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Iowa Code § 357E.2 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 357E / Section 357E.2
Incorporation.
Status: in_force

(1) If an area of contiguous territory is situated so that the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, enlargement, improvement, equipping, maintenance, and operation of recreation facilities for the residents of the territory will be conducive to the public health, comfort, convenience, water quality, or welfare, the area may be incorporated as a benefited recreational lake district as set forth in this chapter. The land to be included in a district must be contiguous to the recreational lake or to other residential, agricultural, or commercial property which is contiguous to the recreational lake.

(2) If an area of contiguous territory is situated so that the performance of water quality activities, including the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, enlargement, improvement, equipping, maintenance, and operation of water quality facilities for the residents of the district will be conducive to the public health, comfort, convenience, water quality, or welfare, the area may be incorporated as a water quality district as provided in this chapter. The land to be included in a district must be contiguous to a stream, river, or lake, or to other property which, except for a public road or other public land, is contiguous to a stream, river, or lake. However, a water quality district shall not be established on open ditches or streams maintained by drainage districts or on streams or rivers where levees are maintained by levee or drainage districts. If a reach of a stream or river in a water quality district later becomes a drainage district facility or becomes levied by a drainage or levee district, the stream or river reach shall be removed from the jurisdiction of the water quality district and the adjacent parcels shall be removed from the water quality district.

(3) If an area of contiguous territory is situated so that the specifications of subsections 1 and 2 are met, the area may be incorporated as a combined recreational facility and water quality district as provided in this chapter. If the trustees of a benefited recreational lake district wish to form a combined district or the trustees of a water quality district wish to form a combined district, the trustees may join with the petition required by section 357E.3 to the board of supervisors to proceed with the establishment of a combined district after following the same procedures as provided in this chapter for establishing a separate district.

88 Acts, ch 1194, §2; 96 Acts, ch 1032, §1; 2000 Acts, ch 1181, §3
Iowa Code § 524.1413 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 524 / Section 524.1413
Approval of conversion by superintendent.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon acceptance for processing of an application for approval of a conversion, the superintendent shall conduct such investigation as the superintendent deems necessary to ascertain the following:

(1) (a) The articles of conversion and supporting items satisfy the requirements of this chapter.

(1) (b) The plan adequately protects the interests of depositors.

(1) (c) The requirements for a conversion under all applicable laws have been satisfied and the resulting state bank would satisfy the requirements of this chapter applicable to it.

(1) (d) The resulting state bank will possess an adequate capital structure.

(2) Within ninety days after the application has been accepted for processing, the superintendent shall approve or disapprove the application on the basis of the investigation. As a condition of receiving the decision of the superintendent with respect to the application, the national bank or federal savings association, out-of-state bank, or state or federally chartered credit union shall reimburse the superintendent for all expenses incurred in connection with the application. The superintendent shall give the national bank or federal savings association, out-of-state bank, or state or federally chartered credit union written notice of the decision and, in the event of disapproval, a statement of the reasons for the decision. If the superintendent approves the application, the superintendent shall deliver the articles of conversion, with the superintendent’s approval indicated on the articles of conversion, to the secretary of state. The decision of the superintendent shall be subject to judicial review pursuant to chapter 17A. Notwithstanding the terms of the Iowa administrative procedure Act, chapter 17A, a petition for judicial review must be filed within thirty days after the superintendent notifies the national bank or federal savings association of the superintendent’s decision.

[C54, 58, 62, 66, §528B.4; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §524.1413]95 Acts, ch 148, §118; 98 Acts, ch 1036, §11; 2007 Acts, ch 88, §12; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §161; 2022 Acts, ch 1062, §128
Iowa Code § 504.808 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 504 / Section 504.808
Removal of directors elected by members or directors.
Status: in_force

(1) The members of a corporation may remove one or more directors elected by the members without cause.

(2) If a director is elected by a class, chapter, or other organizational unit or by region or other geographic grouping, the director may be removed only by the members of that class, chapter, unit, or grouping.

(3) Except as provided in subsection 9, a director may be removed under subsection 1 or 2 only if the number of votes cast to remove the director would be sufficient to elect the director at a meeting to elect directors.

(4) If cumulative voting is authorized, a director shall not be removed if the number of votes, or if the director was elected by a class, chapter, unit, or grouping of members, the number of votes of that class, chapter, unit, or grouping, sufficient to elect the director under cumulative voting is voted against the director’s removal.

(5) A director elected by members may be removed by the members only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing the director and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the meeting is the removal of the director.

(6) For the purpose of computing whether a director is protected from removal under subsections 2 through 4, it should be assumed that the votes against removal are cast in an election for the number of directors of the group to which the director to be removed belonged on the date of that director’s election.

(7) An entire board of directors may be removed under subsections 1 through 5.

(8) A director elected by the board may be removed without cause by the vote of two-thirds of the directors then in office or such greater number as is set forth in the articles or bylaws. However, a director elected by the board to fill the vacancy of a director elected by the members may be removed without cause by the members, but not by the board.

(9) If at the beginning of a director’s term on the board the articles or bylaws provide that a director may be removed for missing a specified number of board meetings, the board may remove the director for failing to attend the specified number of meetings. The director may be removed only if a majority of the directors then in office votes for the removal.

(10) The articles or bylaws of a corporation may do both of the following:

(10) (a) Limit the application of this section.

(10) (b) Set forth the vote and procedures by which the board or any person may remove with or without cause a director elected by the members or the board.

2004 Acts, ch 1049, §79, 192; 2006 Acts, ch 1089, §49
Iowa Code § 554.8403 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.8403
Demand that issuer not register transfer.
Status: in_force

(1) A person who is an appropriate person to make an indorsement or originate an instruction may demand that the issuer not register transfer of a security by communicating to the issuer a notification that identifies the registered owner and the issue of which the security is a part and provides an address for communications directed to the person making the demand. The demand is effective only if it is received by the issuer at a time and in a manner affording the issuer reasonable opportunity to act on it.

(2) If a certificated security in registered form is presented to an issuer with a request to register transfer or an instruction is presented to an issuer with a request to register transfer of an uncertificated security after a demand that the issuer not register transfer has become effective, the issuer shall promptly communicate to the person who initiated the demand at the address provided in the demand and the person who presented the security for registration of transfer or initiated the instruction requesting registration of transfer a notification stating that:

(2) (a) the certificated security has been presented for registration of transfer or the instruction for registration of transfer of the uncertificated security has been received;

(2) (b) a demand that the issuer not register transfer had previously been received; and

(2) (c) the issuer will withhold registration of transfer for a period of time stated in the notification in order to provide the person who initiated the demand an opportunity to obtain legal process or an indemnity bond.

(3) The period described in subsection 2, paragraph “c”, may not exceed thirty days after the date of communication of the notification. A shorter period may be specified by the issuer if it is not manifestly unreasonable.

(4) An issuer is not liable to a person who initiated a demand that the issuer not register transfer for any loss the person suffers as a result of registration of a transfer pursuant to an effective indorsement or instruction if the person who initiated the demand does not, within the time stated in the issuer’s communication, either:

(4) (a) obtain an appropriate restraining order, injunction, or other process from a court of competent jurisdiction enjoining the issuer from registering the transfer; or

(4) (b) file with the issuer an indemnity bond, sufficient in the issuer’s judgment to protect the issuer and any transfer agent, registrar, or other agent of the issuer involved from any loss it or they may suffer by refusing to register the transfer.

(5) This section does not relieve an issuer from liability for registering transfer pursuant to an indorsement or instruction that was not effective.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §554.8403]89 Acts, ch 113, §39; 90 Acts, ch 1168, §57; 96 Acts, ch 1138, §43, 84; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §261
Iowa Code § 651.30 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 651 / Section 651.30
Alternatives to partition in kind.
Status: in_force

At the conclusion of a cotenant buyout as provided in section 651.29, the court shall order the heirs property to be partitioned in kind unless the court, after consideration of all factors pursuant to section 651.31, finds that partition in kind will result in great prejudice to the cotenants as a group. In considering whether to order the heirs property to be partitioned in kind, the court shall approve a request by two or more cotenants to aggregate their individual interests in the heirs property.

2018 Acts, ch 1108, §30
Iowa Code § 261J.5 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 261J / Section 261J.5
Enforcement.
Status: in_force

Any person may notify the attorney general of a public institution of higher education’s potential violation of section 261J.2. The attorney general may bring an action against a public institution of higher education for a writ of mandamus to compel the public institution of higher education to comply with section 261J.2.

2024 Acts, ch 1152, §35, 37
Iowa Code § 533D.1 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 533D / Section 533D.1
Title.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Delayed Deposit Services Licensing Act”.

95 Acts, ch 139, §1
Iowa Code § 321.317 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.317
Signals by hand and arm or signal device.
Status: in_force

(1) The signals required under the provisions of this chapter may be given either by means of the hand and arm as provided in section 321.318, or by a mechanical or electrical directional signal device or light conforming to the provisions of this chapter.

(2) Directional signal devices shall be designed with a white, yellow or amber lamp or lamps to be displayed on the front of vehicles and with a lamp or lamps of red, yellow or amber to be displayed on the rear of vehicles. Such devices shall be capable of clearly indicating any intention to turn either to the right or to the left and shall be visible and understandable during both daylight and darkness from a distance of at least one hundred feet from the front and rear of a vehicle equipped therewith.

(3) It is unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale or operate on the highways of the state any vehicle subject to registration under the provisions of this chapter which has never been registered in this or any other state prior to January 1, 1954, unless the vehicle is equipped with a directional signal device of a type in compliance with the provisions of subsection 2. Motorcycles, motorized bicycles, and semitrailers and trailers less than forty inches in width are exempt from the provisions of this section.

(4) When a vehicle is equipped with a directional signal device, such device shall at all times be maintained in good working condition. No directional signal device shall project a glaring or dazzling light. All directional signal devices shall be self-illuminated when in use while other lamps on the vehicle are lighted.

(5) Whenever any vehicle or combination of vehicles is disabled or for other reason may present a vehicular traffic hazard requiring unusual care in approaching, overtaking or passing, the operator then may display on the vehicle or combination of vehicles four directional signals of a type complying with the provisions of this section relating to directional signal devices in simultaneous operation.

[S13, §1571-m18; C24, 27, 31, 35, §5032; C39, §5025.07; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.317]87 Acts, ch 170, §8; 97 Acts, ch 108, §17, 18
Iowa Code § 321I.15 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321I / Section 321I.15
Penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) A person who violates this chapter or a rule of the commission or director of transportation is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.

(2) Chapter 232 shall have no application in the prosecution of offenses which are committed in violation of this chapter, and which constitute simple misdemeanors.

2004 Acts, ch 1132, §58; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §180
Iowa Code § 390.13 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 390 / Section 390.13
Public bonds or obligations authorized by resolution of board of directors — terms.
Status: in_force

(1) The board of directors of an electric power agency, by resolution, may authorize the issuance of public bonds or obligations of the electric power agency.

(2) The public bonds or obligations may be issued in one or more series under the resolution or under a trust indenture or other security agreement.

(3) The resolution, trust indenture, or other security agreement, with respect to such public bonds or obligations, shall provide for all of the following:

(3) (a) The date on the public bonds or obligations.

(3) (b) The time of maturity.

(3) (c) The rate of interest.

(3) (d) The denomination.

(3) (e) The form, either coupon or registered.

(3) (f) The conversion, registration, and exchange privileges.

(3) (g) The rank or priority.

(3) (h) The manner of execution.

(3) (i) The medium of payment, including the place of payment, either within or outside of the state.

(3) (j) The terms of redemption, either with or without premium.

(3) (k) Such other terms and conditions as set forth by the board in the resolution, trust indenture, or other security agreement.

(4) Public bonds or obligations authorized by the board of directors shall not be subject to any restriction under other law with respect to the amount, maturity, interest rate, or other terms of obligation of a public agency or private person.

(5) Chapter 75 shall not apply to public bonds or obligations authorized by the board of directors as provided in this section.

2001 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 4, §21, 36CS2001, §476A.242010 Acts, ch 1018, §11C2011, §390.13
Iowa Code § 306.5 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 306 / Section 306.5
Continuity of farm-to-market road system in municipalities, parks, and institutions.
Status: in_force

The farm-to-market road system shall be a continuous interconnected system and provision shall be made for continuity by the designation of extensions within municipalities, state parks, state institutions, other state lands, and county parks and conservation areas. The mileage of such extensions of the system shall be included in the total mileage of the farm-to-market road system.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §306.5]98 Acts, ch 1075, §2
Iowa Code § 624.33 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 624 / Section 624.33
Approval by court.
Status: in_force

A conveyance by a commissioner shall not pass any right until it has been approved by the court, which approval shall be endorsed on the conveyance and recorded with it.

[R60, §3169; C73, §2890; C97, §3809; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11617; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §624.33]
Iowa Code § 428A.13 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 428A / Section 428A.13
Nonapplicability.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not apply with respect to any deed, instrument, or writing where such deed, instrument, or writing may not under the Constitution of this state or under the Constitution or laws of the United States be made the subject of taxation by this state.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §428A.13]
Iowa Code § 468.552 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.552
Record of resolution.
Status: in_force

Said resolution shall be entered of record upon the minutes of proceedings of said board and shall constitute a contract between the drainage district and the purchasers or holders of said bonds and shall be full authority for the revision of the tax rolls to accord therewith.

[C27, 31, 35, §7714-b13; C39, §7714.13; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §463.13]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.552
Iowa Code § 49.6 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 49 / Section 49.6
Power to combine township and city precincts.
Status: in_force

Election precincts composed partially of unincorporated territory and partially of all or any part of a city may be established within a single county in any manner which is not contrary to section 49.3. An agreement mutually satisfactory to the board of supervisors or the temporary county redistricting commission and the city council of the city involved shall be adopted and a copy of the agreement shall be submitted to the state commissioner as part of the certification of precinct boundaries required by section 49.7.

[C97, §1090; S13, §1090; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §724; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §49.6]94 Acts, ch 1179, §9
Iowa Code § 165.6 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 165 / Section 165.6
Amount of indemnity.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2025 Acts, ch 156, §41.
Iowa Code § 490.128 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 490 / Section 490.128
Certificate of existence or registration.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person may apply to the secretary of state to furnish a certificate of existence for a domestic corporation or a certificate of registration for a foreign corporation.

(2) A certificate of existence must set forth all of the following:

(2) (a) The domestic corporation’s corporate name.

(2) (b) That the domestic corporation is duly incorporated under the law of this state, the date of its incorporation, and the period of its duration if less than perpetual.

(2) (c) That all fees, taxes, and penalties owed to this state have been paid, subject to all of the following:

(2) (c) Payment is reflected in the records of the secretary of state.

(2) (c) Nonpayment affects the existence of the domestic corporation.

(2) (d) That its most recent biennial report required by section 490.1621 has been filed by the secretary of state.

(2) (e) That articles of dissolution have not been filed.

(2) (f) That the corporation is not administratively dissolved and a proceeding is not pending under section 490.1421.

(2) (g) Other facts of record in the office of the secretary of state that may be requested by the applicant.

(3) A certificate of registration must set forth all of the following:

(3) (a) The foreign corporation’s name used in this state.

(3) (b) That the foreign corporation is registered to do business in this state.

(3) (c) That all fees, taxes, and penalties owed to this state have been paid, subject to all of the following:

(3) (c) Payment is reflected in the records of the secretary of state.

(3) (c) Nonpayment affects the registration of the foreign corporation.

(3) (d) That its most recent biennial report required by section 490.1621 has been filed by the secretary of state.

(3) (e) Other facts of record in the office of the secretary of state that may be requested by the applicant.

(4) Subject to any qualification stated in the certificate, a certificate of existence or registration issued by the secretary of state may be relied upon as conclusive evidence of the facts stated in the certificate.

89 Acts, ch 288, §11; 90 Acts, ch 1205, §19; 97 Acts, ch 171, §8; 2021 Acts, ch 165, §10, 230
Iowa Code § 261A.21 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 261A / Section 261A.21
Annual report.
Status: in_force

The authority shall keep an accurate account of its activities and shall annually provide a report of its activities to the governor and the members of the general assembly. The report is a public record and open for inspection at the offices of the authority during normal business hours. The report shall include all of the following:

(1) Summaries of applications by institutions of higher education for education loan financing assistance presented to the authority during the fiscal year.

(2) Summaries of education loan programs which have received any form of financial assistance from the authority during the year.

(3) The nature and amount of all assistance.

(4) A report concerning the financial condition of the various education loan series portfolios.

(5) Projected activities of the authority for the next fiscal year, including projections of the total amount of financial assistance anticipated and the amount of obligations that will be necessary to provide the projected level of assistance during the next fiscal year.

[82 Acts, ch 1031, §21]
Iowa Code § 272A.2 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 272A / Section 272A.2
Designated state official.
Status: in_force

The designated state official for this state, within the meaning of section 272A.1, article II, paragraph “b”, of the interstate agreement on qualification of educational personnel, shall be the executive director of the board of educational examiners. The executive director shall enter into contracts pursuant to section 272A.1, article III, of the agreement only with the approval of the specific text thereof by the board of educational examiners.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §284.2]85 Acts, ch 212, §21; 90 Acts, ch 1249, §15C93, §272A.22008 Acts, ch 1032, §201