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Iowa Code § 66.11 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 66 / Section 66.11
Duty of county attorney.
Status: in_force

The county attorney of any county in which an action is instituted under section 66.10 shall, at the request of the attorney general, appear and assist in the prosecution of such action. In all other cases instituted in that county, the county attorney shall appear and prosecute when the officer sought to be removed is other than that county attorney.

[S13, §1258-d; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1099; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §66.11]
Iowa Code § 544B.20 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 544B / Section 544B.20
Scope of chapter.
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed:

(1) To apply to a professional engineer duly licensed under the laws of this state.

(2) To apply to an architect licensed under the laws of this state.

(3) To prevent a licensed architect or licensed professional engineer from doing landscape planning and designing.

(4) To affect or prevent the practice of land surveying by a professional land surveyor licensed under the laws of this state.

(5) To apply to the business conducted in this state by any planner, agriculturist, soil conservationist, horticulturist, tree expert, arborist, forester, nursery or landscape nursery person, gardener, landscape gardener, landscape contractor, garden or lawn caretaker, tiling contractor, grader or cultivator of land, golf course designer or contractor, or similar business. However, such person shall not use the designation landscape architect or any title or device indicating or representing that such person is a professional landscape architect or is practicing landscape architecture unless such person is licensed under the provisions of section 544B.11.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §118A.20]C93, §544B.202002 Acts, ch 1045, §16; 2007 Acts, ch 126, §98; 2012 Acts, ch 1009, §29; 2017 Acts, ch 131, §7
Iowa Code § 468.577 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.577
Adjudication on report.
Status: in_force

(1) At the hearing of the conservator’s report, the court shall fix and determine the amount of money in the hands of the county treasurer belonging to the drainage district; the amount of the indebtedness of the drainage district; and to whom the indebtedness is due, and shall fix and determine the time, manner, and priority of payment of the indebtedness. The court shall fix and determine the amount of unpaid assessment or assessments against each tract of land within the drainage district, and may extend the time of payment, and reamortize and reallocate the assessments upon each tract of land within the drainage district.

(2) If the court finds that the assessments as levied against each tract of land within the drainage district are not sufficient to pay the indebtedness due and owing by the drainage district, the court may order the board of supervisors of the county within which the drainage district is located, to levy an assessment against the lands within the drainage district, in an amount to pay the deficit. However, assessment for the payment of drainage bonds or improvement certificates shall not be levied against any tract of land if the owner of the land is not delinquent in payment of any assessment.

(3) The amount of the reassessment on a particular piece of land shall be in direct proportion to the amount of unpaid assessments on the land. The assessment or expenses incidental thereto, for the payment of drainage bonds or improvement certificates under this part, shall not be levied against any tract of land if the owner of the land had previously paid all of the owner’s assessment. The assessment shall be assessed and levied by the board of supervisors upon the lands within the drainage district, in the same proportion as the original assessment.

(4) A copy of the order entered by the court shall be filed by the clerk of the district court with the county auditor, and the schedule of payments of the indebtedness of the drainage district as fixed and determined by the court shall be entered upon the drainage records of the drainage district and also spread upon the tax records of the county. The indebtedness shall become due and payable at the same time as ordinary taxes, and shall be collected in the same manner with the same interest as for delinquency, and in the same manner as for enforcing collection by tax sale. The court may apportion the costs between the creditors of the drainage district and the drainage district.

[C35, §7714-f9; C39, §7714.36; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §464.8]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.57792 Acts, ch 1016, §39; 2022 Acts, ch 1021, §123
Iowa Code § 544A.5 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 544A / Section 544A.5
Duties.
Status: in_force

The architectural examining board shall enforce this chapter, shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A for the examination of applicants for the license provided by this chapter, and shall, after due public notice, hold meetings each year for the purpose of examining applicants for licensure and the transaction of business pertaining to the affairs of the board. Examinations shall be given as often as deemed necessary, but not less than annually. Action at a meeting shall not be taken without the affirmative votes of a majority of the members of the board. The director of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing shall hire and provide staff to assist the board with implementing this chapter.

[C27, 31, 35, §1905-b5; C39, §1905.62; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §118.5]86 Acts, ch 1245, §726C93, §544A.52006 Acts, ch 1177, §42; 2017 Acts, ch 131, §7; 2018 Acts, ch 1026, §161; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1696
Iowa Code § 321.464 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.464
Investigation as to safety.
Status: in_force

The director upon registering any vehicle under the laws of this state which vehicle is designed and used primarily for the transportation of property or for the transportation of ten or more persons, may require such information and may make such investigation or test as necessary to enable the director to determine whether such vehicle may safely be operated upon the highways in compliance with all the provisions of this chapter. The director shall register every such vehicle for a permissible gross weight not exceeding the limitations set forth in this chapter. Every such vehicle shall meet the following requirements:

(1) It shall be equipped with brakes as required in sections 321.430 and 321.431.

(2) Every motor vehicle to be operated outside of business and residence districts shall have motive power adequate to propel at a reasonable speed such vehicle and any load thereon or to be drawn thereby.

[C39, §5035.13; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.464]
Iowa Code § 200A.1 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 200A / Section 200A.1
Title.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited by the short title of “Bulk Dry Animal Nutrient Products Law”.

98 Acts, ch 1145, §1
Iowa Code § 673A.4 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 673A / Section 673A.4
Limitation on liability inherent risk of farming.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to the conditions of this chapter, an agricultural tourism farmer, an agricultural tourism professional, or a person engaged in farming the agricultural tourism farm is not liable for any act or omission causing injury, loss, or death suffered by an agricultural tourist if all of the following apply:

(1) (a) The injury, loss, or death was caused while the agricultural tourist was visiting the agricultural tourism farm.

(1) (b) The act or omission that caused the injury, loss, or death was associated with an inherent risk of farming.

(2) Subject to the conditions of this chapter, an agricultural tourism farmer, an agricultural tourism professional, or a person engaged in farming on the agricultural tourism farm is not liable for any injury, loss, or death suffered by an agricultural tourist, if any of the following apply:

(2) (a) The agricultural tourist contributed to the injury, loss, or death of that agricultural tourist or to another agricultural tourist.

(2) (b) The agricultural tourist failed to comply with reasonable verbal or written instructions or warnings provided by the agricultural tourism farmer, the agricultural tourism professional, or a person engaged in farming.

(2) (c) The injury, loss, or death occurred at a place where a reasonable person would not enter as part of a visit to the agricultural tourism farm. A legible and conspicuous notice that the place is not part of a visit is sufficient to satisfy this requirement.

2021 Acts, ch 104, §6
Iowa Code § 321G.19 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321G / Section 321G.19
Rented snowmobiles.
Status: in_force

(1) The owner of a rented snowmobile shall keep a record of the name and address of each person renting the snowmobile, its registration certificate, the departure date and time, and the expected time of return. The records shall be preserved for six months.

(2) The owner of a snowmobile operated for hire shall not permit the use or operation of a rented snowmobile unless it has been provided with all equipment required by this chapter or rules of the commission or the director of transportation, properly installed and in good working order.

[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321G.19]89 Acts, ch 244, §31; 2003 Acts, ch 44, §61; 2004 Acts, ch 1132, §28; 2007 Acts, ch 141, §12
Iowa Code § 507B.14 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 507B / Section 507B.14
Transfer of insurance stock.
Status: in_force

(1) When a controlling interest in two or more corporations, at least one of which is an insurance company domiciled in this state, is held by any person, group of persons, firm, or corporation, no exchange of stock, transfer or sale of securities, or loan based upon securities of any such corporation shall take place between such corporations, or between such person, group of persons, firm or corporation and such corporations, without first securing the approval of the insurance commissioner. If, in the opinion of the insurance commissioner, such sale, transfer, exchange, or loan would be improper and would work to the detriment of any such insurance company, the commissioner shall have the power to prohibit the transaction. A person, firm, or corporate officer or director shall not aid such transaction without approval of the insurance commissioner. A person, firm, or corporate officer or director who willfully violates this section is guilty of a class “D” felony. A person, firm, or corporate officer or director who willfully violates this section, and when such violation results in a loss of more than ten thousand dollars, is guilty of a class “C” felony.

(2) For purposes of this section, “controlling interest” means actual control or the possession directly or indirectly of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a firm, partnership, corporation, association, or trust, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §507B.14]2004 Acts, ch 1161, §66, 68; 2017 Acts, ch 29, §142
Iowa Code § 589.22 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 589 / Section 589.22
Certain loans, contracts, and mortgages.
Status: in_force

All loans, contracts, and mortgages which are affected by the repeal of 1898 Iowa Acts, ch. 48, are hereby legalized so far as to permit recovery to be had thereon for interest at the rate of eight percent per annum, but at no greater rate, and nothing contained in such contracts shall be construed to be usurious so as to work a forfeiture of any penalty to the school fund.

[S13, §1898-b; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10404; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §589.22]2005 Acts, ch 3, §100; 2014 Acts, ch 1026, §143
Iowa Code § 15E.43 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 15E / Section 15E.43
Investment tax credits.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2025 Acts, ch 136, §68.
Iowa Code § 714G.7 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 714G / Section 714G.7
Misrepresentation of fact.
Status: in_force

A consumer reporting agency may suspend or remove a security freeze upon a material misrepresentation of fact by the consumer. However, the consumer reporting agency shall send notice to the consumer in writing prior to suspending or removing the security freeze.

2008 Acts, ch 1063, §7
Iowa Code § 27C.2 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 27C / Section 27C.2
Proof of vaccination denial of state grants or contracts.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a business or governmental entity shall not require a customer, patron, client, patient, or other person who is invited onto the premises of the business or governmental entity to furnish proof of having received a vaccination for COVID-19, as defined in section 686D.2, prior to entering onto the premises of the business or governmental entity. This section does not prohibit a business or governmental entity from implementing a COVID-19 screening protocol that does not require proof of vaccination for COVID-19.

(2) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, grants or contracts funded by state revenue shall not be awarded to or renewed with respect to a business or governmental entity that violates subsection 1 on or after May 20, 2021.

(3) For the purposes of this section:

(3) (a) “Business” means a retailer required to obtain a sales tax permit pursuant to chapter 423, a nonprofit or not-for-profit organization, or an establishment which is open to the public at large or where entrance is limited by a cover charge or membership requirement, but does not include a health care facility as defined in section 686D.2.

(3) (b) “Governmental entity” means the state or any political subdivision of the state that owns, leases, or operates buildings under the control of the state or a political subdivision of the state, but does not include a health care facility as defined in section 686D.2.

2021 Acts, ch 141, §2, 3
Iowa Code § 515.108 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 515 / Section 515.108
Insurance in unauthorized companies.
Status: in_force

No action shall be maintained in any court in the state upon any policy or contract of fire insurance issued upon any property situated in the state by any company, association, partnership, individual, or individuals that have not been authorized by the commissioner of insurance to transact such insurance business, unless it shall be shown that the insurer or insured, within six months after the issuing of such policy or contract of insurance, has paid into the state treasury two percent of the gross premium paid or agreed to be paid for such policy or contract of insurance.

[C97, §1758; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §9016; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §515.137]2007 Acts, ch 152, §43CS2007, §515.108
Iowa Code § 554.9307 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.9307
Location of debtor.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “place of business” means a place where a debtor conducts its affairs.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the following rules determine a debtor’s location:

(2) (a) A debtor who is an individual is located at the individual’s principal residence.

(2) (b) A debtor that is an organization and has only one place of business is located at its place of business.

(2) (c) A debtor that is an organization and has more than one place of business is located at its chief executive office.

(3) Subsection 2 applies only if a debtor’s residence, place of business, or chief executive office, as applicable, is located in a jurisdiction whose law generally requires information concerning the existence of a nonpossessory security interest to be made generally available in a filing, recording, or registration system as a condition or result of the security interest’s obtaining priority over the rights of a lien creditor with respect to the collateral. If subsection 2 does not apply, the debtor is located in the District of Columbia.

(4) A person that ceases to exist, have a residence, or have a place of business continues to be located in the jurisdiction specified by subsections 2 and 3.

(5) A registered organization that is organized under the law of a state is located in that state.

(6) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 9, a registered organization that is organized under the law of the United States and a branch or agency of a bank that is not organized under the law of the United States or a state are located:

(6) (a) in the state that the law of the United States designates, if the law designates a state of location;

(6) (b) in the state that the registered organization, branch, or agency designates, if the law of the United States authorizes the registered organization, branch, or agency to designate its state of location, including by designating its main office, home office, or other comparable office; or

(6) (c) in the District of Columbia, if neither paragraph “a” nor paragraph “b” applies.

(7) A registered organization continues to be located in the jurisdiction specified by subsection 5 or 6 notwithstanding:

(7) (a) the suspension, revocation, forfeiture, or lapse of the registered organization’s status as such in its jurisdiction of organization; or

(7) (b) the dissolution, winding up, or cancellation of the existence of the registered organization.

(8) The United States is located in the District of Columbia.

(9) A branch or agency of a bank that is not organized under the law of the United States or a state is located in the state in which the branch or agency is licensed, if all branches and agencies of the bank are licensed in only one state.

(10) A foreign air carrier under the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended, is located at the designated office of the agent upon which service of process may be made on behalf of the carrier.

(11) This section applies only for purposes of this part.

2000 Acts, ch 1149, §27, 185, 187; 2012 Acts, ch 1052, §5, 37
Iowa Code § 633B.119 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633B / Section 633B.119
Acknowledged power of attorney acceptance and reliance.
Status: in_force

(1) For purposes of this section and section 633B.120, “acknowledged” means purportedly verified before a notary public or other individual authorized by law to take acknowledgments.

(2) A person that in good faith accepts an acknowledged power of attorney without actual knowledge that the signature is not genuine may rely upon the presumption under section 633B.105 that the signature is genuine.

(3) A person that in good faith accepts an acknowledged power of attorney without actual knowledge that the power of attorney is void, invalid, or terminated, that the purported agent’s authority is void, invalid, or terminated, or that the agent is exceeding or improperly exercising the agent’s authority may rely upon the power of attorney as if the power of attorney was genuine, valid, and still in effect, the agent’s authority was genuine, valid, and still in effect, and the agent had not exceeded and had not improperly exercised the authority.

(4) A person that is asked to accept an acknowledged power of attorney may request, and rely upon, all of the following without further investigation:

(4) (a) An agent’s certification under penalty of perjury of any factual matter concerning the principal, agent, or power of attorney in substantially the same form as set out in section 633B.302.

(4) (b) An English translation of the power of attorney if the power of attorney contains, in whole or in part, language other than English.

(4) (c) An opinion of agent’s counsel as to any matter of law concerning the power of attorney if the person making the request provides the reason for the request in a writing or other record.

(5) An English translation or an opinion of counsel requested under this section shall be provided at the principal’s expense unless the request is made more than ten business days after the power of attorney is presented for acceptance.

(6) For purposes of this section and section 633B.120, a person who conducts activities through an employee is without actual knowledge of a fact relating to a power of attorney, a principal, or an agent if the employee conducting the transaction involving the power of attorney is without actual knowledge of the fact.

2014 Acts, ch 1078, §21
Iowa Code § 556F.1A — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 556F / Section 556F.1A
Taking up vessels, rafts, logs and lumber.
Status: in_force

If any person shall stop or take up any vessel or watercraft, or any raft of logs, or part thereof, or any logs suitable for making lumber or hewn timber, or sawed lumber, found adrift within the limits or upon the boundaries of this state, of the value of five dollars or upwards, including the cargo, tackle, rigging, and other appendages of such vessel or watercraft, such person, within five days thereafter, provided the same shall not have been previously proved and restored to the owner, shall go before some district judge, district associate judge, judicial magistrate or district court clerk where such property is found, and make affidavit setting forth the exact description of such property; where and when the same was found; whether any, and if so what cargo, tackle, rigging, or other appendages were found on board or attached thereto; and that the same has not been altered or defaced, either in whole or in part, since the taking up, either by the person or by any other person to the person’s knowledge.

[C51, §876 – 878; R60, §1506; C73, §1509, 1512; C97, §2371; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12199; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §644.1]94 Acts, ch 1188, §27C95, §556F.1C2001, §556F.1A
Iowa Code § 499.73 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 499 / Section 499.73
Change of registered office or registered agent.
Status: in_force

(1) An association may change its registered office or registered agent by delivering to the secretary of state for filing a statement of change that sets forth all of the following:

(1) (a) The name of the association.

(1) (b) The street address of its current registered office.

(1) (c) If the current registered office is to be changed, the street address of the new registered office.

(1) (d) The name of its current registered agent.

(1) (e) If the current registered agent is to be changed, the name of the new registered agent and the new agent’s written consent, either on the statement or attached to it, to the appointment.

(1) (f) That after the change or changes are made, the street addresses of its registered office and the business office of its registered agent will be identical.

(2) If a registered agent changes the street address of the registered agent’s business office, the registered agent may change the street address of the registered office of any association for which the person is the registered agent by notifying the association in writing of the change and signing, either manually or in facsimile, and delivering to the secretary of state for filing a statement that complies with the requirements of subsection 1 and recites that the association has been notified of the change.

(3) If a registered agent changes the registered agent’s business address to another place, the registered agent may change the business address and the address of the registered agent by filing a statement as required in subsection 2 for each association, or a single statement for all associations named in the notice, except that it need be signed only by the registered agent or agents and need not be responsive to subsection 1, paragraph “e”, and must recite that a copy of the statement has been mailed to each association named in the notice.

(4) An association may also appoint or change its registered office or registered agent in its biennial report.

93 Acts, ch 126, §20; 2000 Acts, ch 1022, §10