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Iowa Code § 515.12 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 515 / Section 515.12
Mutual companies — conditions.
Status: in_force

No mutual company shall issue policies or transact any business of insurance unless it shall hold a certificate of authority from the commissioner of insurance authorizing the transaction of such business, which certificate of authority shall not be issued until and unless the company shall comply with the following conditions:

(1) It shall hold bona fide applications for insurance upon which it shall issue simultaneously, or it shall have in force, at least two hundred policies issued to at least two hundred members for the same kind of insurance upon not less than two hundred separate risks, each within the maximum single risk described herein; provided that not more than one hundred members shall be required for employer’s liability and workers’ compensation insurance.

(2) The maximum single risk shall not exceed twenty percent of the admitted assets, or three times the average risk, or one percent of the insurance in force, whichever is the greater, any reinsurance taking effect simultaneously with the policy being deducted in determining such maximum single risk.

(3) It shall have collected a premium upon each application, which premium shall be held in cash or securities in which insurance companies are authorized to invest, which shall be equal, in case of fire insurance, to not less than twice the maximum single risk assumed subject to one fire nor less than ten thousand dollars; and in any other kind of insurance, to not less than five times the maximum single risk assumed; and, in case of employer’s liability and workers’ compensation insurance, to not less than fifty thousand dollars.

(4) For the purpose of transacting employer’s liability and workers’ compensation insurance, the applications shall cover not less than one thousand five hundred employees, each such employee being considered a separate risk for determining the maximum single risk.

(5) (a) The mutual company shall have in cash or in securities in which insurance companies are authorized to invest, surplus in an amount not less than five million dollars. The surplus so required may be advanced in accordance with section 515.19. A mutual company authorized to do business in Iowa that undergoes a change of control as defined under chapter 521A shall maintain the minimum surplus requirements mandated by this section.

(5) (b) However, the surplus requirements do not apply to a company which establishes and maintains guaranty capital as provided by section 515.20.

[C73, §1124; C97, §1692; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8906; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §515.12]90 Acts, ch 1234, §36; 95 Acts, ch 185, §21; 2012 Acts, ch 1023, §157; 2025 Acts, ch 30, §90
Iowa Code § 333A.1 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 333A / Section 333A.1
Definition.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, “committee” means the county finance committee.

[C81, §333A.1]
Iowa Code § 15E.231 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 15E / Section 15E.231
Economic development regions.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2025 Acts, ch 136, §57, 59.
Iowa Code § 354.6 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 354 / Section 354.6
Subdivision plats.
Status: in_force

(1) A subdivision plat shall be made when a tract of land is subdivided by repeated divisions or simultaneous division into three or more parcels, any of which are described by metes and bounds description for which no plat of survey is recorded. A subdivision plat is not required when land is divided by conveyance to a governmental agency for public improvements.

(2) A subdivision plat shall have a succinct name or title that is unique, as approved by the auditor, for the county in which the plat lies. The auditor shall evidence the approval of such name or title in a statement that shall accompany the plat as provided in section 354.11. The plat shall include an accurate description of the land included in the subdivision and shall give reference to two section corners within the United States public land survey system in which the plat lies or, if the plat is a subdivision of any portion of an official plat, two established monuments within the official plat. Each lot within the plat shall be assigned a progressive number. Streets, alleys, parks, open areas, school property, other areas of public use, or areas within the plat that are set aside for future development shall be assigned a progressive letter and shall have the proposed use clearly designated. A strip of land shall not be reserved by the subdivider unless the land is of sufficient size and shape to be of practical use or service as determined by the governing body. Progressive block numbers or letters may be assigned to groups of lots separated from other lots by streets or other physical features of the land. The surveyor shall not assign lot numbers or letters to a lot shown within a subdivision plat unless the lot has been surveyed by the surveyor in compliance with chapter 355. The auditor may note a permanent real estate index number upon each lot within a subdivision plat. Sufficient information, including dimensions and angles or bearings, shall be shown on the plat to accurately establish the boundaries of each lot, street, and easement. Easements necessary for the orderly development of the land within the plat shall be shown and the purpose of the easement shall be clearly stated.

(3) If a subdivision plat, described as part of the United States public land survey system and not entirely within an official plat, lies within more than one forty-acre aliquot part of a section, the acreage shall be shown only for assessment and taxation purposes for the portion of the subdivision that lies within each forty-acre aliquot part of the section. The area of the irregular lots within the plat shall be shown and may be expressed in either acres, to the nearest one-hundredth acre, or square feet, to the nearest ten square feet. The surveyor shall not be required to establish the location of a forty-acre aliquot line by survey but is required to use reasonable assumptions in determining its approximate location for assessment and taxation purposes.

90 Acts, ch 1236, §20C91, §409A.6C93, §354.62006 Acts, ch 1012, §1
Iowa Code § 163A.6 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 163A / Section 163A.6
Exhibition swine.
Status: in_force

Any breeding swine four months of age and over for exhibition within this state shall meet all requirements for exhibition purposes.

[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §163A.6]2012 Acts, ch 1095, §31
Iowa Code § 298A.3 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 298A / Section 298A.3
District management levy fund.
Status: in_force

The district management levy fund is a special revenue fund. A district management levy fund must be established in any school corporation which levies the tax authorized under section 298.4.

94 Acts, ch 1029, §3
Iowa Code § 423.42 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 423 / Section 423.42
Statutes applicable.
Status: in_force

(1) The director shall administer the taxes imposed by subchapters II and III in the same manner and subject to all the provisions of, and all of the powers, duties, authority, and restrictions contained in, section 422.25, subsection 4, section 422.30, and sections 422.67 through 422.75.

(2) All the provisions of section 422.26 shall apply in respect to the taxes and penalties imposed by subchapters II and III and this subchapter, except that, as applied to any tax imposed by subchapters II and III, the lien provided in section 422.26 shall be prior and paramount over all subsequent liens upon any personal property within this state, or right to such personal property, belonging to the taxpayer without the necessity of recording as provided in section 422.26. The requirements for recording shall, as applied to the taxes imposed by subchapters II and III, apply only to the liens upon real property. When requested to do so by any person from whom a taxpayer is seeking credit, or with whom the taxpayer is negotiating the sale of any personal property, or by any other person having a legitimate interest in such information, the director shall, upon being satisfied that such a situation exists, inform that person as to the amount of unpaid taxes due by such taxpayer under the provisions of subchapters II and III. The giving of this information under these circumstances shall not be deemed a violation of section 422.72 as applied to subchapters II and III.

2003 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 2, §135, 205
Iowa Code § 221.4 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 221 / Section 221.4
Payments.
Status: in_force

The compact administrator may make or arrange for any payments necessary to discharge any financial obligations imposed upon this state by the compact or by any supplementary agreement entered into under the compact.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218A.4]83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159C93, §221.42023 Acts, ch 19, §418
Iowa Code § 633.331 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.331
Limitation of administration.
Status: in_force

Probate of a will, original administration of an intestate estate, or ancillary administration of an estate, shall not be granted after five years from the death of the decedent, whether the decedent died within or without this state, unless a petition for probate or administration is filed prior to the expiration of the five-year period.

[C51, §1325; R60, §2357; C73, §2367; C97, §3305; S13, §3305; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11891; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §633.47; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.331; 81 Acts, ch 196, §1; 82 Acts, ch 1076, §1]2020 Acts, ch 1063, §343
Iowa Code § 486A.307 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 486A / Section 486A.307
Actions by and against partnership and partners.
Status: in_force

(1) A partnership may sue and be sued in the name of the partnership.

(2) An action may be brought against the partnership and, to the extent not inconsistent with section 486A.306, any or all of the partners in the same action or in separate actions.

(3) A judgment against a partnership is not by itself a judgment against a partner. A judgment against a partnership shall not be satisfied from a partner’s assets unless there is also a judgment against the partner.

(4) A judgment creditor of a partner shall not levy execution against the assets of the partner to satisfy a judgment based on a claim against the partnership unless the partner is personally liable for the claim under section 486A.306 and one or more of the following apply:

(4) (a) A judgment based on the same claim has been obtained against the partnership and a writ of execution on the judgment has been returned unsatisfied in whole or in part.

(4) (b) The partnership is a debtor in bankruptcy.

(4) (c) The partner has agreed that the creditor need not exhaust partnership assets.

(4) (d) A court grants permission to the judgment creditor to levy execution against the assets of a partner based on a finding that partnership assets subject to execution are clearly insufficient to satisfy the judgment, that exhaustion of partnership assets is excessively burdensome, or that the grant of permission is an appropriate exercise of the court’s equitable powers.

(4) (e) Liability is imposed on the partner by law or contract independent of the existence of the partnership.

(5) This section applies to any partnership liability or obligation resulting from a representation by a partner or purported partner under section 486A.308.

98 Acts, ch 1201, §18, 79, 82
Iowa Code § 328.45 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 328 / Section 328.45
New registration upon transfer.
Status: in_force

The department, if satisfied of the genuineness and regularity of such transfer, shall register said aircraft in the name of the transferee and issue a new certificate of registration as provided in this chapter.

[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §328.45]
Iowa Code § 719.7A — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 719 / Section 719.7A
Electronic contraband criminal penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) (a) “Electronic contraband” means a mobile telephone or other hand-held electronic communication device.

(1) (b) “Facility” means a county jail, municipal holding facility, or institution under the management of the department of corrections.

(2) A person commits the offense of possessing electronic contraband under this section if the person, not authorized by law, does any of the following:

(2) (a) Knowingly supplies or attempts to supply electronic contraband to any person confined in a facility, or to any person confined in a facility while the person is being transported or moved incidental to the confinement.

(2) (b) Knowingly makes, obtains, or possesses electronic contraband while confined in a facility, or while being transported or moved incidental to confinement.

(3) A person who possesses electronic contraband commits a class “D” felony.

(4) (a) A person commits the offense of failing to report electronic contraband when the person fails to report a known violation or attempted violation of this section to an official or officer at a facility.

(4) (b) A person who violates this subsection commits an aggravated misdemeanor.

(5) The sheriff may x-ray a person committed to the jail, the supervising law enforcement agency may x-ray a person confined in the municipal holding facility, or the department of corrections may x-ray a person under the control of the department, if there is reason to believe that the person is in possession of electronic contraband. A licensed physician or x-ray technician under the supervision of a licensed physician must x-ray the person.

(6) Nothing in this section is intended to limit the authority of the administrator of any facility to prescribe or enforce rules concerning the definition of electronic contraband, and the supplying, making, obtaining, or possession of electronic contraband.

2011 Acts, ch 19, §1
Iowa Code § 452A.71 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 452A / Section 452A.71
Refund of tax on fuel lost as result of casualty.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in section 452A.54, a person who has paid or has had charged to the person’s account with a distributor, dealer, or user fuel taxes imposed under this chapter with respect to motor fuel or undyed special fuel in excess of one hundred gallons, which, while the person is the owner, is subsequently lost or destroyed through leakage, fire, explosion, lightning, flood, storm, or other casualty, except evaporation or unknown causes, shall be entitled to a refund of the tax so paid or charged. To qualify for the refund, the person shall notify the department of revenue in writing of the loss or destruction and the gallonage lost or destroyed within ten days from the date of discovery of the loss or destruction. Within sixty days after filing the notice, the person shall file with the department of revenue an affidavit sworn to by the person having immediate custody of the motor fuel or undyed special fuel at the time of the loss or destruction setting forth in full the circumstances and amount of the loss or destruction and such other information as the department of revenue may require. Any refund payable under this section may be applied by the department against any tax liability outstanding on the books of the department against the claimant.

[C27, 31, §5093-a5; C35, §5093-f9; C39, §5093.09; C46, 50, 54, §324.14, 324.15; C58, 62, 66, §324.70; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §324.71]C93, §452A.7195 Acts, ch 155, §33, 44; 96 Acts, ch 1034, §45; 96 Acts, ch 1066, §15, 21; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286
Iowa Code § 509B.2 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 509B / Section 509B.2
Persons included in this chapter.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this chapter, “termination of employment or membership” includes but is not limited to termination because of permanent or temporary layoff or approved leave of absence. A provision in this chapter which relates to termination of insurance under a group policy of an employee or member and the employee’s or member’s covered dependents includes termination of insurance with respect to the surviving or former spouse or children of an employee or member whose insurance would terminate because of dissolution or annulment of the marriage of the employee or member, or would terminate because of death of the employee or member.

(2) A provision in this chapter which relates to an employee or member includes the surviving or former spouse or children if termination occurs because of dissolution or annulment of a marriage or death of an employee or member.

86 Acts, ch 1124, §2
Iowa Code § 261E.7 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 261E / Section 261E.7
Postsecondary enrollment options program payments — claims — reimbursements.
Status: in_force

(1) Not later than June 30 of each year, a school district shall pay a tuition reimbursement amount to a postsecondary institution that has enrolled its resident eligible students under this chapter, unless the eligible student is participating in open enrollment under section 282.18, in which case, the tuition reimbursement amount shall be paid by the receiving district. However, if a child’s residency changes during a school year, the tuition shall be paid by the district in which the child was enrolled as of the date specified in section 257.6, subsection 1, or the district in which the child was counted under section 257.6, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (6). For students enrolled at the Iowa school for the deaf, the department of education shall pay a tuition reimbursement amount by June 30 of each year. The amount of tuition reimbursement for each separate course shall equal the lesser of:

(1) (a) The actual and customary costs of tuition, textbooks, materials, and fees directly related to the course taken by the eligible student.

(1) (b) Two hundred fifty dollars.

(2) An eligible postsecondary institution that enrolls an eligible student under this section shall not charge that student for tuition, textbooks, materials, or fees directly related to the course in which the student is enrolled except that the student may be required to purchase equipment that becomes the property of the student. For the purposes of this subsection, equipment shall not include textbooks. However, if the student fails to complete and receive credit for the course, the student is responsible for all district costs directly related to the course as provided in subsection 1 and shall reimburse the school district for its costs. If the student is under eighteen years of age, the student’s parent or legal guardian shall sign the student registration form indicating that the parent or legal guardian is responsible for all costs directly related to the course if the student fails to complete and receive credit for the course. If documentation is submitted to the school district that verifies the student was unable to complete the course for reasons including but not limited to the student’s physical incapacity, a death in the student’s immediate family, or the student’s move to another school district, that verification shall constitute a waiver to the requirement that the student or parent or legal guardian pay the costs of the course to the school district.

(3) An eligible postsecondary institution shall make pro rata adjustments to tuition reimbursement amounts based upon federal guidelines established pursuant to 20 U.S.C. §1091b.

2008 Acts, ch 1181, §57; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §105; 2020 Acts, ch 1117, §23; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2494
Iowa Code § 523C.23 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 523C / Section 523C.23
Investigations and subpoenas.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) In enforcing this chapter, the commissioner may conduct a public or private investigation in order to do any of the following:

(1) (a) Determine whether a person has violated or is about to violate a provision of this chapter or a rule or order under this chapter.

(1) (a) Aid in the enforcement of this chapter or in the prescribing of rules and forms under this chapter.

(1) (b) In carrying out this subsection, the commissioner may do all of the following:

(1) (b) Conduct the investigation within or outside of this state.

(1) (b) Require or allow a person to file a statement in writing regarding the facts or circumstances concerning a matter to be investigated. The commissioner may require that the statement be made under oath.

(1) (b) Apply to the district court for the issuance of an order requiring a person’s appearance before the commissioner or the attorney general. The person may also be required to produce documentary evidence germane to the subject of the investigation. The failure to obey an order under this subsection constitutes contempt of court.

(1) (c) Information obtained in the course of an investigation is confidential as provided in section 22.7. However, upon a determination that disclosure of the information is necessary or appropriate in the public interest or for the protection of consumers, the commissioner may do any of the following:

(1) (c) Share information obtained during the course of the investigation with another regulatory authority or government agency.

(1) (c) Publish information obtained during the course of the investigation which concerns a violation of this chapter or a rule or order under this chapter.

(2) Except as provided in section 523C.19, a proceeding instituted under this chapter shall be conducted pursuant to chapter 17A and rules adopted by the commissioner pursuant to chapter 17A.

(3) In an investigation or proceeding conducted under this chapter, the commissioner or any designee of the commissioner may administer oaths and affirmations, subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance, take evidence, and require the production of any records which the commissioner deems relevant or material to the inquiry.

(4) A person is not excused from attending and testifying or from producing a document or record before the commissioner or in obedience to a subpoena of the commissioner or an officer designated by the commissioner, or in a proceeding instituted by the commissioner, on the grounds that the testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise, required of the person may tend to incriminate or subject the person to a penalty or forfeiture. However, a person shall not be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture due to a transaction or matter about which the person is compelled, after claiming privilege against self-incrimination, to testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise. The person testifying, however, is not exempt from prosecution and punishment for perjury or contempt committed while testifying.

2000 Acts, ch 1147, §31
Iowa Code § 202.2 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 202 / Section 202.2
Production contracts governed by this chapter.
Status: in_force

(1) This chapter applies to a production contract that relates to the production of a commodity owned by an active contractor and produced by a contract producer at the contract producer’s contract operation, if one of the following applies:

(1) (a) The contract is executed by an active contractor and a contract producer for the production of the commodity.

(1) (b) The contract is executed by an active contractor and a passive contractor for the provision of management services to the contract producer in the production of the commodity.

(1) (c) The contract is executed by a passive contractor and a contract producer, if all of the following apply:

(1) (c) The contract provides for management services furnished by the passive contractor to the contract producer in the production of the commodity.

(1) (c) The passive contractor has a contractual relationship with the active contractor involving the production of the commodity.

(2) A production contract is executed when it is signed or orally agreed to by each party or by a person who is authorized by a party to act on the party’s behalf.

99 Acts, ch 169, §3, 22 – 24