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Iowa Code § 554.2725 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.2725
Statute of limitations in contracts for sale.
Status: in_force

(1) By the original agreement the parties may reduce the period of limitation to not less than one year but may not extend it.

(2) A cause of action accrues when the breach occurs, regardless of the aggrieved party’s lack of knowledge of the breach. A breach of warranty occurs when tender of delivery is made, except that where a warranty explicitly extends to future performance of the goods and discovery of the breach must await the time of such performance the cause of action accrues when the breach is or should have been discovered.

(3) Where an action commenced within the time limited by law or by agreement as provided in subsection 1 is so terminated as to leave available a remedy by another action for the same breach such other action may be commenced after the expiration of the time limited and within six months after the termination of the first action unless the termination resulted from voluntary discontinuance or from dismissal for failure or neglect to prosecute.

(4) This section does not alter the law on tolling of the statute of limitations nor does it apply to causes of action which have accrued before this chapter becomes effective.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §554.2725]
Iowa Code § 260H.4 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 260H / Section 260H.4
Program outcomes.
Status: in_force

Projects eligible for funding for the pathways for academic career and employment program shall be programs which further the following program outcomes:

(1) Enabling the target populations to:

(1) (a) Acquire and demonstrate competency in basic skills.

(1) (b) Acquire and demonstrate competency in a specified technical field.

(1) (c) Complete a specified level of postsecondary education.

(1) (d) Earn a national career readiness certificate.

(1) (e) Obtain employer-validated credentials.

(1) (f) Secure gainful employment in high-quality, local jobs.

(2) Satisfaction of economic and employment goals including but not limited to:

(2) (a) Economic and workforce development requirements in each region served by the community colleges as defined by local workforce development boards established pursuant to section 84A.4.

(2) (b) Needs of industry partners in areas including but not limited to:

(2) (b) Information technology.

(2) (b) Health care.

(2) (b) Advanced manufacturing.

(2) (b) Transportation and logistics.

(2) (b) Any other industry designated as in-demand by a local workforce development board established pursuant to section 84A.4.

2011 Acts, ch 132, §74, 106; 2013 Acts, ch 141, §44, 45; 2016 Acts, ch 1118, §17, 18, 21
Iowa Code § 476.66 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 476 / Section 476.66
Customer contribution fund.
Status: in_force

(1) The utilities commission shall adopt rules which shall require each electric and gas public utility to establish a fund whose purposes shall include the receiving of contributions to assist the utility’s low-income customers with weatherization measures to improve energy efficiency related to winter heating and summer cooling, and to supplement the energy assistance received under the federal low-income home energy assistance program for the payment of winter heating electric or gas utility bills.

(2) The rules shall require each utility to periodically notify its customers of the availability and purpose of the fund and to provide them with forms on which they can authorize the utility to bill their contribution to the fund on a monthly basis.

(3) The rules shall permit the fund to accept matching funds from persons or organizations who wish to provide assistance for customers of the utility.

(4) The utility may be reimbursed by the fund for the administrative costs of the billings, disbursements, notices to customers, and financial recordkeeping. However, such reimbursement shall not exceed five percent of the total revenues collected.

(5) The utility shall establish a board or committee to determine the appropriate distribution of the funds. The board or committee shall include representatives from community or regional organizations which are active in assisting citizens with payment of their winter heating bills.

(6) The rules established by the utilities commission shall require an annual report to be filed for each fund. The utilities commission shall compile an annual statewide report of the fund results. The department of health and human services shall prepare an annual report of the unmet need for energy assistance and weatherization. Both reports shall be submitted to the appropriations committees of the general assembly on the first day of the following session.

(7) Existing programs to receive customer contributions established by public utilities shall be construed to meet the requirements of this section. Such plans shall be subject to review by the utilities commission.

88 Acts, ch 1175, §392 Acts, ch 1155, §12002 Acts, ch 1119, §1772023 Acts, ch 19, §1176; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §369
Iowa Code § 99.11 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 99 / Section 99.11
Answer.
Status: in_force

Each defendant so notified shall serve upon the complainant or the complainant’s attorney a verified answer on or before the date fixed in the notice for a hearing, and the answer shall be filed with the clerk of the district court of the county where the cause is triable, but the court may allow additional time for so answering. However, an extension of time shall not prevent the issuing of the temporary writ as petitioned for. The allegations of the answer shall be deemed to be traversed without further pleading.

[SS15, §4944-h2; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1597; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §99.11]90 Acts, ch 1168, §14
Iowa Code § 510D.1 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 510D / Section 510D.1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

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

(1) “340B program” means the program created pursuant to the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992, Pub. L. No. 102-585, §602, and codified as section 340B of the federal Public Health Services Act.

(2) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of insurance.

(3) “Contract pharmacy” means a pharmacy that has executed a contract with a covered entity to dispense covered outpatient drugs, purchased by the covered entity through the 340B program, to eligible patients of the covered entity.

(4) “Covered entity” means the same as defined in 42 U.S.C. §256b(a)(4).

(5) “Group health plan” means the same as defined in section 513B.2.

(6) “Medicaid managed care organization” means an entity acting pursuant to a contract with the department of health and human services to administer the medical assistance program under chapter 249A, and that meets the definition of “health maintenance organization” under section 514B.1.

(7) “Pharmacy benefits manager” means the same as defined in section 510B.1.

(8) “Similarly situated entity or pharmacy” means an entity or pharmacy located in Iowa that is of a generally comparable size, and that operates in a market with similar demographic characteristics, including population size, density, distribution, and vital statistics, and reasonably similar economic and geographic conditions.

(9) “Third-party administrator” means the same as defined in section 510.11.

2023 Acts, ch 43, §2
Iowa Code § 476.97 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 476 / Section 476.97
Price regulation.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2014 Acts, ch 1099, §19.
Iowa Code § 514.5 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 514 / Section 514.5
Contracts for service.
Status: in_force

(1) A hospital service corporation organized under chapter 504, Code 1989, or current chapter 504, and governed by this chapter, may enter into contracts for the rendering of hospital service to any of its subscribers with hospitals maintained and operated by the state or any of its political subdivisions, or by any corporation, association, or individual. Such hospital service corporation may also contract with an ambulatory surgical facility to provide surgical services to the corporation’s subscribers. Hospital service is meant to include bed and board, general nursing care, use of the operating room, use of the delivery room, ordinary medications and dressings and other customary routine care. “Ambulatory surgical facility” means a facility constructed and operated for the specific purpose of providing surgery to patients admitted to and discharged from the facility within the same day.

(2) A medical service corporation organized under chapter 504, Code 1989, or current chapter 504, and governed by this chapter, may enter into contracts with subscribers to furnish health care service through physicians and surgeons, dentists, podiatric physicians, osteopathic physicians, osteopathic physicians and surgeons, or chiropractors.

(3) Any pharmaceutical or optometric service corporation organized under chapter 504, Code 1989, or current chapter 504, and governed by this chapter, may enter into contracts for the rendering of pharmaceutical or optometric service to any of its subscribers. Membership in any pharmaceutical service corporation shall be open to all pharmacies licensed under chapter 155A.

(4) A hospital service corporation or medical service corporation organized under chapter 504, Code 1989, or current chapter 504, and governed by this chapter, may enter into contracts with subscribers and providers to furnish health care services not otherwise allocated by this section.

[C39, §8895.05; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §514.5]83 Acts, ch 27, §13; 84 Acts, ch 1122, §4; 86 Acts, ch 1180, §4; 87 Acts, ch 215, §48; 96 Acts, ch 1034, §68; 2003 Acts, ch 108, §98; 2004 Acts, ch 1049, §191; 2004 Acts, ch 1175, §394; 2016 Acts, ch 1011, §121; 2017 Acts, ch 29, §146
Iowa Code § 719.1A — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 719 / Section 719.1A
Providing false identification information.
Status: in_force

A person who knowingly provides false identification information to anyone known by the person to be a peace officer, emergency medical care provider under chapter 147A, or fire fighter, whether paid or volunteer, in the performance of any act which is within the scope of the lawful duty or authority of that officer, emergency medical care provider, or fire fighter, commits a simple misdemeanor.

2010 Acts, ch 1078, §1
Iowa Code § 523H.4 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 523H / Section 523H.4
Waivers void.
Status: in_force

A condition, stipulation, or provision requiring a franchisee to waive compliance with or relieving a person of a duty or liability imposed by or a right provided by this chapter or a rule or order under this chapter is void. This section shall not affect the settlement of disputes, claims, or civil lawsuits arising or brought pursuant to this chapter.

92 Acts, ch 1134, §4
Iowa Code § 423.38 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 423 / Section 423.38
Judicial review.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2023 Acts, ch 115, §39, 40.
Iowa Code § 423.9 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 423 / Section 423.9
Authority to enter agreement — representatives on governing board.
Status: in_force

(1) The director is authorized and directed to enter into the streamlined sales and use tax agreement with one or more states to simplify and modernize sales and use tax administration in order to substantially reduce the burden of tax compliance for all sellers and for all types of commerce.

(2) The director is further authorized to take other actions reasonably required to implement the provisions set forth in this chapter. Other actions authorized by this section include, but are not limited to, the adoption of rules and the joint procurement, with other member states, of goods and services in furtherance of the cooperative agreement.

(3) Four representatives are authorized to be members of the governing board established pursuant to the agreement and to represent Iowa before that body as one vote. The legislator representatives shall serve terms as provided in section 4A.13. The representatives shall be appointed as follows:

(3) (a) One representative shall be a member of the house of representatives who is appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives or the delegate’s designee who shall also be a member of the house of representatives.

(3) (b) One representative shall be a member of the senate who is appointed by the majority leader of the senate or the delegate’s designee who shall also be a member of the senate.

(3) (c) Two representatives from the executive branch shall be appointed by the governor, one of whom shall be the director, or each delegate’s designee who shall also be employed by the executive branch.

2003 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 2, §102, 205; 2006 Acts, ch 1158, §48; 2008 Acts, ch 1156, §46, 58
Iowa Code § 499.62 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 499 / Section 499.62
Merger.
Status: in_force

(1) Any two or more cooperative associations may merge into one cooperative association in the manner provided in this section.

(2) The board of directors of each cooperative association shall, by resolution adopted by a majority vote of all members of each board, approve a plan of merger which shall set forth:

(2) (a) The names of the cooperative associations proposing to merge and the name of the surviving association.

(2) (b) The terms and conditions of the proposed merger.

(2) (c) A statement of any changes in the articles of incorporation of the surviving association.

(2) (d) Other provisions deemed necessary or desirable.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §499.62]2012 Acts, ch 1023, §93
Iowa Code § 11.12 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 11 / Section 11.12
Subpoenas.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2011 Acts, ch 75, §41. See §11.51 and 11.52.
Iowa Code § 633.239 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.239
Share to embrace homestead.
Status: in_force

The share of the surviving spouse in such real estate shall be set off in such manner as to include the homestead, or so much thereof as will be equal to the share allotted to the spouse pursuant to section 633.238 unless the spouse prefers a different arrangement, but no such different arrangement shall be allowed unless there is sufficient property remaining to pay the claims and charges against the decedent’s estate.

[C51, §1395; R60, §2426; C73, §2441; C97, §3367; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11992; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §636.7; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.239]2005 Acts, ch 38, §15
Iowa Code § 611.14 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 611 / Section 611.14
Title of cause.
Status: in_force

The title of the cause shall not be changed in any of its stages of transit from one court to another.

[R60, §2949; C73, §2721; C97, §3631; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10951; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §611.14]
Iowa Code § 251.5 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 251 / Section 251.5
Duties of the advisory board.
Status: in_force

The advisory board created in section 217.43 shall perform the following activities in the counties represented on the board concerning emergency relief:

(1) Cooperate with a county’s board of supervisors in all matters pertaining to administration of relief.

(2) At the request of a county’s board of supervisors, prepare requests for grants of state funds.

(3) At the request of a county’s board of supervisors, administer county relief funds.

(4) In a county receiving grants of state funds upon approval of the director of the department of administrative services and the county’s board of supervisors, administer both state and county relief funds.

(5) Perform other duties as may be prescribed by the department and a county’s board of supervisors.

[C39, §3828.070; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §251.4; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §251.5; 81 Acts, ch 117, §1036]93 Acts, ch 54, §7; 2001 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 4, §5, 9; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §2862023 Acts, ch 19, §832
Iowa Code § 452A.63 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 452A / Section 452A.63
Information confidential.
Status: in_force

(1) All information obtained by the department of revenue or the state department of transportation from the examining of reports, returns, or records required to be filed or kept under this chapter shall be treated as confidential and shall not be divulged except to other state officers, a member or members of the general assembly, or any duly appointed committee of either or both houses of the general assembly, or to a representative of the state having some responsibility in connection with the collection of the taxes imposed or in proceedings brought under this chapter. The appropriate state agency may make available to the public on or before forty-five days following the last day of the month in which the tax is required to be paid, the names of suppliers, restrictive suppliers, and importers and as to each of them the total gallons of motor fuel, undyed special fuel, and ethanol blended gasoline withdrawn from terminals or imported into the state during that month. The department of revenue or the state department of transportation, upon request of officials entrusted with enforcement of the motor fuel tax laws of the federal government or any other state, may forward to these officials any pertinent information which the appropriate state agency may have relative to motor fuel, special fuel, and electric fuel, provided the officials of the other state furnish like information.

(2) Any person violating this section, and disclosing the contents of any records, returns, or reports required to be kept or made under this chapter, except as otherwise provided, shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor.

[C27, 31, §5093-a6; C35, §5093-f27; C39, §5093.27; C46, 50, 54, §324.48; C58, 62, 66, §324.62; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §324.63]C93, §452A.6395 Acts, ch 155, §32, 44; 96 Acts, ch 1066, §13, 21; 99 Acts, ch 151, §69, 89; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2006 Acts, ch 1142, §83; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127; 2019 Acts, ch 151, §37, 46
Iowa Code § 237A.30 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 237A / Section 237A.30
Voluntary child care quality rating system.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall work with the early childhood Iowa program established in section 256I.5 in designing and implementing a voluntary quality rating system for each provider type of child care facility.

(2) The criteria utilized for the rating system may include but are not limited to any of the following:

(2) (a) Facility type.

(2) (b) Provider staff experience, education, training, and credentials.

(2) (c) Facility director education and training.

(2) (d) An environmental rating score or other direct assessment environmental methodology.

(2) (e) National accreditation.

(2) (f) Facility history of compliance with law and rules.

(2) (g) Child-to-staff ratio.

(2) (h) Curriculum, including the extent to which the curriculum focuses on the stages of child development and on child outcomes.

(2) (i) Business practices.

(2) (j) Staff retention rates.

(2) (k) Evaluation of staff members and program practices.

(2) (l) Staff compensation and benefit practices.

(2) (m) Provider and staff membership in professional early childhood organizations.

(2) (n) Parental involvement with the facility.

(3) A facility’s quality rating may be included on the internet site and in the consumer information provided by the department pursuant to section 237A.25 and shall be identified in the child care provider referrals made by child care resource and referral service grantees under section 237A.26.

99 Acts, ch 192, §33; 99 Acts, ch 203, §49; 2002 Acts, ch 1142, §27, 28, 31; 2005 Acts, ch 148, §20; 2006 Acts, ch 1010, §76; 2010 Acts, ch 1031, §302, 358, 361; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §257; 2015 Acts, ch 30, §85, 205, 208; 2019 Acts, ch 24, §28; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §750; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §282
Iowa Code § 236A.10 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 236A / Section 236A.10
Sexual abuse information.
Status: in_force

(1) Criminal or juvenile justice agencies, as defined in section 692.1, shall collect and maintain information on incidents involving sexual abuse and shall provide the information to the department of public safety in the manner prescribed by the department of public safety.

(2) The department of public safety may compile statistics and issue reports on sexual abuse in Iowa, provided individual identifying details of the sexual abuse are deleted. The statistics and reports may include nonidentifying information on the personal characteristics of perpetrators and victims. The department of public safety may request the cooperation of the department of justice in compiling the statistics and issuing the reports. The department of public safety may provide nonidentifying information on individual incidents of sexual abuse to persons conducting bona fide research, including but not limited to personnel of the department of justice.

2017 Acts, ch 121, §13
Iowa Code § 97.33 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 97 / Section 97.33
Section 97.33
Status: repealed

Repealed by 53 Acts, ch 71, §1, except as indicated herein.
Iowa Code § 384.46 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 384 / Section 384.46
Lot valuations.
Status: in_force

Upon completion of the plat, the council shall determine the valuation of each lot within the proposed assessment district and shall report the valuations to the engineer, who shall show such valuations on the schedule before it is filed with the clerk. A valuation must be the present fair market value of the property with the proposed public improvement completed. As an aid in determining valuations, the council may appoint a committee of three persons skilled in the knowledge of real estate values within the city to appraise the present fair market value of each lot within a district and to file a written report of its appraisals with the council.

[C31, 35, §6610-c4; C39, §6610.08; C46, 50, §417.4; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §391A.9, 417.4; C75, 77, 79, 81, §384.46]
Iowa Code § 303.34 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 303 / Section 303.34
Areas of historical significance.
Status: in_force

Transferred to §15.459; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2125.
Iowa Code § 814.21 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 814 / Section 814.21
Costs.
Status: in_force

Costs shall be taxed as provided by the rules of appellate procedure.

[C97, §5462; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §14011; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §793.19; C79, 81, §814.21]85 Acts, ch 157, §6
Iowa Code § 438.5 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 438 / Section 438.5
Statement deemed permanent.
Status: in_force

Only one such detailed statement by any pipeline company shall be necessary, and when received by the department of revenue, it shall become the record of the pipeline lands of such company, and be deemed as annually thereafter reported for valuation and assessment by the department.

[C31, 35, §7103-d5; C39, §7103.05; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §438.5]2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2015 Acts, ch 109, §49, 75
Iowa Code § 87.7 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 87 / Section 87.7
Termination of plan — appeal.
Status: in_force

Such scheme or plan may be terminated by the workers’ compensation commissioner on reasonable notice to the interested parties if it shall appear that the same is not fairly administered, or if its operation shall disclose latent defects threatening its solvency, or if for any substantial reason it fails to accomplish the purpose of this chapter; but from any such order of said workers’ compensation commissioner judicial review may be sought in accordance with the terms of the Iowa administrative procedure Act, chapter 17A, upon the giving of proper bond to protect the interests involved.

[S13, §2477-m45; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1473; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §87.7]98 Acts, ch 1061, §11; 2003 Acts, ch 44, §114
Iowa Code § 36.2 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 36 / Section 36.2
Chemical exposure report to department.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2017 Acts, ch 59, §2.
Iowa Code § 524.1903 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 524 / Section 524.1903
Section 524.1903
Status: repealed

Repealed by 96 Acts, ch 1056, §24.