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Iowa Code § 598C.310 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 598C / Section 598C.310
Modifying or terminating grant of custodial responsibility to nonparent.
Status: in_force

(1) Except for an order under section 598C.304, and except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, and consistent with the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. app. §§521 and 522 and the Iowa national guard civil relief provisions contained in chapter 29A, subchapter VI, on motion of a deploying or other parent or any nonparent to whom caretaking authority, decision-making authority, or limited contact has been granted, the court may modify or terminate the grant if the modification or termination is consistent with this article and it is in the best interest of the child. A modification is temporary and terminates pursuant to article IV after the deploying parent returns from deployment, unless the grant has been terminated before that time by court order.

(2) The court may appoint a guardian ad litem or an attorney to represent the best interest of the child or may require an appropriate agency to make an investigation of the parties as provided in section 598.12.

2016 Acts, ch 1084, §22
Iowa Code § 147A.13 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 147A / Section 147A.13
Physician assistant exception.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not restrict a physician assistant, licensed pursuant to chapter 148C, from staffing an authorized service program if the physician assistant can document equivalency through education and additional skills training essential in the delivery of out-of-hospital emergency care. The equivalency shall be accepted when:

(1) Documentation has been reviewed and approved at the local level by the medical director of the service program in accordance with the rules of the board of physician assistants developed after consultation with the department.

(2) Authorization has been granted to that service program by the department.

93 Acts, ch 107, §4; 95 Acts, ch 41, §22; 2007 Acts, ch 10, §85; 2010 Acts, ch 1149, §15
Iowa Code § 49.92 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 49 / Section 49.92
Voting mark.
Status: in_force

The instructions appearing on the ballot shall describe the appropriate mark to be used by the voter. The mark shall be consistent with the requirements of the voting system in use in the precinct. The voting mark used on paper ballots may be a cross or check which shall be placed in the voting targets opposite the names of candidates. The fact that the voting mark is made by an instrument other than a black lead pencil shall not affect the validity of the ballot unless it appears that the color or nature of the mark is intended to identify the ballot contrary to the intent of section 39A.4, subsection 1.

[C97, §1119, 1121; S13, §1119, 1121; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §809; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §49.92]97 Acts, ch 170, §46
Iowa Code § 515F.17 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 515F / Section 515F.17
Assigned risks.
Status: in_force

Agreements may be made among insurers with respect to the equitable apportionment among them of insurance which may be afforded applicants who are in good faith entitled to, but who are unable to procure, the insurance through ordinary methods, and the insurers may agree among themselves on the use of reasonable rate modifications for such insurance, the agreements and rate modifications to be subject to the approval of the commissioner.

90 Acts, ch 1234, §61
Iowa Code § 400.31 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 400 / Section 400.31
Waterworks employees.
Status: in_force

In cities where the board of waterworks trustees has adopted a resolution placing its employees under this chapter as to civil service, the civil service commission acting under this chapter has charge of the civil service procedure as to those employees and this chapter applies.

[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §365.31; C75, 77, 79, 81, §400.31]83 Acts, ch 101, §83
Iowa Code § 306.13 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 306 / Section 306.13
Notice requirements.
Status: in_force

The notice of the hearing under section 306.11 shall state the time and place of such hearing, the location of the particular road, or part thereof, or crossing, the vacation and closing of which is to be considered, and such other data as may be deemed pertinent.

[C31, 35, §4755-d5; C39, §4755.40; C46, 50, §313.49; C54, 58, 62, 66, §306.7; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §306.13]2020 Acts, ch 1063, §131
Iowa Code § 207.29 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 207 / Section 207.29
Powers and authority of division.
Status: in_force

The division may engage in any work and do all things necessary or expedient, including adoption of rules, to implement and administer the provisions of an abandoned mine reclamation program.

97 Acts, ch 115, §5
Iowa Code § 49A.4 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 49A / Section 49A.4
Submission at general election.
Status: in_force

Whenever a public measure has passed the general assembly which under the Constitution must be submitted to a vote of the entire people of the state and no time is fixed by the Constitution or legislature for such submission, or whenever a proposition to amend the Constitution has been adopted by two succeeding general assemblies and no time is fixed by the last general assembly adopting the same for its submission to the people, said measure or amendment shall be submitted to the people at the ensuing general election, in the manner required by law.

[C97, §56; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §72; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §6.4]C93, §49A.4
Iowa Code § 80.9 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 80 / Section 80.9
Duties of department — duties and powers of peace officers — state patrol.
Status: in_force

Transferred to §80.5; 2019 Acts, ch 24, §104.
Iowa Code § 468.548 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.548
Maximum extension.
Status: in_force

The unpaid assessments against said lands within said drainage district shall not be extended for a period exceeding forty years from the time any assessment, installment or installments thereof to be extended become due. The board shall fix the amount that shall be levied and collected each year and may issue drainage refunding bonds covering all said unpaid assessments.

[C27, 31, 35, §7714-b9; C39, §7714.09; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §463.9]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.548
Iowa Code § 327H.15 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 327H / Section 327H.15
Section 327H.15
Status: repealed

Repealed by 78 Acts, ch 1110, §25.
Iowa Code § 502.612 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 502 / Section 502.612
Severability clause.
Status: in_force

If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.

2004 Acts, ch 1161, §62, 68
Iowa Code § 470.1 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 470 / Section 470.1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Addition” means new construction equal to or greater than twenty thousand square feet of usable floor space that is heated or cooled by a mechanical or electrical system and is joined to an existing facility.

(2) “Authority” means the economic development authority created in section 15.105.

(3) “Commissioner” means the state building code commissioner.

(4) “Director” means the director of the economic development authority.

(5) “Economic life” means the projected or anticipated useful life of a facility as expressed by a term of years.

(6) “Energy system” includes but is not limited to the following equipment or measures:

(6) (a) Equipment used to heat or cool the facility.

(6) (b) Equipment used to heat water in the facility.

(6) (c) On-site equipment used to generate electricity for the major facility.

(6) (d) On-site equipment that uses the sun, wind, oil, natural gas, coal, or electricity as a power source.

(6) (e) Energy conservation measures in the facility design and construction that decrease the energy requirements of the facility.

(7) “Facility” means a building having twenty thousand square feet or more of usable floor space that is heated or cooled by a mechanical or electrical system.

(8) “Initial cost” means the moneys required for the capital construction or renovation of a facility or the construction of an addition.

(9) “Life cycle cost analysis” means an analytical technique that considers certain costs of owning, using, and operating a facility over its economic life including but not limited to the following:

(9) (a) Initial costs.

(9) (b) System repair and replacement costs.

(9) (c) Maintenance costs.

(9) (d) Operating costs, including energy costs.

(9) (e) Salvage value.

(10) “Public agency” means a state agency, political subdivision of the state, school district, area education agency, or community college.

(11) “Renovation” means a project where alterations, that are not additions, to an existing facility exceed fifty percent of the value of a facility and will affect an energy system.

[C81, §470.1]91 Acts, ch 253, §17, 18; 2009 Acts, ch 108, §23, 41; 2011 Acts, ch 118, §42 – 44, 89; 2016 Acts, ch 1109, §1, 2, 9
Iowa Code § 123.156 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 123 / Section 123.156
Bonds not debt of state.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2011 Acts, ch 17, §16.
Iowa Code § 486A.902 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 486A / Section 486A.902
Conversion of partnership to limited partnership.
Status: in_force

(1) A partnership may be converted to a limited partnership pursuant to this section.

(2) The terms and conditions of a conversion of a partnership to a limited partnership must be approved by all of the partners or by a number or percentage specified for conversion in the partnership agreement.

(3) After the conversion is approved by the partners, the partnership shall file a certificate of limited partnership in the jurisdiction in which the limited partnership is to be formed. The certificate must include all of the following:

(3) (a) A statement that the partnership was converted to a limited partnership from a partnership.

(3) (b) Its former name.

(3) (c) A statement of the number of votes cast by the partners for and against the conversion and, if the vote is less than unanimous, the number or percentage required to approve the conversion under the partnership agreement.

(4) The conversion takes effect when the certificate of limited partnership is filed or at any later date specified in the certificate.

(5) A general partner who becomes a limited partner as a result of the conversion remains liable as a general partner for an obligation incurred by the partnership before the conversion takes effect. If the other party to a transaction with the limited partnership reasonably believes when entering the transaction that the limited partner is a general partner, the limited partner is liable for an obligation incurred by the limited partnership within ninety days after the conversion takes effect. The limited partner’s liability for all other obligations of the limited partnership incurred after the conversion takes effect is that of a limited partner as provided in chapter 488.

98 Acts, ch 1201, §46, 79, 82; 2004 Acts, ch 1021, §112, 117, 118
Iowa Code § 702.20 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 702 / Section 702.20
Viability.
Status: in_force

“Viability” is that stage of fetal development when the life of the unborn child may be continued indefinitely outside the womb by natural or artificial life support systems. The time when viability is achieved may vary with each pregnancy, and the determination of whether a particular fetus is viable is a matter of responsible medical judgment.

[C79, 81, §702.20]
Iowa Code § 50.21 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 50 / Section 50.21
Special precinct board reconvened.
Status: in_force

(1) The commissioner shall reconvene the election board of the special precinct established by section 53.20 not earlier than noon on the second day following each election which is required by law to be canvassed on the Tuesday following the election. If the second day following such an election is a legal holiday the special precinct election board may be convened at noon on the day following the election, and if the canvass of the election is scheduled at any time earlier than the Tuesday following the election, the special precinct election board shall be reconvened at noon on the day following the election.

(2) If no provisional ballots were cast in the county pursuant to section 49.81 at any election, the special precinct election board need not be so reconvened. If the number of provisional ballots cast at any election is not sufficient to require reconvening of the entire election board of the special precinct, the commissioner may reconvene only the number of members required. If the number of provisional ballots cast at any election exceeds the number of absentee ballots cast, the size of the special precinct election board may be increased at the commissioner’s discretion. The commissioner shall observe the requirements of sections 49.12 and 49.13 in making adjustments to the size of the special precinct election board.

[C77, 79, 81, §50.21; 81 Acts, ch 34, §35]87 Acts, ch 221, §23; 90 Acts, ch 1238, §25; 2004 Acts, ch 1083, §23, 372025 Acts, ch 122, §4
Iowa Code § 511.7 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 511 / Section 511.7
Recovery of penalties.
Status: in_force

Actions brought to recover any of the penalties provided for in this chapter shall be instituted in the name of the state by the county attorney of the county, under the direction and authority of the commissioner of insurance, and may be brought in the district court of any county in which the company or association proceeded against is engaged in the transaction of business, or in which the offending person resides, if it is against the person. The penalties, when recovered, shall be paid to the treasurer of state for deposit in the general fund of the state.

[C73, §1178; C97, §1802; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8734; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §511.7]83 Acts, ch 185, §49, 62; 83 Acts, ch 186, §10106, 10201, 10204
Iowa Code § 231.11 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 231 / Section 231.11
Commission established.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2024 Acts, ch 1161, §160.
Iowa Code § 232.120 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 232 / Section 232.120
Preadoptive care — continued placement.
Status: in_force

If a foster parent is providing preadoptive care to a child for whom a termination of parental rights petition has been filed, the placement of the child with that foster parent shall continue through the termination of parental rights proceeding unless the court orders otherwise based upon the best interests of the child.

98 Acts, ch 1190, §27
Iowa Code § 536C.3 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 536C / Section 536C.3
Exemptions.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to a bank chartered under chapter 524 or a bank chartered under federal law which has its principal place of business located in this state, a savings and loan association chartered under federal law which has its principal place of business located in this state, a credit union chartered under chapter 533 or a credit union chartered under federal law which has its principal place of business located in this state, regulated loan companies licensed under chapter 536, or industrial loan companies licensed under chapter 536A.

91 Acts, ch 216, §17; 2012 Acts, ch 1017, §139
Iowa Code § 607A.22 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 607A / Section 607A.22
Use of source lists information provided.
Status: in_force

(1) The state court administrator shall ensure the following source lists are merged in the electronic data processing system when preparing grand and petit master jury lists:

(1) (a) The current voter registration list.

(1) (b) The current motor vehicle operators list and nonoperators identification list.

(2) A jury manager may use any other current comprehensive list of persons residing in the county which the state court administrator or the jury manager determines are useable for the purpose of a juror source list.

(3) The applicable state and local government officials shall furnish, upon request, the state court administrator or the jury manager with copies of lists necessary for the formulation of source lists at no cost.

86 Acts, ch 1108, §30; 87 Acts, ch 85, §6; 92 Acts, ch 1093, §1; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §184; 2017 Acts, ch 133, §15
Iowa Code § 422.110 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 422 / Section 422.110
Income tax credit in lieu of refund.
Status: in_force

(1) In lieu of the fuel tax refund provided in section 452A.17, a person or corporation subject to taxation under subchapter II or III of this chapter may elect to receive an income tax credit. The person or corporation which elects to receive an income tax credit shall cancel its refund permit obtained under section 452A.18 within thirty days after the first day of its tax year or the permit becomes invalid at that time. For the purposes of this section, “person” includes a person claiming a tax credit based upon the person’s pro rata share of the earnings from a partnership, limited liability company, or corporation which is not subject to a tax under subchapter II or III of this chapter as a partnership, limited liability company, or corporation. If the election to receive an income tax credit has been made, it remains effective for at least one tax year, and for subsequent tax years unless a change is requested and a new refund permit applied for within thirty days after the first day of the person’s or corporation’s tax year. The income tax credit shall be the amount of the Iowa fuel tax paid on fuel purchased by the person or corporation and is subject to the conditions provided in section 452A.17 with the exception that the income tax credit is not available for refunds relating to casualty losses, transport diversions, pumping credits, blending errors, idle time, power takeoffs, reefer units, and exports by distributors.

(2) The right to a credit under this section is not assignable and the credit may be claimed only by the person or corporation that purchased the fuel.

[C75, 77, §422.86; C79, 81, §422.110; 82 Acts, ch 1176, §2]86 Acts, ch 1141, §19; 86 Acts, ch 1241, §29; 88 Acts, ch 1205, §22, 23; 95 Acts, ch 155, §6, 7, 44; 99 Acts, ch 151, §26, 89; 2001 Acts, ch 116, §11; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §94
Iowa Code § 427.15 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 427 / Section 427.15
Interest of lessee.
Status: in_force

In all cases where land belonging to any state institution has been leased and the leases renewed, containing an option of purchase, the interest of the lessees therein shall be subject to assessment and taxation as real estate. The value of such interest shall be fixed by deducting from the value of the lands and improvements the amount required by the lease to acquire the title thereto, which leasehold interest so assessed and taxed may be sold for delinquent taxes and deeds issued thereunder as in other cases of tax sales, and the same rights shall accrue to the grantee therein as were held and owned by the tenant.

[C97, §1351; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §6955; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §427.15]
Iowa Code § 73.10 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 73 / Section 73.10
Exceptions.
Status: in_force

The provisions of sections 73.6 and 73.9 shall not apply to municipally owned and operated public utilities.

[C39, §1171.10; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §73.10]2002 Acts, ch 1050, §8
Iowa Code § 11.4 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 11 / Section 11.4
Report of audits.
Status: in_force

(1) The auditor of state shall make or cause to be made and filed and kept in the auditor’s office written reports of all audits and examinations, which reports shall include, if applicable, the following:

(1) (a) The financial condition of the state or department.

(1) (b) Whether, in the auditor’s opinion,

(1) (b) Funds have been expended for the purpose for which appropriated.

(1) (b) The department so audited or examined is efficiently conducted, and if the maximum results for the money expended are obtained.

(1) (b) The work of the departments so audited or examined needlessly conflicts with or duplicates the work done by any other department.

(1) (c) All illegal or unbusinesslike practices.

(1) (d) Any recommendations for greater simplicity, accuracy, efficiency, or economy in the operation of the business of the several departments and institutions.

(1) (e) Any other information which, in the auditor’s judgment, may be of value.

(2) The state auditor is hereby authorized to obtain, maintain, and operate, under the auditor’s exclusive control such machinery as may be necessary to print confidential reports and documents originating in the auditor’s office.

[S13, §161-a; C24, 27, 31, §342; C35, §101-a4; C39, §101.4; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §11.4]92 Acts, ch 1242, §14; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §117; 2011 Acts, ch 75, §5, 6
Iowa Code § 12.73 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 12 / Section 12.73
Vision Iowa fund moneys — administrative costs.
Status: in_force

During the term of the vision Iowa program established in section 15F.302, two hundred thousand dollars of the moneys deposited each fiscal year in the vision Iowa fund and appropriated for the vision Iowa program shall be allocated each fiscal year to the economic development authority for administrative costs incurred by the authority for purposes of administering the vision Iowa program.

2000 Acts, ch 1225, §31, 38, 39; 2001 Acts, ch 185, §34; 2011 Acts, ch 118, §85, 89
Iowa Code § 554.13205 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.13205
Firm offers.
Status: in_force

An offer by a merchant to lease goods to or from another person in a signed record that by its terms gives assurance it will be held open is not revocable, for lack of consideration, during the time stated or, if no time is stated, for a reasonable time, but in no event may the period of irrevocability exceed three months. Any such term of assurance on a form supplied by the offeree must be separately signed by the offeror.

94 Acts, ch 1052, §182024 Acts, ch 1023, §122
Iowa Code § 147.7 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 147 / Section 147.7
Display of license.
Status: in_force

(1) A board may require every person licensed by the board to display the license and evidence of current renewal publicly in a manner prescribed by the board.

(2) This section shall not apply to a person who is licensed in another state and recognized for licensure in this state pursuant to the nurse licensure compact contained in section 152E.1 or pursuant to the advanced practice registered nurse compact contained in section 152E.3. A person licensed in another state and recognized for licensure in this state pursuant to either compact shall, however, maintain a copy of a license issued by the person’s home state available for inspection when engaged in the practice of nursing in this state.

[C97, §2591; S13, §2600-o1; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2444; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §147.7]90 Acts, ch 1086, §2; 94 Acts, ch 1132, §13; 96 Acts, ch 1036, §8; 98 Acts, ch 1053, §6; 2000 Acts, ch 1008, §3; 2005 Acts, ch 53, §3; 2006 Acts, ch 1010, §54; 2008 Acts, ch 1088, §6
Iowa Code § 598B.312 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 598B / Section 598B.312
Costs, fees, and expenses.
Status: in_force

(1) The court shall award the prevailing party, including a state, necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by or on behalf of the party, including costs, communication expenses, attorney fees, investigative fees, expenses for witnesses, travel expenses, and child care expenses during the course of the proceedings, unless the party from whom fees or expenses are sought establishes that the award would be clearly inappropriate.

(2) The court shall not assess fees, costs, or expenses against a state unless authorized by law other than this chapter.

99 Acts, ch 103, §34; 2000 Acts, ch 1058, §51