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Iowa Code § 706B.2 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 706B / Section 706B.2
Money laundering penalty — civil remedies.
Status: in_force

(1) It is unlawful for a person to commit money laundering by doing any of the following:

(1) (a) To knowingly transport, receive, or acquire property or to conduct a transaction involving property, knowing that the property involved is the proceeds of some form of unlawful activity, when, in fact, the property is the proceeds of specified unlawful activity.

(1) (b) To make property available to another, by transaction, transportation, or otherwise, knowing that it is intended to be used for the purpose of committing or furthering the commission of specified unlawful activity.

(1) (c) To conduct a transaction knowing that the property involved in the transaction is the proceeds of some form of unlawful activity with the intent to conceal or disguise the nature, location, source, ownership, or control of the property or the intent to avoid a transaction-reporting requirement under chapter 529, the Iowa financial transaction reporting Act, or federal law.

(1) (d) To knowingly engage in the business of conducting, directing, planning, organizing, initiating, financing, managing, supervising, or facilitating transactions involving property, knowing that the property involved in the transaction is the proceeds of some form of unlawful activity, that, in fact, is the proceeds of specified unlawful activity.

(2) A person who violates:

(2) (a) Subsection 1, paragraph “a”, “b”, or “c”, commits a class “C” felony, and may be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or twice the value of the property involved, whichever is greater, or be imprisoned for not more than ten years, or both.

(2) (b) Subsection 1, paragraph “d”, commits a class “D” felony, and may be fined not more than seven thousand five hundred dollars or twice the value of the property involved, whichever is greater, or be imprisoned for not more than five years, or both.

(3) A person who violates subsection 1, paragraph “a”, “b”, “c”, or “d”, is subject to a civil penalty of three times the value of the property involved in the transaction, in addition to any criminal sanction imposed.

(4) A person who is found guilty of a violation under this section also may be charged with violations of chapter 706A, and property involved in a violation under this chapter is subject to forfeiture under chapter 809A.

96 Acts, ch 1133, §32; 98 Acts, ch 1074, §35, 36
Iowa Code § 635.3 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 635 / Section 635.3
Section 635.3
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2007 Acts, ch 134, §26, 28.
Iowa Code § 455B.117 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 455B / Section 455B.117
Results of environmental tests — public records.
Status: in_force

(1) The results of any test, which test is relative to the purview of the department, and which test is conducted or performed by an independent entity at the request of a government body, as defined in section 22.1, or an agent or attorney for a government body, are public records pursuant to chapter 22.

(2) A government body shall not be required to provide such test results to any person under this section until the agency head and agency’s governing body have received a copy of the test results. A government body shall not be required to provide such test results if the confidentiality of such information is protected pursuant to section 22.7. However, following receipt of test results by an agency head and the agency’s governing body, the agency head or agency’s governing body shall not take action regarding such test results unless the test results have been made public knowledge for a period of not less than seven days.

89 Acts, ch 242, §1; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127
Iowa Code § 618.19 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 618 / Section 618.19
Disputes resolution.
Status: in_force

A dispute arising between a government body, as defined in section 22.1, and a newspaper regarding the publication of a notice or report of proceedings under this chapter shall be heard by the Iowa public information board created pursuant to section 23.3 as a contested case proceeding pursuant to chapter 17A. The Iowa public information board shall award the prevailing party reasonable costs and attorney fees.

2024 Acts, ch 1019, §7
Iowa Code § 622.8 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 622 / Section 622.8
Witness for each other.
Status: in_force

In all civil and criminal cases the husband and wife may be witnesses for each other.

[C51, §2391; R60, §3983; C73, §3641; C97, §4606; S13, §4606; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11261; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622.8]
Iowa Code § 636.14 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 636 / Section 636.14
Guaranty company as surety.
Status: in_force

Whenever any person who now or hereafter may be required or permitted to give a bond applies for the approval thereof, any officer or body who is now or shall hereafter be required to approve the sufficiency of such bond shall accept and approve the same, whenever its conditions are guaranteed by a company or corporation duly organized or incorporated under the laws of this state, or authorized to do business therein, and to guarantee the fidelity of persons holding positions of public or private trust, or secure any bond above referred to, and which company shall have the certificate of the commissioner of insurance authorizing it to do business therein, as provided in chapter 515.

[C97, §360; SS15, §360; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12763; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §682.14]C93, §636.14
Iowa Code § 57.3 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 57 / Section 57.3
Terms defined.
Status: in_force

The term “incumbent” in this chapter means the person whom the canvassers declare elected. The term “election” in this chapter means the voting for a particular office, or the voting for or against a particular public measure, including the notice and other preparations for voting required by law and the tallying and canvass of the votes cast, section 39.2 notwithstanding.

[C51, §340; R60, §570; C73, §693; C97, §1199; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §983; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §57.3]
Iowa Code § 489.1051 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 489 / Section 489.1051
Domestication authorized.
Status: in_force

(1) By complying with this part, a domestic limited liability company may become a foreign limited liability company if the domestication is authorized by the law of the foreign jurisdiction.

(2) By complying with the provisions of this part applicable to foreign limited liability companies, a foreign limited liability company may become a domestic limited liability company if the domestication is authorized by the law of the foreign limited liability company’s jurisdiction of formation.

(3) If a protected agreement contains a provision that applies to a merger of a domestic limited liability company but does not refer to a domestication, the provision applies to a domestication of the limited liability company as if the domestication were a merger until the provision is amended on or after January 1, 2009.

2023 Acts, ch 152, §105, 161
Iowa Code § 15.221 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 15 / Section 15.221
Section 15.221
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2008 Acts, ch 1031, §70.
Iowa Code § 489.1022 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 489 / Section 489.1022
Plan of merger.
Status: in_force

(1) A domestic limited liability company may become a party to a merger under this part by approving a plan of merger. The plan must be in a record and contain all of the following:

(1) (a) As to each merging entity, its name, jurisdiction of formation, and type of entity.

(1) (b) If the surviving entity is to be created in the merger, a statement to that effect and the entity’s name, jurisdiction of formation, and type of entity.

(1) (c) The manner of converting the interests in each party to the merger into interests, securities, obligations, money, other property, rights to acquire interests or securities, or any combination of the foregoing.

(1) (d) If the surviving entity exists before the merger, any proposed amendments to all of the following:

(1) (d) Its public organic record, if any.

(1) (d) Its private organic rules that are, or are proposed to be, in a record.

(1) (e) If the surviving entity is to be created in the merger, all of the following:

(1) (e) Its proposed public organic record, if any.

(1) (e) The full text of its private organic rules that are proposed to be in a record.

(1) (f) The other terms and conditions of the merger.

(1) (g) Any other provision required by the law of a merging entity’s jurisdiction of formation or the organic rules of a merging entity.

(2) In addition to the requirements of subsection 1, a plan of merger may contain any other provision not prohibited by law.

2023 Acts, ch 152, §88, 161
Iowa Code § 491.8 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 491 / Section 491.8
Action on opinion.
Status: in_force

If such opinion is in favor of the legality of the articles, and no other objections are apparent, they shall then, upon payment of the proper fee, be filed and otherwise dealt with as the law provides. If, however, such opinion be against their legality they shall not be filed.

[S13, §1610; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8346; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §491.8]
Iowa Code § 515F.19 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 515F / Section 515F.19
Penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) The commissioner may, upon a finding that a person or organization has violated a provision of this chapter, impose a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars for each violation, but if the violation is found to be willful, a penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars may be imposed for each violation.

(1) (a) The civil penalties may be in addition to any other penalty provided by law.

(1) (b) For purposes of this section, an insurer using a rate for which the insurer has failed to file the rate, supplementary rate information, underwriting rules or guides, or supporting information as required by this chapter, has committed a separate violation for each day the failure continues.

(2) (a) The commissioner may suspend or revoke the license of an advisory organization or insurer which fails to comply with an order of the commissioner within the time limit set by the order, or an extension of the order.

(2) (b) The commissioner may determine when a suspension of license becomes effective and it shall remain in effect for the period fixed by the commissioner, unless the commissioner modifies or rescinds the suspension, or until the order upon which the suspension is based is modified, rescinded, or reversed.

(3) A penalty shall not be imposed and a license shall not be suspended or revoked except upon a written order of the commissioner stating the commissioner’s findings, made after hearing.

(4) A penalty collected under this section shall be deposited as provided in section 505.7.

90 Acts, ch 1234, §63; 2009 Acts, ch 181, §81
Iowa Code § 610A.2 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 610A / Section 610A.2
Dismissal of action or appeal.
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to the penalty provided in section 610.5, if applicable, or any other applicable penalty under the Code, the court may dismiss an action or appeal that is subject to this chapter, in whole or in part, on a finding of any of the following:

(1) (a) The allegation of inability to pay asserted in an accompanying affidavit is false.

(1) (b) The action, claim, defense, or appeal is frivolous or malicious in whole or in part.

(1) (c) The inmate or prisoner has knowingly presented false testimony or evidence, or has attempted to create or present false testimony or evidence in support of the action, claim, defense, or appeal.

(1) (d) The actions of the inmate or prisoner in pursuing the action, claim, defense, or appeal constitute an abuse of the discovery process.

(2) In determining whether an action or appeal is frivolous or malicious, the court may consider the following:

(2) (a) Whether the action, claim, defense, or appeal is without substantial justification, or otherwise has no arguable basis in law or fact, including that the action, claim, defense, or appeal fails to state a claim upon which relief could be granted, or the action, claim, defense, or appeal cannot be supported by a reasonable argument for a change in existing law.

(2) (b) Whether the action, claim, defense, or appeal is substantially similar to a previous action, claim, defense, or appeal, that was determined to be frivolous or malicious, either in that it is brought against the same party or in that the claim arises from the same operative facts.

(2) (c) Whether the action, claim, defense, or appeal is intended solely or primarily for harassment.

(2) (d) The fact that evidentiary support for the action, claim, defense, or appeal is unavailable, or is not likely to be discovered after investigation.

(2) (e) Whether the action, claim, defense, or appeal is asserted with an improper purpose, including but not limited to, causing an unnecessary expansion or delay in proceedings, increasing the cost of proceedings, or harassing an opponent.

(2) (f) Whether the defendant is immune from providing the relief sought.

(3) In making the determination under subsection 1, the court may hold a hearing before or after service of process on its own motion or on the motion of a party. The hearing may be held by telephone or video conference on the motion of the court or of a party.

(4) The court may dismiss the entire action or appeal or a portion of the action or appeal before or after service of process. If a portion of the action or appeal is dismissed, the court shall also designate the issues and defendants on which the action or appeal is to proceed without paying fees and costs. This order is not subject to interlocutory appeal.

95 Acts, ch 167, §2; 98 Acts, ch 1147, §4, 6
Iowa Code § 419.9 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 419 / Section 419.9
Public hearing.
Status: in_force

Prior to the issuance of any bonds under authority of this chapter, the municipality shall conduct a public hearing on the proposal to issue said bonds. Notice of intention to issue the bonds, specifying the amount and purpose thereof and the time and place of hearing, shall be published at least once not less than fifteen days prior to the date fixed for the hearing in a newspaper published and having a general circulation within the municipality. If there is no newspaper published therein, the notice shall be published in a newspaper published in the county and having a general circulation in the municipality. At the time and place fixed for the public hearing the governing body of the municipality shall give all local residents who appear at the hearing an opportunity to express their views for or against the proposal to issue the bonds and at the hearing, or any adjournment thereof, shall adopt a resolution determining whether or not to proceed with the issuance of the bonds.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §419.9]
Iowa Code § 455D.5 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 455D / Section 455D.5
Statewide waste reduction and recycling network — established.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall establish a statewide waste reduction and recycling network to promote the waste management policy contained in section 455B.481 and the waste management hierarchy contained in section 455B.301A. Programs established shall encourage waste generators to reduce the volume of waste generated and to recycle or properly dispose of the waste that is generated. The network shall utilize existing recycling companies when possible. The programs may utilize financial and legal incentives, education, technical assistance, regulation, and other methods as appropriate to implement the programs. The programs may involve the development of public and private sector initiatives, the development of markets and other opportunities for waste reduction and recycling, and other related efforts.

(2) The elements of the network shall include but are not limited to all of the following:

(2) (a) Promotion of efforts to increase the amount of recyclable materials used by the public.

(2) (b) Promotion of efforts to recover recyclable materials from the waste stream.

(2) (c) Promotion of local efforts to implement recycling collection centers located at disposal sites or other convenient local sites.

(2) (d) Promotion of local efforts of curbside collection of separated recyclable waste materials.

(2) (e) Provision of public education programs which promote public awareness of waste volume reduction and the use of recyclable materials.

(2) (f) Promotion of the creation of markets for recyclable materials.

(2) (g) Promotion of research, manufacturing processes, and product development, which provide for waste reduction through decreased material input, and resource consumption.

(2) (h) Promotion of the concentration of the efforts of the business and industry resource search service by the small business assistance center for the safe and economic management of solid waste and hazardous substances at the university of northern Iowa, to locate existing waste streams and materials from businesses and industries which generate small amounts of waste and to catalyze the reuse of these materials in the production of goods and services.

89 Acts, ch 272, §5; 95 Acts, ch 44, §4
Iowa Code § 49.39 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 49 / Section 49.39
Dual nomination.
Status: in_force

When two or more political parties, or when two or more political organizations which are not political parties, or when a political party and a political organization which is not a political party, nominate the same candidate for the same office, such nominee shall forthwith designate, in writing, the political party name, or the political organization name, under which the nominee desires to have the nominee’s name printed on the official ballot for the ensuing general election; such written designation shall be filed with the officer with whom the nomination paper, or certificate of nomination by a convention or caucus, is filed and the name of such nominee shall appear on the ballot in accordance therewith.

[C97, §1106; S13, §1087-a6, 1106; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §757; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §49.39]
Iowa Code § 27A.2 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 27A / Section 27A.2
Law enforcement agency duties immigration detainer requests.
Status: in_force

A law enforcement agency in this state that has custody of a person subject to an immigration detainer request issued by United States immigration and customs enforcement shall fully comply with any instruction made in the detainer request and in any other legal document provided by a federal agency.

2018 Acts, ch 1089, §2, 12
Iowa Code § 105.30 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 105 / Section 105.30
Attorney general.
Status: in_force

Upon request of the board, the attorney general shall institute in the name of the state the proper proceedings against any person charged by the department with violating any provision of this chapter.

2007 Acts, ch 198, §30; 2008 Acts, ch 1089, §10, 12; 2009 Acts, ch 151, §29, 34
Iowa Code § 400.5 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 400 / Section 400.5
Rooms and supplies.
Status: in_force

The council shall provide suitable rooms in which the commission may hold its meetings and supply the commission with all necessary equipment and a qualified shorthand reporter or an electronic voice recording device to enable it to properly perform its duties.

[SS15, §1056-a32; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5693; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §365.5; C75, 77, 79, 81, §400.5]93 Acts, ch 147, §1
Iowa Code § 535D.6 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 535D / Section 535D.6
Conditions of licensure.
Status: in_force

An applicant for licensure as a mortgage loan originator shall demonstrate qualifications as follows:

(1) The applicant has never had a mortgage loan originator license revoked in any governmental jurisdiction, except that a subsequent formal vacation of such revocation shall not be deemed a revocation.

(2) The applicant has not been convicted of, or pled guilty or no contest to, a felony in a domestic, foreign, or military court during the seven-year period preceding the date of the application for licensure; or at any time preceding such date of application, if such felony involved an act of fraud, dishonesty, or a breach of trust, or money laundering. A pardon of a conviction shall not constitute a conviction for purposes of this subsection.

(3) The applicant has demonstrated financial responsibility, character, and general fitness such as to command the confidence of the community and to warrant a determination that the applicant will operate honestly, fairly, and efficiently within the purposes of this chapter. For purposes of this subsection, a person has shown that the person is not financially responsible when the person has shown a disregard in the management of their own financial condition. The superintendent shall not deny a license on the sole basis of an applicant’s credit score. A determination that an individual has not shown financial responsibility may include but not be limited to current outstanding judgments, except judgments solely as a result of medical expenses; current outstanding tax liens or other government liens or filings; foreclosures within the past three years; or a pattern of seriously delinquent accounts within the past three years.

(4) The applicant has completed the prelicensing education requirements pursuant to section 535D.7.

(5) The applicant has passed a written test that meets the requirements of section 535D.8.

(6) The applicant has met the surety bond requirement or paid into a recovery fund as required pursuant to section 535D.14.

(7) There are no other grounds to deny the applicant a license pursuant to rules adopted by the superintendent. Such rules may include discretionary grounds for license denial.

2009 Acts, ch 61, §7, 25
Iowa Code § 422.62 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 422 / Section 422.62
Due and delinquent dates.
Status: in_force

(1) The franchise tax is due and payable on the first day following the end of the taxable year of each financial institution, and is delinquent after the last day of the fourth month following the due date or forty-five days after the due date of the federal tax return, excluding extensions of time to file, whichever is the later. Every financial institution shall file a return as prescribed by the director on or before the delinquency date.

(2) (a) A financial institution shall file a return required under this section in an electronic format specified by the department for any tax year if any of the following circumstances apply:

(2) (a) The financial institution has two hundred fifty thousand dollars or more in gross receipts, as defined by rule by the department.

(2) (a) The financial institution reports twenty-five thousand dollars or more of Iowa tax credits on the return.

(2) (a) The financial institution is a corporation subject to the electronic filing requirement under section 422.36, subsection 8, paragraph “b”.

(2) (a) This paragraph “a” applies to any form or schedule supporting a return required to be electronically filed or any amended return if the amended return meets any of the circumstances requiring electronic filing in this paragraph.

(2) (b) Notwithstanding paragraph “a”, the department may provide an exception to the requirement to file a return in an electronic format.

(2) (b) A return subject to the electronic filing requirement in paragraph “a” that is filed in a manner other than in an electronic format specified by the department shall not be considered a valid return unless the department provides an exception pursuant to this paragraph.

(2) (c) The department shall adopt rules to implement this subsection.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §422.62]85 Acts, ch 230, §9; 86 Acts, ch 1237, §25; 2022 Acts, ch 1061, §8, 9