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Iowa Code § 52.25 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 52 / Section 52.25
Summary of amendment or public measure.
Status: in_force

(1) The question of a constitutional convention, amendments, and public measures including bond issues may be voted on ballots in the following manner:

(1) (a) The entire convention question, amendment, or public measure shall be printed and displayed prominently in at least one place within the voting precinct, and inside each voting booth, the printing to be in conformity with the provisions of chapter 49.

(1) (b) The question, amendment, or measure, and summaries thereof, shall be printed on the ballots. In no case shall the font size be less than ten point type.

(2) The public measure shall be summarized by the commissioner, except that:

(2) (a) In the case of the question of a constitutional convention, or of an amendment or measure to be voted on in the entire state, the summary shall be worded by the state commissioner of elections as required by section 49.44.

(2) (b) In the case of a public question to be voted on in a political subdivision lying in more than one county, the summary shall be worded by the controlling commissioner under section 47.2 for that election.

[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §52.25]88 Acts, ch 1119, §25; 2002 Acts, ch 1134, §52, 115; 2007 Acts, ch 59, §16, 19; 2007 Acts, ch 190, §32; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §201; 2009 Acts, ch 57, §56; 2009 Acts, ch 133, §15; 2017 Acts, ch 155, §30, 44
Iowa Code § 602.9109 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 602 / Section 602.9109
Payment of annuities.
Status: in_force

Annuities granted under the terms of this article are due and payable in monthly installments on the last business day of each month following the month or other period for which the annuity has accrued and shall continue during the life of the annuitant; and payment of all annuities, refunds, and allowances granted under this article shall be made by checks or warrants drawn and issued by the director of the department of administrative services. Applications for annuities shall be in such form as the director of the department of administrative services may prescribe.

[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §605A.9]83 Acts, ch 186, §10202(2)CS83, §602.910985 Acts, ch 197, §28; 89 Acts, ch 228, §8; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286
Iowa Code § 488.110 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 488 / Section 488.110
Effect of partnership agreement — nonwaivable provisions.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the partnership agreement governs relations among the partners and between the partners and the partnership. To the extent the partnership agreement does not otherwise provide, this chapter governs relations among the partners and between the partners and the partnership.

(2) A partnership agreement shall not do any of the following:

(2) (a) Vary a limited partnership’s power under section 488.105 to sue, be sued, and defend in its own name.

(2) (b) Vary the law applicable to a limited partnership under section 488.106.

(2) (c) Vary the requirements of section 488.204.

(2) (d) Vary the information required under section 488.111 or unreasonably restrict the right to information under section 488.304 or 488.407, but the partnership agreement may impose reasonable restrictions on the availability and use of information obtained under those sections and may define appropriate remedies, including liquidated damages, for a breach of any reasonable restriction on use.

(2) (e) Eliminate the duty of loyalty under section 488.408, but the partnership agreement may do any of the following:

(2) (e) Identify specific types or categories of activities that do not violate the duty of loyalty, if not manifestly unreasonable.

(2) (e) Specify the number or percentage of partners which may authorize or ratify, after full disclosure to all partners of all material facts, a specific act or transaction that otherwise would violate the duty of loyalty.

(2) (f) Unreasonably reduce the duty of care under section 488.408, subsection 3.

(2) (g) Eliminate the obligation of good faith and fair dealing under section 488.305, subsection 2, and section 488.408, subsection 4, but the partnership agreement may prescribe the standards by which the performance of the obligation is to be measured, if the standards are not manifestly unreasonable.

(2) (h) Vary the power of a person to dissociate as a general partner under section 488.604, subsection 1, except to require that the notice under section 488.603, subsection 1, be in a record.

(2) (i) Vary the power of a court to decree dissolution in the circumstances specified in section 488.802.

(2) (j) Vary the requirement to wind up the partnership’s business as specified in section 488.803.

(2) (k) Unreasonably restrict the right to maintain an action under article 10.

(2) (l) Restrict the right of a partner under section 488.1110, subsection 1, to approve a conversion or merger, or the right of a general partner under section 488.1110, subsection 2, to consent to an amendment to the certificate of limited partnership which deletes a statement that the limited partnership is a limited liability limited partnership.

(2) (m) Restrict rights under this chapter of a person other than a partner or a transferee.

2004 Acts, ch 1021, §10, 118
Iowa Code § 331.430 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 331 / Section 331.430
Debt service fund.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided by state law, county revenues from taxes and other sources for debt service shall be credited to the debt service fund of the county. However, moneys pledged or available to service general obligation bonds, and received from sources other than property taxes, shall be deposited in the fund from which the debt is to be retired.

(2) The board may make appropriations from the debt service fund for the following debt service:

(2) (a) Judgments against the county, except those authorized by law to be paid from sources other than property tax.

(2) (b) Interest as it becomes due and the amount necessary to pay, or to create a sinking fund to pay, the principal at maturity of all general obligation bonds issued by the county.

(2) (c) Payments required to be made from the debt service fund under a lease or lease-purchase agreement.

(2) (d) Payments authorized to be made from the debt service fund to a flood project fund under section 418.14, subsection 4.

(3) A tax levied for the debt service fund is not invalid if it raises moneys in excess of those needed for a specific purpose. Only excess moneys remaining after retirement of all indebtedness payable from the debt service fund may be transferred from the fund to the fund most closely related to the project for which the indebtedness arose, or to the general fund, subject to the terms of the original bond issue. This subsection shall not be construed to give a county board of supervisors authority to increase the debt service levy for the purpose of creating excess moneys in the fund to be used for purposes other than those related to retirement of debt.

(4) When the amount in the hands of the treasurer belonging to the debt service fund, after setting aside the sum required to pay interest maturing before the next levy, is sufficient to redeem one or more bonds which by their terms are subject to redemption, the treasurer shall notify the owner of the bonds. If the bonds are not presented for payment or redemption within thirty days after the date of notice, the interest on the bonds shall cease, and the amount due shall be set aside for payment when presented. Redemptions shall be made in the order of the bond numbers.

(5) For the purposes of this section, warrants issued by a county in anticipation of revenue, refunding or refinancing of such warrants, and judgments based on a default in payment of such warrants shall not be considered debt payable from the debt service fund.

(6) The taxes realized from the tax levy imposed under section 346.27, subsection 22, for a joint county-city building shall be deposited into a separate account in the county’s debt service fund for the payment of the annual rent and shall be disbursed pursuant to section 346.27, subsection 22.

83 Acts, ch 123, §14, 209; 84 Acts, ch 1178, §11; 85 Acts, ch 156, §2; 97 Acts, ch 25, §1, 2; 2010 Acts, ch 1069, §119, 120; 2012 Acts, ch 1060, §2, 7; 2012 Acts, ch 1094, §2, 18
Iowa Code § 554.13215 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.13215
Cumulation and conflict of warranties express or implied.
Status: in_force

Warranties, whether express or implied, must be construed as consistent with each other and as cumulative, but if that construction is unreasonable, the intention of the parties determines which warranty is dominant. In ascertaining that intention the following rules apply:

(1) Exact or technical specifications displace an inconsistent sample or model or general language of description.

(2) A sample from an existing bulk displaces inconsistent general language of description.

(3) Express warranties displace inconsistent implied warranties other than an implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose.

94 Acts, ch 1052, §28
Iowa Code § 678.8 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 678 / Section 678.8
Submission of question of law — agreement as to judgment.
Status: in_force

The parties may, if they think fit, enter into an agreement in writing that, upon the judgment of the court being given on the question of law raised, particular property therein described, or a sum of money fixed by the parties or to be ascertained by the court or in such manner as the court may direct, shall be delivered to and vested in one of the parties by the other, or, in case of money, shall be paid by one of such parties to the other of them, either with or without costs of the action; and the judgment of the court may be entered for the transfer and delivery of such property, or for such sum as shall be so agreed or ascertained, with or without costs, as the case may be.

[R60, §3414; C73, §3414; C97, §4383; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12693; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §678.8]
Iowa Code § 468.99 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.99
Reassessment to cure illegality.
Status: in_force

Whenever any special assessment upon any lands within any drainage district shall have been adjudged to be void for any jurisdictional defect or for any illegality or uncertainty as to the terms of any contract and the improvement shall have been wholly completed, the board or boards of supervisors shall have power to remedy such illegality or uncertainty as to the terms of any such contract with the consent of the person with whom such contract shall have been entered into and make certain the terms of such contract and shall then cause a reassessment of such land to be made on an equitable basis with the other land in the district by taking the steps required by law in the making of an original assessment and relevying the tax in accordance with such assessment, and such tax shall have the same force and effect as though the board or boards of supervisors had jurisdiction in the first instance and no illegality or uncertainty existed in the contract.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7530; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §455.109]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.99
Iowa Code § 279.75 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 279 / Section 279.75
Training for equity coordinators.
Status: in_force

The board of directors of a school district shall provide training on free speech under the first amendment to the Constitution of the United States developed and distributed pursuant to section 256.9, subsection 64, annually to any equity coordinator employed by the school district.

2021 Acts, ch 170, §33
Iowa Code § 514B.22 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 514B / Section 514B.22
Fees.
Status: in_force

When not otherwise provided, a foreign or domestic health maintenance organization doing business in this state shall pay the commissioner of insurance the fees as required in section 511.24.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §514B.22]2006 Acts, ch 1117, §60
Iowa Code § 16.5B — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 16 / Section 16.5B
Section 16.5B
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2007 Acts, ch 54, §45.
Iowa Code § 81.3 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 81 / Section 81.3
Establishment of DNA database and DNA data bank.
Status: in_force

(1) A state DNA database and a state DNA data bank are established under the control of the division of criminal investigation, department of public safety. The division of criminal investigation shall conduct DNA profiling of a DNA sample submitted in accordance with this section.

(2) A DNA sample shall be submitted, and the division of criminal investigation shall store and maintain DNA records in the DNA database and DNA data bank for persons required to submit a DNA sample.

(3) A DNA sample may be submitted, and the division of criminal investigation shall store and maintain DNA records in the DNA database and DNA data bank for any of the following:

(3) (a) Crime scene evidence and forensic casework.

(3) (b) A relative of a missing person.

(3) (c) An anonymous DNA profile used for forensic validation, forensic protocol development, or quality control purposes, or for the establishment of a population statistics database.

(4) A fingerprint record of a person required to submit a DNA sample shall also be submitted to the division of criminal investigation with the DNA sample to verify the identity of the person required to submit a DNA sample.

2005 Acts, ch 158, §3, 19
Iowa Code § 142.6 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 142 / Section 142.6
Record of receipt.
Status: in_force

Any college, school, or physician receiving the dead body of any human being for scientific purposes shall keep a record showing:

(1) The name of the person from whom, and the time and place, such body was received.

(2) The description of the receptacle in which the body was received, including the shipping direction attached to the same.

(3) The description of the body, including the length, weight, and sex, apparent age at time of death, color of hair and beard, if any, and all marks or scars which might be used to identify the same.

(4) The condition of the body and whether mutilated so as to prevent identification.

[C97, §4948; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2356; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §142.6]
Iowa Code § 307.3 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 307 / Section 307.3
Transportation commission.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2015 Acts, ch 123, §15. See chapter 307A.
Iowa Code § 422.51 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 422 / Section 422.51
Section 422.51
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2003 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 2, §151, 205.See chapter 423.
Iowa Code § 521A.11 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 521A / Section 521A.11
Receivership.
Status: in_force

Whenever it appears to the commissioner that any person has committed a violation of this chapter which so impairs the financial condition of a domestic insurer as to threaten insolvency or make the further transaction of business by it hazardous to its policyholders, creditors, shareholders or the public, then the commissioner may proceed as provided in section 505.9 to take possession of the property of such domestic insurer and to conduct the business thereof.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §521A.11]
Iowa Code § 557A.9 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 557A / Section 557A.9
Creation of time-share uses.
Status: in_force

Project instruments and time-share instruments creating time-share uses shall contain the following:

(1) Identification by name of the time-share project and street address or other description sufficient to identify the property where the time-share project is situated. The address shall be the street address if available.

(2) Identification of the time periods, type of units, and the units that are in the time-share program and the length of time that the units are committed to the time-share program.

(3) In case of a time-share project, identification of which units are in the time-share program and the method by which any units may be added, deleted, or substituted.

(4) Any other matters that the developer deems appropriate.

85 Acts, ch 155, §9
Iowa Code § 533.509 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 533 / Section 533.509
Penalty for falsification.
Status: in_force

A director, officer, agent, or employee of a state credit union, a credit union service organization, or any other person who knowingly signs, makes, or consents to another person making any false statement or false entry in the books of the state credit union or credit union service organization, or knowingly signs, makes, or consents to the making of any false report regarding a state credit union or credit union service organization, or knowingly diverts the funds of the state credit union, is guilty of a class “C” felony and is forever after barred from holding any office or position in a state credit union or credit union service organization.

2007 Acts, ch 174, §76
Iowa Code § 633.275 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.275
Testamentary additions to trusts.
Status: in_force

A devise or bequest, the validity of which is determinable by the law of this state, may be made by a will to the trustee of a trust established, or to be established, by the testator, or by the testator and some other person or persons, or by some other person or persons, including a funded or unfunded life insurance trust, although the trustor has reserved some or all rights of ownership of the insurance contracts, if the trust is identified in the testator’s will, and if its terms are set forth in a written instrument other than a will executed before or concurrently with the execution of the testator’s will, or in the valid last will of a person who has predeceased the testator regardless of the existence, size, or character of the corpus of the trust. The devise or bequest is not invalid because the trust is amendable or revocable, or both, or because the trust was amended after the execution of the will or after the death of the testator. Unless the testator’s will provides otherwise, the property so devised or bequeathed shall not be deemed to be held under a testamentary trust of the testator, but shall become a part of the trust to which it is given and shall be administered and disposed of in accordance with the instrument or will setting forth the terms of the trust, including any amendments thereto made before the death of the testator, regardless of whether any such amendment was made before or after the execution of the testator’s will, and, if the testator’s will so provides, including any amendments to the trust made after the death of the testator. A revocation or termination of the trust before the death of the testator causes the devise or bequest to lapse. This section does not invalidate a devise or bequest made by a will executed prior to January 1, 1964.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.275, 633.276; 81 Acts, ch 195, §1]
Iowa Code § 515.79 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 515 / Section 515.79
Notes taken for insurance.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2007 Acts, ch 152, §84.
Iowa Code § 206.23A — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 206 / Section 206.23A
Commercial pesticide applicator peer review panel.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §368.
Iowa Code § 303.52A — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 303 / Section 303.52A
Inclusion or exclusion of land.
Status: in_force

If at least sixty percent of the registered voters of a land area petition the board of supervisors for inclusion in or exclusion from a land use district, the board shall review the petition and determine if the petition contains a sufficient number of registered voters residing in the affected land area and, if the petition is sufficient, submit it to the board of trustees of the land use district. The land area to be included in or excluded from the land use district must be contiguous to the land use district. If two thirds of the membership of the board of trustees vote in favor of the petition, the petition shall be granted and the land area included in or excluded from the district.

85 Acts, ch 161, §3; 2001 Acts, ch 56, §19
Iowa Code § 161E.1 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 161E / Section 161E.1
Authority of board.
Status: in_force

If a county, soil and water conservation district, subdistrict of a soil and water conservation district, political subdivision of the state, or other local agency engages or participates in a project for flood or erosion control, flood prevention, or the conservation, development, utilization, and disposal of water, in cooperation with the federal government, or a department or agency of the federal government, the counties in which the project is carried on may, through the board of supervisors, construct, operate, and maintain the project on lands under the control or jurisdiction of the county dedicated to county use, or furnish financial and other assistance in connection with the projects. Flood, soil erosion control, and watershed improvement projects are presumed to be for the protection of the tax base of the county, for the protection of public roads and lands, and for the protection of the public health, sanitation, safety, and general welfare.

[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467B.1]86 Acts, ch 1238, §61; 87 Acts, ch 23, §45; 89 Acts, ch 83, §60C95, §161E.1
Iowa Code § 23.3 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 23 / Section 23.3
Board appointed executive director.
Status: in_force

(1) An Iowa public information board is created consisting of nine members appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by the senate. No more than three members appointed shall be representatives from the media including newspapers and no more than three members appointed shall be representatives of cities, counties, and other political subdivisions of the state.

(2) Appointments to the board shall be subject to section 4A.12.

(3) Members appointed to the board shall serve staggered four-year terms beginning and ending as provided in section 69.19.

(4) A quorum of the board shall consist of five members.

(5) A vacancy on the board shall be filled by the governor, as provided in subsection 1.

(6) The board shall select one of its members to serve as chairperson and shall employ a person who shall be an attorney admitted to practice law before the courts of this state to serve as the executive director of the board.

(7) The board shall meet at the call of the chairperson.

(8) The board shall be an independent agency.

2012 Acts, ch 1115, §6, 17; 2024 Acts, ch 1004, §5; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §86
Iowa Code § 459.605 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 459 / Section 459.605
Habitual violators — permit restrictions.
Status: in_force

For five years after the date of the last violation of this chapter committed by a person or by a confinement feeding operation in which the person holds a controlling interest during which the person or confinement feeding operation was classified as a habitual violator under section 459.604, all of the following shall apply:

(1) The department may not issue a new permit under this chapter to the person or confinement feeding operation.

(2) The department may revoke or refuse to renew an existing permit issued under this chapter to the person or confinement feeding operation, if the permit relates to a confinement feeding operation and the department determines that the continued operation of the confinement feeding operation under the existing permit constitutes a clear, present, and impending danger to the public health or environment.

2002 Acts, ch 1137, §26, 67, 68, 71; 2002 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 1003, §260, 262