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Iowa Code § 468.581 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.581
Limitation of action.
Status: in_force

No action shall be brought, questioning the validity of any conservator’s drainage district bond issued under this part from and after three months from the date of the order causing the said bonds to be issued.

[C35, §7714-f13; C39, §7714.40; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §464.12]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.581
Iowa Code § 16.100 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 16 / Section 16.100
Housing improvement fund program.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2014 Acts, ch 1080, §111, 114.
Iowa Code § 91C.1 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 91C / Section 91C.1
Definition exemption combined registration and licensing process for plumbers and mechanical professionals.
Status: in_force

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

(1) (a) “Contractor” means a person who engages in the business of construction, as the term “construction” is defined in the Iowa administrative code for purposes of chapter 96, the Iowa employment security law. However, a person who earns less than two thousand dollars annually or who performs work or has work performed on the person’s own property is not a contractor for purposes of this chapter.

(1) (b) “Department” means the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing.

(1) (c) “Director” means the director of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing.

(2) The state, its boards, commissions, agencies, departments, and its political subdivisions including school districts and other special purpose districts, are not contractors for purposes of this chapter.

(3) If a contractor’s registration application shows that the contractor is self-employed, does not pay more than two thousand dollars annually to employ other persons in the business, and does not work with or for other contractors in the same phases of construction, the contractor is exempt from the fee requirements under this chapter.

(4) A contractor licensed under chapter 105 shall register as a contractor under this chapter in conjunction with the contractor licensing process established by the department. The department shall collect both the registration and licensing applications as part of one combined application. The director shall design the contractor registration application form to exclude from the department’s contractor registration application process those contractors who are also covered by chapter 103 or 105. The director is authorized to adopt rules as needed to accomplish a merger of the application systems including transitional registration periods and fees.

88 Acts, ch 1162, §2; 91 Acts, ch 136, §4; 97 Acts, ch 26, §12006 Acts, ch 1176, §21; 2013 Acts, ch 77, §1, 36; 2017 Acts, ch 90, §1, 3; 2022 Acts, ch 1032, §22; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1833
Iowa Code § 600.22 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 600 / Section 600.22
Rules.
Status: in_force

The department shall adopt rules in accordance with the provisions of chapter 17A, which are necessary for the administration of sections 600.17 through 600.21 and 600.23.

[C73, 75, §600.16; C77, 79, 81, §600.22]83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159; 87 Acts, ch 102, §1; 2021 Acts, ch 80, §352; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1253
Iowa Code § 257.17 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 257 / Section 257.17
Aid reduction for early school starts.
Status: in_force

(1) State aid payments made pursuant to section 257.16 for a fiscal year shall be reduced by one one-hundred-eightieth for each day of that fiscal year for which the school district begins school before the earliest school start date specified in section 279.10, subsection 1.

(2) This section does not apply to a school district attendance center that has received approval from the department of education under section 279.10, subsection 2, to maintain a year-round school calendar that commences classes in advance of the school start date established in section 279.10, subsection 1. The department of management shall prorate the reduction made pursuant to this section to account for an attendance center in a school district that is approved to maintain a year-round school calendar under section 279.10, subsection 2.

89 Acts, ch 135, §17; 2015 Acts, ch 31, §1, 5; 2016 Acts, ch 1011, §43
Iowa Code § 602.5102 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 602 / Section 602.5102
Judges — quorum.
Status: in_force

(1) The court of appeals consists of nine judges; three judges of the court of appeals constitute a quorum.

(2) Judges of the court of appeals shall be nominated and appointed and shall stand for retention in office as provided in chapter 46. Judges of the court of appeals shall qualify for office as provided in chapter 63.

(3) A person appointed as a judge of the court of appeals must satisfy all requirements for a justice of the supreme court.

(4) The court of appeals may be divided into divisions of three or more judges in a manner as it may prescribe by rule. The divisions may hold open court separately and cases may be submitted to each division separately in accordance with rules the court may prescribe. The rules shall provide for submitting a case or petition for rehearing or hearing en banc at the direction of the chief judge or at the request of a specified number of judges designated in the rules. The court of appeals shall prescribe all rules necessary to provide for the submission of cases to the whole court or to a division.

83 Acts, ch 186, §6102, 10201; 83 Acts, ch 204, §11, 12; 98 Acts, ch 1184, §2, 4
Iowa Code § 524.526 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 524 / Section 524.526
Fractional shares.
Status: in_force

(1) A state bank incorporated as a stock corporation may issue fractions of a share or in lieu of doing so may do any of the following:

(1) (a) Pay in cash the value of fractions of a share.

(1) (b) Issue scrip in registered or bearer form entitling the holder to receive a full share upon surrendering enough scrip to equal a full share.

(1) (c) Arrange for disposition of fractional shares by the shareholders of the state bank.

(2) Each certificate representing scrip must be conspicuously labeled “scrip” and must contain the information required by section 524.523, subsection 2.

(3) The holder of a fractional share or scrip is entitled to exercise the rights of a shareholder, including the rights to vote, to receive dividends, and to participate in the assets of the state bank upon liquidation, but only if the fractional share or scrip provides for such rights.

(4) The board of directors may authorize the issuance of scrip subject to any condition, including either of the following:

(4) (a) That the scrip will become void if not exchanged for full shares before a specified date.

(4) (b) That the shares for which the scrip is exchangeable may be sold and the proceeds paid to the scrip holders.

95 Acts, ch 148, §43; 2012 Acts, ch 1017, §10, 18; 2022 Acts, ch 1062, §45
Iowa Code § 602.6605 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 602 / Section 602.6605
Funds, reports.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2006 Acts, ch 1129, §15.
Iowa Code § 99B.24 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 99B / Section 99B.24
Raffles.
Status: in_force

(1) A licensed qualified organization may conduct a raffle as permitted by the applicable license and in accordance with the following requirements:

(1) (a) The winner of a raffle shall not be required to be present to win.

(1) (b) If the winner is not present to win, notification to the winner shall be made as soon as practical.

(1) (c) A cash or merchandise prize may be awarded in a raffle. If a merchandise prize is awarded, the actual retail value of the prize, or if the prize consists of more than one item, unit, or part, the aggregate retail value of all items, units, or parts, shall not exceed the maximum value allowed for that raffle.

(1) (d) Calendar raffles and build-up or pyramid raffles are prohibited.

(1) (e) If a raffle is conducted at a fair, the licensed qualified organization shall receive written permission from the sponsor of the fair to conduct the raffle.

(1) (f) A licensed qualified organization shall, regardless of the number of licenses issued, only conduct one large raffle per calendar year. However, a licensed qualified organization issued a one-year qualified organization raffle license may conduct up to eight large raffles with each large raffle conducted in a different county during the one-year period.

(2) A licensed qualified organization may conduct one very large raffle per calendar year subject to the provisions of this subsection.

(2) (a) The licensed qualified organization shall submit a very large raffle license application and a fee of one hundred dollars to the department and be issued a license.

(2) (b) The licensed qualified organization shall prominently display the license at the drawing area of the raffle.

(2) (c) If the raffle prize is real property, the real property shall be acquired by gift or donation or shall have been owned by the licensed qualified organization for a period of at least five years.

(2) (d) The department shall conduct a special audit of a very large raffle to verify compliance with the applicable requirements of this chapter concerning raffles and very large raffles.

(2) (e) The licensed qualified organization shall submit to the department within sixty days of the very large raffle drawing a cumulative report for the raffle on a form determined by the department and one percent of the gross receipts from the very large raffle. The one percent of the gross receipts shall be retained by the department to pay for the cost of the special audit.

(3) A qualified organization may conduct one very small raffle per calendar year without obtaining a qualified organization license. A qualified organization conducting a very small raffle as authorized by this subsection shall comply with the requirements for conducting a raffle by a licensed qualified organization, including payment of applicable sales tax. However, a qualified organization holding only one very small raffle per calendar year shall be exempt from the reporting requirements in section 99B.16.

2015 Acts, ch 99, §37
Iowa Code § 554E.1 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554E / Section 554E.1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

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

(1) “Contract” means the same as defined in section 554D.103.

(2) “Digital asset” means any electronic record that represents, evidences, or comprises economic value or economic, proprietary, or access rights, is maintained or stored in or as an electronic ledger or other record of transactions, or is used as a medium of exchange, unit of account, method of payment, or store of value.

(3) “Distributed ledger technology” means an electronic record that is a ledger or other record of transactions or other data to which all of the following apply:

(3) (a) The electronic record is uniformly ordered.

(3) (b) The electronic record is redundantly maintained or processed by or distributed over more than one computer or machine to ensure the consistency, immutability, decentralization, or nonrepudiation of the ledger or other record of transactions or other data.

(4) “Electronic” means the same as defined in section 554D.103.

(5) “Electronic record” means the same as defined in section 554D.103.

(6) “Electronic services system” means the county land record information system, or electronic services system, created under the agreement entered into under chapter 28E between the counties and the Iowa county recorders association as required by 2005 Iowa Acts, ch. 179, §101, as amended by 2021 Iowa Acts, ch. 126, §2.

(7) “Record” means the same as defined in section 554D.103.

(8) (a) “Smart contract” means an electronic record that is an event-driven program or computerized transaction protocol that runs on a distributed, decentralized, shared, and replicated ledger that executes the terms of a contract.

(8) (b) For purposes of this subsection, “executes the terms of a contract” may include taking, obtaining, exercising, or transferring control or custody of assets or other property.

(9) “Transaction” means a sale, trade, exchange, transfer, payment, or conversion of a digital asset or any other property or any other action or set of actions occurring between two or more persons relating to the conduct of business, commercial, or governmental affairs.

2022 Acts, ch 1116, §4; 2024 Acts, ch 1023, §134
Iowa Code § 43.56 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 43 / Section 43.56
Primary election recount provisions.
Status: in_force

Recounts of votes for primary elections shall be conducted following the procedure outlined in section 50.48. However, if a recount is requested for an office for which no candidate has received the required thirty-five percent to be nominated, the recount board shall consist of the following persons:

(1) One person chosen by the candidate requesting the recount, who shall be named in the request.

(2) One person chosen by the candidate who received the highest number of votes for the nomination being recounted. However, if the candidate who requested the recount received more votes than anyone else for the nomination, the candidate who received the second highest number of votes shall designate this person to serve on the recount board.

(3) A third person mutually agreeable to the board members designated by the candidates.

89 Acts, ch 136, §17; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §2012025 Acts, ch 122, §2
Iowa Code § 216A.92A — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 216A / Section 216A.92A
Commission established.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §470.
Iowa Code § 169.36 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 169 / Section 169.36
Registered veterinary technician scope of authority.
Status: in_force

(1) A registered veterinary technician shall only perform tasks associated with providing authorized veterinary medical services to an animal patient under the supervision of a supervising veterinarian according to this section and rules adopted by the board under this subchapter.

(2) A supervising veterinarian shall decide the specific tasks delegated to a registered veterinary technician and provide the required supervision pursuant to section 169.32 and the rules adopted by the board.

(3) A veterinary technician shall not do any of the following:

(3) (a) Perform equine floating teeth services. However, a registered veterinary technician may perform such services after submitting to the board all of the following:

(3) (a) Proof of current certification from the international association of equine dentistry or other professional equine dentistry association as determined by the board.

(3) (a) A written statement signed by a supervising veterinarian experienced in large animal medicine that the applicant will be under the direct supervision or indirect supervision of the supervising veterinarian when treating floating equine teeth.

(3) (b) Gingival resection.

2023 Acts, ch 155, §15, 24
Iowa Code § 573.1 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 573 / Section 573.1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of this chapter:

(1) “Construction”, in addition to its ordinary meaning, includes repair, alteration and demolition.

(2) “Material” shall, in addition to its ordinary meaning, embrace feed, gasoline, kerosene, lubricating oils and greases, provisions and fuel, and the use of forms, accessories, and equipment, but shall not include personal expenses or personal purchases of employees for their individual use.

(3) “Public corporation” shall embrace the state, and all counties, cities, public school corporations, and all officers, boards, or commissions empowered by law to enter into contracts for the construction of public improvements.

(4) “Public improvement” is an improvement, the cost of which is payable from taxes or other funds under the control of the public corporation, except that in cases of public improvement for drainage or levee purposes the provisions of the drainage law, chapter 468, in cases of conflict shall govern.

(5) “Service” shall, in addition to its ordinary meaning, include the furnishing to the contractor of workers’ compensation insurance, and premiums and charges for such insurance shall be considered a claim for service.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10299; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §573.1]85 Acts, ch 22, §1; 2019 Acts, ch 59, §196; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §315
Iowa Code § 29B.114 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 29B / Section 29B.114
Larceny and wrongful appropriation.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person subject to this code who wrongfully takes, obtains, or withholds, by any means, from the possession of the owner or of any other person any money, personal property, or article of value of any kind:

(1) (a) With intent permanently to deprive or defraud another person of the use and benefit of property or to appropriate it to the person’s own use or the use of any person other than the owner, steals that property and is guilty of larceny; or

(1) (b) With intent temporarily to deprive or defraud another person of the use and benefit of property or to appropriate it to the person’s own use or the use of any person other than the owner, is guilty of wrongful appropriation.

(2) Any person found guilty of larceny or wrongful appropriation shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29B.114]2006 Acts, ch 1010, §32
Iowa Code § 273.4 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 273 / Section 273.4
Duties of administrator.
Status: in_force

Under direction of the board of directors of the area education agency, the administrator of the area education agency shall, in addition to other duties:

(1) Cooperate with boards of directors of local school districts of the area education agency in considering and developing plans for the improvement of the educational programs and services in the area education agency.

(2) When requested, provide such other assistance as possible to school districts of the area education agency for the general improvement of their educational programs and operations.

(3) Submit program plans each year to the department of education, for approval by the director of the department, to reflect the needs of the area education agency for media services as provided in section 273.6.

[C51, §1148; R60, §2066 – 2068, 2071, 2073; C73, §1766 – 1768, 1770, 1772, 1774, 1775; C97, §2734 – 2740; S13, §2734-f, -l, -m, -p, 2738, 2739; SS15, §2734-b, -c; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4106; C46, §271.11; C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §273.18; C75, 77, 79, 81, §273.4]86 Acts, ch 1245, §1459
Iowa Code § 422.66 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 422 / Section 422.66
Department to enforce.
Status: in_force

The department shall administer and enforce the provisions of this subchapter, and all applicable provisions of sections 422.24, 422.25, 422.26, 422.28, 422.29, and 422.30, and subchapter VI of this chapter, apply to financial institutions and to the franchise tax imposed by this subchapter.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §422.66]2020 Acts, ch 1062, §94
Iowa Code § 262A.5 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 262A / Section 262A.5
Borrowing money and issuing bonds.
Status: in_force

(1) The board is authorized to borrow money under this chapter, and the board may issue and sell negotiable bonds to pay all or any part of the cost of carrying out any project at any institution and may refund and refinance bonds issued for any project or for refunding purposes at the same rate or at a higher or lower rate or rates of interest. Bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be sold by said board at public sale on the basis of sealed proposals received pursuant to a notice specifying the time and place of sale and the amount of bonds to be sold which shall be published at least once not less than seven days prior to the date of sale in a newspaper published in the state of Iowa and having a general circulation in said state. The provisions of chapter 75 shall apply to bonds issued under authority contained in this chapter to the extent not in conflict with this chapter. Bonds issued to refund other bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter may either be sold in the manner hereinbefore specified and the proceeds thereof applied to the payment of the obligations being refunded, or the refunding bonds may be exchanged for and in payment and discharge of the obligations being refunded. The refunding bonds may be sold or exchanged in installments at different times or an entire issue or series may be sold or exchanged at one time. Any issue or series of refunding bonds may be exchanged in part or sold in parts in installments at different times or at one time. The refunding bonds may be sold or exchanged at any time on, before, or after the maturity of any of the outstanding bonds or other obligations to be refinanced thereby and may be issued for the purpose of refunding a like or greater principal amount of bonds, except that the principal amount of the refunding bonds may exceed the principal amount of the bonds to be refunded to the extent necessary to pay any premium due on the call of the bonds to be refunded or to fund interest in arrears or which is to become due.

(2) All bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be payable solely and only from and shall be secured by an irrevocable pledge of a sufficient portion of the student fees and charges and institutional income received by the particular institution. All bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter shall have all the qualities of a negotiable investment security under the laws of this state.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §262A.5]86 Acts, ch 1246, §128; 2005 Acts, ch 179, §156; 2021 Acts, ch 76, §150
Iowa Code § 200A.6 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 200A / Section 200A.6
Registration.
Status: in_force

(1) A person shall not distribute a bulk dry animal nutrient product unless the bulk product is registered with the department under this section. The department shall register each bulk product which complies with the requirements of this chapter. If the department determines that a registration application does not comply with the requirements of this chapter, the department shall notify the applicant of the department’s determination and the reasons why the application failed to comply with the requirements of this chapter. The department shall provide the applicant with an opportunity to make the necessary corrections before resubmitting the application.

(2) A registration application must be submitted to the department on a form furnished by the department according to procedures required by the department. A completed application shall include all of the following:

(2) (a) An accompanying label setting forth the guaranteed analysis of the bulk product, in the following form:Total Nitrogen (N) percentAvailable Phosphate (P) or P2O5 or both percentSoluble Potassium (K) or K2O or both percent

(2) (a) Registration and guarantee of water soluble phosphate (P) or (P2O5) shall be permitted.

(2) (b) A description of how the distributor plans to obtain the acres necessary for proper application of the bulk product which is not distributed.

(2) (c) Evidence of favorable effects and safety of the bulk product necessary to satisfy the department according to rules adopted by the department.

(2) (d) Additional data about a bulk product necessary to support claims made about the product, if required by the department.

(3) A distributor shall not be required to register any bulk product which is already registered under this chapter by another person.

(4) Upon request of the department, the advisory committee created in section 206.23 may advise and assist the department regarding the registration of bulk dry animal nutrient products under the provisions of this chapter.

98 Acts, ch 1145, §6; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §263