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Iowa Code § 159.8 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 159 / Section 159.8
Comprehensive management plan highly erodible acres.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall request cooperation from the federal government, including the United States department of agriculture consolidated farm service agency and the United States department of agriculture natural resources conservation service, to investigate methods to preserve land which is highly erodible, as provided in the federal Food Security Act of 1985, 16 U.S.C. §3801 et seq., for the purpose of developing with owners of the land a comprehensive management plan for the land. The plan may be based on the soil conservation plan of the natural resources conservation service and may include a farm unit conservation plan and a comprehensive agreement as provided in chapter 161A. The extension services at Iowa state university of science and technology shall cooperate with the department in developing the comprehensive plan.

(2) The investigation shall include methods which help to preserve highly erodible land from row crop production through production of alternative commodities, and financial incentives.

89 Acts, ch 188, §1; 95 Acts, ch 216, §25; 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §8
Iowa Code § 321G.22A — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321G / Section 321G.22A
Recreational riding area — limitation of liability of prior landowners.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2004 Acts, ch 1132, §96.See §321I.24.
Iowa Code § 728.2A — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 728 / Section 728.2A
Minors distributing obscene material to minors.
Status: in_force

Any person under the age of eighteen who knowingly distributes obscene material to another minor is guilty of a public offense and shall upon conviction be guilty of a serious misdemeanor.

2025 Acts, ch 109, §2
Iowa Code § 325A.7A — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 325A / Section 325A.7A
Tariffs — approval by department.
Status: in_force

(1) A motor carrier of household goods shall not undertake to perform any service for, engage in, or participate in the transportation of personal effects or property between points within this state until the motor carrier’s tariff has been filed, posted, and approved by the department.

(2) Unless the department orders otherwise, a motor carrier of household goods shall give thirty days’ notice to the department and to the public, as provided by rules adopted by the department, prior to making a change in a tariff.

(3) The department, for good cause shown, may allow changes in a tariff without the thirty days’ notice required in subsection 2 by issuing an order specifying the changes to be made and the time they shall take effect.

(4) Any time a tariff is filed with the department, the department may hold a hearing for the purpose of determining that the tariff is just, reasonable, and nondiscriminating. The hearing shall be conducted by the director or the director’s designee.

(5) Pending the hearing and the decision of the department, the tariff shall not be put into effect; however, this period of suspension of the tariff shall not exceed one hundred twenty days beyond the time the tariff would otherwise have been effective after filing and thirty days’ notice.

(6) Following the hearing, the department shall establish the tariff changes proposed by the motor carrier in whole or in part, or establish other changes the department determines to be just, reasonable, and nondiscriminating.

2003 Acts, ch 8, §24, 29
Iowa Code § 425.36 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 425 / Section 425.36
Discrimination in rentals or rent charges.
Status: in_force

Discrimination by a landlord in the rental of or in rent charges for a homestead because the tenant has received or is eligible for reimbursement under this subchapter is a simple misdemeanor.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §425.36]2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127
Iowa Code § 298A.13 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 298A / Section 298A.13
Trust, permanent, or custodial funds.
Status: in_force

Trust, permanent, or custodial funds shall be established by any school corporation to account for gifts it receives to be used for a particular purpose or to account for money and property received and administered by the district as trustee or custodian or in the capacity of an agent. Boards may establish trust, permanent, or custodial funds as necessary.

94 Acts, ch 1029, §13; 2013 Acts, ch 88, §32; 2020 Acts, ch 1022, §6
Iowa Code § 554.4216 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.4216
Insolvency and preference.
Status: in_force

(1) If an item is in or comes into the possession of a payor or collecting bank that suspends payment and the item has not been finally paid, the item must be returned by the receiver, trustee, or agent in charge of the closed bank to the presenting bank or the closed bank’s customer.

(2) If a payor bank finally pays an item and suspends payments without making a settlement for the item with its customer or the presenting bank which settlement is or becomes final, the owner of the item has a preferred claim against the payor bank.

(3) If a payor bank gives or a collecting bank gives or receives a provisional settlement for an item and thereafter suspends payments, the suspension does not prevent or interfere with the settlement’s becoming final if the finality occurs automatically upon the lapse of certain time or the happening of certain events.

(4) If a collecting bank receives from subsequent parties settlement for an item which settlement is or becomes final and the bank suspends payments without making a settlement for the item with its customer which settlement is or becomes final, the owner of the item has a preferred claim against the collecting bank.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §554.4214]94 Acts, ch 1167, §101, 120, 122C95, §554.4216
Iowa Code § 232B.1 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 232B / Section 232B.1
Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Iowa Indian Child Welfare Act”.

2003 Acts, ch 153, §2
Iowa Code § 449.2 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 449 / Section 449.2
Notice.
Status: in_force

In the absence of the appearance of all interested parties, the board shall prescribe the notice which nonappearing parties shall receive, and the time and manner of the service thereof.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7298; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §449.2]
Iowa Code § 489.808 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 489 / Section 489.808
Effect of failure to have certificate of authority.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2023 Acts, ch 152, §142, 161.
Iowa Code § 97B.37 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 97B / Section 97B.37
Recognition of agents.
Status: in_force

The system may prescribe rules governing the recognition of agents or other persons representing claimants before the system, and may require of the agents or other persons, before being recognized as representatives of claimants, that they show that they are of good character and in good repute, possessed of the necessary qualifications to enable them to render the claimants valuable service, and otherwise competent to advise and assist the claimants in the presentation of their cases. Claimants may be represented by counsel at their own expense.

[C46, 50, §97.38; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §97B.37]88 Acts, ch 1242, §20; 2001 Acts, ch 68, §21, 24; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286
Iowa Code § 602.5110 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 602 / Section 602.5110
Records.
Status: in_force

The records of the court of appeals shall be kept by the clerk of the supreme court, and at the same place as, but segregated from the records of the supreme court. Records of the court of appeals shall be maintained in the same manner as records of the supreme court under article 4.

83 Acts, ch 186, §6110, 10201
Iowa Code § 562B.9A — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 562B / Section 562B.9A
Computation of time.
Status: in_force

The calculation of all time periods required under this chapter shall be made in accordance with section 4.1, subsection 34.

99 Acts, ch 155, §9, 14
Iowa Code § 502.501 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 502 / Section 502.501
General fraud.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for a person, in connection with the offer, sale, or purchase of a security, directly or indirectly:

(1) To employ a device, scheme, or artifice to defraud;

(2) To make an untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; or

(3) To engage in an act, practice, or course of business that operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon another person.

[C77, 79, 81, §502.501]87 Acts, ch 53, §12; 97 Acts, ch 114, §14; 98 Acts, ch 1106, §16, 24; 2004 Acts, ch 1161, §38, 68
Iowa Code § 443.10 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 443 / Section 443.10
Expense — report to supervisors.
Status: in_force

All expense incurred in the making of said correction or assessment shall be borne pro rata by the funds which are affected by said correction and the proceedings shall be reported to the board of supervisors.

[S13, §1385-b; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7153; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §443.10]
Iowa Code § 523I.203 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 523I / Section 523I.203
Cease and desist orders — injunctions.
Status: in_force

If it appears to the commissioner that a person has engaged or is about to engage in an act or practice constituting a violation of this chapter, or implementing rules or orders issued under this chapter, the commissioner or the attorney general may do any of the following:

(1) Issue a summary order directed to the person that requires the person to cease and desist from engaging in such an act or practice. A person may request a hearing within thirty days of issuance of the summary order. If a hearing is not timely requested, the summary order shall become final by operation of law. The order shall remain effective from the date of issuance until the date the order becomes final by operation of law or is overturned by a presiding officer following a request for hearing. Section 17A.18A is inapplicable to summary cease and desist orders issued under this section.

(2) Bring an action in the district court in any county of the state for an injunction to restrain a person subject to this chapter and any agents, employees, or associates of the person from engaging in conduct or practices deemed contrary to the public interest. In any proceeding for an injunction, the commissioner or attorney general may apply to the court for a subpoena to require the appearance of a defendant and the defendant’s agents, employees, or associates and for the production of any books, accounts, papers, correspondence, memoranda, purchase agreements, files, or other documents or records germane to the hearing upon the petition for an injunction. Upon a proper showing, a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or writ of mandamus shall be granted and a receiver may be appointed for the defendant or the defendant’s assets. The commissioner or attorney general shall not be required to post a bond.

2005 Acts, ch 128, §11
Iowa Code § 455A.21 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 455A / Section 455A.21
Conservation education program.
Status: in_force

The department shall revise and produce conservation education materials and specify stipends to Iowa educators who participate in innovative conservation education programs approved by the department. The department shall allocate the funds provided for under section 455A.19, subsection 1, for the educational materials and stipends.

2002 Acts, ch 1140, §39; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §326
Iowa Code § 468.339 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.339
Survey and report.
Status: in_force

The engineer shall make a survey of the proposed district and report the same to the board, being governed in all respects as provided by sections 468.11 and 468.12 and designate particularly any portion of the secondary road system, or the primary road system, or any portion of either or both of said systems, as well as all lands adjoining and adjacent thereto, including lands and rights-of-way of railway companies which in the engineer’s judgment will be benefited by drainage of highways in such district, and which should be embraced within the boundaries of such district.

[SS15, §1989-b1; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7642; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §460.5]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.339
Iowa Code § 28F.14 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 28F / Section 28F.14
Hydroelectric utilities — eminent domain — contracts.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, “hydroelectric utility” means an entity comprised of any number of public agencies or entities created to carry out an agreement authorizing the joint exercise of any of the governmental powers enumerated in section 28F.1, which owns or operates or proposes to own or operate all or part of a hydroelectric power facility or the capacity or use of a hydroelectric power facility.

(2) In addition to other powers, a hydroelectric utility having complied with chapter 469A shall have the power of eminent domain for the purposes of constructing a hydroelectric utility but before exercising the power it shall first exhaust all efforts to secure the necessary voluntary easements. The hydroelectric utility shall comply with provisions of law then in effect, including section 28F.11, and applicable to those public agencies comprising the hydroelectric utility in connection with the construction of hydroelectric power facilities.

(3) In addition to other powers, the governing body of a hydroelectric utility may purchase all or part of any power plant and may purchase all or part of the capacity, power or energy associated with any power plant owned by, or contract to sell all or part of the hydroelectric utility’s power and energy including any surplus to, a public agency or private agency or an entity created to carry out an agreement authorizing the joint exercise of any of the governmental powers enumerated in section 28F.1. Any such entity, public agency, or hydroelectric utility may enter into contracts for the purchase or supply, from any source, of all or a portion of the capacity, power and energy requirements of the entity, public agency or hydroelectric utility on terms and conditions as the governing body of the entity, public agency or hydroelectric utility deems fit, subject to section 476.43. The terms may include provisions for the payment for capacity or output of a facility whether the facility is completed or operating, and for establishing the rights and obligations of all parties to the contract in the event of default. Payments made by an entity, public agency or hydroelectric utility under contracts constitute operating expenses of the entity, public agency or hydroelectric utility payable from the revenues derived from the electric power plant and systems of the entity, public agency or hydroelectric utility.

85 Acts, ch 78, §1; 2016 Acts, ch 1011, §121
Iowa Code § 626.17 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 626 / Section 626.17
Principal and surety — order of liability.
Status: in_force

The clerk issuing an execution on a judgment against principal and surety shall state in the execution the order of liability recited in the judgment, and the officer serving it shall exhaust the property of the principal first, and of the other defendants in the order of liability thus stated. To obtain the benefits of this section, the order of liability must be recited in the execution, and the officer holding it must separately return thereon the amount collected from the principal debtor and surety.

[C51, §1915; R60, §3258, 3260, 3261, 3303; C73, §3039, 3041, 3042, 3071; C97, §3966; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11665; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §626.17]
Iowa Code § 410.14 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 410 / Section 410.14
Decision of board.
Status: in_force

The decision of the board upon such matters shall be final and conclusive, in the absence of fraud, and no appeal shall be allowed therefrom. The member with a disability shall remain upon the pension roll unless and until reinstated in the department by reason of such examination.

[S13, §932-g,-p; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §6322; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §410.14]96 Acts, ch 1129, §89
Iowa Code § 558.46 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 558 / Section 558.46
Mandatory recording of certain residential real estate installment sales contracts.
Status: in_force

(1) Every real estate installment sales contract transferring an interest in residential property shall be recorded by the contract seller with the county recorder in the county in which the real estate is situated not later than ninety days from the date the contract was signed by the contract seller and contract purchaser.

(2) Failure to record a real estate contract required to be recorded by this section by the contract seller within the specified time limit is punishable by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars per day for each day of violation. The county recorder shall record a real estate contract presented for recording even though not presented within ninety days of the signing of the contract. The county recorder shall forward to the county attorney a copy of each real estate contract recorded more than ninety days from the date the contract was signed by the contract seller and contract purchaser. The county attorney shall initiate action in the district court to enforce the provisions of this section. Fines collected pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited in the general fund of the county.

(3) Failure to timely record shall not invalidate an otherwise valid real estate contract. However, a contract seller is prohibited from initiating forfeiture proceedings on the basis of a failure to comply with the terms of a real estate contract, if the contract has not been recorded.

(4) If a real estate contract is required to be recorded under this section, the requirement is satisfied by recording either the entire real estate contract or a memorandum of the contract containing at least the names and addresses of all parties named in the contract, a description of all real property and interests in the real property subject to the contract, the length of the contract, and a statement as to whether the seller is entitled to the remedy of forfeiture and as to the dates upon which payments are due.

(5) This section applies to residential real estate installment sales contracts entered into before, on, or after July 1, 1998. However, such contracts entered into before July 1, 1998, shall not be subject to the fine in subsection 2.

(6) If a contract seller is subject to the requirements of section 558.70, the contract must be recorded within thirty days rather than ninety days and the recording requirement is only satisfied by recording the real estate contract rather than a memorandum of the contract.

98 Acts, ch 1120, §1; 2002 Acts, ch 1136, §3, 6; 2010 Acts, ch 1058, §1, 2; 2013 Acts, ch 123, §29, 30; 2021 Acts, ch 20, §12, 14, 15
Iowa Code § 147A.16 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 147A / Section 147A.16
Exception for care within scope of certification.
Status: in_force

(1) This subchapter does not apply to a registered member of the national ski patrol system, an industrial safety officer, a lifeguard, or a person employed or volunteering in a similar capacity in which the person provides on-site emergency medical care at a facility solely to the patrons or employees of that facility, provided that such person provides emergency medical care only within the scope of the person’s training and certification and the person does not claim to be a certified emergency medical care provider or use any other term to indicate or imply that the person is a certified emergency medical care provider.

(2) This subchapter does not apply to the national ski patrol system or any similar system in which the system provides on-site emergency medical care at a facility solely to the patrons or employees of that facility, provided that such system does not provide transportation to a hospital or other medical facility and provided that such system does not use any term to indicate or imply authorization to transport patients to a hospital or other medical facility without having obtained proper authorization to transport patients to a hospital or other medical facility under this subchapter.

2006 Acts, ch 1078, §1
Iowa Code § 507E.7 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 507E / Section 507E.7
Immunity from liability.
Status: in_force

(1) A person acting without malice, fraudulent intent, or bad faith is not liable civilly as a result of filing a report or furnishing, orally or in writing, other information concerning alleged acts in violation of this chapter, if the report or information is provided to or received from any of the following:

(1) (a) Law enforcement officials, their agents and employees.

(1) (b) The national association of insurance commissioners, the insurance division, a federal or state governmental agency or bureau established to detect and prevent fraudulent insurance acts, or any other organization established for such purpose, and their agents, employees, or designees.

(1) (c) An authorized representative of an insurer.

(2) This section does not affect in any way any common law or statutory privilege or immunity applicable to such person or entity.

94 Acts, ch 1072, §7, 9; 95 Acts, ch 185, §46; 96 Acts, ch 1045, §3; 2002 Acts, ch 1111, §9
Iowa Code § 50.16 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 50 / Section 50.16
Tally list of board.
Status: in_force

The tally list shall be prepared in writing by the election board giving, in legibly printed numerals, the total number of people who cast ballots in the precinct, the total number of ballots cast for each office, except those rejected, the name of each person voted for, and the number of votes given to each person for each different office. The tally list shall be signed by the precinct election officials, and be substantially as follows:At an election at in township, or in precinct of city or township, in county, state of Iowa, on the day of , there were ballots cast for the office of of which(Candidate’s name) had votes. (Candidate’s name) had votes. (and in the same manner for any other officer).A true tally list:(Name) Election Board(Name) Members.(Name) Attest:(Name) Designated(Name) Tally Keepers.

[C51, §267, 303; R60, §502, 537; C73, §628, 661; C97, §1144; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §855; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §50.16]93 Acts, ch 143, §21; 2000 Acts, ch 1058, §8; 2001 Acts, ch 24, §18; 2007 Acts, ch 59, §13, 19