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Iowa Code § 446.37 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 446 / Section 446.37
Cancellation of sale.
Status: in_force

After three years have elapsed from the time of any tax sale, or after one year has elapsed from the time of any tax sale under section 446.19B, and the holder of a certificate has not filed an affidavit of service of notice of expiration of right of redemption under section 447.12, the county treasurer shall cancel the sale from the county system. However, if the filing of affidavit of service is stayed by operation of law, the time period for the filing of the affidavit shall not expire until the later of six months after the stay has been lifted or three years from the time of the tax sale, and in the case of a tax sale under section 446.19B, the time period for the filing of the affidavit shall not expire until the later of six months after the stay has been lifted or one year from the time of the tax sale. This section does not apply to certificates of purchase at tax sale which are held by a county.

[C97, §1452; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7271; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §446.37; 81 Acts, ch 117, §1231]91 Acts, ch 191, §86; 2005 Acts, ch 34, §18, 26; 2006 Acts, ch 1070, §26
Iowa Code § 9B.27 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 9B / Section 9B.27
Rules.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state may adopt rules to administer this chapter. Any rules adopted with respect to the performance of notarial acts on electronic records shall not require or favor one technology or technical specification over another.

2012 Acts, ch 1050, §26, 60
Iowa Code § 502.508 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 502 / Section 502.508
Criminal penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) Except as provided in paragraph “b”, a person who willfully violates any provision of this chapter, or any rule adopted or order issued under this chapter, is guilty of a class “D” felony.

(1) (b) A person who willfully violates section 502.501 or section 502.502, subsection 1, resulting in a loss of more than ten thousand dollars is guilty of a class “C” felony.

(2) The attorney general or the proper county attorney, with or without a reference from the administrator, may institute criminal proceedings under this chapter.

(3) This chapter does not limit the power of this state to punish a person for conduct that constitutes a crime under other laws of this state.

2004 Acts, ch 1161, §47, 68; 2005 Acts, ch 19, §76
Iowa Code § 514C.24 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 514C / Section 514C.24
Cancer treatment — coverage.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding the uniformity of treatment requirements of section 514C.6, a contract, policy, or plan providing for third-party payment or prepayment for cancer treatment shall not discriminate between coverage benefits for prescribed, orally administered anticancer medication used to kill or slow the growth of cancerous cells and intravenously administered or injected cancer medications that are covered, regardless of formulation or benefit category determination by the contract, policy, or plan.

(2) The provisions of this section shall apply to all of the following classes of third-party payment provider contracts, policies, or plans delivered, issued for delivery, continued, or renewed in this state on or after July 1, 2009:

(2) (a) Individual or group accident and sickness insurance providing coverage on an expense-incurred basis.

(2) (b) An individual or group hospital or medical service contract issued pursuant to chapter 509, 514, or 514A.

(2) (c) An individual or group health maintenance organization contract regulated under chapter 514B.

(2) (d) An individual or group Medicare supplemental policy, unless coverage pursuant to such policy is preempted by federal law.

(2) (e) A plan established pursuant to chapter 509A for public employees.

(3) This section shall not apply to accident-only, specified disease, short-term hospital or medical, hospital confinement indemnity, credit, dental, vision, long-term care, basic hospital, and medical-surgical expense coverage as defined by the commissioner, disability income insurance coverage, coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance, workers’ compensation or similar insurance, or automobile medical payment insurance.

(4) The commissioner of insurance shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A as necessary to administer this section.

2009 Acts, ch 179, §183
Iowa Code § 504.717 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 504 / Section 504.717
Other methods of electing directors.
Status: in_force

A corporation may provide in its articles or bylaws for election of directors by members or delegates on the basis of chapter or other organizational unit, by region or other geographic unit, by preferential voting, or by any other reasonable method.

2004 Acts, ch 1049, §69, 192
Iowa Code § 518.6 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 518 / Section 518.6
Powers of the members.
Status: in_force

Members of the association shall have the power to make or amend articles of incorporation at any membership meeting, provided that notice of such addition or amendment has been mailed to each member at least ten days in advance of the meeting in which such proposed action is to be considered, and provided that no amendment shall become effective until approved by the commissioner of insurance and recorded in the office of the secretary of state.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §518.6]
Iowa Code § 461A.46 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 461A / Section 461A.46
Closing time.
Status: in_force

Except by arrangement or permission granted by the director or the director’s authorized representative, all persons shall vacate state parks and preserves before 10:30 p.m. Areas may be closed at an earlier or later hour, of which notice shall be given by proper signs or instructions. The provisions of this section shall not apply to authorized camping in areas provided for that purpose.

[C39, §1828.12; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §111.46]C93, §461A.46
Iowa Code § 468.280 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.280
Duty of appraisers — procedure.
Status: in_force

The appraisers shall proceed in the same manner and make return of their findings and appraisement the same as when the district is wholly within one county, except that a duplicate thereof shall be filed in the auditor’s office of each of the several counties. After the filing of the report of the appraisers, all further proceedings shall be the same as where the district is wholly within one county, except as otherwise provided.

[S13, §1989-a31; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7609; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §457.11]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.280
Iowa Code § 476.79 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 476 / Section 476.79
Provision of nonutility service.
Status: in_force

(1) A public utility providing any nonutility service to its customers shall keep and render to the commission separate records of the nonutility service. The commission may provide for the examination and inspection of the books, accounts, papers, and records of the nonutility service, as may be necessary, to enforce any provisions of this chapter.

(2) The commission shall adopt rules which specify the manner and form of the accounts relating to providing nonutility services which the public utility shall maintain.

89 Acts, ch 103, §10; 2014 Acts, ch 1099, §11; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §369
Iowa Code § 481B.1 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 481B / Section 481B.1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(1) “Commission” means the natural resource commission.

(2) “Director” means the director of the department of natural resources.

(3) “Endangered species” means any species of fish, plant life, or wildlife which is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant part of its range. “Endangered species” does not include a species of insecta determined by the commission or the secretary of the United States department of interior to constitute a pest whose protection under this chapter would present an overwhelming and overriding risk to humans.

(4) “Fish or wildlife” means any member of the animal kingdom, including any mammal, fish, amphibian, mollusk, crustacean, arthropod, or other invertebrate, and includes any part, product, egg, or offspring, or the dead body of parts thereof. Fish or wildlife includes migratory birds, nonmigratory birds, or endangered birds for which protection is afforded by treaty or other international agreement.

(5) “Import” means to bring into, or introduce into, or attempt to bring into, or attempt to introduce into, any place subject to the jurisdiction of this state.

(6) “Person” means person as defined in section 4.1, subsection 20.

(7) “Plant” or “plant life” means any member of the plant kingdom, including seeds, roots, and other parts thereof.

(8) “Species” includes any subspecies of fish, plant life, or wildlife and any other group of fish, plants, or wildlife of the same species or smaller taxa in common spatial arrangement that interbreed or cross-pollinate when mature.

(9) “Take”, in reference to fish and wildlife, means to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, collect and it includes an attempt to engage in any such conduct.

(10) “Take”, in reference to plants, means to collect, pick, cut, dig up or destroy in any manner.

(11) “Threatened species” means any species which is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range.

[C77, 79, 81, §109A.1]86 Acts, ch 1245, §1856, 1857C93, §481B.1
Iowa Code § 12E.2 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 12E / Section 12E.2
Definitions.
Status: in_force

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

(1) “Authority” means the tobacco settlement authority created in this chapter.

(2) “Board” means the governing board of the authority.

(3) “Bonds” means bonds, notes, and other obligations and financing arrangements issued or entered into by the authority pursuant to this chapter.

(4) “Financial institution” means a bank or credit union as defined in section 12C.1.

(5) “Interest rate agreement” means an interest rate swap or exchange agreement, an agreement establishing an interest rate floor or ceiling or both, or any similar agreement. Any such agreement may include the option to enter into or cancel the agreement or to reverse or extend the agreement.

(6) “Master settlement agreement” means the master settlement agreement as defined in section 453C.1.

(7) “Net proceeds” means the amount of proceeds remaining following each sale of bonds which are not required by the authority to establish and fund reserve funds and to pay the costs of issuance and other expenses and fees directly related to the authorization and issuance of bonds.

(8) “Notes” means notes, warrants, loan agreements, and all other forms of evidence of indebtedness authorized under this chapter.

(9) “Program plan” means the tobacco settlement program plan dated February 14, 2001, including exhibits to the program plan, submitted by the authority to the legislative council and the executive council, to provide the state with a secure and stable source of funding for the purposes designated by section 12E.3A and other provisions of this chapter.

(10) “Qualified investments” means investments of the authority authorized pursuant to this chapter.

(11) “Sales agreement” means any agreement authorized pursuant to this chapter in which the state provides for the sale of all or a portion of the state’s share to the authority.

(12) “State’s share” means all of the following:

(12) (a) All payments required to be made by tobacco product manufacturers to the state, and the state’s rights to receive such payments, under the master settlement agreement.

(12) (b) To the extent that such amounts have been assigned to the state, all payments of attorney fees required to be made by tobacco product manufacturers under the master settlement agreement, and all rights to receive such attorney fees.

(13) “Tax-exempt bonds” means bonds issued by the authority that are accompanied by a written opinion of legal counsel to the authority that the bonds are excluded from the gross income of the recipients for federal income tax purposes.

(14) “Taxable bonds” means bonds issued by the authority that are not accompanied by a written opinion of legal counsel to the authority that the bonds are excluded from the gross income of the recipients for federal income tax purposes.

(15) “Tobacco settlement trust fund” means the tobacco settlement trust fund created in this chapter.

2000 Acts, ch 1208, §2, 25; 2000 Acts, ch 1232, §13, 15; 2001 Acts, ch 164, §2 – 5, 21; 2008 Acts, ch 1186, §9, 10, 19
Iowa Code § 562A.37 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 562A / Section 562A.37
Applicability.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall apply to rental agreements entered into or extended or renewed after January 1, 1979.

[C79, 81, §562A.37]
Iowa Code § 69.14 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 69 / Section 69.14
Special election to fill vacancies.
Status: in_force

A special election to fill a vacancy shall be held for a representative in Congress, or senator or representative in the general assembly, when the body in which such vacancy exists is in session, or will convene prior to the next general election, and the governor shall order, not later than five days from the date the vacancy exists, a special election, giving not less than forty days’ notice of such election. In the event the special election is to fill a vacancy in the general assembly while it is in session or within forty-five days of the convening of any session, the time limit provided in this section shall not apply and the governor shall order such special election at the earliest practical time, giving at least eighteen days’ notice of the special election. Any special election called under this section must be held on a Tuesday and shall not be held on the same day as a school election within the district.

[C51, §443; R60, §672; C73, §789; C97, §1279; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1158; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §69.14]86 Acts, ch 1224, §33; 95 Acts, ch 189, §17
Iowa Code § 426A.4 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 426A / Section 426A.4
Certification by director of revenue.
Status: in_force

Sums distributable from the general fund of the state shall be allocated annually to the counties of the state. On September 15 annually the director of revenue shall certify and the department of administrative services shall draw warrants to the treasurer of each county payable from the general fund of the state in the amount claimed. Payments shall be made to the treasurer of each county not later than September 30 of each year.

[C50, 54, §426A.2, 426A.4, 426A.10; C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §426A.4, 426A.10; 81 Acts, ch 139, §2]83 Acts, ch 172, §7; 86 Acts, ch 1244, §53; 88 Acts, ch 1151, §5; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2004 Acts, ch 1101, §54
Iowa Code § 61.5 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 61 / Section 61.5
Notice of selection.
Status: in_force

The clerk of the supreme court, on receipt of such certificate, shall forthwith in writing notify the members of such court of contest of their selection.

[C51, §372; R60, §602; C73, §722; C97, §1227; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1010; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §61.5]
Iowa Code § 154B.13 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 154B / Section 154B.13
Board duties regarding prescription certificates and conditional prescription certificates.
Status: in_force

(1) The board shall, in consultation with the board of medicine, adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this chapter relating to prescribing psychologists. The rules shall include but not be limited to all of the following:

(1) (a) Procedures to obtain a conditional prescription certificate, a prescription certificate, and a renewal of a prescription certificate. The board may set reasonable application and renewal fees.

(1) (b) Grounds for the denial, suspension, or revocation of a conditional prescription certificate and a prescription certificate, including a provision for suspension or revocation of a license to practice psychology upon suspension of a conditional prescription certificate and a prescription certificate.

(1) (c) The provision of an annual list of psychologists with prescription certificates and psychologists with conditional prescription certificates that contains the information agreed to between the board and the board of medicine. The board shall promptly notify the board of medicine of psychologists who are added to or removed from the list.

(1) (d) Any other rules necessary for the administration of this chapter.

(2) The board shall appoint a prescribing psychologist rules subcommittee comprised of a psychologist appointed by the board, a physician appointed by the board of medicine, and a member of the public appointed by the director of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing to develop rules for consideration by the board pursuant to this section.

2016 Acts, ch 1112, §11; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1629
Iowa Code § 80E.3 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 80E / Section 80E.3
Narcotics enforcement advisory council.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2000 Acts, ch 1126, §8.
Iowa Code § 667.4 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 667 / Section 667.4
Service of notice.
Status: in_force

It shall be sufficient service of the original notice in such an action to serve it on the defendant, or on the master, agent, clerk, or consignee of such boat or raft; if neither of them can be found, it may be served by posting a copy thereof on some conspicuous part of the same.

[C51, §2122; R60, §3703; C73, §3435; C97, §4405; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12561; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §667.4]
Iowa Code § 26A.4 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 26A / Section 26A.4
Prohibited contracts.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a governmental entity shall not be authorized to enter into a design-build contract for the construction of a public improvement. For purposes of this subsection, “design-build contract” means a single contract providing for both design services and construction services that may include maintenance, operations, preconstruction, and other related services.

(2) A governmental entity shall not be authorized to enter into a guaranteed maximum price contract for public improvements relating to highway, bridge, or culvert construction.

2022 Acts, ch 1122, §8
Iowa Code § 622.89 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 622 / Section 622.89
Notice.
Status: in_force

The officer may, in the officer’s discretion, require notice of the taking of such affidavit or deposition to be given to any person interested in the subject matter, and allow the person to be present and cross-examine such witness.

[C51, §2482; R60, §4040; C73, §3694; C97, §4677; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11346; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622.89]
Iowa Code § 537.6111 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 537 / Section 537.6111
Injunctions against unconscionable agreements and fraudulent or unconscionable conduct.
Status: in_force

(1) The administrator may bring a civil action to restrain a person to whom this part applies from engaging in any of the following courses of action:

(1) (a) Making or enforcing unconscionable terms or provisions of consumer credit transactions.

(1) (b) Fraudulent or unconscionable conduct in inducing consumers to enter into consumer credit transactions.

(1) (c) Conduct of any of the types specified in paragraph “a” or “b” with respect to transactions that give rise to or that lead persons to believe they will give rise to consumer credit transactions.

(1) (d) Fraudulent or unconscionable conduct in the collection of debts arising from consumer credit transactions or from transactions which would have been consumer credit transactions if a finance charge was made or the obligation was payable in installments.

(2) In an action brought pursuant to this section the court may grant relief only if it finds all of the following:

(2) (a) That the defendant has made unconscionable agreements or has engaged in or is likely to engage in a course of fraudulent or unconscionable conduct.

(2) (b) That the defendant’s agreements have caused or are likely to cause, or the conduct of the defendant has caused or is likely to cause, injury to consumers or debtors.

(2) (c) That the defendant has been able to cause or will be able to cause the injury primarily because the transactions involved are credit transactions.

(3) In applying subsection 1, paragraph “a”, “b”, or “c”, consideration shall be given to the factors specified in the provisions on unconscionability with respect to a transaction that is or gives rise to or that a person leads the debtor to believe will give rise to a consumer credit transaction, as provided in section 537.5108, subsection 3, among others.

(4) In applying subsection 1, paragraph “d”, violations of section 537.7103 shall be considered, among other factors, as applicable.

(5) In an action brought pursuant to this section, a charge or practice expressly permitted by this chapter is not in itself unconscionable.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §537.6111]
Iowa Code § 489.106 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 489 / Section 489.106
Operating agreement effect on limited liability company and persons becoming members preformation agreement.
Status: in_force

(1) A limited liability company is bound by and may enforce the operating agreement, whether or not the company has itself manifested assent to the operating agreement.

(2) A person that becomes a member of a limited liability company is deemed to assent to the operating agreement.

(3) Two or more persons intending to become the initial members of a limited liability company may make an agreement providing that upon the formation of the company the agreement will become the operating agreement. One person intending to become the initial member of a company may assent to terms providing that upon the formation of the company the terms will become the operating agreement.

(4) An operating agreement in a signed record that excludes modification or rescission except by a signed record cannot be otherwise modified or rescinded.

2008 Acts, ch 1162, §11, 155C2009, §489.1112017 Acts, ch 54, §76; 2023 Acts, ch 152, §10, 143, 161C2024, §489.106
Iowa Code § 262.1 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 262 / Section 262.1
Membership.
Status: in_force

The state board of regents consists of nine members, eight of whom shall be selected from the state at large solely with regard to their qualifications and fitness to discharge the duties of the office. The ninth member shall be a student enrolled on a full-time basis in good standing at either the graduate or undergraduate level at one of the institutions listed in section 262.7, subsection 1, 2, or 3, at the time of the member’s appointment. Not more than five members shall be of the same political party.

[S13, §2682-c, -d; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3912; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §262.1]88 Acts, ch 1260, §1
Iowa Code § 29D.5 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 29D / Section 29D.5
Director powers and duties.
Status: in_force

The director shall do all of the following:

(1) Process and review each intended use plan application to determine if the intended use plan application meets the eligibility requirements promulgated by the department by rule, and approve or deny the application.

(2) Process and review all documents relating to the planning, design, construction, and operation of each project.

(3) Prepare and process, in coordination with the authority, documents relating to the administration of the program.

(4) Prepare an annual budget for administration of the program.

(5) Receive program fees as determined in conjunction with the authority.

(6) Perform other acts and assume other duties and responsibilities necessary for the administration of the program and compliance with the STORM Act.

2025 Acts, ch 28, §9