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Iowa Code § 468.556 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.556
Redemption from tax sale.
Status: in_force

In case any land within such drainage district shall have been sold at tax sale for failure of the owner thereof to pay any drainage assessments levied thereon, and before any tax deed has been issued, then on application of the owner of such land, the board of supervisors may effect a redemption thereof for such owner out of the proceeds of any refunding bond issue and add the cost of such redemption to the amount of the unpaid assessments against such land, payment thereof to be extended in manner and as a part of the remaining unpaid assessments thereon.

[C35, §7714-f1; C39, §7714.17; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §463.17]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.556
Iowa Code § 509B.4 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 509B / Section 509B.4
Conversion of group policies.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2006 Acts, ch 1117, §127.
Iowa Code § 43.123 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 43 / Section 43.123
Nomination of lieutenant governor.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding this chapter and any other statute relating to the nomination of a person for the office of lieutenant governor, the nomination of a person for the office of lieutenant governor for the general election in the year 1990 and each four years thereafter shall be held at the state convention of the political party. The nomination of a person for the office of lieutenant governor by a nonparty political organization shall be the procedure specified in chapter 44.

88 Acts, ch 1121, §1; 89 Acts, ch 83, §15
Iowa Code § 185C.20 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 185C / Section 185C.20
Producers only to vote.
Status: in_force

Only producers are eligible to vote in an election for directors or a referendum election and only in the district in which they reside. A producer shall sign an affidavit furnished by the secretary at the time of voting certifying the producer’s eligibility to vote. Each qualified producer shall be entitled to one vote.

[C77, 79, 81, §185C.20]
Iowa Code § 321.309 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.309
Towing.
Status: in_force

A person shall not pull or tow by motor vehicle, for hire, another motor vehicle over any highway outside the limits of any incorporated city, except in case of temporary movement of a disabled motor vehicle to the place where repairs will be made, unless the person has complied with the provisions of sections 321.57 and 321.58. Provided, however, if the person is a nonresident of the state of Iowa and has complied with the laws of the state of that person’s residence governing licensing and registration as a transporter of motor vehicles, the person shall not be required to pay the fee provided in section 321.58 but only to submit proof of the person’s status as a bona fide manufacturer or transporter as may reasonably be required by the department.

[C31, 35, §5067-d9; C39, §5024.13; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.309]83 Acts, ch 101, §69; 97 Acts, ch 108, §16; 2019 Acts, ch 79, §1
Iowa Code § 225.19 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 225 / Section 225.19
Compensation for attendant.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2024 Acts, ch 1161, §135, 137.
Iowa Code § 97C.1 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 97C / Section 97C.1
Declaration of policy.
Status: in_force

In order to extend to employees of the state and its political subdivisions and to the dependents and survivors of such employees, the basic protection accorded to others by the old-age and survivors’ insurance system embodied in the Social Security Act, Tit. II of the federal Social Security Act, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the general assembly, subject to the limitations of this chapter, that such steps be taken as to provide such protection to employees of the state and its political subdivisions on as broad a basis as is permitted under the Social Security Act, Tit. II.

[C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §97C.1]2010 Acts, ch 1061, §180
Iowa Code § 327H.10 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 327H / Section 327H.10
Section 327H.10
Status: repealed

Repealed by 78 Acts, ch 1110, §25.
Iowa Code § 357.10 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 357 / Section 357.10
Filing of report and plat.
Status: in_force

The engineer’s report, together with the dummy plat showing the tentative design and assessment, shall be filed with the county auditor within thirty days of such engineer’s appointment, unless for adequate reasons it is impossible for the engineer to do so, in which case the board of supervisors may extend the time therefor.

[C39, §5526.10; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §357.10]
Iowa Code § 275.35 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 275 / Section 275.35
Change in number of directors — change in method of elections.
Status: in_force

(1) A school district may change the number of directors to either five or seven and may also change its method of election of school directors to any method authorized by section 275.12 by submission of a proposal, stating the proposed new method of election, by the school board of such district to the electors at an election held on a date specified in section 39.2, subsection 4, paragraph “c”. The school board shall notify the county commissioner of elections who shall publish notice of the election in the manner provided in section 49.53. The election shall be conducted pursuant to chapters 39 through 53 by the county commissioner of elections. Such proposal shall be adopted if it is approved by a majority of the votes cast on the proposition.

(2) If the proposal adopted by the voters requires the establishment of or change in director district boundaries, the school board shall draw the necessary boundaries within forty days after the date of the election. The boundaries shall be drawn according to the requirements of section 275.23A. Following adoption by the school board, the plan shall be submitted to the state commissioner of elections for approval.

[C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §275.35]2002 Acts, ch 1134, §83, 115; 2008 Acts, ch 1115, §41, 71
Iowa Code § 488.701 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 488 / Section 488.701
Partner’s transferable interest.
Status: in_force

The only interest of a partner which is transferable is the partner’s transferable interest. A transferable interest is personal property.

2004 Acts, ch 1021, §59, 118
Iowa Code § 314.28 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 314 / Section 314.28
Keep Iowa beautiful fund.
Status: in_force

(1) A keep Iowa beautiful fund is created in the office of the treasurer of state. The fund is composed of moneys appropriated or available to and obtained or accepted by the treasurer of state for deposit in the fund. All interest earned on moneys in the fund shall be credited to and remain in the fund. Section 8.33 does not apply to moneys in the fund.

(2) Moneys in the fund that are authorized by the department for expenditure are appropriated, and shall be used, to educate and encourage Iowans to take greater responsibility for improving their community environment and enhancing the beauty of the state through litter prevention, improving waste management and recycling efforts, and beautification projects.

(3) The department may authorize payment of moneys from the fund upon approval of an application from a private or public organization. The applicant shall submit a plan for litter prevention, improving waste management and recycling efforts, or a beautification project along with its application. The department shall establish standards relating to the type of projects available for assistance.

2001 Acts, ch 160, §1; 2004 Acts, ch 1175, §435; 2004 Acts, ch 1177, §3; 2006 Acts, ch 1182, §60; 2011 Acts, ch 34, §78
Iowa Code § 384.87 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 384 / Section 384.87
Payable from revenues.
Status: in_force

Revenue bonds and pledge orders are payable both as to principal and interest solely out of the portion of the net revenues of the city utility, combined utility system, city enterprise, or combined city enterprise pledged to their payment and are not a debt of or charge against the city within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory debt limitation provision.

[C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §386B.10; C75, 77, 79, 81, §384.87]
Iowa Code § 185C.19 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 185C / Section 185C.19
Effect.
Status: in_force

The ballots shall constitute conclusive evidence as to the validity of the promotional order.

[C77, 79, 81, §185C.19]
Iowa Code § 321.115 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.115
Antique vehicles — model year plates permitted.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) A motor vehicle twenty-five years old or older may be registered as an antique vehicle. The annual registration fee is the fee provided in section 321.113, 321.122, or 321.124.

(1) (b) The owner of a motor truck, truck tractor, road tractor, or motor home that is twenty-five years old or older who desires to use the vehicle exclusively for exhibition or educational purposes at state or county fairs, or at other places where the vehicle may be exhibited for entertainment or educational purposes, may register the vehicle as a “limited use” vehicle in accordance with sections 321.58 through 321.62. The “limited use” registration under this paragraph permits driving of the vehicle upon the public roads to and from state and county fairs or other places of entertainment or education for exhibition or educational purposes and to and from service stations for the purpose of receiving necessary maintenance, or for the purposes of transporting, testing, demonstrating, or selling the vehicle.

(1) (c) The owner of a motor vehicle registered under this subsection may display authentic Iowa registration plates from the model year of the motor vehicle, furnished by the person and approved by the department, in lieu of the current and valid Iowa registration plates issued for the vehicle, provided that the current and valid Iowa registration plates and the registration card issued for the vehicle are simultaneously carried within the vehicle and are available for inspection to any peace officer upon the officer’s request.

(2) The sale of a motor vehicle twenty years old or older which is primarily of value as a collector’s item and not as transportation is not subject to chapter 322, and any person may sell such a vehicle at retail without a license as required under chapter 322.

(3) Truck tractors and semitrailers used in combination for exhibition and educational purposes may be registered and driven according to the provisions of subsection 1. Truck tractors and semitrailers registered under this section shall not be used to haul loads.

(4) A person convicted of a violation of this section is guilty of a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8A, subsection 2.

[C35, §4911-f1; C39, §5008.11; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.115]85 Acts, ch 101, §1; 88 Acts, ch 1204, §1; 92 Acts, ch 1175, §31; 97 Acts, ch 104, §13; 2000 Acts, ch 1203, §6; 2001 Acts, ch 137, §5; 2006 Acts, ch 1068, §17; 2007 Acts, ch 143, §12, 35; 2008 Acts, ch 1113, §120, 131; 2008 Acts, ch 1124, §35, 37; 2008 Acts, ch 1191, §136; 2010 Acts, ch 1190, §37
Iowa Code § 445.53 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 445 / Section 445.53
Taxes certified to another county.
Status: in_force

In all cases of delinquent taxes, if the person upon whose property the taxes were levied has disposed of or removed the property and the treasurer of the county where the taxes were levied can find no property within that county against which those taxes can be collected, the treasurer of the county where those taxes are delinquent shall make out a certified abstract of the taxes and forward it to the treasurer of the county in which the person resides or has property, if the treasurer transmitting the abstract has reason to believe that the delinquent taxes can be collected by that county.

[C73, §861; C97, §1409; SS15, §1409; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7228; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §445.53]91 Acts, ch 191, §49
Iowa Code § 67.3 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 67 / Section 67.3
Refusal to obey subpoena fees.
Status: in_force

(1) If any witness, duly subpoenaed, refuses to obey the subpoena, or refuses to testify, the commission shall certify the fact to the district court of the county where the investigation is taking place. The court shall proceed with the witness in the same manner as though the refusal had occurred in a legal proceeding before the court or judge.

(2) Witnesses shall be paid in the manner provided for witnesses before the executive council and from the same appropriation.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1121; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §67.3]2021 Acts, ch 76, §13
Iowa Code § 633.297 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.297
Witnesses unavailable.
Status: in_force

If all of such witnesses are deceased or otherwise not available, then it shall be permissible to prove said will by the sworn testimony of two credible disinterested witnesses that the signature to the will is in the handwriting of the person whose will it purports to be, and that the signatures of the witnesses are in the handwriting of such witnesses, or it may be proved by other sufficient evidence of the execution of such will.

[C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §633.22; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.297]
Iowa Code § 194.14 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 194 / Section 194.14
Section 194.14
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2002 Acts, ch 1148, §9, 11.
Iowa Code § 554.3308 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.3308
Proof of signatures and status as holder in due course.
Status: in_force

(1) In an action with respect to an instrument, the authenticity of, and authority to make, each signature on the instrument is admitted unless specifically denied in the pleadings. If the validity of a signature is denied in the pleadings, the burden of establishing validity is on the person claiming validity, but the signature is presumed to be authentic and authorized unless the action is to enforce the liability of the purported signer and the signer is dead or incompetent at the time of trial of the issue of validity of the signature. If an action to enforce the instrument is brought against a person as the undisclosed principal of a person who signed the instrument as a party to the instrument, the plaintiff has the burden of establishing that the defendant is liable on the instrument as a represented person under section 554.3402, subsection 1.

(2) If the validity of signatures is admitted or proved and there is compliance with subsection 1, a plaintiff producing the instrument is entitled to payment if the plaintiff proves entitlement to enforce the instrument under section 554.3301, unless the defendant proves a defense or claim in recoupment. If a defense or claim in recoupment is proved, the right to payment of the plaintiff is subject to the defense or claim, except to the extent the plaintiff proves that the plaintiff has rights of a holder in due course which are not subject to the defense or claim.

94 Acts, ch 1167, §43, 122
Iowa Code § 554.9709 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.9709
Priority.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2012 Acts, ch 1052, §34, 37.
Iowa Code § 477A.5 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 477A / Section 477A.5
Municipality restrictions.
Status: in_force

(1) A municipality shall not require a holder of a certificate of franchise authority to do any of the following:

(1) (a) Comply with a mandatory build-out provision.

(1) (b) Obtain a separate franchise.

(1) (c) Pay any additional fees, except as provided in this chapter.

(1) (d) Be subject to any additional franchise requirement by the municipality, except as provided in this chapter.

(2) For purposes of this section, a “franchise requirement” includes any provision regulating rates or requiring build-out requirements to deploy any facilities or equipment.

(3) Section 364.2 shall not apply to a holder of a certificate of franchise authority issued pursuant to this chapter.

2007 Acts, ch 201, §6, 15
Iowa Code § 444.2 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 444 / Section 444.2
Amounts certified in dollars.
Status: in_force

When an authorized tax rate within a taxing district, including townships, school districts, cities and counties, has been thus determined as provided by law, the officer or officers charged with the duty of certifying the authorized rate to the county auditor or board of supervisors shall, before certifying the rate, compute upon the adjusted taxable valuation of the taxing district for the preceding fiscal year, the amount of tax the rate will raise, stated in dollars, and shall certify the computed amount in dollars and not by rate, to the county auditor and board of supervisors.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7163; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §444.2]83 Acts, ch 101, §90
Iowa Code § 678.2 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 678 / Section 678.2
Affidavit.
Status: in_force

It must be shown by affidavit that the controversy is real, and that the proceeding is in good faith to determine the rights of the parties thereto.

[C51, §1844; R60, §3409; C73, §3409; C97, §4378; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12687; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §678.2]
Iowa Code § 222.9 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 222 / Section 222.9
Unauthorized departures.
Status: in_force

If any person with an intellectual disability shall depart without proper authorization from a resource center, it shall be the duty of the superintendent and the superintendent’s assistants and all peace officers of any county in which such patient may be found to take and detain the patient without a warrant or order and to immediately report such detention to the superintendent who shall immediately provide for the return of such patient to the resource center.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3460; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §222.50; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §222.9]96 Acts, ch 1129, §113; 2000 Acts, ch 1112, §51; 2012 Acts, ch 1019, §25; 2024 Acts, ch 1161, §172, 180
Iowa Code § 633.33 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.33
Nature of proceedings in probate.
Status: in_force

Actions to set aside or contest wills, for the involuntary appointment of guardians and conservators, and for the establishment of contested claims shall be triable in probate as law actions, and all other matters triable in probate shall be tried by the probate court as a proceeding in equity.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.33]
Iowa Code § 237A.8 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 237A / Section 237A.8
Violations actions against license or registration.
Status: in_force

The department, after notice and opportunity for an evidentiary hearing before the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing, may suspend or revoke a license or certificate of registration issued under this chapter or may reduce a license to a provisional license if the person to whom a license or certificate is issued violates a provision of this chapter or if the person makes false reports regarding the operation of the child care facility to the department. The department shall notify the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of each child for whom the person provides child care at the time of action to suspend or revoke a license or certificate of registration.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §237A.8]83 Acts, ch 153, §6; 90 Acts, ch 1204, §54; 99 Acts, ch 192, §152023 Acts, ch 19, §744, 1952
Iowa Code § 541.135 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 541 / Section 541.135
Section 541.135
Status: repealed

Repealed by 65 Acts, ch 413, §10102.
Iowa Code § 357C.1A — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 357C / Section 357C.1A
Petition for public hearing.
Status: in_force

(1) The board of supervisors of any county shall, on the petition of twenty-five percent of the resident property owners in any proposed benefited street lighting district if the assessed valuation of the property owned by the petitioners represents at least twenty-five percent of the total assessed value of the proposed district, or the board of supervisors of any county with a population in excess of two hundred fifty thousand persons shall, on the petition of twenty-five percent of the resident property owners in any proposed benefited lighting district, hold a public hearing concerning the establishment of such proposed street lighting district. Such a petition shall include a statement containing the following:

(1) (a) The need for street lighting service.

(1) (b) The district to be served.

(1) (c) The approximate number of families in the district.

(1) (d) The proposed utility to provide the street lighting service.

(2) The board of supervisors may require a bond of the petitioners conditioned for the payment of all costs and expenses incurred in the proceedings in case the street lighting district is not established.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §357C.1]C2001, §357.1A2010 Acts, ch 1061, §180
Iowa Code § 28D.3 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 28D / Section 28D.3
Authority to interchange employees.
Status: in_force

(1) Any department, agency, or instrumentality of the state, county, city, municipality, land-grant college, or college or university operated by the state or any local government is authorized to participate in a program of interchange of employees with departments, agencies, or instrumentalities of the federal government, another state or locality, or other agencies, municipalities, or instrumentalities of this state as a sending or receiving agency.

(2) The period of individual assignment or detail under an interchange program shall not exceed twenty-four months, except that an employee may be assigned for an additional twenty-four-month period upon the agreement of the employee and both the sending and receiving agencies. No employee shall be assigned or detailed without the employee’s expressed consent or by using undue coercion to obtain said consent. Details relating to any matter covered in this chapter may be the subject of an agreement between the sending and receiving agencies. Elected officials shall not be assigned from a sending agency nor detailed to a receiving agency.

(3) The period of individual assignment or detail may be terminated if the receiving agency offers a permanent appointment to the employee and both the sending and receiving agencies agree.

(4) Persons employed by the department of management, department of natural resources, department of administrative services, or Iowa communications network under this chapter are not subject to the twenty-four-month time limitation specified in subsection 2.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §28D.3]88 Acts, ch 1134, §16; 92 Acts, ch 1096, §1; 2002 Acts, ch 1162, §30; 2007 Acts, ch 215, §83, 1292024 Acts, ch 1185, §78
Iowa Code § 100.31 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 100 / Section 100.31
Fire and tornado drills in schools warning systems inspections.
Status: in_force

Transferred to §10A.522; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1711.