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Iowa Code § 488.1112 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 488 / Section 488.1112
Power of general partners and persons dissociated as general partners to bind organization after conversion or merger.
Status: in_force

(1) An act of a person that immediately before a conversion or merger became effective was a general partner in a converting or constituent limited partnership binds the converted or surviving organization after the conversion or merger becomes effective, if all of the following apply:

(1) (a) Before the conversion or merger became effective, the act would have bound the converting or constituent limited partnership under section 488.402.

(1) (b) At the time the third party enters into the transaction, all of the following apply to the third party:

(1) (b) The third party does not have notice of the conversion or merger.

(1) (b) The third party reasonably believes that the converted or surviving business is the converting or constituent limited partnership and that the person is a general partner in the converting or constituent limited partnership.

(2) An act of a person that before a conversion or merger became effective was dissociated as a general partner from a converting or constituent limited partnership binds the converted or surviving organization after the conversion or merger becomes effective, if all of the following apply:

(2) (a) Before the conversion or merger became effective, the act would have bound the converting or constituent limited partnership under section 488.402 if the person had been a general partner.

(2) (b) At the time the third party enters into the transaction, less than two years have passed since the person dissociated as a general partner and all of the following apply to the third party:

(2) (b) The third party does not have notice of the dissociation.

(2) (b) The third party does not have notice of the conversion or merger.

(2) (b) The third party reasonably believes that the converted or surviving organization is the converting or constituent limited partnership and that the person is a general partner in the converting or constituent limited partnership.

(3) If a person having knowledge of the conversion or merger causes a converted or surviving organization to incur an obligation under subsection 1 or 2, the person is liable to either or both of the following:

(3) (a) To the converted or surviving organization for any damage caused to the organization arising from the obligation.

(3) (b) If another person is liable for the obligation, to that other person for any damage caused to that other person arising from the liability.

2004 Acts, ch 1021, §100, 118
Iowa Code § 20.23 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 20 / Section 20.23
Legal actions.
Status: in_force

Any employee organization and public employer may sue or be sued as an entity under the provisions of this chapter. Service upon the public employer shall be in accordance with law or the rules of civil procedure. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to make any individual or the individual’s assets liable for any judgment against a public employer or an employee organization.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §20.23]
Iowa Code § 234.12A — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 234 / Section 234.12A
Electronic benefits transfer program.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall maintain an electronic benefits transfer program utilizing electronic funds transfer systems for the supplemental nutrition assistance program. The electronic benefits transfer program implemented under this section shall not require a retailer to make cash disbursements or to provide, purchase, or upgrade electronic funds transfer system equipment as a condition of participation in the program.

(2) A point-of-sale terminal which is used only for purchases from a retailer by electronic benefits transfer utilizing electronic funds transfer systems is not a satellite terminal as defined in section 527.2.

(3) For the purposes of this section, “retailer” means a business authorized by the United States department of agriculture to accept supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.

98 Acts, ch 1066, §1; 98 Acts, ch 1218, §75; 2001 Acts, ch 191, §39; 2005 Acts, ch 175, §104; 2008 Acts, ch 1073, §2, 3; 2009 Acts, ch 182, §1302023 Acts, ch 19, §675
Iowa Code § 523.6 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 523 / Section 523.6
Amendment of articles.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2007 Acts, ch 137, §30.
Iowa Code § 256.89 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 256 / Section 256.89
State plan.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2006 Acts, ch 1185, §31.
Iowa Code § 537.3102 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 537 / Section 537.3102
Scope.
Status: in_force

Part 2 applies to disclosure with respect to consumer credit transactions, other than consumer rental purchase agreements, and the provision in section 537.3201 applies to a sale of an interest in land or a loan secured by an interest in land, without regard to the rate of finance charge, if the sale or loan is otherwise a consumer credit sale or consumer loan. Parts 3 and 4 apply, respectively, to disclosure, limitations on agreements and practices, and limitations on consumer’s liability with respect to certain consumer credit transactions. Part 5 applies to home solicitation sales. Part 6 applies to consumer rental purchase agreements.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §537.3102]87 Acts, ch 80, §41; 2001 Acts, ch 24, §58
Iowa Code § 260C.43 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 260C / Section 260C.43
Claims.
Status: in_force

The board of directors of each merged area shall audit claims against the merged area to ensure proper and just payment of all claims. Each payment shall be made payable to the vendor entitled to receive the payment with appropriate justification to ensure that the payment is in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and procedures and in accordance with the system prescribed under section 260C.5, subsection 9. The board may designate one or more members of the board or may employ a certified public accountant to perform and certify the audit to the board to comply with this section.

[82 Acts, ch 1059, §1]C83, §280A.43C93, §260C.43
Iowa Code § 327D.82 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 327D / Section 327D.82
Schedule charge mandatory — refunds and discrimination.
Status: in_force

No common carrier, except as otherwise provided, shall charge, demand, collect, or receive a greater or less or different compensation for the transportation of persons or property or for any service in connection therewith than the rates, fares, and charges applicable to such transportation as specified in its schedules filed and in effect at the time; nor shall any such carrier refund or remit in any manner or by any device any portion of the rates, fares, or charges so specified except upon order of the courts or of the department as may be now or hereafter by law provided, nor extend to any shipper or person any privilege or facility in the transportation of passengers or property except such as are specified in such schedules.

[C97, §2128; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8099; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.65; C77, 79, 81, §327D.82; 81 Acts, ch 22, §22]
Iowa Code § 50.33 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 50 / Section 50.33
Forwarding of envelopes.
Status: in_force

The envelopes, including the one addressed to the speaker, after being prepared, sealed, and endorsed as required by this chapter, shall be placed in one package and forwarded to the state commissioner.

[C51, §284, 305; R60, §518, 539; C73, §645, 662; C97, §1157; S13, §1157; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §872; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §50.33]93 Acts, ch 143, §23
Iowa Code § 561.18 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 561 / Section 561.18
Descent.
Status: in_force

If there be no survivor, the homestead descends to the issue of either spouse according to the rules of descent, unless otherwise directed by will.

[C51, §1264; R60, §2296; C73, §2008; C97, §2985; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10152; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §561.18]
Iowa Code § 455D.11H — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 455D / Section 455D.11H
Future repeal.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2004 Acts, ch 1173, §2.
Iowa Code § 505B.2 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 505B / Section 505B.2
Posting of documents on insurer’s internet site.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of chapter 554D, an insurer may mail, deliver, or post on the insurer’s internet site insurance documents, including policies, riders, endorsements, and annuity contracts that do not contain personally identifiable information. If the insurer elects to post an insurance policy or endorsement on the insurer’s internet site in lieu of mailing or delivering the policy or endorsement to the insured, the insurer must comply with all of the following conditions:

(1) (a) The policy or endorsement must be accessible and remain accessible to the insured and to the licensed insurance producer of record for as long as the policy or endorsement is in force.

(1) (b) After the expiration of the policy or endorsement, the insurer must archive the expired policy or endorsement for a period of five years or other period required by law, and make the policy or endorsement available upon request.

(1) (c) The policy or endorsement must be posted in a manner that enables the insured and the licensed insurance producer of record to print and save the policy or endorsement using programs and applications that are widely available on the internet and free to use.

(1) (d) The insurer must provide the following information in, or simultaneously with, each declarations page provided at the time of issuance of the initial policy and any renewal of that policy:

(1) (d) A description of the exact policy or endorsement purchased by the insured.

(1) (d) A description of the insured’s right to receive, upon request and without charge, a paper copy of the insured’s policy or endorsement by mail.

(1) (d) An internet address where the insured’s policy or endorsement is posted.

(1) (e) The insurer, upon request and without charge, must deliver a paper copy of the policy or endorsements to the insured by mail.

(1) (f) The insurer must provide notice, in the format preferred by the insured, of any changes to the policy or endorsement, the insured’s right to obtain, upon request and without charge, a paper copy of such policy or endorsement, and the internet address where such policy or endorsement is posted.

(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the timing or content of any notice or document required to be provided or made available to any insured under applicable law.

2014 Acts, ch 1007, §6; 2015 Acts, ch 108, §7
Iowa Code § 194.16 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 194 / Section 194.16
Section 194.16
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2002 Acts, ch 1148, §9, 11.
Iowa Code § 53.37 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 53 / Section 53.37
Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) This subchapter is intended to implement the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 42 U.S.C. §1973ff et seq.

(2) The term “armed forces of the United States”, as used in this subchapter, shall mean the army, navy, marine corps, coast guard, air force, and space force of the United States.

(3) For the purpose of absentee voting only, there shall be included in the term “armed forces of the United States” the following:

(3) (a) Spouses and dependents of members of the armed forces while in active service.

(3) (b) Members of the merchant marine of the United States and their spouses and dependents.

(3) (c) Civilian employees of the United States in all categories serving outside the territorial limits of the several states of the United States and the District of Columbia and their spouses and dependents when residing with or accompanying them, whether or not the employee is subject to the civil service laws and the Classification Act of 1949, and whether or not paid from funds appropriated by the Congress.

(3) (d) Members of religious groups or welfare agencies assisting members of the armed forces, who are officially attached to and serving with the armed forces, and their spouses and dependents.

(3) (e) Citizens of the United States who do not fall under any of the categories described in paragraphs “a” through “d”, but who are entitled to register and vote pursuant to section 48A.5, subsection 4 or 5.

(4) For the purposes of this subchapter, “qualified voter” means a person who is included within the term “armed forces of the United States” as described in this section, who would be qualified to register to vote under section 48A.5, subsection 2, except for residency, and who is not disqualified from registering to vote and voting under section 48A.6.

[C54, 58, 62, 66, §53.37; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, §53.37, 53.49; C81, §53.37]94 Acts, ch 1180, §25; 95 Acts, ch 67, §8; 2001 Acts, ch 56, §4; 2007 Acts, ch 59, §31, 38; 2007 Acts, ch 215, §243; 2014 Acts, ch 1026, §14; 2017 Acts, ch 120, §7; 2021 Acts, ch 147, §44, 54
Iowa Code § 521.17 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 521 / Section 521.17
Additional filing requirements — plans and articles of merger or consolidation.
Status: in_force

A company filing a plan to merge or consolidate shall, in addition to and after meeting the requirements of this chapter, make all appropriate filings with and pay appropriate fees to the secretary of state required under chapter 490 or 491.

2006 Acts, ch 1117, §110
Iowa Code § 321.51 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.51
Terminal rental adjustment clause — vehicle leases that are not sales or security interests.
Status: in_force

An agreement involving the leasing of a motor vehicle or trailer does not create a sale or security interest solely because the agreement provides for an increase or decrease adjustment in the rental price of the motor vehicle or trailer based upon the amount realized upon sale or other disposition of the motor vehicle or trailer following the termination of the lease.

94 Acts, ch 1052, §1
Iowa Code § 563.2 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 563 / Section 563.2
Contribution by adjoining owner.
Status: in_force

If the adjoining owner contributes one-half of the expense of building such wall, then it is a wall in common between them, but if the adjoining owner refuses to contribute, the adjoining owner shall have the right to make it a wall in common by paying to the person who erected or maintained it one-half of its appraised value at the time of using it.

[R60, §1915; C73, §2020; C97, §2995; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10164; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §563.2]
Iowa Code § 316.3 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 316 / Section 316.3
Declaration of policy — authorization — divisibility of application.
Status: in_force

(1) The purpose of this chapter is to establish a uniform policy for the fair and equitable treatment of persons displaced as a result of federally assisted programs or projects in order that the persons shall not suffer disproportionate injuries as a result of programs or projects designed for the benefit of the public as a whole and to minimize the hardship of displacement on the persons. The general assembly declares that relocation assistance for persons displaced by programs and projects is a necessary and essential part of the programs and projects. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Relocation Assistance Law.”

(2) If a displacing agency subject to the provisions of the federal Uniform Relocation Act, or if another entity required or electing to provide any of the programs or payments authorized by this chapter, undertakes a project which results in the acquisition of real property or in a person being displaced from the person’s home, business, or farm, the displacing agency or other entity may provide relocation assistance, and make relocation payments to the displaced person and do the other acts and follow the procedures and practices as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the federal Uniform Relocation Act and this chapter. Displacing agencies may provide all or a part of the program and payments authorized under this chapter to persons displaced by any program or project regardless of the funding source. However, to the extent a program or a payment is provided, the program or payment shall be provided on a uniform basis to all displaced persons.

(3) If a provision, clause, or phrase of this chapter, or application of this chapter to a person or circumstance is adjudged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the judgment shall not invalidate the remainder of the chapter, and the application of the chapter to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected by the adjudication.

[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §316.3]89 Acts, ch 20, §7
Iowa Code § 486A.1204 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 486A / Section 486A.1204
Correcting filed documents.
Status: in_force

(1) A partnership may correct a document filed by the secretary of state if the document satisfies one or both of the following:

(1) (a) The document contains an incorrect statement.

(1) (b) The document was defectively executed, attested, sealed, verified, or acknowledged.

(2) A document is corrected by complying with both of the following:

(2) (a) By preparing a statement of correction that satisfies all of the following:

(2) (a) The statement describes the document, including its filing date, or a copy of the document is attached to the statement.

(2) (a) The statement specifies the incorrect statement and the reason it is incorrect or the manner in which the execution was defective.

(2) (a) The statement corrects the incorrect statement or defective execution.

(2) (b) By delivering the statement to the secretary of state for filing.

(3) Statements of corrections are effective on the effective date of the document they correct except as to persons relying on the uncorrected document and adversely affected by the correction. As to those persons, statements of correction are effective when filed.

98 Acts, ch 1201, §63, 79, 82
Iowa Code § 554.3411 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.3411
Refusal to pay cashier’s checks, teller’s checks, and certified checks.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “obligated bank” means the acceptor of a certified check or the issuer of a cashier’s check or teller’s check bought from the issuer.

(2) If the obligated bank wrongfully refuses to pay a cashier’s check or certified check, stops payment of a teller’s check, or refuses to pay a dishonored teller’s check, the person asserting the right to enforce the check is entitled to compensation for expenses and loss of interest resulting from the nonpayment and may recover consequential damages if the obligated bank refuses to pay after receiving notice of particular circumstances giving rise to the damages.

(3) Expenses or consequential damages under subsection 2 are not recoverable if the refusal of the obligated bank to pay occurs because the bank suspends payments, the obligated bank asserts a claim or defense of the bank that it has reasonable grounds to believe is available against the person entitled to enforce the instrument, the obligated bank has a reasonable doubt whether the person demanding payment is the person entitled to enforce the instrument, or payment is prohibited by law.

94 Acts, ch 1167, §58, 121, 122; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §261
Iowa Code § 29C.13 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 29C / Section 29C.13
Funds by grants or gifts.
Status: in_force

(1) If the federal government or any agency or officer of the federal government offers to the state or through the state to any political subdivision of the state, services, equipment, supplies, materials, or funds by way of gift, grant, or loan, for purposes of emergency management, the governor or the political subdivision, acting with the consent of the governor and through its executive officer or governing body, may authorize any officer of the state or of the political subdivision to receive the services, equipment, supplies, materials, or funds on behalf of the state or the political subdivision, and subject to the terms of the offer and rules of the agency making the offer.

(2) If any person offers to the state or to any political subdivision of the state, services, equipment, supplies, materials, or funds by way of gift, grant, or loan, for purposes of emergency management, the governor or executive officer of the political subdivision may accept the offer and, upon acceptance, the governor of the state or executive officer or governing body of the political subdivision may authorize any officer of the state or of the political subdivision to receive such services, equipment, supplies, materials, or funds on behalf of the state or the political subdivision, and subject to the terms of the offer.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, §29C.9; C77, 79, 81, §29C.13]92 Acts, ch 1139, §13
Iowa Code § 208A.4 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 208A / Section 208A.4
Inspection by department.
Status: in_force

(1) Before any antifreeze is sold, exposed for sale, or held with intent to sell within this state, a sample of the product must be inspected by the department of agriculture and land stewardship. Upon application of the manufacturer, packer, seller, or distributor and the payment of a fee of twenty dollars for each brand of antifreeze submitted, the department shall inspect the antifreeze submitted. If the antifreeze is not adulterated or misbranded, if it meets the standards of the department, and is not in violation of this chapter, the department shall give the applicant a written permit authorizing the sale of such antifreeze in this state until the formula or labeling of the antifreeze is changed in any manner.

(2) If the department finds at a later date that the product to be sold, exposed for sale, or held with intent to sell has been materially altered or adulterated, a change has been made in the name, brand, or trademark under which the antifreeze is sold, or it violates the provisions of this chapter, the department shall notify the applicant and the permit shall be canceled forthwith.

[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §208A.4]2021 Acts, ch 80, §101