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Iowa Code § 645.2 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 645 / Section 645.2
Actions for merchandise or damages.
Status: in_force

(1) An action for recovery of merchandise or the purchase price, damages, and costs may be brought by an owner pursuant to this chapter in any court of competent jurisdiction, including a court of small claims if the claim does not exceed jurisdictional limits.

(2) A conviction under chapter 714 is not required as a condition precedent to the maintenance of an action pursuant to this chapter.

89 Acts, ch 99, §2; 2021 Acts, ch 76, §150
Iowa Code § 468.85 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.85
Transcript.
Status: in_force

When notice of any appeal with the bond as required by section 468.84 shall be filed with the auditor, the auditor shall forthwith make and certify a transcript of the notice of appeal and appeal bond, and file the same with the clerk.

[S13, §1989-a14; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7516; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §455.95]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.85
Iowa Code § 804.25 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 804 / Section 804.25
Bail discharge.
Status: in_force

Any magistrate who receives bail as provided for in sections 804.21, subsection 2, and 804.22, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, shall endorse, on the order of commitment or on the warrant, an order for the discharge from custody of the arrested person, who shall forthwith be discharged, and shall transmit by mail, or otherwise, as soon as it can be conveniently done, to the court at which the person is bound to appear, the affidavits, order of commitment or warrant, and discharge, together with the undertaking of bail.

[C51, §2833; R60, §4541, 4570; C73, §4193, 4222; C97, §5189, 5212; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13483, 13493; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §757.4, 758.6; C79, 81, §804.25]2013 Acts, ch 30, §254
Iowa Code § 249A.35 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 249A / Section 249A.35
Purchase of qualified long-term care insurance policy — computation under medical assistance program.
Status: in_force

A computation for the purposes of determining eligibility under this chapter concerning an individual who is the beneficiary of a qualified long-term care insurance policy under chapter 514H shall include consideration of the asset disregard provided in section 514H.5.

2005 Acts, ch 166, §1, 13; 2009 Acts, ch 145, §1
Iowa Code § 357J.4 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 357J / Section 357J.4
District boundary changes.
Status: in_force

(1) The boundary lines of a district may include any incorporated or unincorporated areas.

(2) (a) The boundary lines of a district shall not be changed after the district is established except as provided in this subsection.

(2) (b) The boundary lines of a district shall be changed and shall become effective immediately upon approval of the commission and each governmental entity currently participating in the emergency response district.

2008 Acts, ch 1152, §4; 2009 Acts, ch 165, §3, 4; 2022 Acts, ch 1017, §4
Iowa Code § 602.6503 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 602 / Section 602.6503
Commissioners appointed by a county.
Status: in_force

(1) The board of supervisors of each county shall appoint three electors to the magistrate appointing commission for the county for six-year terms beginning January 1, 1979, and each sixth year thereafter. However, if there is only one attorney elected pursuant to section 602.6504, the county board of supervisors shall only appoint two commissioners, and if no attorney is elected, the board of supervisors shall only appoint one commissioner.

(2) The board of supervisors shall not appoint an attorney or an active law enforcement officer to serve as a commissioner.

(3) The county auditor shall certify to the clerk of the district court the name, address, and expiration date of term for all appointees of the board of supervisors.

83 Acts, ch 186, §7503, 10201
Iowa Code § 425.20 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 425 / Section 425.20
Filing dates affidavit extension.
Status: in_force

(1) A claim for reimbursement for rent constituting property taxes paid shall not be paid or allowed, unless the claim is filed with and in the possession of the department of health and human services on or before June 1 of the year following the base year.

(2) A claim for credit for property taxes due shall not be paid or allowed unless the claim is filed with the county treasurer between January 1 and June 1, both dates inclusive, immediately preceding the fiscal year during which the property taxes are due. However, in case of sickness, absence, or other disability of the claimant, or if in the judgment of the county treasurer good cause exists, the county treasurer may extend the time for filing a claim for credit through March 31 of the fiscal year during which the property taxes are due. The county treasurer shall certify to the director of revenue on or before May 1 of each year the total amount of dollars due for claims allowed.

(3) In case of sickness, absence, or other disability of the claimant or if, in the judgment of the director of health and human services good cause exists and the claimant requests an extension, the director of health and human services may extend the time for filing a claim for reimbursement. However, any further time granted shall not extend beyond December 31 of the year following the year in which the claim was required to be filed. Claims filed as a result of this subsection shall be filed with the director of health and human services who shall provide for the reimbursement of the claim to the claimant.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §425.20; 81 Acts 2nd Ex, ch 4, §1]83 Acts, ch 111, §2, 4; 88 Acts, ch 1050, §1; 94 Acts, ch 1125, §3, 5; 94 Acts, ch 1165, §27, 50; 96 Acts, ch 1167, §3, 8; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §92; 2021 Acts, ch 41, §19, 36; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1132; 2023 Acts, ch 94, §1, 3, 4; 2025 Acts, ch 148, §8
Iowa Code § 554.1107 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.1107
Section captions.
Status: in_force

Section captions are parts of this chapter.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §554.1109]2007 Acts, ch 41, §49CS2007, §554.1107
Iowa Code § 322D.4 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 322D / Section 322D.4
Franchiser failure to comply — civil penalty.
Status: in_force

In the event that any franchiser fails to make payment to the franchisee or the franchisee’s heir or heirs as required by this chapter within sixty days after the inventory has been received by the franchiser, the franchiser is civilly liable for one hundred percent of the current net price of the inventory; transportation charges which have been paid by the franchisee; eighty-five percent of the current net price of repair parts; five percent of the current net price of repair parts to cover handling, packing and loading, if applicable; and attorney fees incurred by the franchisee or the franchisee’s heir or heirs.

84 Acts, ch 1087, §4; 85 Acts, ch 47, §9
Iowa Code § 565B.3 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 565B / Section 565B.3
Nomination of custodian.
Status: in_force

(1) A person having the right to designate the recipient of property transferable upon the occurrence of a future event may revocably nominate a custodian to receive the property for a minor beneficiary upon the occurrence of the event by naming the custodian, followed in substance by the words:“as custodian for (name of minor) under the Iowa Uniform Transfers to Minors Act”. The nomination may name one or more persons as substitute custodians to whom the property must be transferred, in the order named, if the first nominated custodian dies before the transfer or is unable, declines, or is ineligible to serve. The nomination may be made in a will, a trust, a deed, an instrument exercising a power of appointment, or in a writing designating a beneficiary of contractual rights which is registered with or delivered to the payor, issuer, or other obligor of the contractual rights.

(2) A custodian nominated under this section must be a person to whom a transfer of property of that kind may be made under section 565B.9, subsection 1.

(3) The nomination of a custodian under this section does not create custodial property until the nominating instrument becomes irrevocable or a transfer to the nominated custodian is completed under section 565B.9. Unless the nomination of a custodian has been revoked, upon the occurrence of the future event the custodianship becomes effective and the custodian shall enforce a transfer of the custodial property pursuant to section 565B.9.

86 Acts, ch 1035, §3
Iowa Code § 208.29 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 208 / Section 208.29
Section 208.29
Status: repealed

Repealed by 96 Acts, ch 1043, §20.
Iowa Code § 515F.20 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 515F / Section 515F.20
Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in sections 515F.21 through 515F.25 unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Competitive market” means a market for which an order is in effect pursuant to section 515F.22 that a reasonable degree of competition does exist.

(2) “Market” means the interaction between buyers and sellers consisting of a product market component and a geographic market component. A product market component consists of identical or readily substitutable products including, but not limited to, consideration of coverage, policy terms, rate classifications, and underwriting. A geographic component is a geographical area in which buyers have a reasonable degree of access to the insurance product through sales outlets or other marketing mechanisms.

(3) “Noncompetitive market” means a market which has not been found to be competitive pursuant to section 515F.22.

87 Acts, ch 132, §6CS87, §515A.2090 Acts, ch 1234, §77C91, §515F.20
Iowa Code § 321.97 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.97
Fraudulent applications.
Status: in_force

Any person who fraudulently uses a false or fictitious name in any application for the registration of, or certificate of title to, a vehicle or knowingly makes a false statement or knowingly conceals a material fact or otherwise commits a fraud in any such application is guilty of a fraudulent practice.

[S13, §1571-m26; C24, 27, 31, 35, §5088; C39, §5007.01; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.97]
Iowa Code § 2D.4 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 2D / Section 2D.4
Executive branch protocol officer.
Status: in_force

The lieutenant governor, or the lieutenant governor’s designee, shall be the executive branch protocol officer. The protocol officer shall work with the international relations committee of the legislative council and the legislative branch protocol officer in developing and implementing protocol for state, national, and international visitors to the state capitol and in improving coordination between the legislative and executive branches in international relations activities.

2000 Acts, ch 1102, §4; 2008 Acts, ch 1156, §5, 58
Iowa Code § 232.39 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 232 / Section 232.39
Exclusion of public from hearings.
Status: in_force

At any time during the proceedings, the court, on the motion of any of the parties or upon the court’s own motion, may exclude the public from hearings under this subchapter if the court determines that the possibility of damage or harm to the child outweighs the public’s interest in having an open hearing. Upon closing the hearing to the public, the court may admit those persons who have direct interest in the case or in the work of the court.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3635; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §232.19; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §232.27; C79, 81, §232.39]88 Acts, ch 1134, §51; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §94
Iowa Code § 99.3 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 99 / Section 99.3
Notice — temporary writ — without bond.
Status: in_force

The defendants shall be served with notice as in other actions and in such action the court, or judge in vacation, shall upon the presentation of a petition therefor alleging that the nuisance complained of exists, allow a temporary writ of injunction without bond, if the existence of such nuisance shall be made to appear to the satisfaction of the court or judge by evidence in the form of affidavits, depositions, oral testimony, or otherwise as the complainant may elect, unless the court or judge by previous order, shall have directed the form and manner in which such evidence shall be presented.

[SS15, §4944-h2; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1589; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §99.3]
Iowa Code § 101.8 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 101 / Section 101.8
Assistance by local officials.
Status: in_force

The chief fire prevention officer of every city or village having an established fire prevention department, the chief of the fire department of every other city or village in which a fire department is established, the mayor of every city in which no fire department exists, the township clerk of every township outside the limits of any city or village and all other local officials upon whom fire prevention duties are imposed by law shall assist the director in the enforcement of the rules.

[C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §101.8]2023 Acts, ch 19, §1529
Iowa Code § 714.7C — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 714 / Section 714.7C
Theft of pseudoephedrine — enhancement.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding section 714.2, subsection 5, a person who commits a simple misdemeanor theft of a product containing pseudoephedrine from a retailer as defined in section 126.23A commits a serious misdemeanor.

2004 Acts, ch 1127, §3; 2005 Acts, ch 15, §6, 14
Iowa Code § 817.1 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 817 / Section 817.1
Photographs — measurements — Bertillon system.
Status: in_force

It shall be lawful for the sheriff of any county or the chief of police in any city in this state, to take or procure the taking of the photograph of any person held to answer on a charge of any felony, such person being in the custody of such officer, or to make and record any measurements of such prisoner, by the Bertillon or other system, and to exchange such photographs, or measurements, or copies of the same, with other sheriffs and police officers, or to distribute the same by mail for the purpose of securing evidence for the identification of such person held to answer, if the identity and past record of the said person are unknown to the sheriff or chief of police; and the cost of such photographs and measurements, and of distributing the same, may be allowed by the court as a part of the costs in the case.

[S13, §5499-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13904; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §782.8; C79, 81, §817.1]
Iowa Code § 643.14 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 643 / Section 643.14
Inspection — appraisement.
Status: in_force

When the property is so retained by the defendant, the defendant shall permit the officer and plaintiff to inspect the same, and, if the plaintiff so requests, the officer shall cause it to be examined and appraised by two sworn appraisers chosen by the parties to the action, or, in their default, by the officer personally, in the manner provided for other cases of appraisement, and in case they cannot agree the officer shall select a third, and an appraisement agreed to by two of them shall be sufficient, and the officer shall return their appraisement with the writ.

[C73, §3236; C97, §4173; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12190; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §643.14]
Iowa Code § 135B.22 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 135B / Section 135B.22
Character of services.
Status: in_force

Pathology and radiology services performed in hospitals are the product of the joint contribution of hospitals, doctors and technicians but these services constitute medical services which must be performed by or under the direction and supervision of a doctor, and no hospital shall have the right, directly or indirectly, to direct, control or interfere with the professional medical acts and duties of the doctor in charge of the pathology or radiology facilities or of the technicians under the doctor’s supervision. Nothing herein contained shall affect the rights of third parties as a result of negligence in the operation or maintenance of the aforesaid pathology and radiology facilities.

[C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135B.22]
Iowa Code § 505.34 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 505 / Section 505.34
Medical assistance and Hawki programs applicability of subtitle.
Status: in_force

(1) The medical assistance program under chapter 249A and the healthy and well kids in Iowa (Hawki) program under chapter 514I shall not be subject to this subtitle unless otherwise provided by law.

(2) A managed care organization acting pursuant to a contract with the department of health and human services to administer the medical assistance program under chapter 249A, or the healthy and well kids in Iowa (Hawki) program under chapter 514I, shall not be subject to this subtitle unless otherwise provided by law.

2022 Acts, ch 1131, §63; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1184
Iowa Code § 384.42 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 384 / Section 384.42
Procedure on public improvement.
Status: in_force

To construct or repair a public improvement to be paid for in whole or in part by special assessments, the council shall proceed as follows:

(1) Arrange for engineering services to prepare the plats, schedules, estimates of cost, plans, and specifications and to supervise construction of the proposed improvement.

(2) Adopt a preliminary resolution by the vote of a majority of all the members of the council. The preliminary resolution shall contain the following:

(2) (a) A description of the types or alternate types of improvement proposed.

(2) (b) The beginning and terminal points or general location of the proposed improvement.

(2) (c) An order to the engineer to prepare preliminary plans and specifications, estimated total cost of the work, and a plat and schedule, and to file them with the clerk.

(2) (d) A general description of the property or a designation of the lots which the council believes will be specially benefited by the improvement.

(3) The preliminary resolution may also contain the following:

(3) (a) A statement of the proportion of the total cost which the council proposes to assess against specially benefited property.

(3) (b) A short and convenient designation for the public improvement by which it may be referred to in all subsequent proceedings.

(4) A preliminary resolution may include more than one improvement or class of improvement.

(5) A single improvement may be in more than one locality or street, and that portion of the street which has been improved by any railway, or which the city may require the railway to improve under franchise or contract, may be excluded.

[C50, §391A.4; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §391A.5; C75, 77, 79, 81, §384.42]
Iowa Code § 505.9 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 505 / Section 505.9
Ex officio receiver.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of insurance henceforth shall be the receiver and liquidating officer for any insurance company, association, or insurance carrier, and shall serve without compensation other than the stated compensation as commissioner of insurance, but the commissioner shall be allowed clerical and other expenses necessary for the conduct of such receivership.

[C31, 35, §8613-c1; C39, §8613.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §505.9]
Iowa Code § 232B.10 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 232B / Section 232B.10
Qualified expert witnesses — standard of proof — change of placement.
Status: in_force

(1) For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, a “qualified expert witness” may include, but is not limited to, a social worker, sociologist, physician, psychologist, traditional tribal therapist and healer, spiritual leader, historian, or elder.

(2) In considering whether to involuntarily place an Indian child in foster care or to terminate the parental rights of the parent of an Indian child, the court shall require that qualified expert witnesses with specific knowledge of the child’s Indian tribe testify regarding that tribe’s family organization and child-rearing practices, and regarding whether the tribe’s culture, customs, and laws would support the placement of the child in foster care or the termination of parental rights on the grounds that continued custody of the child by the parent or Indian custodian is likely to result in serious emotional or physical damage to the child.

(3) In the following descending order of preference, a qualified expert witness is a person who is one of the following:

(3) (a) A member of the child’s Indian tribe who is recognized by the child’s tribal community as knowledgeable regarding tribal customs as the customs pertain to family organization or child-rearing practices.

(3) (b) A member of another tribe who is formally recognized by the Indian child’s tribe as having the knowledge to be a qualified expert witness.

(3) (c) A layperson having substantial experience in the delivery of child and family services to Indians, and substantial knowledge of the prevailing social and cultural standards and child-rearing practices within the Indian child’s tribe.

(3) (d) A professional person having substantial education and experience in the person’s professional specialty and having substantial knowledge of the prevailing social and cultural standards and child-rearing practices within the Indian child’s tribe.

(3) (e) A professional person having substantial education and experience in the person’s professional specialty and having extensive knowledge of the customs, traditions, and values of the Indian child’s tribe as the customs, traditions, and values pertain to family organization and child-rearing practices. Prior to accepting the testimony of a qualified expert witness described in this lettered paragraph, the court shall document the efforts made to secure a qualified expert witness described in paragraphs “a”, “b”, “c”, and “d”. The efforts shall include but are not limited to contacting the Indian child’s tribe’s governing body, that tribe’s Indian Child Welfare Act office, and the tribe’s social service office.

2003 Acts, ch 153, §11; 2004 Acts, ch 1101, §29
Iowa Code § 331.486 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 331 / Section 331.486
Assessment of costs of public improvements.
Status: in_force

A county may assess to property within a county special assessment district the cost of construction and repair of public improvements benefiting the district and may assess to property within a joint special assessment district the cost of construction and repair of public improvements benefiting the district. A county may construct and assess the cost of public improvements within a district in the same manner as a city may proceed under chapter 384, subchapter IV, and chapter 384, subchapter IV, applies to counties with respect to public improvements, the assessment of their costs, and the issuance of bonds for the public improvements. A county may contract for a public improvement benefiting a district under this part pursuant to subchapter III, part 3, of this chapter.

90 Acts, ch 1115, §2; 92 Acts, ch 1073, §5; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §123, 127