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      "id": "learn_r583_iowa_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_iowa_583_1",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "Iowa: wiretap or interception statute citation, consent regime (one-party or all-party), audio versus video distinction, penal",
      "summary": "Iowa Code Chapter 808B covers the interception of communications.",
      "body": "Iowa Code Chapter 808B covers the interception of communications.\n\nWhat Iowa (official) actually says:\n\n“Chapter 808B - INTERCEPTION OF COMMUNICATIONS”\n\nNote: Shift Board: page fetched by the program, quote picked by litellm:nest, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/law/iowaCode/chapters?title=XVI&year=2026",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-22",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Iowa (official)",
      "evidence_quote": "Chapter 808B - INTERCEPTION OF COMMUNICATIONS",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "583-iowa-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party",
      "subject": "Iowa",
      "topic": "wiretap or interception statute citation, consent regime (one-party or all-party), audio versus video distinction, penal",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "Iowa",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "us-ia"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r583_iowa_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_iowa_583_c1",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "Iowa: anchor: interception chapter",
      "summary": "Iowa's interception-of-communications statute is Iowa Code Title XVI, Chapter 808B \"Interception of Communications\", indexed on the Iowa Legislature site.",
      "body": "Iowa's interception-of-communications statute is Iowa Code Title XVI, Chapter 808B \"Interception of Communications\", indexed on the Iowa Legislature site.\n\nWhat Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026) actually says:\n\n“Chapter 808B - INTERCEPTION OF COMMUNICATIONS”\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/sections?codeChapter=808B&year=2026",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026)",
      "evidence_quote": "Chapter 808B - INTERCEPTION OF COMMUNICATIONS",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "583-iowa-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party",
      "subject": "Iowa",
      "topic": "anchor: interception chapter",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "IA",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "us-ia"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r583_iowa_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_iowa_583_c2",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "Iowa: consent regime: one-party (808B.2(2)(c))",
      "summary": "Iowa is a one-party-consent state: Iowa Code 808B.2(2)(c) says interception is not unlawful by a non-government person who is a party to the communication or where one party has given prior consent, unless done for a criminal, tortious or injurious purpose.",
      "body": "Iowa is a one-party-consent state: Iowa Code 808B.2(2)(c) says interception is not unlawful by a non-government person who is a party to the communication or where one party has given prior consent, unless done for a criminal, tortious or injurious purpose.\n\nWhat Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026) actually says:\n\n“to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication if the person is a party to the communication or if one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to the interception, unless the communication is intercepted for the purpose of committing a criminal or tortious act”\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/808B.2.pdf",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026)",
      "evidence_quote": "to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication if the person is a party to the communication or if one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to the interception, unless the communication is intercepted for the purpose of committing a criminal or tortious act",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "583-iowa-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party",
      "subject": "Iowa",
      "topic": "consent regime: one-party (808B.2(2)(c))",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "IA",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
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        ],
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        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r583_iowa_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_iowa_583_c3",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "Iowa: offence and penalty (808B.2(1))",
      "summary": "Iowa Code 808B.2(1)(a) makes willfully intercepting a wire, oral or electronic communication a class D felony, except as the chapter provides.",
      "body": "Iowa Code 808B.2(1)(a) makes willfully intercepting a wire, oral or electronic communication a class D felony, except as the chapter provides.\n\nWhat Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026) actually says:\n\n“Willfully intercepts, endeavors to intercept, or procures any other person to intercept or endeavor to intercept, a wire, oral, or electronic communication.”\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/808B.2.pdf",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026)",
      "evidence_quote": "Willfully intercepts, endeavors to intercept, or procures any other person to intercept or endeavor to intercept, a wire, oral, or electronic communication.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "583-iowa-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party",
      "subject": "Iowa",
      "topic": "offence and penalty (808B.2(1))",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "IA",
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        "stage": "any",
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          "us-ia"
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        "topic": [
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    {
      "id": "learn_r583_iowa_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_iowa_583_c4",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "Iowa: parallel eavesdropping offence (727.8)",
      "summary": "Iowa Code 727.8 separately makes eavesdropping or recording a conversation without right a serious misdemeanor, but exempts recording by a sender/recipient or a person openly present and participating.",
      "body": "Iowa Code 727.8 separately makes eavesdropping or recording a conversation without right a serious misdemeanor, but exempts recording by a sender/recipient or a person openly present and participating.\n\nWhat Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026) actually says:\n\n“The recording by a sender or recipient of a message or one who is openly present and participating in or listening to a communication from recording such message or communication.”\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/727.8.pdf",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026)",
      "evidence_quote": "The recording by a sender or recipient of a message or one who is openly present and participating in or listening to a communication from recording such message or communication.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "583-iowa-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party",
      "subject": "Iowa",
      "topic": "parallel eavesdropping offence (727.8)",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "IA",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
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          "us-ia"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
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        "explicitness": "any"
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    {
      "id": "learn_r583_iowa_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_iowa_583_c5",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "Iowa: audio vs video: \"intercept\" is aural",
      "summary": "Iowa Code 808B.1(6) defines \"intercept\" as the aural acquisition of communication contents, so silent video without audio is not an interception under 808B (video of nudity is handled by 709.21).",
      "body": "Iowa Code 808B.1(6) defines \"intercept\" as the aural acquisition of communication contents, so silent video without audio is not an interception under 808B (video of nudity is handled by 709.21).\n\nWhat Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026) actually says:\n\n““Intercept” or “interception” means the aural acquisition of the contents of a wire, oral, or electronic communication through the use of an electronic, mechanical, or other device.”\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/808B.1.pdf",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026)",
      "evidence_quote": "“Intercept” or “interception” means the aural acquisition of the contents of a wire, oral, or electronic communication through the use of an electronic, mechanical, or other device.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "583-iowa-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party",
      "subject": "Iowa",
      "topic": "audio vs video: \"intercept\" is aural",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "IA",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "us-ia"
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        "topic": [
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    {
      "id": "learn_r583_iowa_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_iowa_583_c6",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "Iowa: oral communication definition",
      "summary": "Iowa Code 808B.1(8) limits protected \"oral communication\" to speech uttered with a justified expectation that it is not subject to interception.",
      "body": "Iowa Code 808B.1(8) limits protected \"oral communication\" to speech uttered with a justified expectation that it is not subject to interception.\n\nWhat Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026) actually says:\n\n““Oral communication” means an oral communication uttered by a person exhibiting an expectation that the communication is not subject to interception, under circumstances justifying that expectation.”\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/808B.1.pdf",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026)",
      "evidence_quote": "“Oral communication” means an oral communication uttered by a person exhibiting an expectation that the communication is not subject to interception, under circumstances justifying that expectation.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "583-iowa-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party",
      "subject": "Iowa",
      "topic": "oral communication definition",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "IA",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
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        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
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    {
      "id": "learn_r583_iowa_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_iowa_583_c7",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "Iowa: exception: property-owner surveillance",
      "summary": "Iowa Code 808B.2(2)(d) exempts an owner or lessee intercepting oral communications by a surveillance system on their own property installed with all owners'/lessees' knowledge and used to detect or prevent crime.",
      "body": "Iowa Code 808B.2(2)(d) exempts an owner or lessee intercepting oral communications by a surveillance system on their own property installed with all owners'/lessees' knowledge and used to detect or prevent crime.\n\nWhat Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026) actually says:\n\n“The interception of the oral communication is made by a surveillance system placed in or on the real property owned or leased by the person.”\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/808B.2.pdf",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026)",
      "evidence_quote": "The interception of the oral communication is made by a surveillance system placed in or on the real property owned or leased by the person.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "583-iowa-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party",
      "subject": "Iowa",
      "topic": "exception: property-owner surveillance",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "IA",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
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        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
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      "id": "learn_r583_iowa_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_iowa_583_c8",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "Iowa: exception: law enforcement party/consent",
      "summary": "Iowa Code 808B.2(2)(b) exempts a person acting under color of law who is a party or has one party's prior consent.",
      "body": "Iowa Code 808B.2(2)(b) exempts a person acting under color of law who is a party or has one party's prior consent.\n\nWhat Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026) actually says:\n\n“It is not unlawful under this chapter for a person acting under color of law to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication, if the person is a party to the communication or one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to the interception.”\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/808B.2.pdf",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026)",
      "evidence_quote": "It is not unlawful under this chapter for a person acting under color of law to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication, if the person is a party to the communication or one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to the interception.",
      "volatility": "low",
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      "subject": "Iowa",
      "topic": "exception: law enforcement party/consent",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "IA",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
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    {
      "id": "learn_r583_iowa_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_iowa_583_c9",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "Iowa: civil remedy - attorney fees",
      "summary": "Iowa Code 808B.8(1)(b)(3) allows recovery of a reasonable attorney fee and litigation costs (no treble-damages provision appears; damages are actual/liquidated plus punitive).",
      "body": "Iowa Code 808B.8(1)(b)(3) allows recovery of a reasonable attorney fee and litigation costs (no treble-damages provision appears; damages are actual/liquidated plus punitive).\n\nWhat Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026) actually says:\n\n“A reasonable attorney fee and other litigation costs reasonably incurred.”\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/808B.8.pdf",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Iowa Legislature (Iowa Code 2026)",
      "evidence_quote": "A reasonable attorney fee and other litigation costs reasonably incurred.",
      "volatility": "low",
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      "subject": "Iowa",
      "topic": "civil remedy - attorney fees",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "IA",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
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      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "Iowa: attorney general / judicial-branch self-help guidance on recording",
      "summary": "Robert Lucas appointed judges, an attorney, and a marshal for the Iowa Territory.",
      "body": "Robert Lucas appointed judges, an attorney, and a marshal for the Iowa Territory.\n\nWhat en.wikipedia.org actually says:\n\n“Van Buren also appointed judges, an attorney, and a marshal, with more than half of them being from southern states.”\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": "Van Buren also appointed judges, an attorney, and a marshal, with more than half of them being from southern states.",
      "volatility": "medium",
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      "topic": "attorney general / judicial-branch self-help guidance on recording",
      "applies_to_country": "any",
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        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "any"
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        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
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        "explicitness": "any"
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    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r583_iowa_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_iowa_583_q2",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "Iowa: attorney general / judicial-branch self-help guidance on recording",
      "summary": "The Iowa Attorney General's office provides self-help guidance on recording.",
      "body": "The Iowa Attorney General's office provides self-help guidance on recording.\n\nWhat Iowa (official) actually says:\n\n“Welcome to Iowa.gov, the hub for information on government, education, business regulations, health, transparency, and more.”\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/",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-24",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
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      "source_publisher": "Iowa (official)",
      "evidence_quote": "Welcome to Iowa.gov, the hub for information on government, education, business regulations, health, transparency, and more.",
      "volatility": "low",
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      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "Iowa",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
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        "topic": [
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        "explicitness": "any"
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