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Iowa Code § 714F.3 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 714F / Section 714F.3
Contract terms.
Status: in_force

(1) A contract required by section 714F.2 must contain the entire agreement of the parties and shall include all the following terms:

(1) (a) The real name, business address, and the telephone number of the foreclosure purchaser.

(1) (b) The address of the residence in foreclosure.

(1) (c) The total consideration to be given by the foreclosure purchaser in connection with or incident to the sale.

(1) (d) A complete description of the terms of payment or other consideration including but not limited to any services of any nature that the foreclosure purchaser represents the foreclosure purchaser will perform for the foreclosed homeowner before or after the sale.

(1) (e) The time at which possession is to be transferred to the foreclosure purchaser.

(1) (f) A complete description of the terms of any related agreement designed to allow the foreclosed homeowner to remain in the home including but not limited to a rental agreement, repurchase agreement, contract for deed, or lease with option to buy.

(1) (g) A notice of cancellation as provided in section 714F.5.

(1) (h) The following notice in at least fourteen point boldface type, if the contract is printed or in capital letters if the contract is typed, and completed with the name of the foreclosure purchaser, immediately above the statement required by section 714F.5:NOTICE REQUIRED BY IOWA LAWUntil your right to cancel this contract has ended, (name) or anyone working for (name) CANNOT ask you to sign or have you sign any deed or any other document.

(2) The contract required by section 714F.2 survives delivery of any instrument of conveyance of the residence in foreclosure, but has no effect on persons other than the parties to the contract.

2008 Acts, ch 1125, §12, 19; 2009 Acts, ch 133, §181
Iowa Code § 518.22 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 518 / Section 518.22
Limitation of action.
Status: in_force

A suit or action on a policy for the recovery of any claim shall not be sustainable in any court of law or equity unless all requirements of the policy have been complied with, and unless commenced within twelve months next after the inception of the loss.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §518.22]2009 Acts, ch 145, §34
Iowa Code § 357G.3 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 357G / Section 357G.3
Limitation on area.
Status: in_force

A district shall include all of the incorporated area of a city except property assessed as agricultural land, or centrally assessed property.

94 Acts, ch 1075, §3
Iowa Code § 327F.4 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 327F / Section 327F.4
Rights of riparian owners.
Status: in_force

All owners or lessees of lands or lots situated upon the Iowa banks of the Mississippi or Missouri rivers upon which any business is carried on which is in any way connected with the navigation of either of said rivers, or to which such navigation is a proper or convenient adjunct, are authorized to construct and maintain in front of their property, piers, cribs, booms, and other proper and convenient erections and devices for the use of their respective pursuits, and the protection and harbor of rafts, logs, floats, and watercraft, in such manner as to create no material or unreasonable obstruction to the navigation of the stream, or to a similar use of adjoining property.

[C97, §2032; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7948; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §477.3; C77, 79, 81, §327F.4]
Iowa Code § 164.1 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 164 / Section 164.1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(1) “Animal” means a nonhuman vertebrate.

(2) “Bovine animal” means bison or cattle.

(3) “Certificate of veterinary inspection” or “certificate” means the same as defined in section 163.2.

(4) “Class free state” means there has been no known brucellosis in bovine animals for a period of twelve months. A state is classified as class free, class A, class B, and class C, according to guidelines set forth in 9 C.F.R. §78.1.

(5) “Condemned” or “reactor” applies to a designated animal reacting to an official test conducted to determine if a designated animal is infected with brucellosis.

(6) “Department” means the department of agriculture and land stewardship.

(7) “Designated animal” means a bovine animal or any other species of animal that the department by rule determines is capable of carrying and spreading brucellosis, including elk or goats.

(8) “Official calfhood vaccination” means the vaccination of a female calf of any species of bovine animal between the ages of four months and ten months with brucella vaccine approved for that species of bovine animal by the United States department of agriculture, if the vaccination has been administered by a veterinarian according to the rules established by the department.

(9) “Official test” means a test for brucellosis approved for a species of designated animal by the department and to the extent applicable by the United States department of agriculture which is conducted under the supervision of, or the authorization from, the department.

(10) “Owner” includes any person owning or leasing a designated animal.

(11) “Quarantine” means the entire herd of designated animals must be confined to a premises designated by the department, if any reactor is disclosed.

(12) “Registered purebred” includes cattle with a certificate from herdbooks where registered.

(13) “State-approved premises” means an area, including a feedlot or grazing area, established at the discretion of the department for the care and feeding of untested designated animals as provided by the department. However, for cattle, “state-approved premises” means an area where untested heifers over six months of age but under eighteen months of age are subject to care and feeding.

(14) “Veterinarian” means a licensed accredited veterinarian authorized by the department.

[C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §164.1]86 Acts, ch 1036, §1 – 3; 86 Acts, ch 1245, §615; 97 Acts, ch 124, §1; 2004 Acts, ch 1163, §18; 2017 Acts, ch 159, §21
Iowa Code § 466B.5 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 466B / Section 466B.5
Regional watershed assessment, planning, and prioritization.
Status: in_force

(1) The department of natural resources shall create a regional watershed assessment program. The program shall assess all the regional watersheds in the state.

(1) (a) The statewide assessment shall be conducted at the rate of approximately one-fifth of the watersheds per year, and an initial full assessment shall be completed within five years. Thereafter, the department of natural resources shall review and update the assessments on a regular basis.

(1) (b) Each regional watershed assessment shall provide a summary of the overall condition of the watershed. The information provided in the summary may include land use patterns, soil types, slopes, management practices, stream conditions, and both point and nonpoint source impairments.

(1) (c) In conducting a regional watershed assessment, the department of natural resources may provide opportunities for local data collection and input into the assessment process.

(2) In conducting the regional watershed assessment program, the department of natural resources shall provide hydrological and geological information sufficient for the water resources coordinating council to prioritize watersheds statewide and for the various communities in those watersheds to plan remedial efforts in their local communities and subwatersheds.

(3) Upon completion of the statewide assessment, and upon updating the assessments, the department of natural resources shall report the results of the assessment to the council and the general assembly, and shall make the report publicly available.

2008 Acts, ch 1034, §5; 2011 Acts, ch 119, §6
Iowa Code § 15E.301 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 15E / Section 15E.301
Short title.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2025 Acts, ch 136, §97 – 99.
Iowa Code § 359.1 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 359 / Section 359.1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, “book”, “list”, “record”, or “schedule” kept by a county auditor, assessor, treasurer, recorder, sheriff, or other county officer means the county system as defined in section 445.1.

2000 Acts, ch 1148, §1
Iowa Code § 547.5 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 547 / Section 547.5
“Offense” defined.
Status: in_force

Each day that any person or persons violate the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed to be a separate and distinct offense.

[C27, 31, 35, §9866-a4; C39, §9866.4; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §547.5]
Iowa Code § 702.1 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 702 / Section 702.1
Policy of uniformity.
Status: in_force

Wherever a term, word or phrase is defined in the criminal code, such meaning shall be given wherever it appears in the Code, unless it is being specially defined for a special purpose.

[C79, 81, §702.1]
Iowa Code § 421.15 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 421 / Section 421.15
Seal.
Status: in_force

The director shall have an official seal, and orders or other papers executed by the director may, under the director’s direction, be attested, with the seal affixed, by the secretary.

[C31, 35, §6943-c25; C39, §6943.024; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §421.15]
Iowa Code § 154A.19 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 154A / Section 154A.19
Exceptions.
Status: in_force

(1) This chapter shall not prohibit a corporation, partnership, trust, association, or other organization maintaining an established business address from engaging in the business of selling or offering for sale hearing aids at retail without a license if it employs only licensed hearing aid specialists in the direct fitting or selection and sale of hearing aids. Such an organization shall file annually with the department a list of all licensed hearing aid specialists and persons holding temporary permits directly or indirectly employed by it. Such an organization shall also file with the department a statement on a form approved by the department that the organization submits itself to the rules and regulations of the department and the provisions of this chapter which the department deems applicable.

(2) This chapter shall not apply to a person who engages in the practices covered by this chapter if this activity is part of the academic curriculum of an accredited institution of higher education, or part of a program conducted by a public or charitable institution, or nonprofit organization, unless the institution or organization also dispenses or sells hearing aids.

(3) This chapter shall not prevent any person from engaging in practices covered by this chapter, provided the person, or organization employing the person, does not dispense or sell hearing aids.

(4) This chapter shall not apply to a person who engages in practices covered by this chapter if the person is licensed as an audiologist pursuant to chapter 154F.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §154A.19]2001 Acts, ch 58, §18; 2015 Acts, ch 57, §9; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §236, 237
Iowa Code § 598.10 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 598 / Section 598.10
Temporary orders.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) The court may order either party to pay the clerk a sum of money for the separate support and maintenance of the other party and the children and to enable such party to prosecute or defend the action. The court may on its own motion and shall upon application of either party or a guardian ad litem appointed under section 598.12 or an attorney appointed under section 598.12A determine the temporary custody of any minor child whose welfare may be affected by the filing of the petition for dissolution.

(1) (b) In order to encourage compliance with a visitation order, a temporary order for custody shall provide for a minimum visitation schedule with the noncustodial parent, unless the court determines that such visitation is not in the best interest of the child.

(2) The court may make such an order when a claim for temporary support is made by the petitioner in the petition, or upon application of either party, after service of the original notice and when no application is made in the petition; however, no such order shall be entered until at least five days’ notice of hearing, and opportunity to be heard, is given the other party. Appearance by an attorney or the respondent for such hearing shall be deemed a special appearance for the purpose of such hearing only and not a general appearance. An order entered pursuant to this section shall contain the names, birth dates, addresses, and counties of residence of the petitioner and respondent.

2005 Acts, ch 69, §32; 2017 Acts, ch 43, §1
Iowa Code § 321.272 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.272
Tabulation of reports.
Status: in_force

The department shall tabulate and may analyze all accident reports and shall publish annually or at more frequent intervals statistical information based thereon as to the number and circumstances of traffic accidents.

[C39, §5020.12; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.272]
Iowa Code § 307.35 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 307 / Section 307.35
Inspectors to perform several functions.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2015 Acts, ch 123, §15.
Iowa Code § 29A.38 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 29A / Section 29A.38
Serious misdemeanors.
Status: in_force

Any officer or enlisted person of the national guard who knowingly makes any false certificate of muster or false return of federal or state property or funds in the officer’s or enlisted person’s possession shall be guilty of a serious misdemeanor.

[C97, §2192; S13, §2215-f30; C24, 27, 31, §458; C35, §467-f19; C39, §467.19; C46, 50, §29.19; C54, 58, 62, §29.38; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29A.38]
Iowa Code § 535B.21 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 535B / Section 535B.21
Remote work.
Status: in_force

A licensee may authorize work at a remote location provided all of the following requirements are met:

(1) In-person customer interaction does not occur at the residence of an employee or an independent contractor.

(2) The licensee’s physical records are not maintained at a remote location.

(3) The licensee establishes, supervises, and enforces written policies and procedures to ensure that all employees and independent contractors working from a remote location comply with all applicable state and federal laws and rules.

(4) The licensee maintains the computer system used to enable employees and independent contractors to work from a remote location, and all customer information is maintained in accordance with the licensee’s written information technology security plan and all applicable state and federal laws and rules.

(5) Employees and independent contractors who work from a remote location only access the licensee’s secure systems directly from an out-of-office device using a virtual private network or comparable system that requires a password or other form of authentication to access, and ensures a secure connection.

(6) The licensee has the ability to remotely lock or erase the licensee-related contents of any out-of-office device, or otherwise remotely limit access to the licensee’s secure systems.

(7) The licensee ensures the installation and maintenance of all appropriate security updates, patches, or other alterations to the security of all devices used at remote locations to access the licensee’s computer system.

(8) The licensee ensures that all customer interactions and communications regarding customers comply with federal and state information security requirements, including but not limited to the federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999, 15 U.S.C. §6801 et seq., and the federal standards for safeguarding customer information in 16 C.F.R. pt. 314.

(9) The licensee annually certifies that all employees and independent contractors working from a remote location comply with this section. The licensee shall make written documentation of the certification available to the administrator upon request.

(10) The record of a mortgage loan originator working from a remote location that is contained in the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry designates a licensed location as the mortgage loan originator’s official work location.

2024 Acts, ch 1038, §7
Iowa Code § 533.330 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 533 / Section 533.330
Reports.
Status: in_force

(1) A state credit union shall report quarterly at a specified time to the superintendent in a format prescribed by the superintendent for that purpose.

(1) (a) If any quarterly report is in arrears, a penalty of one hundred dollars for each day or fraction of a day such report is in arrears may be levied by the superintendent against the offending state credit union. This penalty shall be in addition to the penalty for failure to pay the annual fee pursuant to section 533.112.

(1) (b) If a quarterly report is not provided to the superintendent within thirty days of the due date, the superintendent may, after written notice to the board of directors of the state credit union, suspend or revoke the certificate of approval, take possession of the business and property of the state credit union, and order its dissolution.

(2) In addition to the quarterly report, the superintendent may, from time to time, require a state credit union to provide other supplemental reports at a specified time. Failure of a state credit union to provide supplemental reports when due may result in the superintendent levying a penalty of fifty dollars per day for each day or fraction of a day such report is late.

2007 Acts, ch 174, §61
Iowa Code § 639.61 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 639 / Section 639.61
Hearing and orders.
Status: in_force

The petitioner’s claim shall be in a summary manner investigated. The court may hear the proof or order a reference, or may impanel a jury to inquire into the facts. If it is found that the petitioner has a title to, a lien on, or any interest in such property, the court shall make such order as may be necessary to protect the petitioner’s rights.

[R60, §3237; C73, §3016; C97, §3928; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12137; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §639.61]
Iowa Code § 564A.7 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 564A / Section 564A.7
Solar access easements.
Status: in_force

(1) Persons, including public bodies, may voluntarily agree to create a solar access easement. A solar access easement whether obtained voluntarily or pursuant to the order of a solar access regulatory board is subject to the same recording and conveyance requirements as other easements.

(2) A solar access easement shall be created in writing and shall include the following:

(2) (a) The legal description of the dominant and servient estates.

(2) (b) A legal description of the space which must remain unobstructed expressed in terms of the degrees of the vertical and horizontal angles through which the solar access easement extends over the burdened property and the points from which these angles are measured.

(3) In addition to the items required in subsection 2 the solar access easement may include, but the contents are not limited to, the following:

(3) (a) Any limitations on the growth of existing and future vegetation or the height of buildings or other potential obstructions of the solar collector.

(3) (b) Terms or conditions under which the solar access easement may be abandoned or terminated.

(3) (c) Provisions for compensating the owner of the property benefiting from the solar access easement in the event of interference with the enjoyment of the solar access easement, or for compensating the owner of the property subject to the solar access easement for maintaining that easement.

[81 Acts, ch 184, §9]
Iowa Code § 441.6 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 441 / Section 441.6
Appointment of assessor confirmation by director of revenue.
Status: in_force

(1) When a vacancy occurs in the office of city or county assessor, the examining board shall, within seven days of the occurrence of the vacancy, request the director of revenue to forward a register containing the names of all individuals eligible for appointment as assessor. The examining board may, at its own expense, conduct a further examination, either written or oral, of any person whose name appears on the register, and shall make written report of the examination and submit the report together with the names of those individuals certified by the director of revenue to the conference board within fifteen days after the receipt of the register from the director of revenue.

(2) Upon receipt of the report of the examining board, the chairperson of the conference board shall by written notice call a meeting of the conference board to appoint an assessor. The meeting shall be held not later than seven days after the receipt of the report of the examining board by the conference board. At the meeting, the conference board shall appoint an assessor from the register of eligible candidates. However, if a special examination has not been conducted previously for the same vacancy, the conference board may request the director of revenue to hold a special examination pursuant to section 441.7. The chairperson of the conference board shall give written notice to the director of revenue of the appointment within ten days of the decision of the board.

(3) The appointee selected by the conference board under subsection 2 or appointed to a succeeding term under section 441.8, subsection 1, shall not assume the office of city or county assessor until such appointment is confirmed by the director of revenue. If the director of revenue rejects the appointment, the examining board shall conduct a new examination and submit a new report to the conference board under subsection 1. The director of revenue shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to implement and administer this subsection.

[C46, 50, 54, 58, §405.4; C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §441.6]2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2005 Acts, ch 140, §54; 2019 Acts, ch 24, §104; 2020 Acts, ch 1118, §105, 106; 2021 Acts, ch 86, §75
Iowa Code § 563.11 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 563 / Section 563.11
Disputes — delay — bonds.
Status: in_force

No dispute between adjoining owners as to the amount to be paid by one or the other, by reason of any of the matters provided in this chapter, shall delay the execution of the provisions of the same, if the party on whom the claim is made shall enter into bonds, with security, to the satisfaction of the clerk of the district court of the proper county, conditioned that that party shall pay to the claimant whatever may be found to be due on the settlement of the matter between them, either in a court of justice or elsewhere; upon the presentation of such a bond, the clerk shall endorse approval thereon, and retain the same until demanded by the party for whose benefit it is executed.

[R60, §1924; C73, §2029; C97, §3002; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10173; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §563.11]
Iowa Code § 25B.3 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 25B / Section 25B.3
Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Political subdivision” means a city, county, township, or school district.

(2) “State mandate” means a statutory requirement or appropriation which requires a political subdivision of the state to establish, expand, or modify its activities in a manner which necessitates additional combined annual expenditures of local revenue by all affected political subdivisions of at least one hundred thousand dollars, or additional combined expenditures of local revenue by all affected political subdivisions within five years of enactment of five hundred thousand dollars or more, excluding an order issued by a court of this state.

83 Acts, ch 142, §3; 92 Acts, ch 1123, §1; 94 Acts, ch 1173, §3