Iowa Code § 714H.7 : CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE — CRIME CONTROL AND CRIMINAL ACTS — CONSUMER FRAUD - PRIVATE ACTIONS — Class actions TEXT PDF A class action lawsuit alleging a violation of this chapter shall not be filed with a court unless it has been approved by the attorney general. The attorney general shall approve the filing of a class action lawsuit alleging a violation of this chapter unless the attorney general determines that the lawsuit is frivolous. This section shall not affect the requirements of any other law or of the Iowa rules of civil procedure relating to class action lawsuits. Iowa Code § 714H.7 2009 Acts, ch 167, §7, 9 Section applies to causes of actions accruing on or after July 1, 2009; 2009 Acts, ch 167, §9