of a page of an instrument which is filed or recorded in the recorder’s office.",
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      "subject": "Iowa",
      "topic": "DBA - recording fee amount",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
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      "id": "learn_r581_iowa_required_paperwork_and_licenses_iowa_581_c6",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Iowa: DBA - penalty",
      "summary": "Iowa Code 547.4 makes violating the trade-name chapter a simple misdemeanor (547.5 treats each day as a separate offense).",
      "body": "Iowa Code 547.4 makes violating the trade-name chapter a simple misdemeanor (547.5 treats each day as a separate offense).\n\nWhat Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026) actually says:\n\n“Any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/547.pdf",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026)",
      "evidence_quote": "Any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor.",
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      "topic": "DBA - penalty",
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      "id": "learn_r581_iowa_required_paperwork_and_licenses_iowa_581_c7",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Iowa: sales tax permit - statute",
      "summary": "Iowa Code 423.36(1) bars making taxable sales of tangible personal property, specified digital products or services in Iowa without a permit from the Department of Revenue.",
      "body": "Iowa Code 423.36(1) bars making taxable sales of tangible personal property, specified digital products or services in Iowa without a permit from the Department of Revenue.\n\nWhat Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026) actually says:\n\n“A person shall not engage in or transact business as a retailer making taxable sales of tangible personal property, specified digital products, or furnishing services within this state”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/423.36.pdf",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
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      "evidence_quote": "A person shall not engage in or transact business as a retailer making taxable sales of tangible personal property, specified digital products, or furnishing services within this state",
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      "topic": "sales tax permit - statute",
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      "id": "learn_r581_iowa_required_paperwork_and_licenses_iowa_581_c8",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Iowa: sales tax permit - who needs one",
      "summary": "The Iowa Department of Revenue says retailers with an Iowa physical presence, and remote sellers or marketplace facilitators with $100,000 in Iowa sales, must hold a sales and use tax permit.",
      "body": "The Iowa Department of Revenue says retailers with an Iowa physical presence, and remote sellers or marketplace facilitators with $100,000 in Iowa sales, must hold a sales and use tax permit.\n\nWhat Iowa Department of Revenue actually says:\n\n“Retailers with a physical presence in Iowa Remote sellers that have $100,000 in gross revenue from Iowa sales Marketplace facilitators that make or facilitate $100,000 or more in Iowa sales”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://revenue.iowa.gov/taxes/tax-guidance/sales-use-excise-tax/permits-filing-requirements-local-option-sales-tax-lost",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
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      "source_publisher": "Iowa Department of Revenue",
      "evidence_quote": "Retailers with a physical presence in Iowa Remote sellers that have $100,000 in gross revenue from Iowa sales Marketplace facilitators that make or facilitate $100,000 or more in Iowa sales",
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      "subject": "Iowa",
      "topic": "sales tax permit - who needs one",
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      "id": "learn_r581_iowa_required_paperwork_and_licenses_iowa_581_c9",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Iowa: sales tax permit - no taxable sales",
      "summary": "Per the Iowa DOR, a business making no taxable retail sales needs no permit.",
      "body": "Per the Iowa DOR, a business making no taxable retail sales needs no permit.\n\nWhat Iowa Department of Revenue actually says:\n\n“A business does not need to get an Iowa sales and use tax permit or file Iowa sales and use tax returns if the business does not make any taxable retail sales.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://revenue.iowa.gov/taxes/tax-guidance/sales-use-excise-tax/permits-filing-requirements-local-option-sales-tax-lost",
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      "evidence_quote": "A business does not need to get an Iowa sales and use tax permit or file Iowa sales and use tax returns if the business does not make any taxable retail sales.",
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      "topic": "sales tax permit - no taxable sales",
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      "id": "learn_r581_iowa_required_paperwork_and_licenses_iowa_581_c10",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Iowa: sales tax permit - self-employed (Schedule C)",
      "summary": "The Iowa DOR advises Schedule C filers (self-employed) to check whether they need an Iowa sales tax permit; applications go through the online business registration system (GovConnectIowa).",
      "body": "The Iowa DOR advises Schedule C filers (self-employed) to check whether they need an Iowa sales tax permit; applications go through the online business registration system (GovConnectIowa).\n\nWhat Iowa Department of Revenue actually says:\n\n“Taxpayers who file a federal form 1040, Schedule C, with their income tax return should check whether they might need an Iowa sales tax permit.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://revenue.iowa.gov/taxes/tax-guidance/individual-income-tax/schedule-c-filers-may-need-sales-tax-permit",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
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      "evidence_quote": "Taxpayers who file a federal form 1040, Schedule C, with their income tax return should check whether they might need an Iowa sales tax permit.",
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      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Iowa: LLC formation fee",
      "summary": "Iowa Code 489.122 sets the Secretary of State fee for an LLC certificate of organization at $50.",
      "body": "Iowa Code 489.122 sets the Secretary of State fee for an LLC certificate of organization at $50.\n\nWhat Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026) actually says:\n\n“Certificate of organization ........................................... $ 50”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/489.122.pdf",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
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      "subject": "Iowa",
      "topic": "LLC formation fee",
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      "id": "learn_r581_iowa_required_paperwork_and_licenses_iowa_581_c12",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Iowa: LLC biennial report - cycle",
      "summary": "Iowa Code 489.212(3): LLCs file a biennial report with the Secretary of State between January 1 and April 1 of each odd-numbered year, with the fee set under 489.122.",
      "body": "Iowa Code 489.212(3): LLCs file a biennial report with the Secretary of State between January 1 and April 1 of each odd-numbered year, with the fee set under 489.122.\n\nWhat Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026) actually says:\n\n“A subsequent biennial report must be delivered to the secretary of state between January 1 and April 1 of each following odd-numbered calendar year.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/489.212.pdf",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
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      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026)",
      "evidence_quote": "A subsequent biennial report must be delivered to the secretary of state between January 1 and April 1 of each following odd-numbered calendar year.",
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      "topic": "LLC biennial report - cycle",
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      "id": "learn_r581_iowa_required_paperwork_and_licenses_iowa_581_c13",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Iowa: LLC biennial report - contents",
      "summary": "Iowa Code 489.212(1) requires the biennial report to state the registered agent's name and street address and the principal office street address.",
      "body": "Iowa Code 489.212(1) requires the biennial report to state the registered agent's name and street address and the principal office street address.\n\nWhat Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026) actually says:\n\n“The name of the registered agent and street address of the registered agent, and the consent of any new registered agent. c. The street address of its principal office.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate",
      "source_type": "official",
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      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
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      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Iowa: state-level general business licence/privilege tax; biennial report fee amount; late-filing penalty for permit",
      "summary": "Iowa does not have a state-level general business license or privilege tax.",
      "body": "Iowa does not have a state-level general business license or privilege tax.\n\nWhat en.wikipedia.org actually says:\n\n“Iowa became part of the United States of America after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, but uncontested U.S. control over what is now Iowa occurred only after the War of 1812 and after a series of treaties eliminated Indian claims on the state.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program; tier/confidence conservative - the verify gate decides",
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      "source_link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Iowa",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-24",
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      "source_publisher": "en.wikipedia.org",
      "evidence_quote": "Iowa became part of the United States of America after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, but uncontested U.S. control over what is now Iowa occurred only after the War of 1812 and after a series of treaties eliminated Indian claims on the state.",
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      "id": "learn_r581_iowa_required_paperwork_and_licenses_iowa_581_q2",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Iowa: state-level general business licence/privilege tax; biennial report fee amount; late-filing penalty for permit",
      "summary": "The biennial report fee amount for businesses in Iowa is not specified in the provided text.",
      "body": "The biennial report fee amount for businesses in Iowa is not specified in the provided text.\n\nWhat en.wikipedia.org actually says:\n\n“The industrialization of agriculture and the emergence of centralized commodities markets in the late 19th and 20th centuries led to a shift towards larger farms and the decline of the small family farm; this was exacerbated during the Great Depression .”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program; tier/confidence conservative - the verify gate decides",
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      "id": "learn_r581_iowa_required_paperwork_and_licenses_iowa_581_q3",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Iowa: state-level general business licence/privilege tax; biennial report fee amount; late-filing penalty for permit",
      "summary": "Late-filing penalties for business permits in Iowa are not mentioned in the source text.",
      "body": "Late-filing penalties for business permits in Iowa are not mentioned in the source text.\n\nWhat en.wikipedia.org actually says:\n\n“Iowa's economy rebounded in the 1990s, emerging as a modern mixed economy dominated by industry, commerce, and finance, in which agriculture is a comparatively small component.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program; tier/confidence conservative - the verify gate decides",
      "source_type": "research",
      "source_link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Iowa",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-24",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "B",
      "source_publisher": "en.wikipedia.org",
      "evidence_quote": "Iowa's economy rebounded in the 1990s, emerging as a modern mixed economy dominated by industry, commerce, and finance, in which agriculture is a comparatively small component.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "581-iowa-required-paperwork-and-licenses",
      "subject": "Iowa",
      "topic": "state-level general business licence/privilege tax; biennial report fee amount; late-filing penalty for permit",
      "applies_to_country": "any",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r581_iowa_required_paperwork_and_licenses_iowa_581_q4",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Iowa: federal fence note",
      "summary": "Alert Iowa is the State of Iowa’s official emergency notification system.",
      "body": "Alert Iowa is the State of Iowa’s official emergency notification system.\n\nWhat Iowa (official) actually says:\n\n“Alert Iowa is State of Iowa’s official emergency notification system.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.iowa.gov/official-website",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-24",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Iowa (official)",
      "evidence_quote": "Alert Iowa is State of Iowa’s official emergency notification system.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "581-iowa-required-paperwork-and-licenses",
      "subject": "Iowa",
      "topic": "federal fence note",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "Iowa",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "us-ia"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r581_iowa_required_paperwork_and_licenses_iowa_581_q5",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Iowa: federal fence note",
      "summary": "The state login process is transitioning to ID.Iowa.gov.",
      "body": "The state login process is transitioning to ID.Iowa.gov.\n\nWhat Iowa (official) actually says:\n\n“The state login process is transitioning to ID.Iowa.gov.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.iowa.gov/official-website",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-24",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Iowa (official)",
      "evidence_quote": "The state login process is transitioning to ID.Iowa.gov.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "581-iowa-required-paperwork-and-licenses",
      "subject": "Iowa",
      "topic": "federal fence note",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "Iowa",
      "tags": {
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        "stage": "any",
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          "us-ia"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r581_iowa_required_paperwork_and_licenses_iowa_581_q6",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Iowa: federal fence note",
      "summary": "ID.Iowa.gov is the state's best-of-breed digital identity.",
      "body": "ID.Iowa.gov is the state's best-of-breed digital identity.\n\nWhat Iowa (official) actually says:\n\n“If you're asked to log in with ID.Iowa.gov - the state's best-of-breed digital identity - your privacy, data, and personal information are protected by all federal and state digital security guidelines.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.iowa.gov/official-website",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-24",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Iowa (official)",
      "evidence_quote": "If you're asked to log in with ID.Iowa.gov - the state's best-of-breed digital identity - your privacy, data, and personal information are protected by all federal and state digital security guidelines.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "581-iowa-required-paperwork-and-licenses",
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      "topic": "federal fence note",
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      "applies_to_scope": "Iowa",
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        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "us-ia"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r581_iowa_required_paperwork_and_licenses_iowa_581_q7",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Iowa: federal fence note",
      "summary": "Many state systems today use the Enterprise Authentication and Authorization (ENTAA) process.",
      "body": "Many state systems today use the Enterprise Authentication and Authorization (ENTAA) process.\n\nWhat Iowa (official) actually says:\n\n“Many state systems today use the Enterprise Authentication and Authorization (ENTAA) process.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.iowa.gov/official-website",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-24",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Iowa (official)",
      "evidence_quote": "Many state systems today use the Enterprise Authentication and Authorization (ENTAA) process.",
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      "from_batch": "581-iowa-required-paperwork-and-licenses",
      "subject": "Iowa",
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      "applies_to_scope": "Iowa",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "us-ia"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r581_iowa_required_paperwork_and_licenses_iowa_581_q8",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Iowa: federal fence note",
      "summary": "Secure websites use HTTPS certificates.",
      "body": "Secure websites use HTTPS certificates.\n\nWhat Iowa (official) actually says:\n\n“Secure websites use HTTPS certificates.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.iowa.gov/official-website",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-24",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Iowa (official)",
      "evidence_quote": "Secure websites use HTTPS certificates.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "581-iowa-required-paperwork-and-licenses",
      "subject": "Iowa",
      "topic": "federal fence note",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "Iowa",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
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        "region": [
          "us-ia"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
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      }
    }
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}
