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Iowa Code § 9B.5 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 9B / Section 9B.5
Requirements for certain notarial acts.
Status: in_force

(1) A notarial officer who takes an acknowledgment of a record shall determine, from personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence of the identity of the individual, that the individual appearing before the notarial officer and making the acknowledgment has the identity claimed and that the signature on the record is the signature of the individual.

(2) A notarial officer who takes a verification of a statement on oath or affirmation shall determine, from personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence of the identity of the individual, that the individual appearing before the notarial officer and making the verification has the identity claimed and that the signature on the statement verified is the signature of the individual.

(3) A notarial officer who witnesses or attests to a signature shall determine, from personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence of the identity of the individual, that the individual appearing before the notarial officer and signing the record has the identity claimed.

(4) A notarial officer who certifies or attests a copy of a record or an item that was copied shall determine that the copy is a full, true, and accurate transcription or reproduction of the record or item.

(5) A notarial officer who makes or notes a protest of a negotiable instrument shall determine the matters set forth in section 554.3505, subsection 2.

2012 Acts, ch 1050, §4, 60
Iowa Code § 514B.33 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 514B / Section 514B.33
Establishment of limited service organizations.
Status: in_force

(1) A person may apply to the commissioner for and obtain a certificate of authority to establish and operate a limited service organization in compliance with this chapter. A person shall not establish or operate a limited service organization in this state, or sell, offer to sell, or solicit offers to purchase or receive advance or periodic consideration in conjunction with a limited service organization without obtaining a certificate of authority under this chapter.

(2) When not otherwise provided, a foreign or domestic limited service organization doing business in this state shall pay the commissioner the fees as required in section 511.24.

(3) The commissioner shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A establishing a certification process for limited service organizations.

(4) Sections 514B.3B and 514B.12 apply to all foreign and domestic limited service organizations authorized to do business in this state.

(5) (a) For purposes of this section, “limited service organization” means an organization providing dental care services, vision care services, mental health services, substance use disorder services, pharmaceutical services, podiatric care services, or such other services as may be determined by the commissioner.

(5) (b) “Limited service organization” does not include an organization providing hospital, medical, surgical, or emergency services, except as such services are provided incident to those services identified in paragraph “a”.

97 Acts, ch 186, §9; 2003 Acts, ch 91, §30; 2006 Acts, ch 1117, §612023 Acts, ch 19, §1197
Iowa Code § 22A.2 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 22A / Section 22A.2
Personal information protected.
Status: in_force

(1) A public agency shall not do any of the following:

(1) (a) Require an entity which is exempt from taxation under section 501(c) of the federal Internal Revenue Code to provide the public agency with personal information.

(1) (b) Release, publicize, or otherwise disclose personal information in the possession of the public agency without the express, written permission of every member, supporter, volunteer, and donor of the tax-exempt entity identified in the information and the tax-exempt entity.

(1) (c) Request or require a current or prospective contractor with the public agency to provide the public agency with a list of entities exempt from taxation under section 501(c) of the federal Internal Revenue Code to which the contractor has provided financial or nonfinancial support.

(2) This section does not prohibit any of the following:

(2) (a) Disclosure of personal information pursuant to a lawful warrant issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.

(2) (b) Disclosure of personal information pursuant to a lawful request for discovery if all of the following requirements are met:

(2) (b) The requestor demonstrates a compelling need for the personal information by clear and convincing evidence.

(2) (b) The requestor obtains a protective order barring disclosure of personal information to any person not directly involved in the litigation.

(2) (c) Disclosure of personal information pursuant to an agreement between a public agency and an entity which is exempt from taxation under section 501(c) of the federal Internal Revenue Code.

(2) (d) Disclosure of personal information included in judicial proceedings that are public pursuant to section 602.1601. However, upon petition of an entity which is exempt from taxation under section 501(c) of the federal Internal Revenue Code, the court shall seal a case file that is otherwise public pursuant to section 602.1601 to protect the personal information contained in that file.

2021 Acts, ch 120, §3
Iowa Code § 489.1010 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 489 / Section 489.1010
Section 489.1010
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2023 Acts, ch 152, §142, 161. See parts 2, 4, and 5.
Iowa Code § 331.652 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 331 / Section 331.652
General powers of the sheriff.
Status: in_force

(1) The sheriff may call upon any person for assistance to:

(1) (a) Keep the peace or prevent the commitment of crime.

(1) (b) Arrest a person who is liable to arrest.

(1) (c) Execute a process of law.

(2) The sheriff, when necessary, may summon the power of the county to carry out the responsibilities of office.

(3) The sheriff may use the services of the department of public safety in the apprehension of criminals and detection of crime.

(4) The sheriff, with the cooperation of the commissioner of public safety, may hold an annual conference and school of instruction for all peace officers within the county, including regularly organized reserve peace officers under the sheriff’s jurisdiction, at which time instruction may be given in all matters relating to the duties of peace officers.

(5) The sheriff may administer oaths and take affirmations on matters relating to the business of the office of sheriff as provided in section 63A.2.

(6) The sheriff may serve a subpoena or order issued under authority of the department of revenue as provided in section 421.22.

(7) Subject to the requirements of chapter 341A and section 331.903, the sheriff may appoint and remove deputies, assistants, and clerks.

(8) The sheriff may appoint one or more civil process servers, subject to the provisions of section 331.903.

(8) (a) A person appointed by the sheriff as a civil process server may, under the direction of the sheriff, execute and return all writs and other legal process issued to the sheriff by legal authority.

(8) (b) The court shall take judicial notice of a civil process server’s signature.

(8) (c) All costs for service of writs and other legal process by a civil process server shall be collected in accordance with the provisions of section 331.655.

(8) (d) A civil process server shall not be considered to be a sheriff or a deputy sheriff for purposes of this chapter or chapter 97B or 341A.

(9) The sheriff may dispose of personal property under section 80.39.

1 – 4.[C51, §173; R60, §386; C73, §340; C97, §502; S13, §499-a; C24, 27, §5182; C31, 35, §5182, 5182-d1; C39, §5182, 5182.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §337.1, 337.2; S81, §331.652(1 – 4); 81 Acts, ch 117, §651]5, 6.[S81, §331.652(5, 6); 81 Acts, ch 117, §651]7.[C51, §411, 415; R60, §642, 646; C73, §766, 769; C97, §510; SS15, §510-b; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5238, 5240; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §341.1, 341.3; S81, §331.652(7); 81 Acts, ch 117, §651]2000 Acts, ch 1203, §19; 2002 Acts, ch 1022, §1; 2003 Acts, ch 108, §68; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2012 Acts, ch 1023, §157
Iowa Code § 514A.3A — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 514A / Section 514A.3A
Refund of unearned premium upon death of insured.
Status: in_force

In the event of the death of the insured of any policy covered by this chapter, the insurer, upon receipt of notice of the insured’s death supported by a certified copy of a valid death certificate and a request for a pro rata refund by a party entitled to claim such a refund, shall refund the unearned premium prorated to the month of the insured’s death. Refund of the premium and termination of the coverage shall be without prejudice to any claim originating prior to the date of the insured’s death. The commissioner of insurance shall adopt by rule the minimum amount required for issuance of a refund.

2004 Acts, ch 1110, §39
Iowa Code § 491.2 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 491 / Section 491.2
Single person.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by law, a single person may incorporate under the provisions of this chapter, thereby entitling that person to all the privileges and immunities provided herein, but if the person adopts the name of an individual or individuals as that of the corporation, the person must add thereto the word “incorporated”.

[C51, §702; R60, §1179; C73, §1088; C97, §1608; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8340; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §491.2]
Iowa Code § 314.3 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 314 / Section 314.3
Claims — approval and payment.
Status: in_force

(1) All claims for construction, reconstruction, improvement, repair, or maintenance on any highway shall be itemized on voucher forms prepared for that purpose, certified to by the claimants and by the engineer in charge, and then forwarded to the agency in control of that highway for final audit and approval. Claims payable from the farm-to-market road fund shall be approved by both the board of supervisors and the department. Upon approval by the department of vouchers which are payable from the farm-to-market road fund, or from the primary road fund, as the case may be, such vouchers shall be forwarded to the director of the department of administrative services, who shall draw warrants therefor and said warrants shall be paid by the treasurer of the state from the farm-to-market road fund or from the primary road fund, as the case may be.

(2) If the engineer makes such certificate or a member of the agency approves such claim when said work has not been done in accordance with the plans and specifications, and said work be not promptly made good without additional cost, the engineer or member shall be liable on the person’s bond for the amount of such claim.

[SS15, §1527-s10; C24, §4653, 4702; C27, 31, 35, §4653, 4755-b15; C39, §4653, 4686.17, 4755.15; C46, §309.59, 310.17, 313.15; C50, §308A.12; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §314.3]2003 Acts, ch 145, §286
Iowa Code § 256.32A — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 256 / Section 256.32A
Iowa dyslexia board.
Status: in_force

(1) An Iowa dyslexia board is established to guide, facilitate, and oversee implementation of dyslexia instruction in Iowa and make recommendations for continued improvement of such instruction. The Iowa dyslexia board shall also submit recommendations as follows:

(1) (a) To the department regarding the required and preferred qualifications for a dyslexia consultant position required in accordance with section 256.9, subsection 60.

(1) (b) To the area education agencies regarding the required and preferred qualifications for dyslexia specialists required in accordance with section 273.2, subsection 12.

(2) The Iowa dyslexia board shall consist of the following members:

(2) (a) The director of the department or the director’s designee.

(2) (b) A representative of the Iowa reading research center.

(2) (c) A representative of an area education agency.

(2) (d) One school administrator.

(2) (e) One reading specialist.

(2) (f) One special education teacher.

(2) (g) An elementary core literacy teacher.

(2) (h) Two representatives of decoding dyslexia who are parents of children with dyslexia.

(2) (i) One representative of decoding dyslexia who is an individual with dyslexia.

(2) (j) One provider certified in a structured literacy reading program.

(2) (k) One psychologist or speech language pathologist licensed in the state of Iowa with experience in diagnosing dyslexia.

(2) (l) A representative of an institution of higher education in Iowa with documented expertise in dyslexia and reading instruction.

(2) (m) The department dyslexia consultant if maintained by the department pursuant to section 256.9, subsection 60.

(3) The term of membership is three years. The terms shall be staggered so that at least four of the terms end each year, but no member serving on the initial board shall serve less than one year. The governor shall determine the length of the initial terms of office.

(4) The Iowa dyslexia board shall submit its findings and recommendations in a report to the general assembly by November 15 annually.

(5) This section is repealed July 1, 2027.

2020 Acts, ch 1048, §3; 2024 Acts, ch 1152, §42
Iowa Code § 135.26 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 135 / Section 135.26
Automated external defibrillator grant program.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2017 Acts, ch 148, §24.
Iowa Code § 496C.4 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 496C / Section 496C.4
Purposes and powers.
Status: in_force

(1) A professional corporation shall be organized only for the purpose of engaging in the practice of one specific profession, or two or more specific professions which could lawfully be practiced in combination by a licensed individual or a partnership of licensed individuals, and for the additional purpose of doing all lawful things which may be incidental to or necessary or convenient in connection with the practice of the profession or professions. The articles of incorporation shall state in substance that the purposes for which the corporation is organized are to engage in the general practice of a specified profession or professions, or one or more specified branches or divisions thereof, and to do all lawful things which may be incidental to or necessary or convenient in connection with the practice of the profession or professions. Each professional corporation, unless otherwise provided in its articles of incorporation or unless expressly prohibited by this chapter, shall have all powers granted to corporations by the Iowa business corporation Act, chapter 490.

(2) (a) For purposes of this section, medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, and practice as a physician assistant shall be deemed to be professions which could lawfully be practiced in combination by licensed individuals or a partnership of licensed individuals.

(2) (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to expand the scope of practice of a physician assistant.

(2) (c) For purposes of this section, marital and family therapy, mental health counseling, psychology, and social work shall be deemed to be professions which could lawfully be practiced in combination by licensed individuals or a partnership of licensed individuals.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §496C.4]2001 Acts, ch 24, §64; 2010 Acts, ch 1131, §6; 2018 Acts, ch 1066, §4, 5; 2023 Acts, ch 73, §24
Iowa Code § 357.7 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 357 / Section 357.7
Water source without district.
Status: in_force

(1) If it is anticipated that the source of water supply will be outside of and not under control of any proposed benefited water district, the board of supervisors shall instruct the engineer who is appointed under section 357.6 to make the preliminary design and dummy assessment to also obtain a written statement from the corporation or municipality which controls the proposed source of supply outlining the terms upon which water will be furnished to the district or to the individuals within the district.

(2) This preliminary proposal from the governing body of the source of supply shall be binding and shall be in the nature of an option to purchase water by the district, or individuals within the district, if and when the proposed benefited water district completes its construction and is ready to use water. This proposal shall accompany and be a part of the engineer’s preliminary report to the board of supervisors.

[C39, §5526.07; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §357.7]2020 Acts, ch 1062, §94; 2023 Acts, ch 66, §86
Iowa Code § 170.8 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 170 / Section 170.8
Penalties.
Status: in_force

A person is guilty of taking a whitetail in violation of section 481A.48 if the whitetail is on the land enclosed by a fence required to be certified as provided in section 170.4 and the person does any of the following:

(1) Forces or lures a whitetail that is property of the state onto the enclosed land.

(2) Restrains or inhibits a whitetail that is property of the state from leaving the enclosed land.

(3) Takes a whitetail that is property of the state that is within the enclosure in violation of a chapter in Title XI, subtitle 6.

2003 Acts, ch 149, §11, 23
Iowa Code § 521C.4 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 521C / Section 521C.4
Required contract provisions — reinsurance intermediary-brokers.
Status: in_force

Transactions between a reinsurance intermediary-broker and the insurer that the reinsurance intermediary-broker represents in such capacity shall only be entered into pursuant to a written authorization, specifying the responsibilities of each party. The authorization shall, at a minimum, contain provisions that satisfy all of the following requirements:

(1) The insurer may terminate the authority of the reinsurance intermediary-broker at any time.

(2) The reinsurance intermediary-broker shall render accounts to the insurer accurately detailing all material transactions, including information necessary to support all commissions, charges, and other fees received by or owing to the reinsurance intermediary-broker, and shall remit all funds due to the insurer within thirty days of receipt.

(3) All funds collected for the account of the insurer shall be held by the reinsurance intermediary-broker in a fiduciary capacity in a bank, as defined in section 524.103.

(4) The reinsurance intermediary-broker shall comply with section 521C.5.

(5) The reinsurance intermediary-broker shall comply with the written standards established by the insurer for the cession or retrocession of all risks.

(6) The reinsurance intermediary-broker shall disclose to the insurer any relationship with any reinsurer to which business will be ceded or retroceded.

91 Acts, ch 26, §22
Iowa Code § 9I.11 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 9I / Section 9I.11
Escheat.
Status: in_force

If the court finds that the land in question has been acquired in violation of this chapter or that the land has not been converted to the purpose other than farming within five years as provided for in this chapter, the court shall declare the land escheated to the state. When escheat is decreed by the court, the clerk of court shall notify the governor that the title to the real estate is vested in the state by decree of the court. Any real estate, the title to which is acquired by the state under this chapter, shall be sold in the manner provided by law for the foreclosure of a mortgage on real estate for default of payment, the proceeds of the sale shall be used to pay court costs, and the remaining funds, if any, shall be paid to the person divested of the property but only in an amount not exceeding the actual cost paid by the person for that property. Proceeds remaining after the payment of court costs and the payment to the person divested of the property shall become a part of the funds of the county or counties in which the land is located, in proportion to the part of the land in each county.

[C97, §2891; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10218; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, §567.5; C81, §567.10]83 Acts, ch 123, §192, 209; 2002 Acts, ch 1095, §10C2003, §9I.11
Iowa Code § 189A.4 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 189A / Section 189A.4
Exemptions.
Status: in_force

(1) In order to accomplish the objective of this chapter, the secretary may exempt the following types of operations from inspection:

(1) (a) Slaughtering and preparation by any person of livestock and poultry of the person’s own raising exclusively for use by the person and members of the person’s household, and the person’s nonpaying guests and employees.

(1) (b) Any other operations which the secretary may determine would best be exempted to further the purposes of this chapter, to the extent such exemptions conform to the federal Meat Inspection Act and the federal Poultry Products Inspection Act and the regulations thereunder.

(2) (a) The secretary may allow a poultry establishment at which inspection is maintained to engage in custom operations, and exempt from inspection any poultry slaughtered or any poultry or poultry products otherwise prepared on such custom basis, provided that any carcasses, parts thereof, poultry, or poultry products wherever handled on a custom basis, or any containers or packages containing such articles, are separated at all times from carcasses, parts thereof, poultry, or poultry products prepared for sale, and that all such articles prepared on a custom basis, or any containers or packages containing such articles, are plainly marked “Not for Sale” immediately after being prepared and kept so identified until delivered to the owner, and that the establishment conducting the custom operation is maintained and operated in a sanitary manner.

(2) (b) Paragraph “a” shall be implemented, including administered and enforced by the department of agriculture and land stewardship, on and after the publication date of the issue of the Iowa administrative bulletin that includes a notice by the secretary of agriculture stating any of the following:

(2) (b) Federal law, including a statute or regulation, allows for the implementation.

(2) (b) The United States department of agriculture has delivered to the department of agriculture and land stewardship an official approval of the implementation in writing.

(2) (b) The department of agriculture and land stewardship shall send a copy of the notice to the Iowa Code editor at least two weeks prior to the publication date of the Iowa administrative bulletin as described in subparagraph (1).

(2) (b) This paragraph is repealed on the date that paragraph “a” is implemented.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189A.4]2024 Acts, ch 1105, §1; 2025 Acts, ch 134, §42
Iowa Code § 554.13526 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.13526
Lessor’s stoppage of delivery in transit or otherwise.
Status: in_force

(1) A lessor may stop delivery of goods in the possession of a carrier or other bailee if the lessor discovers the lessee to be insolvent and may stop delivery of carload, truckload, planeload, or larger shipments of express or freight if the lessee repudiates or fails to make a payment due before delivery, whether for rent, security or otherwise under the lease contract, or for any other reason the lessor has a right to withhold or take possession of the goods.

(2) In pursuing its remedies under subsection 1, the lessor may stop delivery until

(2) (a) receipt of the goods by the lessee;

(2) (b) acknowledgment to the lessee by any bailee of the goods, except a carrier, that the bailee holds the goods for the lessee; or

(2) (c) such an acknowledgment to the lessee by a carrier via reshipment or as a warehouse.

(3) (a) To stop delivery, a lessor shall so notify as to enable the bailee by reasonable diligence to prevent delivery of the goods.

(3) (b) After notification, the bailee shall hold and deliver the goods according to the directions of the lessor, but the lessor is liable to the bailee for any ensuing charges or damages.

(3) (c) A carrier who has issued a nonnegotiable bill of lading is not obliged to obey a notification to stop received from a person other than the consignor.

94 Acts, ch 1052, §78; 2007 Acts, ch 30, §45, 46, 79