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Iowa Code § 321M.10 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321M / Section 321M.10
Supervisory authority of department.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall retain all supervisory authority over the county driver’s license issuance program. The county treasurers and their employees shall be considered agents of the department when performing driver’s licensing functions.

(2) Approximately one supervisor shall be assigned from the department to every six issuance sites participating in county issuance.

(3) Approximately one technical computer support employee shall be assigned from the department to every twenty-four counties participating in county issuance.

(4) The department shall provide issuing counties access to computer databases at a level equal to that provided to comparable department employees.

(5) The department may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A as necessary to administer this chapter. The department may also develop operating standards as necessary to administer this chapter. The department shall consult with the Iowa county treasurers association in developing operating standards and proposed rules.

98 Acts, ch 1073, §12; 98 Acts, ch 1143, §10, 26; 2002 Acts, ch 1032, §9
Iowa Code § 68B.36 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 68B / Section 68B.36
Applicability lobbyist registration required.
Status: in_force

(1) All lobbyists shall, on or before the day their lobbying activity begins, register by electronically filing a lobbyist’s registration statement at times and in the manner provided in this section. In addition to any other information required by the general assembly, a lobbyist shall identify in the registration statement all clients of the lobbyist and whether the lobbyist will also be lobbying the executive branch. Lobbyists engaged in lobbying activities before the general assembly and before the office of the governor or any state agency shall file the statement with the chief clerk of the house of representatives or the secretary of the senate. The chief clerk of the house and the secretary of the senate shall establish an internet site for the electronic filing of lobbyist registrations.

(2) Registration shall be valid from the date of registration until the end of the calendar year. Any change in or addition to the information shall be registered within ten days after the change or addition is known to the lobbyist. Changes or additions for registrations of lobbyists shall be filed with either the chief clerk of the house or the secretary of the senate.

(3) Beginning December 1 of each year, a person may preregister to lobby for the following calendar year.

(4) If a lobbyist’s service on behalf of all clients, employers, or causes is concluded prior to the end of the calendar year, the lobbyist may cancel the registration by electronically filing a notice of cancellation with the chief clerk of the house or the secretary of the senate. Upon cancellation of registration, a lobbyist is prohibited from engaging in any lobbying activity on behalf of any employer, client, or cause until reregistering.

(5) Federal, state, and local officials who wish to lobby in opposition to the official position of their departments, commissions, boards, or agencies must indicate this on their lobbyist registration statements.

(6) The chief clerk of the house or the secretary of the senate shall post all lobbyist registrations in a searchable database on an internet site. The board shall establish a link on the internet site of the board to the lobbyist registration information on the general assembly’s internet site.

92 Acts, ch 1228, §18; 93 Acts, ch 163, §23; 94 Acts, ch 1023, §83; 94 Acts, ch 1092, §10; 2010 Acts, ch 1006, §8, 11; 2011 Acts, ch 86, §1
Iowa Code § 75.2 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 75 / Section 75.2
Notice of sale.
Status: in_force

When public bonds are offered for sale, the official in charge of the bond issue shall, by advertisement published at least once, the last one of which shall be not less than four nor more than twenty days before the sale in a newspaper located in the county or a county contiguous to the place of sale, give notice of the time and place of sale of the bonds, the amount to be offered for sale, and any further information which the official deems pertinent.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1172; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §75.2]83 Acts, ch 90, §13; 87 Acts, ch 43, §1
Iowa Code § 42.6 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 42 / Section 42.6
Duties of commission.
Status: in_force

The functions of the commission shall be as follows:

(1) If, in preparation of plans as required by this chapter, the legislative services agency is confronted with the necessity to make any decision for which no clearly applicable guideline is provided by section 42.4, the legislative services agency may submit a written request for direction to the commission.

(2) Prior to delivering any plan and the bill embodying that plan to the secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of the house of representatives in accordance with section 42.3, the legislative services agency shall provide to persons outside the legislative services agency staff only such information regarding the plan as may be required by policies agreed upon by the commission. This subsection does not apply to population data furnished to the legislative services agency by the United States bureau of the census.

(3) Upon the delivery by the legislative services agency to the general assembly of a bill embodying an initial plan, as required by section 42.3, subsection 1, the commission shall:

(3) (a) As expeditiously as reasonably possible, schedule and conduct at least three public hearings, in different geographic regions of the state, on the plan embodied in the bill delivered by the legislative services agency to the general assembly.

(3) (b) Following the hearings, promptly prepare and submit to the secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of the house a report summarizing information and testimony received by the commission in the course of the hearings. The commission’s report shall include any comments and conclusions which its members deem appropriate on the information and testimony received at the hearings, or otherwise presented to the commission. The report shall be submitted no later than fourteen days after the date the bill embodying an initial plan of congressional and legislative redistricting is delivered to the general assembly.

[C81, §42.6]2003 Acts, ch 35, §44, 49; 2007 Acts, ch 78, §8, 9
Iowa Code § 232D.309 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 232D / Section 232D.309
Emergency appointment of temporary guardian.
Status: in_force

(1) A person authorized to file a petition under section 232D.301 may file a petition for the emergency appointment of a temporary guardian for the minor.

(2) The petition shall state all of the following:

(2) (a) The name and address of the minor and the birthdate of the minor.

(2) (b) The name and address of the living parents of the minor, if known.

(2) (c) The name and address of any other person legally responsible for the custody or care of the minor, if known.

(2) (d) The reason the emergency appointment of a temporary guardian is sought.

(3) The court may enter an ex parte order appointing a temporary guardian for a minor on an emergency basis under this section if the court finds that all of the following are met:

(3) (a) There is not sufficient time to file a petition and hold a hearing pursuant to section 232D.301.

(3) (b) The appointment of temporary guardian is necessary to avoid immediate or irreparable harm to the minor.

(4) Notice of the emergency appointment of a temporary guardian shall be provided to persons required to be listed in the petition under subsection 2.

(5) The parents of the minor and any other person legally responsible for the custody or care of the minor may file a written request for a hearing. Such hearing shall be held no later than seven days after the filing of the written request.

(6) The powers of the temporary guardian set forth in the ex parte order shall be limited to those necessary to address the emergency situation requiring the appointment of a temporary guardian.

(7) The ex parte order shall terminate within thirty days after the order is issued.

(8) The court may order an extension of the temporary guardianship for up to sixty days for good cause shown, including a showing that a hearing on a petition for a guardianship under section 232D.301 cannot be scheduled within sixty days after the order for a temporary guardianship is issued. Prior to or contemporaneously with the filing for an application for the extension of time, the guardian shall file a report with the court setting forth all of the following:

(8) (a) All actions conducted by the guardian on behalf of the minor from the time of the initial appointment of the guardian up to the time of the report.

(8) (b) All actions that the guardian plans to conduct on behalf of the minor during the sixty-day extension period.

(9) The temporary guardian shall submit any other report the court requires.

2019 Acts, ch 56, §19, 44, 45; 2024 Acts, ch 1009, §7
Iowa Code § 28D.2 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 28D / Section 28D.2
Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter:

1.“Receiving agency” means any department or agency of the federal government or a state or local government which receives an employee of another government under this chapter.

2.“Sending agency” means any department or agency of the federal government or a state or local government which sends any employee thereof to another government agency under this chapter.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §28D.2]
Iowa Code § 542B.6 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 542B / Section 542B.6
Official seal — bylaws.
Status: in_force

The board shall adopt and have an official seal which shall be affixed to all certificates of licensure granted and may make all bylaws and rules, not inconsistent with law, necessary for the proper performance of its duty.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1859; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §114.6]C93, §542B.696 Acts, ch 1055, §6
Iowa Code § 137C.35 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 137C / Section 137C.35
Bed and breakfast homes and inns.
Status: in_force

(1) This chapter does not apply to bed and breakfast homes as defined in section 137F.1. However, a bed and breakfast home shall have a smoke detector in proper working order in each sleeping room and a fire extinguisher in proper working order on each floor. A bed and breakfast home which does not receive its drinking water from a public water supply shall have its drinking water tested at least annually by the state hygienic laboratory or the local board of health.

(2) A bed and breakfast inn is subject to regulation, licensing, and inspection under this chapter, but separate toilet and lavatory facilities shall not be required for each guest room. Additionally, a bed and breakfast inn is exempt from fire safety rules adopted pursuant to section 10A.523 and applicable to hotels, but is subject to fire safety rules which the director shall specifically adopt for bed and breakfast inns.

(3) A violation of this section is punishable as provided in section 137C.28.

86 Acts, ch 1041, §3C87, §170B.2087 Acts, ch 202, §3CS87, §170B.2188 Acts, ch 1060, §1; 90 Acts, ch 1204, §66C91, §137C.3598 Acts, ch 1162, §4, 30; 99 Acts, ch 32, §1; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §45; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1621
Iowa Code § 256B.5 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 256B / Section 256B.5
Information available upon request by bureau.
Status: in_force

The department of health and human services shall furnish to the state bureau of special education upon request information obtained from birth certificates relative to the name, address, and disability of any case of developmental disability. The state child health specialty clinics of the university of Iowa shall upon request furnish to the state bureau of special education the name, address, and disability of all children of their register.

[C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §281.5]C93, §256B.594 Acts, ch 1091, §152023 Acts, ch 19, §993
Iowa Code § 103.32 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 103 / Section 103.32
State inspection fees.
Status: in_force

(1) All state electrical inspection fees shall be due and payable to the board at or before commencement of the installation and shall be forwarded with the request for inspection. Inspection fees provided in this section shall not apply within the jurisdiction of any political subdivision if the political subdivision has adopted an ordinance or resolution pursuant to this chapter.

(2) The board shall establish the fees for inspections in amounts not to exceed:

(2) (a) For each separate inspection of an installation, replacement, alteration, or repair, twenty-five dollars.

(2) (b) For services, change of services, temporary services, additions, alterations, or repairs on either primary or secondary services as follows:

(2) (b) Zero to one hundred ampere capacity, twenty-five dollars plus five dollars per branch circuit or feeder.

(2) (b) One hundred one to two hundred ampere capacity, thirty-five dollars plus five dollars per branch circuit or feeder.

(2) (b) For each additional one hundred ampere capacity or fraction thereof, twenty dollars plus five dollars per branch circuit or feeder.

(2) (c) For field irrigation system inspections, sixty dollars for each unit inspected.

(2) (d) For the first reinspection required as a result of a correction order, fifty dollars; a second reinspection required as a result of noncompliance with the same correction order, seventy-five dollars; and subsequent reinspections associated with the same correction order, one hundred dollars for each reinspection.

(3) When an inspection is requested by a property owner, the minimum fee shall be thirty dollars plus five dollars per branch circuit or feeder.

(4) For installations requiring more than six months in the process of construction and in excess of three hundred dollars total inspection fees, the persons responsible for the installation may, after a minimum filing fee of one hundred dollars, pay a prorated fee for each month and submit it with an order for payment initiated by the electrical inspector.

(5) A state electrical inspection fee shall not be assessed for an event benefiting a nonprofit association representing volunteer service providers. An electrical inspection fee shall not be assessed by a political subdivision for an annual event benefiting a nonprofit association representing volunteer service providers.

2007 Acts, ch 197, §42, 50; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §100, 202; 2009 Acts, ch 179, §117; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1566; 2025 Acts, ch 98, §8
Iowa Code § 524.1213 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 524 / Section 524.1213
United community bank offices.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2001 Acts, ch 4, §10, 11.
Iowa Code § 633.4 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.4
Gender and number.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2000 Acts, ch 1188, §4.
Iowa Code § 507D.3 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 507D / Section 507D.3
Authorized assistance programs.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of insurance is authorized to institute programs, order the institution of programs within the private sector, or to contract with or delegate authority to the department of administrative services for the institution of programs relating to insurance assistance including, but not limited to, the following:

(1) The development and implementation of a market assistance program to facilitate, arrange, or provide for the acquisition of property, casualty, product, professional, or other liability insurance coverage for all persons or entities seeking such coverage but for which the coverage is presently unavailable or unobtainable to the person or entity.

(2) The development and implementation of a mandatory risk allocation system for property, casualty, product, professional, or other liability insurance, except asbestos and environmental impairment liability, in order to assure that all persons or entities for which such insurance is essential may obtain such insurance from insurers authorized to do business within this state.

(3) The development and implementation of a risk-sharing program to assist and advise persons or entities seeking property, casualty, product, professional, or other liability insurance, except asbestos and environmental impairment liability, on the most efficient manner in which to share or pool similar risks in order to obtain essential insurance coverage at the minimum cost.

(4) The development and implementation of a risk management program for persons or entities to which property, casualty, product, professional, or other liability insurance is essential, such program to include at a minimum the following:

(4) (a) Assistance in developing and maintaining loss and loss exposure data on such liability risks.

(4) (b) Recommendations regarding risk reduction and risk elimination programs.

(4) (c) Recommendations of those practices which will permit protection against such losses at the lowest costs, consistent with good underwriting practices and sound risk management techniques.

(5) Subsections 2 and 3 shall have no application or effect after July 1, 1991.

(6) An assistance program for the facilitation of insurance and financial responsibility coverage for owners and operators of underground storage tanks which store petroleum shall not be affected by the exceptions of subsections 2 and 3.

86 Acts, ch 1211, §28; 87 Acts, ch 225, §601; 88 Acts, ch 1134, §94; 89 Acts, ch 76, §9; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286
Iowa Code § 602.10124 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 602 / Section 602.10124
Costs.
Status: in_force

If an action is commenced by direction of the court, the costs shall be taxed and disposed of as in criminal cases; provided that no allowance shall be made in such case for the payment of attorney fees.

[S13, §325; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10932; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §610.26]83 Acts, ch 186, §10202(2)CS83, §602.10124
Iowa Code § 173.2 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 173 / Section 173.2
Convention.
Status: in_force

A convention shall be held at a time and place in Iowa to be designated by the Iowa state fair board each year, to elect members of the state fair board and conduct other business of the board. The board shall give sixty days’ notice of the location of the convention to all agricultural associations and persons eligible to attend. The convention shall be composed of:

(1) The members of the state fair board as then organized.

(2) The president or secretary of each county or district agricultural society entitled to receive aid from the state, or a regularly elected delegate therefrom accredited in writing, who shall be a resident of the county.

(3) One delegate, a resident of the county, to be appointed by the board of supervisors in each county where there is no such society, or when such society fails to report to the association of Iowa fairs in the manner provided by law as a basis for state aid. The association shall promptly report such failure to the county auditor.

[R60, §1701, 1704; C73, §1103, 1112; C97, §1653, 1661; S13, §1657-d; SS15, §1661-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2874; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §173.2; 81 Acts, ch 67, §2 – 4]87 Acts, ch 115, §29; 96 Acts, ch 1028, §1; 98 Acts, ch 1114, §2; 99 Acts, ch 204, §28
Iowa Code § 321.277 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.277
Reckless driving.
Status: in_force

(1) A person who drives any vehicle in such manner as to indicate either a willful or a wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property is guilty of reckless driving.

(2) A person who is convicted of reckless driving shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor.

[C73, §4071; C97, §5039; S13, §1571-m19; C24, 27, 31, 35, §5028; C39, §5022.04, 5022.05; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §321.283, 321.284; C66, 71, 73, §321.283; C75, 77, 79, 81, §321.277]2019 Acts, ch 59, §92
Iowa Code § 359.37 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 359 / Section 359.37
Regulations.
Status: in_force

(1) The trustees, board of directors, or other officers having the custody and control of any cemetery in this state, shall have power, subject to the bylaws and regulations of such cemetery, to do all of the following:

(1) (a) To enclose, improve, and adorn the ground of such cemetery.

(1) (b) To construct avenues in the cemetery.

(1) (c) To erect proper buildings for the use of the cemetery.

(1) (d) To prescribe rules for the improving or adorning the lots in the cemetery or for the erection of monuments or other memorials of the dead upon the lots.

(1) (e) To prohibit any use, division, improvement, or adornment of a lot which the trustees, directors, or officers may deem improper.

(2) The trustees, after such land has been advertised for sealed bids by the trustees, shall have authority to sell and dispose of any lands or parcels of lands previously dedicated for cemetery purposes and which are no longer necessary for such purposes, for the reason that no burials are being made in the cemetery. However, any portion of the cemetery in which burials have been made shall be kept and maintained by the trustees. The proceeds from such sales shall be deposited in the tax fund established in accordance with section 359.30, to be used for the purposes of that fund.

[C97, §587; SS15, §587; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5566; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §359.37]2020 Acts, ch 1063, §201
Iowa Code § 808B.3 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 808B / Section 808B.3
Court order for interception by special agents.
Status: in_force

The attorney general shall authorize and prepare any application for an order authorizing the interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications. The attorney general may apply to any district court of this state, or request that the county attorney in the district where application is to be made deliver the application of the attorney general, for an order authorizing the interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications, and the court may grant, subject to this chapter, an order authorizing the interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications by special state agents having responsibility for the investigation of the offense as to which application is made, when the interception may provide or has provided evidence of the following:

(1) A felony offense involving dealing in controlled substances, as defined in section 124.101.

(2) A forcible felony as defined in section 702.11.

(3) A felony offense involving ongoing criminal conduct in violation of chapter 706A.

(4) A felony offense involving money laundering in violation of chapter 706B.

(5) A felony fugitive warrant issued in the state or involving an individual who is reasonably believed to be located within the state.

(6) A felony offense involving human trafficking in violation of chapter 710A.

89 Acts, ch 225, §24; 99 Acts, ch 78, §10; 2009 Acts, ch 88, §9; 2014 Acts, ch 1097, §11