Senate File 256 - Introduced SENATE FILE 256 BY COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 1062) A BILL FOR An Act relating to disputed land boundaries and corners 1 including acquiesced boundaries and corners. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 1278SV (1) 91 ll/jh
S.F. 256 Section 1. Section 650.14, Code 2025, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 650.14 Boundaries by acquiescence established. 3 If it is found that the boundaries and corners alleged to 4 have been recognized and acquiesced in for ten years have been 5 so recognized and acquiesced in, such recognized boundaries and 6 corners shall be permanently established. This section shall 7 be self-executing. Once an acquiesced boundary and corners 8 have been permanently established, subsequent common ownership 9 of the adjacent tracts, separated by the acquiesced boundary, 10 does not terminate the acquiesced boundary and corners. The 11 acquiesced boundary and corners shall continue unless adjoining 12 parties have recognized and acquiesced in subsequent boundaries 13 and corners for ten years, then such subsequent recognized 14 and acquiesced boundaries and corners shall be permanently 15 established. 16 EXPLANATION 17 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 18 the explanations substance by the members of the general assembly. 19 This bill relates to disputed land boundaries and corners. 20 Under current law, Code section 650.14 provides that boundaries 21 and corners recognized and acquiesced in for a period of 22 10 years shall be permanently established boundaries and 23 corners. The bill provides that boundaries and corners are 24 permanently established by acquiescence through self-execution 25 of Code section 650.14. The bill provides that common 26 ownership of adjacent tracts where acquiesced boundaries and 27 corners have been permanently established does not terminate 28 the acquiesced boundary and corners previously established 29 through self-execution. Under the bill, adjoining parties 30 may subsequently recognize and acquiesce to new boundaries 31 and corners and if subsequently recognized and acquiesced in 32 for a period of 10 years those boundaries and corners become 33 permanently established. 34 -1- LSB 1278SV (1) 91 ll/jh 1/ 1