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Iowa Code § 321.363 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.363
Obstruction to driver’s view.
Status: in_force

(1) No person shall drive a vehicle when it is so loaded, or when there are in the front seat such number of persons, exceeding three, as to obstruct the view of the driver to the front or sides of the vehicle or as to interfere with the driver’s control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.

(2) No passenger in a vehicle shall ride in such position as to interfere with the driver’s view ahead or to the sides, or to interfere with the driver’s control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.

[C39, §5031.02; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.363]
Iowa Code § 61.12 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 61 / Section 61.12
Judgment filed execution.
Status: in_force

A transcript of the judgment rendered by such court, filed in the office of the clerk of the supreme court, shall have the force and effect of a judgment of the supreme court, except that the judgment of the court may be appealed to the supreme court, and execution may issue therefrom in the first instance against the party’s property generally.

[C51, §377; R60, §607; C73, §727; C97, §1231; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1017; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §61.12]2025 Acts, ch 122, §23
Iowa Code § 29A.74 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 29A / Section 29A.74
Death of principal — effect.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, an agency created by a power of attorney in writing given by a principal who is at the time of execution, or who after executing such power of attorney becomes a member of the national guard or the armed forces of the United States, a person serving as a merchant seaman outside the limits of the United States included within the fifty states and the District of Columbia, or a person outside those limits by permission, assignment, or direction of any department, shall not be revoked or terminated by the death of the principal, as to the agent or other person who, without actual knowledge or actual notice of the death of the principal, shall have acted or shall act, in good faith, under or in reliance upon such power of attorney or agency, and any action so taken, unless otherwise invalid or unenforceable, shall be binding on the heirs, devisees, legatees, or personal representatives of the principal.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a report or listing, either official or otherwise, of “missing” or “missing in action” shall not constitute or be interpreted as constituting actual knowledge or actual notice of the death of such principal or notice of any facts indicating the same, or shall operate to revoke the agency.

[C46, 50, §29.69, 29.71; C54, 58, 62, §29.92; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29A.74]2002 Acts, ch 1117, §21, 23; 2019 Acts, ch 24, §104; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §18
Iowa Code § 541.34 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 541 / Section 541.34
Section 541.34
Status: repealed

Repealed by 65 Acts, ch 413, §10102.
Iowa Code § 631.11 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 631 / Section 631.11
Hearing.
Status: in_force

(1) The hearing shall be to the court, shall be simple and informal, and shall be conducted by the court itself, without regard to technicalities of procedure.

(2) The court shall swear the parties and their witnesses, and examine them in such a way as to bring out the truth. The parties may participate, either personally or by attorney. The court may continue the hearing from time to time and may amend new or amended pleadings, if justice requires.

(3) Upon the trial, the judicial magistrate shall make detailed minutes of the testimony of each witness and append the exhibits or copies thereof to the record. The proceedings upon trial shall not be reported by a certified court reporter, unless the party provides the reporter at such party’s expense. If the proceedings are not reported by a certified court reporter, the magistrate shall cause the proceedings upon trial to be recorded electronically, and both parties shall be notified in advance of that recording. If the proceedings have been recorded electronically, the recording shall be retained under the jurisdiction of the magistrate unless appealed, and upon appeal shall be transcribed only by a person designated by the court under the supervision of the magistrate.

(4) Judgment shall be rendered, based upon applicable law and upon a preponderance of the evidence.

(5) Unless an appeal is taken, an electronic recording of a proceeding in small claims shall be retained until the time for appeal has expired as specified in section 631.13. Thereafter, the magistrate may direct that the recording tape or other device be erased and used for subsequent recordings. If the proceeding is appealed, the recording may be erased following entry of judgment by the district judge hearing the appeal.

[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §631.11]2009 Acts, ch 75, §1
Iowa Code § 359.8 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 359 / Section 359.8
Division — effect.
Status: in_force

If the petition is signed by a majority of the registered voters of the township residing without the corporate limits of the city, the board of supervisors shall divide the township into two townships, as petitioned; but, except for election purposes, including the appointment of precinct election officials rendered necessary by the change, the division shall not take effect until the first day of January following the next general election which is not a Sunday or a legal holiday.

[C73, §384; C97, §556; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5534; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §359.8]89 Acts, ch 83, §49; 90 Acts, ch 1238, §39; 2001 Acts, ch 56, §29
Iowa Code § 548.108 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 548 / Section 548.108
Records.
Status: in_force

The secretary shall keep for public examination a record of all marks registered or renewed under this chapter, as well as a record of all documents recorded pursuant to section 548.107.

94 Acts, ch 1090, §8
Iowa Code § 16.57D — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 16 / Section 16.57D
Rules.
Status: in_force

The authority shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to implement and administer this part, including rules to do all of the following:

(1) Establish the maximum loan, forgivable loan, and grant amounts awarded under the program.

(2) Establish the terms of any loan or forgivable loan provided under the program.

(3) Income qualifications of eligible renters in the eviction prevention program.

2021 Acts, ch 177, §49, 51; 2025 Acts, ch 28, §22
Iowa Code § 29B.98 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 29B / Section 29B.98
Improper use of countersign.
Status: in_force

Any person subject to this code who in time of war discloses the parole or countersign to any person not entitled to receive it, or who gives to another who is entitled to receive and use the parole or countersign a different parole or countersign from that which, to the person’s knowledge, the person was authorized and required to give, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29B.98]
Iowa Code § 572.9 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 572 / Section 572.9
Time of lien posting.
Status: in_force

The statement of account required by section 572.8 shall be posted by a general contractor or subcontractor within two years and ninety days after the date on which the last of the material was furnished or the last of the labor was performed.

[R60, §1851; C73, §2137; C97, §3092; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10278; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §572.9]87 Acts, ch 79, §1; 2007 Acts, ch 83, §5; 2012 Acts, ch 1105, §5, 27, 28; 2012 Acts, ch 1138, §13
Iowa Code § 642.14B — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 642 / Section 642.14B
Notice to defendant employer garnishees.
Status: in_force

If the garnishment is to earnings an employer owes a defendant, the employer shall deliver the notice of garnishment to the defendant with the remainder of or in lieu of the defendant’s earnings. The garnishee shall state in answer to the sheriff’s examination whether or not service of the notice of garnishment was delivered to the defendant. The notice required by this section shall contain the information required by section 642.14A, subsection 3, and shall be delivered by personal service, mail, or electronic means.

2015 Acts, ch 79, §5
Iowa Code § 456.15 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 456 / Section 456.15
Levees.
Status: in_force

The Iowa geological survey shall assist the office of levee safety as provided in chapter 418A.

2023 Acts, ch 163, §9, 10
Iowa Code § 414.28A — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 414 / Section 414.28A
Land-leased communities.
Status: in_force

(1) “Land-leased community” means any site, lot, field, or tract of land under common ownership upon which ten or more occupied manufactured homes are harbored, either free of charge or for revenue purposes, and shall include any building, structure, or enclosure used or intended for use as part of the equipment of the land-leased community. The term “land-leased community” shall not be construed to include homes, buildings, or other structures temporarily maintained by any individual, educational institution, or company on their own premises and used exclusively to house their own labor or students.

(2) A city shall not adopt or enforce zoning or subdivision regulations or other ordinances which disallow or make infeasible the plans and specifications of land-leased communities because the housing within the land-leased community will be manufactured housing.

(3) A manufactured home located in a land-leased community shall be taxed under section 435.22 as if the manufactured home were located in a mobile home park.

97 Acts, ch 86, §4; 98 Acts, ch 1107, §16, 33; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §90
Iowa Code § 364.24 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 364 / Section 364.24
Traffic light synchronization.
Status: in_force

All cities with more than three traffic lights within the corporate limits shall establish a traffic light synchronization program for energy efficiency in accordance with rules adopted by the state department of transportation pursuant to chapter 17A.

89 Acts, ch 297, §7; 91 Acts, ch 253, §15; 2015 Acts, ch 30, §111
Iowa Code § 232.6 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 232 / Section 232.6
Jurisdiction — adoptions and terminations of parental rights.
Status: in_force

The court may exercise jurisdiction over adoption and termination of parental rights proceedings under chapters 600 and 600A.

2000 Acts, ch 1145, §1
Iowa Code § 509A.12 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 509A / Section 509A.12
Deferred compensation program for governmental employees.
Status: in_force

(1) A governing body, county board of supervisors, or other public entity, to the extent allowed by law, may establish a deferred compensation program under this section. The contributions made on behalf of an employee who chooses to participate in the program shall be invested at the direction of the employee in a life insurance contract, annuity contract, mutual fund, security, or any other deferred payment contract offered as an investment option under the program. The contract acquired for an employee shall be in accordance with the plan document and shall be acquired from a company, or a salesperson for that company, that is authorized to do business in this state. When the state of Iowa acquires an investment product pursuant to the plan document the state does not become a shareholder, stockholder, or owner of a corporation in violation of Article VIII, section 3, of the Constitution of the State of Iowa or any other provision of law.

(2) This section is in addition to any benefit program provided by law for employees of the state or its political subdivisions.

[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §509A.12; 81 Acts, ch 117, §1087]94 Acts, ch 1183, §80; 95 Acts, ch 162, §11; 97 Acts, ch 185, §10; 2019 Acts, ch 24, §104
Iowa Code § 580.3 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 580 / Section 580.3
Sale or removal prohibited — penalty.
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful to sell, exchange, or remove permanently from the county any animal subject to the lien herein provided for, without the written consent of the holder of such lien, and any person violating this provision, shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor.

[C24, 27, 31, §2969; C35, §10347-a3; C39, §10347.03; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §580.3]
Iowa Code § 100B.14 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 100B / Section 100B.14
Volunteer job protection.
Status: in_force

(1) This section shall be known as the “Volunteer Emergency Services Providers Job Protection Act”.

(2) For the purposes of this section, “volunteer emergency services provider” means a volunteer fire fighter as defined in section 85.61, a reserve peace officer as defined in section 80D.1A, an emergency medical care provider as defined in section 147A.1, or other personnel having voluntary emergency service duties and who are not paid full-time by the entity for which the services are performed in the local service area, in a mutual aid agreement area, or in a governor-declared state of disaster emergency area.

(3) A public or private employer shall not terminate the employment of an employee for joining a volunteer emergency services unit or organization, including but not limited to any municipal, rural, or subscription fire department.

(4) If an employee has provided the employee’s public or private employer with written notification that the employee is a volunteer emergency services provider, the employer shall not terminate the employment of a volunteer emergency services provider who, because the employee was fulfilling the employee’s duties as a volunteer emergency services provider, is absent from or late to work.

(5) An employer may deduct from an employee’s regular pay an amount of regular pay for the time that an employee who is a volunteer emergency services provider is absent from work while performing duties as a volunteer emergency services provider.

(6) An employer may request that an employee who is a volunteer emergency services provider and who is absent from or late to work while responding to an emergency provide the employer with a written statement from the supervisor or acting supervisor of the volunteer emergency services unit or organization stating that the employee responded to an emergency and stating the date and time of the emergency.

(7) An employee who is a volunteer emergency services provider and who may be absent from or late to work while performing duties as a volunteer emergency services provider shall notify the employer as soon as possible that the employee may be absent or late.

(8) An employer shall determine whether an employee may leave work to respond to an emergency as part of the employee’s volunteer emergency services provider duties.

(9) An employee whose employment is terminated in violation of this section may bring a civil action against the employer. The employee may seek reinstatement to the employee’s former position, payment of back wages, reinstatement of fringe benefits, and, where seniority rights are granted, reinstatement of seniority rights. If the employee prevails in such an action, the employee shall be entitled to an award of reasonable attorney fees and the costs of the action. An employee must commence such an action within one year after the date of termination of the employee’s employment.

2009 Acts, ch 165, §2
Iowa Code § 8A.371 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 8A / Section 8A.371
Commission created.
Status: in_force

The capitol planning commission is created, composed of eleven members as follows:

(1) Four members of the general assembly serving as ex officio, nonvoting members, one representative to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, one representative to be appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives, one senator to be appointed by the president of the senate after consultation with the majority leader of the senate, and one senator to be appointed by the minority leader of the senate.

(2) Six residents of the state of Iowa to be appointed by the governor.

(3) The director of the department of administrative services or the director’s designee.

[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §18A.1]86 Acts, ch 1245, §2025; 90 Acts, ch 1223, §10; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2007 Acts, ch 115, §10CS2007, §8A.3712008 Acts, ch 1156, §11, 58
Iowa Code § 232B.2 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 232B / Section 232B.2
Purpose — policy of state.
Status: in_force

The purpose of the Iowa Indian child welfare Act is to clarify state policies and procedures regarding implementation of the federal Indian Child Welfare Act, Pub. L. No. 95-608, as codified in 25 U.S.C. ch. 21. It is the policy of the state to cooperate fully with Indian tribes and tribal citizens in Iowa in order to ensure that the intent and provisions of the federal Indian Child Welfare Act are enforced. This cooperation includes recognition by the state that Indian tribes have a continuing and compelling governmental interest in an Indian child whether or not the child is in the physical or legal custody of an Indian parent, Indian custodian, or an Indian extended family member at the commencement of a child custody proceeding or the child has resided or domiciled on an Indian reservation. The state is committed to protecting the essential tribal relations and best interest of an Indian child by promoting practices, in accordance with the federal Indian Child Welfare Act and other applicable law, designed to prevent the child’s voluntary or involuntary out-of-home placement and, whenever such placement is necessary or ordered, by placing the child, whenever possible, in a foster home, adoptive home, or other type of custodial placement that reflects the unique values of the child’s tribal culture and is best able to assist the child in establishing, developing, and maintaining a political, cultural, and social relationship with the child’s tribe and tribal community.

2003 Acts, ch 153, §3
Iowa Code § 518.21 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 518 / Section 518.21
Reporting of losses of crops by hail.
Status: in_force

In the event of loss to growing crops by hail, notice of such loss must be given by mailing to the association a certified letter within ten days from the time such loss or damage occurred.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §518.21]
Iowa Code § 357A.4 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 357A / Section 357A.4
Notice.
Status: in_force

The notice prepared by the auditor pursuant to section 357A.3 shall set forth:

(1) The location of the area designated by the petitioners for incorporation in the proposed district, as described or shown by the original petition.

(2) The time and place fixed by the supervisors for the hearing on the petition.

(3) That all owners or tenants of real property within the boundaries described may appear and be heard.

(4) That the proposed district, if incorporated, shall have no power or authority to levy any taxes whatsoever.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §357A.4]91 Acts, ch 134, §5
Iowa Code § 35.11 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 35 / Section 35.11
Expenses chargeable to fund.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2012 Acts, ch 1059, §13.
Iowa Code § 125.10 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 125 / Section 125.10
Duties of director.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2024 Acts, ch 1161, §135, 137.
Iowa Code § 600B.8 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 600B / Section 600B.8
Who may institute proceedings.
Status: in_force

The proceedings may be brought by the mother, or other interested person, or if the child is or is likely to be a public charge, by the authorities charged with its support. After the death of the mother or in case of her disability, it may also be brought by the child acting through its guardian or next friend.

[C51, §848; R60, §1416; C73, §4715; C97, §5629; C24, §12658; C27, 31, 35, §12667-a8; C39, §12667.08; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §675.8]C93, §600B.8
Iowa Code § 622.95 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 622 / Section 622.95
Other facts.
Status: in_force

Any other fact which is required to be shown by affidavit, and which may be required for future use in any action or other proceeding, may be proved by pursuing the course above indicated, as nearly as the circumstances of the case will admit.

[C51, §2429; R60, §4044; C73, §3699; C97, §4682; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11351; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622.95]
Iowa Code § 490.932 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 490 / Section 490.932
Action on a plan of conversion.
Status: in_force

In the case of a conversion of a domestic corporation to a domestic or foreign eligible entity, the plan of conversion shall be adopted in the following manner:

(1) The plan of conversion shall first be adopted by the board of directors.

(2) (a) The plan of conversion shall then be approved by the shareholders. In submitting the plan of conversion to the shareholders for their approval, the board of directors must recommend that the shareholders approve the plan, unless any of the following applies:

(2) (a) The board of directors makes a determination that because of conflicts of interest or other special circumstances it should not make such a recommendation.

(2) (a) Section 490.826 applies.

(2) (b) If paragraph “a”, subparagraph (1) or (2) applies, the board of directors shall inform the shareholders of the basis for its so proceeding.

(3) The board of directors may set conditions for approval of the plan of conversion by the shareholders or the effectiveness of the plan of conversion.

(4) If the approval of the shareholders is to be given at a meeting, the corporation shall notify each shareholder, regardless of whether entitled to vote, of the meeting of shareholders at which the plan of conversion is to be submitted for approval. The notice must state that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider the plan of conversion and must contain or be accompanied by a copy or summary of the plan. The notice must include or be accompanied by a copy of the organic rules of the converted entity which are to be in writing as they will be in effect immediately after the conversion.

(5) Unless the articles of incorporation, bylaws, or the board of directors acting pursuant to subsection 3, require a greater vote or a greater quorum, approval of the plan of conversion requires all of the following:

(5) (a) The approval of the shareholders at a meeting at which a quorum exists consisting of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on the plan.

(5) (b) Except as provided in subsection 6, the approval of each class or series of shares voting as a separate voting group at a meeting at which a quorum of the voting group exists consisting of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on the plan by that voting group.

(6) If as a result of the conversion one or more shareholders of the converting domestic corporation would become subject to interest holder liability, approval of the plan of conversion shall require the signing in connection with the transaction, by each such shareholder, of a separate written consent to become subject to such interest holder liability.

2021 Acts, ch 165, §136, 230
Iowa Code § 556F.7 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 556F / Section 556F.7
When owner unknown.
Status: in_force

If the owner is unknown, the finder shall, within five days after finding the property, take the money, bank notes, and a description of any other property to the county sheriff of the county or the chief of police of the city in which the property was found, and provide an affidavit describing the property, the time when and place where the property was found, and attesting that no alteration has been made in the appearance of the property since the finding. The sheriff or chief of police shall send a copy of the affidavit to the county auditor who shall enter a description of the property and the value of the property, as nearly as the auditor can determine it, in the auditor’s lost property book, together with the copy of the affidavit of the finder.

[R60, §1508; C73, §1514; C97, §2373; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12205; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §644.7]94 Acts, ch 1188, §27C95, §556F.795 Acts, ch 49, §19; 2000 Acts, ch 1043, §2