# Iowa — US state universal occupational license recognition laws — conditions and scope

For Iowa, law citation is Iowa Code § 272C.12; effective date is 2020-07-01; scope is universal; minimum years licensed is none; good standing required is yes, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.

- **State:** Iowa _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Law citation:** Iowa Code § 272C.12 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Effective date:** 2020-07-01 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Scope:** universal _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Minimum years licensed:** none _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Good standing required:** yes _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Criminal background check:** criminal history that would prevent the person from holding the license in this state _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **State-specific exam allowed:** yes _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Excluded professions:** license issued by the department of transportation; criteria established by an interstate compact; license through a national licensing organization _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Military spouse provision:** yes _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> an occupational or professional license, certificate, or registration, including a license, certificate, or registration issued by the board of educational examiners, shall be issued without an examination to a person if all of the following conditions are met

## Source

- https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/272C.12.pdf

Last verified: 2026-08-15. Review by: 2026-11-13.
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