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Iowa Code § 636.26 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 636 / Section 636.26
Security subject to court order.
Status: in_force

(1) When any investment is made pursuant to approval of the court as required by section 636.23 or made or held by and with the consent of the court as provided in section 636.25, such investment shall not be transferred and any security taken to secure such investment shall not be discharged or impaired prior to payment or satisfaction thereof without an order of the court to that effect, unless otherwise authorized by the will, trust agreement, or other document under which the fiduciary is acting. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as requiring the approval of any court to release or discharge of record any mortgage or other lien held by any fiduciary upon the payment or satisfaction thereof in full.

(2) All releases or discharges of record of mortgages or other liens prior to July 4, 1951, by any fiduciary without an order of court where such order was required by section 682.26, Code 1950, are hereby declared to be valid and effective from the filing or recording thereof without such order of court being had and obtained, unless within six months after said date a statement is filed under oath by the claimant or on the claimant’s behalf if under disability with the county recorder where such release or discharge was filed or recorded setting forth the claim upon which the invalidity of such release or discharge is based. Nothing contained in this section shall affect pending litigation.

[C51, §2508; R60, §4116; C73, §252; C97, §365; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12773; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §682.26]C93, §636.262016 Acts, ch 1073, §176
Iowa Code § 321.492B — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.492B
Use of unmanned aerial vehicle for traffic law enforcement prohibited.
Status: in_force

The state or a political subdivision of the state shall not use an unmanned aerial vehicle for traffic law enforcement.

2014 Acts, ch 1111, §1
Iowa Code § 273.24 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 273 / Section 273.24
Commission to dissolve area education agency.
Status: in_force

(1) As an alternative to area education agency reorganization prescribed in this subchapter, the board of directors of an area education agency may establish an area education agency dissolution commission to prepare a proposal of dissolution of the area education agency and attachment of all of the area education agency to one or more contiguous area education agencies and to include in the proposal a division of the assets and liabilities of the dissolving area education agency. If twenty percent or more of the school districts within an area education agency file a petition by March 1 with the area education agency board to consider dissolving, the area education agency board shall consider the request and vote on the petition. If a majority of the board members vote to study dissolving the area education agency, the agency board shall immediately begin a study to consider such action effective by July 1 of the next calendar year, or the area education agency board may establish a dissolution commission.

(2) An area education agency dissolution commission established by the board of directors of an area education agency shall consist of a minimum of seven members appointed by the board of directors of the area education agency for a term of office ending either with a report to the board that no proposal can be approved or on the date of the vote on the proposal. Members of the dissolution commission must be board members of school districts within the area served, not more than three of whom may be members of the board of directors of the area education agency. Members shall be appointed from throughout the area served and should represent the various school districts present in the area served.

(3) Members of the dissolution commission shall serve without compensation and may be appointed to a subsequent commission. A vacancy on the commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made.

(4) The board of the area education agency shall certify to the department of education that a commission has been formed, the names and addresses of commission members, and that the commission members represent the various geographic areas and socioeconomic elements present in the school districts that the area serves.

2001 Acts, ch 114, §6
Iowa Code § 216.8C — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 216 / Section 216.8C
Finding of disability and need for an assistance animal in housing.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon a request for documentation pursuant to section 216.8B, subsection 3, a licensee under chapter 148, 148C, 152, 154B, 154C, or 154D, or a licensee of another state who is licensed under a similar law and who is in good standing with that state, shall make a written finding that includes all of the following:

(1) (a) Whether the patient or client has a disability.

(1) (b) Whether the patient has a disability-related need for an assistance animal.

(1) (c) The particular assistance provided by the assistance animal, if any.

(1) (d) Certification whether the provider-patient relationship has existed, in person or via telehealth, for at least thirty days between the licensee and the patient or client.

(1) (e) Certification whether the licensee is familiar with the person and the disability prior to providing the written finding.

(1) (f) The date the finding was issued by the licensee and the date the finding will expire.

(1) (g) The license number and type of license held by the licensee.

(1) (h) Whether the licensee received a separate or additional fee or other form of compensation solely in exchange for making the written finding required under this section.

(2) The written finding must be made within twelve months of the start of a rental agreement and is valid for a period of twelve months or the term of the rental agreement, whichever is greater.

(3) A licensee under chapter 148, 148C, 152, 154B, 154C, or 154D may be subject to disciplinary action from the licensee’s licensing board for a violation of this section.

(4) The agency shall create a form in compliance with this section and provide the form to the public on the agency’s website.

(5) The agency shall offer training and consultation to the governing boards under chapter 148, 148C, 152, 154B, 154C, or 154D.

(6) This section does not limit the means by which a person with a disability may demonstrate, pursuant to state or federal law, that the person has a disability or that the person has a disability-related need for an assistance animal.

2019 Acts, ch 65, §3, 9, 10; 2024 Acts, ch 1092, §2; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §258; 2025 Acts, ch 30, §37, 38
Iowa Code § 16.56 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 16 / Section 16.56
Jumpstart housing assistance program.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) (a) “Disaster-affected home” means a primary residence that was destroyed or damaged due to a natural disaster occurring after May 24, 2008, and before August 14, 2008.

(1) (b) “Local government participant” means the cities of Ames, Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines, Dubuque, Iowa City, Waterloo, and West Des Moines; a council of governments whose territory includes at least one county that was declared a disaster area by the president of the United States after May 24, 2008, and before August 14, 2008; and any county that is not part of any council of governments and was declared a disaster area by the president of the United States after May 24, 2008, and before August 14, 2008.

(2) The authority shall establish and administer a jumpstart housing assistance program. Under the program, the authority shall provide grants to local government participants for purposes of distributing the moneys to eligible residents for eligible purposes which relate to disaster-affected homes.

(3) An eligible resident is a person residing in a disaster-affected home who is the owner of record of a right, title, or interest in the disaster-affected home and who has been approved by the federal emergency management agency for housing assistance. An eligible resident must have a family income equal to or less than one hundred fifty percent of the area median family income.

(4) Eligible purposes include forgivable loans for down payment assistance, emergency housing repair or rehabilitation, and interim mortgage assistance. An eligible resident who receives a forgivable loan may also receive energy efficiency assistance which shall be added to the principal of the forgivable loan.

(5) A local government participant may retain a portion of the grant moneys for administrative purposes as provided in a grant agreement between the authority and the local government participant.

(6) Any money paid to a local government participant by an eligible resident shall be remitted to the authority for deposit in the housing assistance fund created in section 16.40.

(7) As determined by the authority, unused or unobligated moneys may be reclaimed and reallocated by the authority to other local government participants.

2014 Acts, ch 1080, §46, 78
Iowa Code § 216A.101 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 216A / Section 216A.101
Emergency weatherization fund.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2010 Acts, ch 1031, §168, 170.
Iowa Code § 904.401 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 904 / Section 904.401
Investigation.
Status: in_force

The director or director’s designee shall visit and inspect the institutions under the director’s control, and investigate the financial condition and management of the institutions at least once in six months.

83 Acts, ch 96, §28, 159CS83, §217A.4185 Acts, ch 21, §54CS85, §246.401C93, §904.40194 Acts, ch 1142, §8
Iowa Code § 29A.12A — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 29A / Section 29A.12A
Morale, welfare, and recreation activity.
Status: in_force

(1) The adjutant general may establish a morale, welfare, and recreation activity in the department of public defense, for the purposes of supporting the readiness and resilience of members of the national guard. The adjutant general shall prescribe regulations governing the operation of the morale, welfare, and recreation activity.

(2) An obligation created under this section shall not be a charge against the state of Iowa and all obligations of the activity shall be paid from the operations of the activity.

(3) There is no liability to the state of Iowa under this section. Members of the governing body of the activity shall not be held personally or individually liable for any action taken by them under this chapter.

2018 Acts, ch 1031, §1; 2019 Acts, ch 59, §18
Iowa Code § 453B.16 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 453B / Section 453B.16
Notice of conviction.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2019 Acts, ch 59, §238.
Iowa Code § 100.20 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 100 / Section 100.20
County attorney.
Status: in_force

The county attorney shall represent the state and the fire marshal, but not to the exclusion of any other attorney who may be engaged in said cause.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1640; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §100.20]
Iowa Code § 69.16C — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 69 / Section 69.16C
Minority representation.
Status: in_force

Transferred to §4A.14; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §54.
Iowa Code § 554.8209 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.8209
Issuer’s lien.
Status: in_force

A lien in favor of an issuer upon a certificated security is valid against a purchaser only if the right of the issuer to the lien is noted conspicuously on the security certificate.

96 Acts, ch 1138, §32, 84
Iowa Code § 556E.9 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 556E / Section 556E.9
Violation.
Status: in_force

Every person guilty of a violation of the provisions of this chapter, and every officer, manager, director, or agent of any such person directly participating in such violation or consenting thereto, shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor; but nothing in this chapter shall apply to articles manufactured prior to June 13, 1907.

[S13, §5077-b4; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1914; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §119.9]C93, §556E.9
Iowa Code § 390.20 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 390 / Section 390.20
Public bonds or obligations as suitable investments for governmental units, financial institutions, and fiduciaries.
Status: in_force

The following persons may legally invest any debt service funds, money, or other funds belonging to such person or within such person’s control in any public bonds or obligations issued pursuant to this subchapter:

(1) A bank, trust company, savings association, or investment company.

(2) An insurance company, insurance association, or any other person carrying on an insurance business.

(3) An executor, administrator, conservator, trustee, or other fiduciary.

(4) Any other person authorized to invest in bonds or obligations of the state.

2001 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 4, §28, 36CS2001, §476A.312010 Acts, ch 1018, §18C2011, §390.202012 Acts, ch 1017, §77
Iowa Code § 490.402 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 490 / Section 490.402
Reserved name.
Status: reserved

(1) A person may reserve the exclusive use of a corporate name, including a fictitious or alternate name for a foreign corporation whose corporate name is not available, by delivering an application to the secretary of state for filing. The application must set forth the name and address of the applicant and the name proposed to be reserved. If the secretary of state finds that the corporate name applied for is available, the secretary of state shall reserve the name for the applicant’s exclusive use for a nonrenewable one hundred twenty-day period.

(2) The owner of a reserved corporate name may transfer the reservation to another person by delivering to the secretary of state a signed notice of the transfer that states the name and address of the transferee.

89 Acts, ch 288, §30; 2021 Acts, ch 165, §37, 230
Iowa Code § 628.10 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 628 / Section 628.10
Junior may prevent.
Status: in_force

The junior creditor may in all such cases prevent a redemption by the holder of the paramount lien by paying off the lien, or by leaving with the clerk beforehand the amount necessary therefor, and a junior judgment creditor may redeem from a senior judgment creditor.

[C51, §1932; R60, §3338, 3339; C73, §3108, 3109; C97, §4049; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11781; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §628.10]
Iowa Code § 441.52 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 441 / Section 441.52
Failure to perform duty.
Status: in_force

If any assessor or member of any board of review shall knowingly fail or neglect to make or require the assessment of property for taxation to be of and for its taxable value as provided by law or to perform any of the duties required of the assessor or member by law, at the time and in the manner specified, the assessor or member shall forfeit and pay the sum of five hundred dollars to be recovered in an action in the district court in the name of the county or in the name of the city as the case may be, and for its use, and the action against the assessor shall be against the assessor and the assessor’s sureties.

[R60, §738; C73, §827; C97, §1367; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7126; C46, 50, 54, 58, §405.29, 441.27; C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §441.52]
Iowa Code § 519.1 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 519 / Section 519.1
Authorization.
Status: in_force

Any number of physicians and surgeons, osteopathic physicians and surgeons, podiatric physicians, chiropractors, pharmacists, dentists, and graduate nurses, licensed to practice their profession in this state, and hospitals licensed under chapter 135B, may, by complying with the provisions of this chapter and without regard to other statutory provisions, enter into contracts with each other for the purpose of protecting themselves by insurance against loss by reason of actions at law on account of their alleged error, mistake, negligence, or carelessness in the treatment and care of patients, including the performance of surgical operations, or in the prescribing and dispensing of drugs and medicines, or for loss by reason of damages in other respects, and to reimburse any member in case of such loss.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §9069; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §519.1]95 Acts, ch 108, §19; 2008 Acts, ch 1088, §141
Iowa Code § 428A.7 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 428A / Section 428A.7
Forms provided by director of revenue.
Status: in_force

The director of revenue shall prescribe the form of the declaration of value and shall include an appropriate place for the inclusion of special facts and circumstances relating to the actual sales price in real estate transfers. The director shall provide an adequate number of the declaration of value forms to each county recorder in the state. If the declaration of value form requires or provides for the inclusion of the social security number or federal tax identification number of a seller or buyer, the department shall provide that the social security number or federal tax identification number remains confidential and cannot be obtained by public examination.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §428A.7]83 Acts, ch 135, §3; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2009 Acts, ch 112, §1
Iowa Code § 7C.11 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 7C / Section 7C.11
Priority allocations.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the governor’s designee shall give priority in allocation of the state ceiling not yet allocated to bonds which must be issued and delivered on or prior to December 31 of the calendar year in order for the interest on the bonds to be exempt from federal income taxation. Applications for an allocation with respect to these bonds shall be accompanied by an opinion of a nationally recognized bond counsel to the effect that the bonds must be issued and delivered on or prior to December 31 in that calendar year in order for the interest on the bonds to be exempt from federal income taxation.

85 Acts, ch 225, §13; 87 Acts, ch 171, §11
Iowa Code § 663.12 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 663 / Section 663.12
County attorney notified.
Status: in_force

The court or officer allowing the writ must cause the county attorney of the proper county to be informed thereof, and of the time and place where and when it is made returnable.

[C51, §2240; R60, §3828; C73, §3459; C97, §4427; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12479; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §663.12]
Iowa Code § 8A.510 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 8A / Section 8A.510
Requested credits — oath required.
Status: in_force

When a county treasurer or other receiver of public money seeks to obtain credit on the books of the department for payment made to the county treasurer, before giving such credit the director shall require that person to take and subscribe an oath that the person has not used, loaned, or appropriated any of the public money for the person’s private benefit, nor for the benefit of any other person.

2003 Acts, ch 145, §92
Iowa Code § 59.1 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 59 / Section 59.1
Statement served.
Status: in_force

(1) The contestant for a seat in either branch of the general assembly shall, prior to twenty days before the first day of the next session, serve on the incumbent in the manner provided by the rules of civil procedure for service of an original notice a statement of notice of contest which shall allege a fact or facts believed true by the contestant which, if true, would alter the outcome of the election.

(2) A copy of the statement of notice of contest shall be filed with the secretary of state within five days of service of the notice upon the incumbent. The secretary of state shall notify the presiding officer of the house in which the contest will be tried.

(3) A special election for a seat in either house of the general assembly may be contested. The contestant shall serve notice on the incumbent in the manner described in this section not later than twenty days after the state canvass of votes for the election. A copy of the notice shall also be filed with the presiding officer of the house in which the contest is to be tried, if the general assembly is in session. If the general assembly is not in session, a copy of the notice shall be filed with the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall notify the presiding officer of the house in which the contest will be tried.

[C51, §381; R60, §611; C73, §731; C97, §1233; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §994; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §59.1; 81 Acts, ch 34, §42]93 Acts, ch 143, §37; 97 Acts, ch 170, §75; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §14
Iowa Code § 422.16A — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 422 / Section 422.16A
Job training withholding certification and transfer.
Status: in_force

Upon the completion by a business of its repayment obligation for a training project funded under chapter 260E, including a job training project funded under section 260J.2 or repaid in whole or in part by the supplemental new jobs credit from withholding under section 260J.1 or section 15E.197, Code 2014, the sponsoring community college shall report to the department of workforce development the amount of withholding paid by the business to the community college during the final twelve months of withholding payments. The department of workforce development shall notify the department of revenue of that amount. The department of revenue shall credit to the workforce development fund account established in section 84G.3 twenty-five percent of that amount each quarter for a period of ten years. If the amount of withholding from the business or employer is insufficient, the department of revenue shall prorate the quarterly amount credited to the workforce development fund account. The maximum amount from all employers which shall be transferred to the workforce development fund account in any year is seven million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars.

95 Acts, ch 184, §9; 96 Acts, ch 1180, §17; 97 Acts, ch 98, §1, 3; 98 Acts, ch 1225, §26; 2000 Acts, ch 1196, §9, 10; 2000 Acts, ch 1230, §23, 35; 2001 Acts, ch 188, §26; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2005 Acts, ch 150, §61, 69; 2011 Acts, ch 118, §85, 89; 2014 Acts, ch 1130, §37; 2014 Acts, ch 1132, §14; 2021 Acts, ch 171, §24; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2204
Iowa Code § 428A.3 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 428A / Section 428A.3
Who liable for tax.
Status: in_force

Any person, firm or corporation who grants, assigns, transfers, or conveys any land, tenement, or realty by a deed, writing, or instrument subject to the tax imposed by this chapter shall be liable for such tax but no public official shall be liable for a tax with respect to any instrument executed by the public official in connection with official duties.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §428A.3]
Iowa Code § 99B.9A — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 99B / Section 99B.9A
Exceptions for certain areas.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2015 Acts, ch 99, §47.