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Iowa Code § 364.1 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 364 / Section 364.1
Scope.
Status: in_force

A city may, except as expressly limited by the Constitution of the State of Iowa, and if not inconsistent with the laws of the general assembly, exercise any power and perform any function it deems appropriate to protect and preserve the rights, privileges, and property of the city or of its residents, and to preserve and improve the peace, safety, health, welfare, comfort, and convenience of its residents. This grant of home rule powers does not include the power to enact private or civil law governing civil relationships, except as incident to an exercise of an independent city power, or to enact private or civil law which violates section 675.4.

[C51, §664; R60, §1047, 1056, 1057, 1071 – 1073, 1095; C73, §454 – 456, 482, 524; C97, §680, 695, 947; C13, §695; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5714, 5738, 6720; C46, 50, §366.1, 368.2, 420.31; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §366.1, 368.2, 420.31; C75, 77, 79, 81, §364.1]2006 Acts, ch 1010, §95; 2024 Acts, ch 1003, §2, 7, 8
Iowa Code § 633A.1108 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633A / Section 633A.1108
Governing law.
Status: in_force

(1) A trust not created by will is validly created if its creation complies with the law of the jurisdiction in which the trust instrument was executed, or the law of the jurisdiction in which at the time the trust was created the settlor was domiciled, had a place of abode, or was a national.

(2) The meaning and effect of the terms of the trust not created by will shall be determined by any of the following:

(2) (a) Except as provided in paragraph “c”, the law of the jurisdiction designated in the terms of the trust, on the condition that at the time the trust was created the designated jurisdiction had a substantial relationship to the trust. A jurisdiction has a substantial relationship to the trust if it is the residence or domicile of the settlor or of any qualified beneficiary, the location of a substantial portion of the assets of the trust, or a place where the trustee was domiciled or had a place of business.

(2) (b) Except as provided in paragraph “c”, in the absence of a controlling designation in the terms of the trust, the law of the jurisdiction that has the most significant relationship to the matter at issue.

(2) (c) As to real property, the law of the jurisdiction where the real property is located.

2003 Acts, ch 95, §8CS2003, §633.11082005 Acts, ch 38, §54CS2005, §633A.1108
Iowa Code § 501.813 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 501 / Section 501.813
Reinstatement following administrative dissolution.
Status: in_force

(1) A cooperative administratively dissolved under section 501.812 may apply to the secretary of state for reinstatement at any time after the effective date of dissolution. The application must meet all of the following requirements:

(1) (a) Recite the name of the cooperative at its date of dissolution and the effective date of its administrative dissolution.

(1) (b) State that the ground or grounds for dissolution have been eliminated.

(1) (c) If the application is received more than five years after the effective date of the cooperative’s dissolution, state a name that satisfies the requirements of section 501.104.

(2) (a) If the secretary of state determines that the application contains the information required by subsection 1, and that the information is correct, the secretary of state shall cancel the certificate of dissolution and prepare a certificate of reinstatement that recites the secretary of state’s determination and the effective date of reinstatement, file the document, and deliver a copy to the cooperative under section 501.106.

(2) (b) If the name of the cooperative as provided in subsection 1, paragraph “c”, is different than the name in subsection 1, paragraph “a”, the certificate of reinstatement shall constitute an amendment to the articles of association insofar as it pertains to the name. A cooperative shall not relinquish the right to retain its name if the reinstatement is effective within five years of the effective date of the cooperative’s dissolution.

(3) When the reinstatement is effective, it relates back to and takes effect as of the effective date of the administrative dissolution as if the administrative dissolution had never occurred.

98 Acts, ch 1152, §61, 69; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2006 Acts, ch 1089, §43 – 45; 2010 Acts, ch 1040, §4; 2020 Acts, ch 1118, §26; 2024 Acts, ch 1048, §3
Iowa Code § 667.12 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 667 / Section 667.12
Rights saved.
Status: in_force

Nothing herein contained is intended to affect the rights of a plaintiff to sue in the same manner as though the provisions of this chapter had not been enacted.

[C51, §2129; R60, §3711; C73, §3443; C97, §4413; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12569; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §667.12]
Iowa Code § 504.638 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 504 / Section 504.638
Applicability to foreign corporations.
Status: in_force

In any derivative proceeding in the right of a foreign corporation, the matters covered by this part shall be governed by the laws of the jurisdiction of incorporation of the foreign corporation except that sections 504.634, 504.636, and 504.637 shall apply.

2004 Acts, ch 1049, §53, 192
Iowa Code § 305B.5 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 305B / Section 305B.5
Notice of injury or loss.
Status: in_force

A museum shall give a lender or claimant prompt notice of any known injury to or loss of property on loan on a form for notice of injury loss adopted by rule by the department of administrative services. The notice shall be mailed to the lender’s or claimant’s last known address in event of injury or loss of property on loan to the museum. Published notice of injury or loss of undocumented property shall not be required.

88 Acts, ch 1117, §52023 Acts, ch 19, §1415
Iowa Code § 651.17 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 651 / Section 651.17
Referee’s report to court of inability to make partition in kind.
Status: in_force

A referee shall file a report with the court if the referee is not able to make a partition in kind on a property subject to partition. Upon receipt of the report, the court shall take the following actions:

(1) If the partition involves personal property, the court shall order a sale of the personal property without further notice.

(2) If the partition involves real property, the court shall set a hearing as provided under section 651.16. After such hearing the court may order a sale or other disposition of the real property, as the court deems appropriate.

2018 Acts, ch 1108, §17
Iowa Code § 159A.6 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 159A / Section 159A.6
Education, promotion, and advertising.
Status: in_force

(1) The office shall do all of the following:

(1) (a) Support education regarding, and promotion and advertising of, renewable fuels and coproducts. The office shall consult with the petroleum marketers and convenience stores of Iowa, the Iowa renewable fuels association, the Iowa corn growers association, and the Iowa soybean association.

(1) (b) Promote the advantages related to the use of renewable fuels as an alternative to nonrenewable fuels. Promotions shall be designed to inform the ultimate consumer of advantages associated with using renewable fuels, and emphasize the benefits to the natural environment. The promotion shall inform consumers at the businesses of retail dealers of motor vehicle fuels.

(1) (c) Develop standards for decals required pursuant to section 214A.21A, which shall be designed to promote the advantages of using renewable fuels. The standards may be incorporated within a model decal adopted by the office.

(1) (d) Promote the advantages related to the use of coproducts derived from the production of renewable fuels, including the use of coproducts used as livestock feed or meal. Promotions shall be designed to inform the potential purchasers of the advantages associated with using coproducts. The office shall promote advantages associated with using coproducts of ethanol and biobutanol production as livestock feed or meal to cattle producers in this state.

(2) The office may contract to provide all or part of the services described in subsection 1.

91 Acts, ch 254, §11; 92 Acts, ch 1099, §3; 92 Acts, ch 1163, §41; 94 Acts, ch 1119, §19; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §197; 2010 Acts, ch 1031, §243; 2010 Acts, ch 1193, §145; 2014 Acts, ch 1104, §4; 2023 Acts, ch 154, §26
Iowa Code § 152.6 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 152 / Section 152.6
Licenses professional abbreviations.
Status: in_force

The board may license a natural person to practice as a registered nurse, as a licensed practical nurse, or as an advanced registered nurse practitioner. However, only a person currently licensed as a registered nurse in this state may use that title and the letters “R.N.” after the person’s name; only a person currently licensed as a licensed practical nurse in this state may use that title and the letters “L.P.N.” after the person’s name; and only a person currently licensed as an advanced registered nurse practitioner may use that title and the letters “A.R.N.P.” after the person’s name. For purposes of this section, “currently licensed” includes persons licensed in another state and recognized for licensure in this state pursuant to the nurse licensure compact contained in section 152E.1 or pursuant to the advanced practice registered nurse compact contained in section 152E.3.

[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §152.5; C77, 79, 81, §152.6]2000 Acts, ch 1008, §4; 2005 Acts, ch 53, §4; 2014 Acts, ch 1019, §2; 2015 Acts, ch 56, §12
Iowa Code § 804.29 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 804 / Section 804.29
Confidentiality.
Status: in_force

(1) Unless otherwise ordered by the court, all information filed with the court for the purpose of securing a warrant for an arrest, including but not limited to a citation and affidavits, shall be a confidential record until such time as a peace officer has made the arrest and has made the officer’s return on the warrant, or the defendant has made an initial appearance in court. During the period of time that information is confidential, the record shall be sealed by the court and the information contained in the record shall not be disseminated to any person unless otherwise ordered by the court.

(2) However, during the period of confidentiality in subsection 1, the information in the record may be disseminated, without court order, during the course of official duties to the following persons unless access to such information is expressly denied by court order:

(2) (a) A peace officer, or any other employee of a law enforcement agency if allowed access pursuant to section 692.14 and if authorized in writing by the head of the agency.

(2) (b) An employee of the county attorney’s office.

(2) (c) A judicial officer or other court employees.

(2) (d) An employee of the department of corrections, if authorized by the director of the department of corrections, or an employee of a judicial district department of correctional services, if authorized by the director of the judicial district department of correctional services.

(2) (e) A court-appointed attorney in a specific case where an arrest warrant has been issued but not served, provided the defendant is in custody and subject to a hold for that arrest warrant.

(2) (f) A probation officer employed by the United States, acting pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §3602.

[C79, 81, §804.29]2006 Acts, ch 1048, §1; 2012 Acts, ch 1075, §1; 2013 Acts, ch 4, §1; 2020 Acts, ch 1060, §1; 2021 Acts, ch 11, §3; 2024 Acts, ch 1017, §1
Iowa Code § 486A.903 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 486A / Section 486A.903
Conversion of limited partnership to partnership.
Status: in_force

(1) A limited partnership may be converted to a partnership pursuant to this section.

(2) Notwithstanding a provision to the contrary in a limited partnership agreement, the terms and conditions of a conversion of a limited partnership to a partnership must be approved by all of the partners.

(3) After the conversion is approved by the partners, the limited partnership shall cancel its certificate of limited partnership.

(4) The conversion takes effect when the certificate of limited partnership is canceled.

(5) A limited partner who becomes a general partner as a result of the conversion remains liable only as a limited partner for an obligation incurred by the limited partnership before the conversion takes effect. Except as otherwise provided in section 486A.306, the partner is liable as a general partner for an obligation of the partnership incurred after the conversion takes effect.

98 Acts, ch 1201, §47, 79, 82
Iowa Code § 539.5 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 539 / Section 539.5
Priority.
Status: in_force

Assignments of wages shall have priority and precedence in the order in which notice in writing of such assignments shall be given to the employer, and not otherwise.

[S13, §3047; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §9455; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §539.5]
Iowa Code § 326.16 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 326 / Section 326.16
Delinquent fees.
Status: in_force

(1) If the fees for apportioned registration are not paid to each member jurisdiction entitled thereto on the basis of the apportioned registration application and supporting documents filed with the department by the registrant within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the department, the department shall calculate late payment penalties. The registrant shall be notified by regular mail that fees and penalties are due and must be paid within thirty days of the invoice date. If fees and penalties are not received, the registrant shall be notified by regular mail that the registration has been suspended.

(2) A late payment penalty equal to five percent of the fees due to the state of Iowa shall be assessed if an invoice is not paid within thirty days of the invoice date, with an additional five percent penalty assessed the first of each month thereafter until all fees and penalties are paid. In addition, the fees due for registration in this state shall be a debt due to the state of Iowa.

(3) Failure to receive a renewal notice or an invoice by mail, facsimile transmission, or any other means of delivery does not relieve the registrant of the financial responsibility for the renewal fees, invoiced amount, or accrued penalties. Late penalties calculated by the department in accordance with this chapter shall remain due to the state of Iowa until the fees and penalties are received.

[S13, §1571-m16; C24, 27, 31, 35, §4866; C39, §5003.04; C46, 50, 54, 58, §321.56; C62, 66, §326.3; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §326.16]2002 Acts, ch 1063, §48; 2007 Acts, ch 143, §25; 2012 Acts, ch 1093, §26; 2015 Acts, ch 123, §41, 42
Iowa Code § 328.25 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 328 / Section 328.25
Fees in lieu of taxes.
Status: in_force

The registration fees imposed by this chapter upon aircraft shall be in lieu of all taxes, general or local, except state sales or use tax, to which aircraft might otherwise be subject.

[C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §328.25]
Iowa Code § 628.26 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 628 / Section 628.26
Agreement to reduce period of redemption.
Status: in_force

The mortgagor and the mortgagee of real property consisting of less than ten acres in size may agree and provide in the mortgage instrument that the period of redemption after sale on foreclosure of said mortgage as set forth in section 628.3 be reduced to six months, or reduced to three months if the property is not used for an agricultural purpose as defined in section 535.13, provided in all cases under this section that the mortgagee waives in the foreclosure action any rights to a deficiency judgment against the mortgagor which might arise out of the foreclosure proceedings. In such event the debtor will, in the meantime, be entitled to the possession of said real property; and if such redemption period is so reduced, for the first two months after sale such right of redemption shall be exclusive to the debtor, and the time periods in sections 628.5, 628.15, and 628.16, shall be reduced to three months.

[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §628.26]2018 Acts, ch 1148, §3
Iowa Code § 715A.6B — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 715A / Section 715A.6B
Credit card fraud minor involved.
Status: in_force

(1) For purposes of this section, “minor” means any person under the age of eighteen.

(2) A person commits a public offense if the person applies for a credit card in the name of a minor, other than the person, without the consent of the minor’s parent, guardian, or legal custodian. A person adding a minor as an authorized user of the person’s credit card does not commit an offense under this subsection. An offense under this subsection is a class “D” felony.

(3) (a) A person commits a public offense if the person uses a credit card obtained in violation of subsection 2 to secure or seek to secure property or services. An offense under this subsection shall be as follows:

(3) (a) A class “C” felony if the value of the property or services secured or sought to be secured by means of the credit card is greater than ten thousand dollars.

(3) (a) A class “D” felony if the value of the property or services secured or sought to be secured by means of the credit card is ten thousand dollars or less.

(3) (b) For purposes of this subsection, the value of property or services shall be determined as provided in section 715A.6, subsection 3.

2016 Acts, ch 1041, §1
Iowa Code § 123.89 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 123 / Section 123.89
Counts.
Status: in_force

Informations or indictments under this chapter may allege any number of violations of its provisions by the same party, but the several charges must be set out in separate counts, and the accused may be convicted and punished upon each one as on separate informations or indictments, and a separate judgment shall be rendered on each count under which there is a finding of guilty.

[C51, §931; R60, §1562; C73, §1540; C97, §2425; C24, 27, 31, §1953; C35, §1921-f90, 1953; C39, §1921.090, 1953; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, §123.90, 126.8; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §123.89]
Iowa Code § 633.20A — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.20A
Part-time associate probate judge — appointment — removal — qualifications.
Status: in_force

The chief judge of a judicial district may appoint a part-time associate probate judge and may remove the part-time associate probate judge for cause following a hearing. The part-time associate probate judge shall be an attorney admitted to practice law in this state and shall be qualified for the position by training and experience.

99 Acts, ch 93, §12; 2000 Acts, ch 1154, §38
Iowa Code § 208A.9 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 208A / Section 208A.9
Prosecution.
Status: in_force

Whenever the department shall discover any antifreeze is being sold or has been sold in violation of this chapter, the facts shall be furnished to the attorney general who shall institute proper proceedings.

[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §208A.9]
Iowa Code § 62.8 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 62 / Section 62.8
Names of voters specified.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2002 Acts, ch 1134, §114, 115.See §62.5.
Iowa Code § 663.22 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 663 / Section 663.22
Preliminary writ.
Status: in_force

The court or judge to whom the application for the writ is made, if satisfied that the plaintiff would suffer any irreparable injury before the plaintiff could be relieved by the proceedings above authorized, may issue an order to the sheriff, or any other person selected instead, commanding the sheriff or other person to bring the plaintiff forthwith before such court or judge.

[C51, §2230; R60, §3818; C73, §3469; C97, §4437; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12489; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §663.22]
Iowa Code § 376.2 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 376 / Section 376.2
Terms.
Status: in_force

(1) Terms of city officers begin and end at noon on the first day in January which is not a Sunday or legal holiday, following a regular city election.

(2) Except as otherwise provided by state law or the city charter, terms for elective offices are two years. However, the term of an elective office may be changed to two or four years by petition and election. Upon receipt of a petition meeting the requirements of section 362.4, requesting that the term of an elective office be changed, the council shall submit the question at a special election. If a majority of the persons voting at the special election approves the changed term, it becomes effective at the beginning of the term following the next regular city election. If a majority does not approve the changed term, the council shall not submit the same proposal to the voters within the next four years.

(3) At the first regular city election after the terms of council members are changed to four years, terms shall be staggered as follows:

(3) (a) If an even number of council members are elected at large, the half of the elected council members who receive the highest number of votes are elected for four-year terms. The remainder are elected for two-year terms.

(3) (b) If an odd number of council members are elected at large, the majority of the elected council members who receive the highest number of votes are elected for four-year terms. The remainder are elected for two-year terms.

(3) (c) In case of a tie the mayor and clerk shall determine by lot which council members are elected for four-year terms.

(3) (d) If the council members are elected from wards, the council members elected from the odd-numbered wards are elected for four-year terms and the council members elected from even-numbered wards are elected for two-year terms.

(4) After July 1, 1986, a petition submitted under this section to change the term of council members from two to four years shall specify if the terms are to be staggered or run concurrently. If the petition provides for concurrent terms and the changed term is approved by the voters, subsection 3 shall not apply and the terms shall be concurrent. If valid petitions for staggered and concurrent terms are submitted, the first filed shall govern.

[R60, §1081, 1084, 1091, 1093, 1106; C73, §390, 511, 514, 518, 521, 535; C97, §646 – 649; S13, §646 – 649; SS15, §1056-b3; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5632, 6625, 6626; C46, 50, §363.10, 419.11, 419.12; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §363.9, 363.10, 363.28; C75, 77, 79, 81, §376.2]86 Acts, ch 1224, §34; 2002 Acts, ch 1134, §105, 115; 2008 Acts, ch 1115, §67, 71; 2017 Acts, ch 29, §106
Iowa Code § 9B.30 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 9B / Section 9B.30
Uniformity of application and construction.
Status: in_force

In applying and construing this chapter, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact the revised uniform law on notarial acts.

2012 Acts, ch 1050, §28, 60