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Iowa Code § 915.21 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 915 / Section 915.21
Victim impact statement.
Status: in_force

(1) A victim may present a victim impact statement to the court using one or more of the following methods:

(1) (a) A victim may file a signed victim impact statement with the county attorney, and a filed impact statement shall be included in the presentence investigation report. If a presentence investigation report is not ordered by the court, a filed victim impact statement shall be provided to the court prior to sentencing. Unless requested otherwise by the victim, the victim impact statement shall be presented at the sentencing hearing in the presence of the defendant, and at any hearing regarding reconsideration of sentence. The victim impact statement may be presented by the victim or the victim’s attorney or designated representative.

(1) (b) A victim may orally present a victim impact statement at the sentencing hearing, in the presence of the defendant, and at any hearing regarding reconsideration of sentence.

(1) (c) A victim may make a video recording of a statement or, if available, may make a statement from a remote location through a video monitor at the sentencing hearing, in the presence of the defendant, and at any hearing regarding reconsideration of sentence.

(1) (d) A victim may make an audio recording of the statement or appear by audio via a speakerphone to make a statement, to be delivered in court in the presence of the defendant, and at any hearing regarding reconsideration of sentence.

(1) (e) If the victim is unable to make an oral or written statement because of the victim’s age, or mental, emotional, or physical incapacity, the victim’s attorney or a designated representative shall have the opportunity to make a statement on behalf of the victim.

(2) A victim impact statement shall include the identification of the victim of the offense, and may include the following:

(2) (a) Itemization of any economic loss suffered by the victim as a result of the offense. For purposes of this paragraph, a pecuniary damages statement prepared by a county attorney pursuant to section 910.3 may serve as the itemization of economic loss.

(2) (b) Identification of any physical injury suffered by the victim as a result of the offense with detail as to its seriousness and permanence.

(2) (c) Description of any change in the victim’s personal welfare or familial relationships as a result of the offense.

(2) (d) Description of any request for psychological services initiated by the victim or the victim’s family as a result of the offense.

(2) (e) Any other information related to the impact of the offense upon the victim.

(3) A victim shall not be placed under oath and subjected to cross-examination at the sentencing hearing.

(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the inherent power of the court to regulate the conduct of persons present in the courtroom.

98 Acts, ch 1090, §17, 84; 2002 Acts, ch 1039, §2 – 4
Iowa Code § 554.1204 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.1204
Value.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in Articles 3, 4, 5, and 14, a person gives value for rights if the person acquires them:

(1) in return for a binding commitment to extend credit or for the extension of immediately available credit, whether or not drawn upon and whether or not a charge-back is provided for in the event of difficulties in collection;

(2) as security for, or in total or partial satisfaction of, a preexisting claim;

(3) by accepting delivery under a preexisting contract for purchase; or

(4) in return for any consideration sufficient to support a simple contract.

2007 Acts, ch 41, §16, 57; 2022 Acts, ch 1117, §12
Iowa Code § 161A.24 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 161A / Section 161A.24
Assessment for improvements.
Status: in_force

(1) At the time of appointing the appraisers, the governing body shall fix the time within which said assessment, classification, and apportionment shall be made, which may be extended for good cause shown. Within twenty days after their appointment, the appraisers shall begin to inspect and classify all the lands within the district, or any change, extension, enlargement, or relocation thereof in tracts of forty acres or less according to the legal or recognized subdivisions, in a graduated scale of benefits to be numbered according to the benefit to be received by each of such tracts from such improvement, and pursue the work continuously until completed. When the work is completed, the appraisers shall make a full, accurate, and detailed report thereof and file the report with the governing body. The lands receiving the greatest benefit shall be marked on a scale of one hundred, and those benefited in a less degree with such percentage of one hundred as the benefits received bear in proportion thereto.

(2) The amount of benefit appraised to each forty acres of land within the subdistrict shall be determined by the improvements within said subdistrict based upon the work plan as agreed upon by the subdistrict.

[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467A.24]C93, §161A.242018 Acts, ch 1041, §48
Iowa Code § 331.213 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 331 / Section 331.213
Meetings of the board.
Status: in_force

(1) The board shall hold its first meeting of each year on the first day in January which is not a Saturday, Sunday or holiday and shall hold all subsequent meetings of the year as scheduled by the board. All meetings of the board shall be scheduled and conducted in compliance with chapter 21.

(2) If a quorum of the board fails to appear at a meeting, the clerk shall adjourn the meeting from day to day until a quorum is present.

[R60, §307, 309; C73, §296, 301; C97, §412, 420; S13, §412; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5118 – 5120; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §331.15 – 331.17; S81, §331.213; 81 Acts, ch 117, §212; 82 Acts, ch 1104, §32]
Iowa Code § 514J.116 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 514J / Section 514J.116
Disclosure requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) Each health carrier shall include a description of the external review procedures contained in this chapter in or attached to any policy, certificate, membership booklet, outline of coverage, or other evidence of coverage that is provided to a covered person. The description shall be in a format prescribed by the commissioner by rule.

(2) The description required by subsection 1 shall include a statement that informs the covered person of the right of the covered person to file a request for an external review of an adverse determination or final adverse determination of the health carrier with the commissioner. The statement shall explain that external review is available when the adverse determination or final adverse determination involves an issue of medical necessity, appropriateness, health care setting, level of care, or effectiveness. The statement shall include the telephone number and address of the commissioner. The statement shall also inform the covered person that when filing a request for external review, the covered person will be required to authorize the release of any medical records of the covered person that may be required to be reviewed for the purpose of reaching a decision on the request for external review.

2011 Acts, ch 101, §16
Iowa Code § 499.39 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 499 / Section 499.39
Referendum.
Status: in_force

If provided for in the articles of incorporation, any action of directors shall, on demand of one-third of the directors made and recorded at the same meeting, be referred to a regular or special meeting of members called for such purpose. Such action shall stand until and unless annulled by a majority of the votes cast at such meeting, which vote shall not impair rights of third parties previously acquired.

[C35, §8512-g39; C39, §8512.39; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §499.39]
Iowa Code § 909.3A — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 909 / Section 909.3A
Community service option.
Status: in_force

The court may, in its discretion, order the defendant to perform community service work of an equivalent value to the fine imposed where it appears that the community service work will be adequate to deter the defendant and to discourage others from similar criminal activity. The rate at which community service shall be calculated shall be the federal or state minimum wage, whichever is higher.

93 Acts, ch 110, §12; 2007 Acts, ch 215, §124
Iowa Code § 468.182 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.182
Preference in leasing.
Status: in_force

In the event a receiver is appointed for any tract of land, the owner if actually in possession thereof, shall have the preference to rent the same.

[C35, §7598-e6; C39, §7598.09; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §455.195]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.182
Iowa Code § 453B.15 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 453B / Section 453B.15
Availability of records and information.
Status: in_force

The director may request from state, county, and local agencies, information and assistance deemed necessary to administer this chapter. State, county, and local agencies, officers, and employees shall cooperate with the director in identifying dealers and shall, on request, supply the department with available information and assistance which the director deems necessary to administer this chapter, notwithstanding any provisions of law making such information confidential.

90 Acts, ch 1251, §51C91, §421A.15C93, §453B.15
Iowa Code § 455B.176 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 455B / Section 455B.176
Criteria considered.
Status: in_force

In establishing, modifying, or repealing water quality standards the commission shall base its decision upon data gathered from sources within the state regarding the following:

(1) The protection of the public health.

(2) The size, depth, surface area covered, volume, direction and rate of flow, stream gradient, and temperature of the affected water of the state.

(3) The character and uses of the land area bordering the affected water of the state.

(4) The uses which have been made, are being made, or may be made of the affected water of the state for public, private, or domestic water supplies, irrigation; livestock watering; propagation of wildlife, fish, and other aquatic life; bathing, swimming, boating, or other recreational activity; transportation; and disposal of sewage and wastes.

(5) The extent of contamination resulting from natural causes including the mineral and chemical characteristics.

(6) The extent to which floatable or settleable solids may be permitted.

(7) The extent to which suspended solids, colloids, or a combination of solids with other suspended substances may be permitted.

(8) The extent to which bacteria and other biological organisms may be permitted.

(9) The amount of dissolved oxygen that is to be present and the extent of the oxygen demanding substances which may be permitted.

(10) The extent to which toxic substances, chemicals or deleterious conditions may be permitted.

(11) The economic costs and benefits. The goal shall be a reasonable balance between total costs to the people and to the economy, and the resultant benefits to the people of Iowa.

[C66, 71, §455B.13; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §455B.35]C83, §455B.1762009 Acts, ch 41, §133
Iowa Code § 135.38 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 135 / Section 135.38
Penalty.
Status: in_force

Any person who knowingly violates any provision of this chapter, or of the rules of the department, or any lawful order, written or oral, of the department or of its officers, or authorized agents, shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor.

[C73, §419; C97, §2573; S13, §2575-a6; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2217; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135.38]
Iowa Code § 489.304 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 489 / Section 489.304
Liability of members and managers.
Status: in_force

(1) A debt, obligation, or other liability of a limited liability company is solely the debt, obligation, or other liability of the company. A member or manager is not personally liable, directly or indirectly, by way of contribution or otherwise, for a debt, obligation, or other liability of the company solely by reason of being or acting as a member or manager. This subsection applies regardless of the dissolution of the company.

(2) The failure of a limited liability company to observe formalities relating to the exercise of its powers or management of its activities and affairs is not a ground for imposing liability on a member or manager for a debt, obligation, or other liability of the company.

2008 Acts, ch 1162, §30, 155; 2023 Acts, ch 152, §34, 161
Iowa Code § 499A.3C — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 499A / Section 499A.3C
Voting.
Status: in_force

(1) Each member is entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote of the members. A membership interest in the cooperative jointly owned by two or more persons is nevertheless entitled to one vote.

(2) A member entitled to vote may vote in person or by proxy in the manner prescribed in the bylaws.

91 Acts, ch 30, §10; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127
Iowa Code § 477C.3 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 477C / Section 477C.3
Dual party relay service.
Status: in_force

With the advice of the commission on deaf services created in section 216A.113, the utilities commission shall plan, establish, administer, and promote a statewide program to provide dual party relay service as follows:

(1) The utilities commission may enter into the necessary contracts and arrangements with private entities to provide for the delivery of relay service.

(2) The relay service, to the extent reasonably possible, shall allow persons with communication disorders to use the telephone system in a manner and at a rate equivalent to persons without communication disorders.

(3) The relay service may be provided on a stand-alone basis within the state, with other states, or with telephone utilities providing relay service in other states.

(4) The utilities commission may employ additional personnel, pursuant to section 476.10, to plan, establish, administer, and promote the relay service.

91 Acts, ch 194, §3; 2020 Acts, ch 1102, §30; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §369, 456; 2025 Acts, ch 30, §76
Iowa Code § 501.307 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 501 / Section 501.307
Financial information.
Status: in_force

The cooperative shall make available financial information to its membership by doing either of the following:

(1) Preparing and providing to its members a financial statement for the cooperative’s last fiscal year.

(1) (a) The financial statement must be based upon an unqualified opinion based upon an audit performed by a certified public accountant licensed in this state. However, a qualification in an opinion is valid, if it is unavoidable by any audit procedure that is permitted under generally accepted accounting principles. An opinion that is qualified because of a limited audit procedure or because the scope of an audit is limited is invalid for purposes of this section.

(1) (b) The financial statement must disclose the assets, liabilities, and net worth of the cooperative. The financial statement must be prepared according to generally accepted accounting principles. Assets must be shown at original cost less depreciation, or based upon a valuation in accordance with a competent appraisal. Unpriced contracts for agricultural commodities or products must be shown as a liability and valued at the applicable current market price of the agricultural commodities or products as of the date the financial statement is prepared.

(2) Honoring a demand to provide access at all reasonable hours at its offices to the books, records, accounts, papers, documents, and computer programs or other recordings relating to the property, assets, business, and financial affairs of the cooperative. The demand shall be in writing and signed by at least fifty percent of all the members of the cooperative. The cooperative shall honor the demand within one day from its receipt. Upon receipt of the demand, the cooperative must provide access to one or more persons selected by the fifty percent of the members to conduct the examination.

96 Acts, ch 1010, §21
Iowa Code § 215A.3 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 215A / Section 215A.3
Rules adopted — hearing.
Status: in_force

The department is charged with the enforcement of this chapter and, after due publicity and due public hearing, is empowered to establish rules, regulations, specifications, standards, and tests as necessary in order to secure the efficient administration of this chapter. Publicity concerning the public hearing shall be reasonably calculated to give interested parties adequate notice and adequate opportunity to be heard. In establishing such rules, regulations, specifications, standards, and tests the department may use the specifications and tolerances established in section 215.18, and shall use the specifications and tolerances established by the United States department of agriculture as of November 15, 1971, in chapter XII of GR instruction 916-6, equipment manual, used by the United States department of agriculture grain inspection, packers and stockyards administration. The department may from time to time publish such data in connection with the administration of this chapter as may be of public interest.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §215A.3]95 Acts, ch 216, §25
Iowa Code § 208A.8 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 208A / Section 208A.8
Advertising restricted.
Status: in_force

No advertising literature relating to any antifreeze sold or to be sold in this state shall contain any statement that the antifreeze advertised for sale has met the requirements of the department until such antifreeze has been given the laboratory test and inspection of the department, and found to meet all the standard requirements and not to be in violation of this chapter. Then such statement may be contained in any advertising literature where such brand or trademark of antifreeze is being advertised for sale, and such statement may be used on all regular containers of such antifreeze.

[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §208A.8]
Iowa Code § 97B.19 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 97B / Section 97B.19
Revision for error.
Status: in_force

If following the delivery of the statement provided in section 97B.18, it is brought to the attention of the system that any entry of wages in its records is erroneous, or that any item of wages has been omitted from the records, the system may correct the entry or include the omitted item in its records, as the case may be. Written notice of any revision of any entry which is adverse to the interest of any individual shall be given to the individual in any case where the individual has previously been notified by the system of the amount of wages and of the period of payments shown by the entry. Upon request in writing, the system shall afford any individual, or after the individual’s death shall afford the individual’s beneficiary or any other person so entitled in the judgment of the system, reasonable notice and opportunity for hearing with respect to any entry or alleged omission of wages of the individual in such record, or any revision of any entry. If a hearing is held, the system shall make findings of fact and a decision based upon the evidence adduced at the hearing and shall revise its records accordingly. Judicial review of action of the system under this section may be sought in accordance with the terms of the Iowa administrative procedure Act, chapter 17A, and section 97B.29.

[C46, 50, §97.22, 97.26, 97.28; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §97B.19]98 Acts, ch 1183, §15; 2001 Acts, ch 68, §21, 24; 2003 Acts, ch 44, §114; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286
Iowa Code § 206.22 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 206 / Section 206.22
Penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person violating section 206.11, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor.

(2) Any person violating any provision of this chapter other than section 206.11, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, or section 206.7A shall be guilty of a serious misdemeanor; provided, that any offense committed more than five years after a previous conviction shall be considered a first offense; and provided, further, that in any case where a registrant was issued a warning by the secretary pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, such registrant shall upon conviction of a violation of any provision of this chapter other than section 206.11, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, or section 206.7A, be guilty of a serious misdemeanor; and the registration of the article with reference to which the violation occurred shall terminate automatically. An article, the registration of which has been terminated, may not again be registered unless the article, its labeling, and other material required to be submitted appear to the secretary to comply with all the requirements of this chapter.

(3) Notwithstanding any other provisions of the section, in case any person, with intent to defraud, uses or reveals information relative to formulae of products acquired under authority of section 206.12, the person shall be guilty of a serious misdemeanor.

[C66, 71, 73, §206.9; C75, 77, 79, 81, §206.22]92 Acts, ch 1112, §3; 95 Acts, ch 172, §4; 2018 Acts, ch 1085, §2; 2019 Acts, ch 59, §59
Iowa Code § 537.3402 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 537 / Section 537.3402
Limitation on default charges.
Status: in_force

Except for reasonable expenses incurred in realizing on a security interest, the agreement with respect to a consumer credit transaction other than a consumer lease may not provide for any charges as a result of default by the consumer other than those authorized by this chapter. A provision in violation of this section is unenforceable.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §537.3402]
Iowa Code § 195.10 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 195 / Section 195.10
Enforcement actions.
Status: in_force

(1) The department of health and human services acting under chapter 135, or a local board of health acting under chapter 137, may demand that a raw milk producer provide it with all records required to be kept by the raw milk producer as provided in section 195.6, including any of the following:

(1) (a) The coliform count and standard plate count of dairy animals maintained by the raw dairy producer at a raw milk dairy.

(1) (b) The administration of antibiotic drugs to dairy animals maintained by the dairy producer at a raw milk dairy.

(2) A demand described in subsection 1 shall be based on an affidavit signed by a licensed physician certifying that in the physician’s opinion an individual contracted an illness as a direct result of consuming raw milk produced at a raw milk dairy, or consuming a raw milk product or a raw milk dairy product manufactured at a raw milk dairy.

2023 Acts, ch 75, §22
Iowa Code § 420.44 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 420 / Section 420.44
Unliquidated claim — limitation of action.
Status: in_force

An action shall be brought against any such city for any unliquidated claim or demand within two years after the alleged injury or damage.

[C97, §1050; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §6733; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §420.44]2009 Acts, ch 46, §1
Iowa Code § 633.617 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.617
Protected person rated incompetent by United States department of veterans affairs.
Status: in_force

Upon the trial of an issue arising upon a prayer for the appointment of either a temporary or a permanent conservator, a certificate of the secretary of the United States department of veterans affairs, or the secretary’s representative, setting forth the fact that the defendant veteran has been rated incompetent by the United States department of veterans affairs upon examination in accordance with the laws and regulations governing the United States department of veterans affairs, shall be prima facie evidence of the necessity for such appointment, and the court may appoint a conservator for the property of such person.

[C31, 35, §12644-c3, -c7; C39, §12644.03, 12644.07; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §672.3, 672.7; C66, 71, 73, 75, §633.616; C77, 79, 81, §633.617]2009 Acts, ch 26, §22