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Iowa Code § 303.59 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 303 / Section 303.59
Powers on appeal.
Status: in_force

In exercising its powers the board may, in conformity with this chapter, reverse or affirm, wholly or partly, or may modify the order, requirement, decision, or determination appealed from and may make the order, requirement, decision, or determination as should be made, and to that end have all the powers of the administrative officer of the board.

83 Acts, ch 108, §19; 85 Acts, ch 161, §6
Iowa Code § 15.495 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 15 / Section 15.495
Sales and use tax refund.
Status: in_force

(1) An eligible business that has been issued a tax incentive certificate under the program shall be entitled to a refund of the sales and use taxes paid under chapter 423 for gas, electricity, water, and sewer utility services, tangible personal property, or on services rendered, furnished, or performed to or for a contractor or subcontractor and used in the fulfillment of a written contract for the construction or equipping of a facility that is part of the eligible business’s project. Taxes attributable to intangible property and furniture and furnishings shall not be refunded.

(2) To receive the sales and use tax refund, the eligible business shall file a claim with the department of revenue as follows:

(2) (a) The contractor or subcontractor shall state under oath, on forms provided by the department of revenue, the amount of the sales of tangible personal property or services rendered, furnished, or performed including water, sewer, gas, and electric utility services upon which sales or use tax has been paid during the period for which the refund is claimed, and shall submit the forms to the eligible business before contract completion.

(2) (b) The eligible business shall, no more frequently than quarterly, submit an application to the department of revenue for a refund of the amount of the sales and use taxes paid pursuant to chapter 423 upon any tangible personal property, or services rendered, furnished, or performed, including water, sewer, gas, and electric utility services. The application shall be submitted in the form and manner prescribed by the department of revenue. The department of revenue shall audit the application and, if approved, issue a warrant or warrants to the eligible business in the amount of the sales or use tax which has been paid to the state of Iowa under subsection 1. The eligible business’s application must be submitted to the department of revenue within one year after the project completion date. An application filed by the eligible business in accordance with this section shall not be denied by reason of a time limitation for filing a refund claim set forth in section 423.47.

(2) (c) The refund shall be remitted by the department of revenue to the eligible business as soon as practicable after completion of an audit pursuant to paragraph “b”. Interest shall not accrue on any part of the refund that has not yet been remitted by the department of revenue to the eligible business.

(3) A contractor or subcontractor that willfully makes a false report of tax paid under this section is guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor, and shall be liable for payment of the tax and any applicable penalty and interest.

2024 Acts, ch 1090, §7, 15; 2025 Acts, ch 136, §132
Iowa Code § 537.3609 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 537 / Section 537.3609
Renegotiation.
Status: in_force

(1) A renegotiation occurs when an existing consumer rental purchase agreement is satisfied and replaced by a new consumer rental purchase agreement undertaken by the same lessor and lessee. A renegotiation is a new lease requiring new disclosures.

(2) However, the following events are not renegotiations:

(2) (a) The addition or return of property in a multi-item agreement or the substitution of the leased property, if in either case the lease payment is not changed by more than twenty-five percent.

(2) (b) A deferral or extension of one or more lease payments, or portions of a lease payment.

(2) (c) A reduction in charges in the agreement.

(2) (d) A lease or agreement involved in a court proceeding.

87 Acts, ch 80, §9
Iowa Code § 488.807A — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 488 / Section 488.807A
Court proceedings.
Status: in_force

(1) A dissolved limited partnership that has published a notice under section 488.807 may file an application with the district court of the county in which the office described in section 488.114 is located for a determination of the amount and form of security to be provided for the payment of claims that are contingent or have not been made known to the dissolved limited partnership or that are based on an event occurring after the effective date of dissolution but that based on the facts known to the dissolved limited partnership, are reasonably estimated to arise after the effective date of dissolution. Provision need not be made for any claim that is or is reasonably anticipated to be barred under section 488.807.

(2) Within ten days after the filing of the application, notice of the proceeding shall be given by the dissolved limited partnership to each claimant holding a contingent claim whose contingent claim is shown on the records of the dissolved limited partnership.

(3) The court may appoint a guardian ad litem to represent all claimants whose identities are unknown in any proceeding brought under this section. The reasonable fees and expenses of such guardian, including all reasonable expert witness fees, shall be paid by the dissolved limited partnership.

(4) Provision by the dissolved limited partnership for security in the amount and form ordered by the court under subsection 1 shall satisfy the dissolved limited partnership’s obligations with respect to claims that are contingent, have not been made known to the dissolved limited partnership or are based on an event occurring after the effective date of dissolution, and such claims shall not be enforced against a partner who received assets in liquidation.

2004 Acts, ch 1021, §70, 118
Iowa Code § 491.32 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 491 / Section 491.32
Notice of renewal — publication.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2014 Acts, ch 1074, §4.
Iowa Code § 725.9 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 725 / Section 725.9
Possession of gambling devices prohibited — exception for manufacturing.
Status: in_force

(1) “Antique slot machine” means a slot machine which is twenty-five years old or older.

(2) “Gambling device” means a device used or adapted or designed to be used for gambling and includes, but is not limited to, roulette wheels, klondike tables, punchboards, faro layouts, keno layouts, numbers tickets, slot machines, pachislo skill-stop machine or any other similar machine or device, push cards, jar tickets and pull-tabs. However, “gambling device” does not include an antique slot machine, or any device regularly manufactured and offered for sale and sold as a toy, except that any use of such a toy or antique slot machine for gambling purposes constitutes unlawful gambling.

(3) A person who, in any manner or for any purpose, except under a proceeding to destroy the device, has in possession or control a gambling device is guilty of a serious misdemeanor.

(4) This chapter does not prohibit the possession of gambling devices by a manufacturer or distributor if the possession is solely for sale out of the state in another jurisdiction where possession of the device is legal or for sale in the state or use in the state if the use is licensed pursuant to either chapter 99B or chapter 99G.

[S13, §4965-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13210; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §726.5; C79, 81, §725.9]85 Acts, ch 32, §118; 86 Acts, ch 1052, §3; 90 Acts, ch 1062, §2; 2003 Acts, ch 178, §117, 121; 2003 Acts, ch 179, §142; 2007 Acts, ch 38, §9, 10
Iowa Code § 330.19 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 330 / Section 330.19
Form of question.
Status: in_force

The question to be submitted shall be in the following form:Shall the City (or County) of place (or continue) the management and control of its airport (or airports) in an Airport Commission?

[C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §330.19; 81 Acts, ch 117, §1056]
Iowa Code § 904.206 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 904 / Section 904.206
Section 904.206
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2017 Acts, ch 167, §26.
Iowa Code § 622.92 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 622 / Section 622.92
Newspaper publications — how proved.
Status: in_force

Publications required to be made in a newspaper may be proved by the affidavit of any person having knowledge of the fact, specifying the times when and the paper in which the publication was made, but such affidavit must be made within six months after the last day of publication.

[C51, §2427; R60, §4042; C73, §3697; C97, §4680; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11349; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622.92]
Iowa Code § 166.41 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 166 / Section 166.41
Classical swine fever vaccine prohibited emergency.
Status: in_force

The sale or use of classical swine fever vaccine, except as provided in section 166.16, is prohibited and a person shall not use such a product in this state. However, in the case of an emergency as defined in section 166.42, a special permit for the use of vaccines may be issued by the secretary.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §166.41]2012 Acts, ch 1095, §39
Iowa Code § 633.17 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.17
Judge disqualified — procedure.
Status: in_force

When a judge is disqualified from acting in a probate matter, the matter shall be heard before another judge of the same district, or shall be transferred to the court of another district, or a judge of another district shall be procured to hold court for the hearing of the matter.

[C73, §2317; C97, §3263; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11823; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §631.5; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.17]83 Acts, ch 186, §10120, 10201
Iowa Code § 87.15 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 87 / Section 87.15
Injunctions.
Status: in_force

If a violation of section 87.14A has been committed or there is reason to believe a violation of section 87.14A is about to be committed, the attorney general or the county attorney from the county in which a violation has occurred or is about to occur shall, or any person may, bring an action to enjoin such person from committing the violation and the court or judge before whom the action is brought shall, if the facts warrant, issue a temporary or permanent writ of injunction without bond.

[C35, §1477-g4; C39, §1477.4; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §87.15]94 Acts, ch 1066, §4
Iowa Code § 501.305 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 501 / Section 501.305
Multiple membership prohibited.
Status: in_force

A person who is a member owning fifteen percent or more of a cooperative shall not be eligible to be a member of any other cooperative organized under this chapter. A person violating this section is subject to a civil penalty of not more than one hundred dollars. The person’s membership in a cooperative shall terminate if the person’s acquisition of an interest in that cooperative caused the person to be in violation of this section.

96 Acts, ch 1010, §19
Iowa Code § 359A.8 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 359A / Section 359A.8
Orders.
Status: in_force

All orders and decisions made by the fence viewers shall be in writing, signed by at least two of them, and filed with the township clerk.

[C97, §2360; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1836; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §113.8]C93, §359A.8
Iowa Code § 66.18 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 66 / Section 66.18
Nature of action — when triable.
Status: in_force

The proceeding shall be summary in its nature and shall be triable as an equitable action.

[S13, §1258-g; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1106; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §66.18]
Iowa Code § 523I.803 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 523I / Section 523I.803
Perpetual care registry.
Status: in_force

(1) A cemetery that operates a perpetual care cemetery shall maintain a registry of individuals who have purchased interment rights in the cemetery subject to the care fund requirements of this subchapter.

(2) The registry shall include the amount deposited in trust for each interment rights agreement entered into on or after July 1, 1995.

2005 Acts, ch 128, §58
Iowa Code § 321.4 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.4
Rules.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of public safety is authorized to adopt and promulgate administrative rules governing procedures as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter; and to carry out any other laws the enforcement of which is vested in the department of public safety.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, §5004; C39, §5000.04; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.4]
Iowa Code § 97B.73 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 97B / Section 97B.73
Section 97B.73
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2004 Acts, ch 1103, §60.See §97B.80C.
Iowa Code § 2C.22 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 2C / Section 2C.22
Penalties.
Status: in_force

A person who willfully obstructs or hinders the lawful actions of the ombudsman or the ombudsman’s staff, or who willfully misleads or attempts to mislead the ombudsman in the ombudsman’s inquiries, shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor.

[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §601G.22]C93, §2C.222013 Acts, ch 10, §24
Iowa Code § 665.4 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 665 / Section 665.4
Punishment.
Status: in_force

The punishment for contempt, where not otherwise specifically provided, shall be:

(1) In the supreme court or the court of appeals, by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(2) Before district judges, district associate judges, and associate juvenile judges by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding six months or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(3) Before judicial magistrates, by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars or imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding thirty days.

[C51, §1600; R60, §2690; C73, §3493; C97, §4462; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12543; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §665.4]85 Acts, ch 27, §1; 96 Acts, ch 1134, §6
Iowa Code § 499B.12 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 499B / Section 499B.12
Liens against apartments — removal from lien — effect of part payment.
Status: in_force

(1) Subsequent to recording the declaration provided for in section 499B.3, and while the property remains enrolled in a horizontal property regime, no lien shall thereafter arise or be effective against the property. During such period liens or encumbrances shall arise or be created only against the individual apartment and the general common elements and limited common elements where applicable, appurtenant to such apartment, in the same manner and under the same conditions in every respect as liens or encumbrances may arise or be created upon or against any other separate parcel of real property subject to individual ownership.

(2) In the event a lien against two or more apartments becomes effective, the owners of the separate apartments may remove their apartment and the general common elements and limited common elements where applicable appurtenant to such apartment from the lien by payment of the fractional or proportional amounts attributable to each of the apartments affected. Such individual payments shall be computed by reference to the fractions or percentages appearing on the declaration provided for in section 499B.4, subsection 6. Subsequent to any such payment, discharge or other satisfaction the individual apartment and the general common elements and limited common elements applicable appurtenant thereto shall thereafter be free and clear of the lien so paid, satisfied or discharged. Such partial payment, satisfaction or discharge shall not prevent the lienor from proceeding to enforce the lienor’s rights against any apartment and the general common elements, limited common elements where applicable appurtenant thereto not so paid, satisfied or discharged.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §499B.12]
Iowa Code § 351.10 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 351 / Section 351.10
Section 351.10
Status: repealed

Repealed by 94 Acts, ch 1173, §42.
Iowa Code § 633.488 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.488
Reopening settlement.
Status: in_force

Whenever a final report has been approved and a final accounting has been settled in the absence of any person adversely affected and without notice to the person, the hearing on such report and accounting may be reopened at any time within five years from the entry of the order approving the same, upon the application of such person, and, upon a hearing, after such notice as the court may prescribe to be served upon the personal representative and the distributees, the court may require a new accounting, or a redistribution from the distributees. In no event, however, shall any distributee be liable to account for more than the property distributed to that distributee. If any property of the estate shall have passed into the hands of good faith purchasers for value, the rights of such purchasers shall not, in any way, be affected.

[C51, §1431; R60, §2456; C73, §2475; C97, §3399; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12051; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §638.11; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.488]
Iowa Code § 311.22 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 311 / Section 311.22
Road graded and drained.
Status: in_force

Any such secondary road shall be built to permanent grade and drained in a manner approved by the county engineer before being surfaced, as provided in this chapter.

[C27, 31, 35, 39, §4746; C46, §311.3; C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §311.22]
Iowa Code § 633.79 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.79
Fiduciaries considered as one.
Status: in_force

In an action against several fiduciaries, in their fiduciary capacity, they shall be considered one person, and judgment may be taken against all as such, although not all were served with notice.

[C51, §1437; R60, §2462; C73, §2489; C97, §3410; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12062; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §638.22; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.79]
Iowa Code § 321.238 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.238
Use of electronic devices while driving preemption of local legislation.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter restricting the use of electronic devices by motor vehicle operators shall be implemented uniformly throughout the state. Such provisions shall preempt any county or municipal ordinance regarding the use of an electronic device by a motor vehicle operator. In addition, a county or municipality shall not adopt or continue in effect an ordinance regarding the use of an electronic device by a motor vehicle operator.

2010 Acts, ch 1105, §5; 2025 Acts, ch 14, §8
Iowa Code § 144C.2 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 144C / Section 144C.2
Definitions.
Status: in_force

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

(1) “Adult” means a person who is married or who is eighteen years of age or older.

(2) “Adult day services program” means adult day services program as defined in section 231D.1.

(3) “Assisted living program” means an assisted living program under chapter 231C.

(4) “Ceremony” means a formal act or set of formal acts established by custom or authority to commemorate a decedent.

(5) “Child” means a son or daughter of a person, whether by birth or adoption.

(6) “Decedent” means a deceased adult.

(7) “Declarant” means a competent adult who executes a declaration pursuant to this chapter.

(8) “Declaration” means a written instrument that is executed by a declarant in accordance with the requirements of this chapter, and that names a designee who shall have the sole responsibility and discretion for making decisions concerning the final disposition of the declarant’s remains and the ceremonies planned after the declarant’s death.

(9) “Designee” means a competent adult designated under a declaration who shall have the sole responsibility and discretion for making decisions concerning the final disposition of the declarant’s remains and the ceremonies planned after the declarant’s death.

(10) “Elder group home” means elder group home as defined in section 231B.1.

(11) “Final disposition” means the burial, interment, cremation, removal from the state, or other disposition of remains.

(12) “Health care facility” means health care facility as defined in section 135C.1.

(13) “Health care provider” means health care provider as defined in section 144A.2.

(14) “Hospital” means hospital as defined in section 135B.1.

(15) “Interested person” means a decedent’s spouse, parent, grandparent, adult child, adult sibling, adult grandchild, or a designee.

(16) “Licensed hospice program” means a licensed hospice program as defined in section 135J.1.

(17) “Reasonable under the circumstances” means consideration of what is appropriate in relation to the declarant’s finances, cultural or family customs, and religious or spiritual beliefs. “Reasonable under the circumstances” may include but is not limited to consideration of the declarant’s preneed funeral, burial, or cremation plan, and known or reasonably ascertainable creditors of the declarant.

(18) “Remains” means the body or cremated remains of a decedent.

(19) (a) “Third party” means a person who is requested to dispose of remains by an adult with the right to dispose of a decedent’s remains under section 144C.5 or assist with arrangements for ceremonies planned after the declarant’s death.

(19) (b) “Third party” includes but is not limited to a funeral director, funeral establishment, cremation establishment, cemetery, the state medical examiner, or a county medical examiner.

2008 Acts, ch 1051, §7, 22; 2009 Acts, ch 133, §45; 2017 Acts, ch 30, §2, 4