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Iowa Code § 507A.3 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 507A / Section 507A.3
Definitions — scope.
Status: in_force

(1) Unless otherwise indicated, “insurer” as used in this chapter includes all corporations, associations, partnerships and individuals engaged in the business of insurance. Any of the following acts in this state, effected by mail or otherwise, by an unauthorized insurer is defined to be doing an insurance business in this state:

(1) (a) The making of or proposing to make, as an insurer, an insurance contract.

(1) (b) The taking or receiving of any application for insurance.

(1) (c) The receiving or collection of any premiums, membership fees, assessments, dues or other considerations for any insurance.

(1) (d) The issuance or delivery of contracts of insurance to residents of this state or to corporations or persons authorized to do business in this state.

(1) (e) The doing of any kind of insurance business specifically recognized as constituting the doing of an insurance business within the meaning of the statutes relating to insurance.

(1) (f) The doing or proposing to do any insurance business in substance equivalent to any of the foregoing in a manner designed to evade the provisions of the insurance laws of this state.

(1) (g) Any other transactions of business relating directly to insurance in this state by an insurer.

(2) The venue of an act committed by mail is at the point where the matter transmitted by mail is delivered and takes effect.

[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §507A.3(1); C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §507A.3; 81 Acts, ch 165, §1]2012 Acts, ch 1023, §157; 2019 Acts, ch 59, §180
Iowa Code § 554.4102 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.4102
Applicability.
Status: in_force

(1) To the extent that items within this Article are also within Articles 3 and 8, they are subject to the provisions of those Articles. If there is conflict, this Article governs Article 3, but Article 8 governs this Article.

(2) The liability of a bank for action or nonaction with respect to an item handled by it for purposes of presentment, payment, or collection is governed by the law of the place where the bank is located. In the case of action or nonaction by or at a branch or separate office of a bank, its liability is governed by the law of the place where the branch or separate office is located.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §554.4102]94 Acts, ch 1167, §79, 122
Iowa Code § 12C.9 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 12C / Section 12C.9
Investment of sinking funds — bond proceeds.
Status: in_force

(1) The treasurer of state and all other state agencies authorized to invest funds and the treasurer or other designated financial officer of each political subdivision including each school corporation shall invest the proceeds of notes, bonds, refunding bonds, and other evidences of indebtedness, and funds being accumulated for the payment of principal and interest or reserves in investments set out in section 12B.10, subsection 4, paragraph “a”, subparagraphs (1) through (9), section 12B.10, subsection 5, paragraph “a”, subparagraphs (1) through (7), an investment contract, or tax-exempt bonds. The investment shall be as defined and permitted by section 148 of the Internal Revenue Code and applicable regulations under that section. An investment contract or tax-exempt bonds shall be rated within the two highest classifications as established by at least one of the standard rating services approved by the superintendent of banking by rule adopted pursuant to chapter 17A.

(2) Earnings and interest from investments pursuant to subsection 1 shall be used to pay the principal or interest as the principal or interest comes due on the indebtedness or to fund the construction of the project for which the indebtedness was issued, or shall be credited to the capital project fund for which the indebtedness was issued.

[C27, 31, 35, §12775-b1; C39, §7420.43; C46, 50, 54, §454.35; C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §453.9]84 Acts, ch 1230, §14; 91 Acts, ch 249, §2; 92 Acts, ch 1156, §23C93, §12C.995 Acts, ch 25, §2; 2008 Acts, ch 1075, §2
Iowa Code § 714G.5 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 714G / Section 714G.5
Fees prohibited.
Status: in_force

A consumer reporting agency shall not charge a fee to a consumer for providing any service pursuant to this chapter, including but not limited to placing, removing, temporarily suspending, or reinstating a security freeze.

2008 Acts, ch 1063, §5; 2018 Acts, ch 1091, §4
Iowa Code § 271.3 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 271 / Section 271.3
Governance.
Status: in_force

The state board of regents shall have full power to manage, control, and govern the Oakdale campus in the same manner as other institutions under its control.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, §271.20; C77, 79, 81, §271.3]
Iowa Code § 321.176A — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.176A
Persons exempt from commercial driver’s license requirements.
Status: in_force

The following operators are exempt from the commercial driver’s license requirements:

(1) A farmer or a person working for a farmer while operating a covered farm vehicle as defined in the federal Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, Pub. L. No. 112-141, §32934. The exemption provided in this subsection shall apply to farmers who assist each other through an exchange of services and shall include operation of a commercial motor vehicle between the farms of the farmers who are exchanging services.

(2) A fire fighter while operating a fire vehicle for a volunteer or paid fire organization or a peace officer, as defined in section 801.4, while operating a commercial motor vehicle for a law enforcement agency, under conditions necessary to preserve life or property or to execute related governmental functions.

(3) The following persons when operating commercial motor vehicles for military purposes:

(3) (a) Active duty military personnel.

(3) (b) Members of the military reserves.

(3) (c) Members of the national guard on active duty, including personnel on full-time national guard duty, personnel on part-time national guard training, and national guard military technicians.

(3) (d) Active duty United States coast guard personnel.

(4) A person while operating a motor home solely for personal or family use.

(5) A person operating a motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of less than twenty-six thousand one pounds towing a travel trailer or fifth-wheel travel trailer solely for personal or family use.

(6) A home care aide operating a motor vehicle in the course of the home care aide’s duties.

90 Acts, ch 1230, §22; 92 Acts, ch 1175, §20; 93 Acts, ch 139, §8; 96 Acts, ch 1152, §9; 2005 Acts, ch 8, §14; 2006 Acts, ch 1068, §19; 2014 Acts, ch 1123, §12; 2023 Acts, ch 40, §1
Iowa Code § 10.13 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 10 / Section 10.13
Divestiture proceedings.
Status: in_force

The court may determine the method of divesting an interest held by a person found to be in violation of this chapter. A financial gain realized by a person who disposes of an interest held in violation of this chapter shall be forfeited to the state’s general fund. All court costs and fees shall be paid by the person holding the interest in violation of the section.

98 Acts, ch 1110, §113, 301
Iowa Code § 901C.2 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 901C / Section 901C.2
Not-guilty verdicts and criminal-charge dismissals expungement.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) Except as provided in paragraph “b”, upon application of a defendant or a prosecutor in a criminal case, or upon the court’s own motion in a criminal case, the court shall enter an order expunging the record of such criminal case if the court finds that the defendant has established that all of the following have occurred, as applicable:

(1) (a) The criminal case contains one or more criminal charges in which an acquittal was entered for all criminal charges, or in which all criminal charges were otherwise dismissed.

(1) (a) All court costs, fees, and other financial obligations ordered by the court or assessed by the clerk of the district court have been paid.

(1) (a) A minimum of one hundred eighty days have passed since entry of the judgment of acquittal or of the order dismissing the case relating to all criminal charges, unless the court finds good cause to waive this requirement for reasons including but not limited to the fact that the defendant was the victim of identity theft or mistaken identity.

(1) (a) The case was not dismissed due to the defendant being found not guilty by reason of insanity.

(1) (a) The defendant was not found incompetent to stand trial in the case.

(1) (b) The court shall not enter an order expunging the record of a criminal case under paragraph “a” unless all the parties in the case have had time to object on the grounds that one or more of the relevant conditions in paragraph “a” have not been established.

(2) The record in a criminal case expunged under this section is a confidential record exempt from public access under section 22.7 but shall be made available by the clerk of the district court, upon request and without court order, to the defendant or to an agency or person granted access to the deferred judgment docket under section 907.4, subsection 2.

(3) This section does not apply to dismissals related to a deferred judgment under section 907.9.

(4) This section applies to all public offenses, as defined under section 692.1.

(5) The court shall advise the defendant of the provisions of this section upon either the acquittal or the dismissal of all criminal charges in a case.

(6) The supreme court may prescribe rules governing the procedures applicable to the expungement of the record of a criminal case under this section.

(7) This section shall apply to all relevant criminal cases that occurred prior to, on, or after January 1, 2016.

2015 Acts, ch 83, §1, 2C2016, §901C.12016 Acts, ch 1073, §182, 183, 188C2017, §901C.2
Iowa Code § 533.406 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 533 / Section 533.406
State credit union merger, conversion, or dissolution.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding section 533.301, subsection 25, a state credit union shall comply with the state law requirements for merger, conversion, or dissolution of a state credit union.

2007 Acts, ch 174, §67
Iowa Code § 10A.522 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 10A / Section 10A.522
Fire and tornado drills in schools warning systems inspections.
Status: in_force

(1) It shall be the duty of the director and the director’s designated subordinates to require all private and public school officials and teachers to conduct not less than four fire drills and not less than four tornado drills in all school buildings during each school year when school is in session; and to require the officials and teachers of all schools to keep all doors and exits of their respective rooms and buildings unlocked when occupied during school hours or when such areas are being used by the public at other times. Not less than two drills of each type shall be conducted between July 1 and December 31 of each year and not less than two drills of each type shall be conducted between January 1 and June 30 of each year.

(2) Every school building with two or more classrooms shall have a warning system for fires of a type approved by the underwriters’ laboratories and by the director. The warning system shall be used only for fire drills or as a warning for emergency. Schools may modify the fire warning system for use as a tornado warning system or shall install a separate tornado warning system. Every school building shall also be equipped with portable fire extinguishers, with the type, size and number in accordance with national fire protection association standards and approved by the director.

(3) The director or the director’s deputies shall cause each public or private school, college, or university to be inspected at least once every two years to determine whether each school meets the fire safety standards of this Code and is free from other fire hazards. Provided, however, that cities which employ fire department inspectors shall cause such inspections to be made.

[S13, §2468-k; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1651; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §100.31]94 Acts, ch 1078, §6; 2022 Acts, ch 1032, §33; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1499, 1711C2024, §10A.522
Iowa Code § 35B.9 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 35B / Section 35B.9
Names certified — benefits changed.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2014 Acts, ch 1116, §54.
Iowa Code § 654.8 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 654 / Section 654.8
Junior encumbrancer entitled to assignment.
Status: in_force

At any time prior to the sale, a person having a lien on the property which is junior to the mortgage will be entitled to an assignment of all the interest of the holder of the mortgage, by paying the holder the amount secured, with interest and costs, together with the amount of any other liens of the same holder which are paramount to the person’s. The person may then proceed with the foreclosure, or discontinue it, at the person’s option.

[C51, §2088; R60, §3665; C73, §3323; C97, §4292; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12379; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §654.8]
Iowa Code § 231.12 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 231 / Section 231.12
Terms.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2024 Acts, ch 1161, §160.
Iowa Code § 556.21 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 556 / Section 556.21
Judicial action upon determinations.
Status: in_force

Any person aggrieved by a decision of the state treasurer or as to whose claim the treasurer has failed to act within ninety days after the filing of the claim, may commence an action in the district court to establish that person’s claim. The proceeding shall be brought within ninety days after the decision of the treasurer or within one hundred eighty days from the filing of the claim if the treasurer fails to act. The action shall be tried de novo without a jury.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §556.21]
Iowa Code § 511.27 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 511 / Section 511.27
Commissioner as process agent.
Status: in_force

Every life insurance company and association shall, before receiving a certificate to do business in this state or any renewal of a certificate to do business in this state, file in the office of the commissioner of insurance a power of attorney and an agreement in writing that service of notice or process of any kind may be made on the commissioner that shall be as valid, binding, and effective for all purposes as if served upon the company according to the laws of this or any other state, and waiving all claim or right of error due to the filing of the power of attorney and the agreement regarding service of notice or process.

[C73, §1165; C97, §1808; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8766; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §511.27]2003 Acts, ch 91, §21
Iowa Code § 222.50 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 222 / Section 222.50
County of residence or state to pay.
Status: in_force

When the proceedings are instituted in a county in which the person who is alleged to have an intellectual disability was found but which is not the county of residence of the person, and the costs are not taxed to the petitioner, the person’s county of residence or the state, as determined in accordance with section 222.60,* shall, on presentation of a properly itemized bill for such costs, repay the costs to the former county.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3451; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §222.41; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §222.50]96 Acts, ch 1129, §49; 2012 Acts, ch 1019, §46; 2012 Acts, ch 1120, §73, 130
Iowa Code § 490.931 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 490 / Section 490.931
Plan of conversion.
Status: in_force

(1) A domestic corporation may convert to a domestic or foreign eligible entity under this part by approving a plan of conversion. The plan of conversion must include all of the following:

(1) (a) The name of the converting corporation.

(1) (b) The name, jurisdiction of formation, and type of entity of the converted entity.

(1) (c) The manner and basis of converting the shares of the domestic corporation into eligible interests or other securities, obligations, rights to acquire eligible interests or other securities, cash, other property, or any combination of the foregoing.

(1) (d) The other terms and conditions of the conversion.

(1) (e) The full text, as it will be in effect immediately after the conversion becomes effective, of the organic rules of the converted entity which are to be in writing.

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

(3) The terms of a plan of conversion may be made dependent upon facts objectively ascertainable outside the plan in accordance with section 490.120, subsection 11.

2021 Acts, ch 165, §135, 230
Iowa Code § 252B.24 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 252B / Section 252B.24
State case registry.
Status: in_force

(1) Child support services shall operate a state case registry to the extent determined by applicable time frames and other provisions of 42 U.S.C. §654a(e) and this section. Child support services and the judicial branch shall enter into a cooperative agreement for the establishment and operation of the registry by child support services. The state case registry shall include records with respect to all of the following:

(1) (a) Unless prohibited by federal law, each case for which services are provided under this chapter.

(1) (b) Each order for support, as defined in section 252D.16 or 598.1, which meets at least one of the following criteria:

(1) (b) The support order is established or modified in this state on or after October 1, 1998.

(1) (b) The income of the obligor is subject to income withholding under chapter 252D, including any support order for which the district court enters an ex parte order under chapter 252D on or after October 1, 1998.

(2) The clerk of the district court shall provide child support services with any information, orders, or documents requested by child support services to establish or operate the state case registry, which are specified in the agreement described in subsection 1, within the time frames specified in that agreement. The agreement shall include but is not limited to provisions to provide for all of the following:

(2) (a) Provision to child support services of information, orders, and documents necessary for child support services to meet requirements described in 42 U.S.C. §654a(e) and this section.

(2) (b) Provision to child support services of information filed with the clerk of the district court by a party under section 598.22B, and the social security number of a child filed with the clerk of the district court under section 602.6111.

(2) (c) Use of automation, as appropriate, to meet the requirements described in 42 U.S.C. §654a(e) and this section.

(3) The records of the state case registry are confidential records pursuant to chapter 22 and may only be disclosed or used as provided in section 252B.9.

98 Acts, ch 1047, §68; 98 Acts, ch 1170, §15; 2014 Acts, ch 1026, §58, 59; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §868
Iowa Code § 12B.17 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 12B / Section 12B.17
Warrant for excess.
Status: in_force

When it shall appear from the books in the department of administrative services that there is a balance due any county in excess of any revenue due the state, except state taxes, the director of the department of administrative services shall draw a warrant for such excess in favor of the county entitled thereto, and forward the same by mail, or otherwise, to the county auditor of the county to which it belongs, and charge the amount so sent to such county.

[C97, §1465; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7419; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §452.17]C93, §12B.172003 Acts, ch 145, §286
Iowa Code § 502.215 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 502 / Section 502.215
Section 502.215
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2004 Acts, ch 1161, §63, 68.See §502.321B – 502.321I.
Iowa Code § 499.79 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 499 / Section 499.79
Statement to estate of members and stockholders.
Status: in_force

(1) The board of directors, upon receiving actual notice of the death of a member or stockholder, shall provide a statement to the administrator or executor of the member’s or stockholder’s estate, or to the attorney representing such estate. The statement shall describe agricultural products owned by the member or stockholder which are in the possession of the association.

(2) This section shall not require an association to conduct a search of the status of its members or stockholders. The association shall exercise reasonable diligence in determining to whom the statement must be delivered. The statement shall be delivered to the administrator, executor, or attorney, within thirty days following a determination as to whom the statement must be delivered. A statement is not required to be prepared or delivered, if the association is not notified of the member’s or stockholder’s death within one year after the date of death, or by the date that the member’s or stockholder’s estate is closed, whichever is later.

91 Acts, ch 230, §3; 2016 Acts, ch 1011, §121
Iowa Code § 262B.21 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 262B / Section 262B.21
Research and development platforms.
Status: in_force

(1) For purposes of this section and section 262B.23, “core platform areas” means the areas of advanced manufacturing, biosciences, information solutions, and financial services.

(2) The state board of regents shall do all of the following:

(2) (a) Recruit employees, build capacity, and invest moneys to ensure rapid scientific progress in the core platform areas.

(2) (b) Create endowed chair positions and employ persons with entrepreneurial expertise.

(2) (c) Invest in technology development infrastructure to strengthen and accelerate the scientific and commercialization work in the core platform areas.

(2) (d) Provide financial assistance in the form of grants for purposes of accelerating the transformation of new and ongoing research and development initiatives in the core platform areas into commercial opportunities.

(2) (e) Actively participate in advisory groups dedicated to the areas of bioscience advanced manufacturing, and information solutions.

2006 Acts, ch 1179, §48; 2007 Acts, ch 122, §5