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Iowa Code § 28E.19 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 28E / Section 28E.19
Joint county indigent defense fund.
Status: in_force

Two or more counties may execute an agreement under this chapter to create a joint county indigent defense fund to be used to compensate attorneys appointed to represent indigents. In addition to other requirements of an agreement under this chapter, the agreement shall provide for the amount to be paid by each county based on its population to establish and maintain an appropriate balance in the joint fund, and for a method of repayment if a county withdraws more funds than it has contributed.

83 Acts, ch 123, §36, 209; 84 Acts, ch 1067, §10; 99 Acts, ch 135, §12
Iowa Code § 322F.4 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 322F / Section 322F.4
Security interests not affected.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not be construed to affect the existence or enforcement of a security interest which any person, including a supplier or financial institution, may have in the inventory of the dealer.

90 Acts, ch 1077, §5; 94 Acts, ch 1121, §2
Iowa Code § 607A.39 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 607A / Section 607A.39
Additional jurors.
Status: in_force

The court may order as many additional jurors identified for a jury pool or panel as the court deems necessary.

86 Acts, ch 1108, §47; 2017 Acts, ch 133, §22
Iowa Code § 321M.3 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321M / Section 321M.3
Authorization to issue licenses.
Status: in_force

Adair, Adams, Allamakee, Appanoose, Audubon, Benton, Boone, Bremer, Buchanan, Buena Vista, Butler, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Cedar, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Clarke, Clay, Clayton, Crawford, Dallas, Davis, Decatur, Delaware, Dickinson, Emmet, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Fremont, Greene, Grundy, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Harrison, Henry, Howard, Humboldt, Ida, Iowa, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jones, Keokuk, Kossuth, Lee, Louisa, Lucas, Lyon, Madison, Mahaska, Marion, Mills, Mitchell, Monona, Monroe, Montgomery, O’Brien, Osceola, Page, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pocahontas, Poweshiek, Ringgold, Sac, Shelby, Sioux, Tama, Taylor, Union, Van Buren, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Winnebago, Winneshiek, Worth, and Wright counties shall be authorized to issue driver’s licenses, nonoperator’s identification cards, and persons with disabilities identification devices on a permanent basis, provided that such counties continue to meet the department’s standards for issuance.

98 Acts, ch 1073, §12; 98 Acts, ch 1143, §3, 26; 2002 Acts, ch 1032, §3; 2016 Acts, ch 1073, §109; 2017 Acts, ch 19, §1, 2
Iowa Code § 136B.5 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 136B / Section 136B.5
Penalty for violation.
Status: in_force

A person who violates a provision of this chapter is guilty of a serious misdemeanor.

88 Acts, ch 1237, §5; 99 Acts, ch 96, §12
Iowa Code § 438.12 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 438 / Section 438.12
Amended and explanatory statements.
Status: in_force

The department of revenue may demand, in writing, detailed, explanatory, and amended statements of any of the items mentioned in section 438.3, or any other item deemed to be important, to be furnished to the department by such pipeline company within thirty days from such demand in such form as the department may designate, which shall be verified as required for the original statement. The returns, both original and amended, shall show such other facts as the department, in writing, shall require.

[C31, 35, §7103-d12; C39, §7103.12; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §438.12]2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2015 Acts, ch 109, §55, 75
Iowa Code § 537.6203 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 537 / Section 537.6203
Fees.
Status: in_force

(1) A person required to file notification shall pay to the administrator an annual fee of fifty dollars. The fee shall be paid with the filing of the first notification and on or before January 31 of each succeeding year.

(2) A person required to file notification who is a seller, lessor, or lender and who is not an assignee shall pay an additional fee at the time and in the manner stated in subsection 1 of ten dollars for each one hundred thousand dollars, or part thereof exceeding ten thousand dollars, of the average unpaid balances, including unpaid scheduled periodic payments under consumer leases, of obligations arising from consumer credit transactions entered into or modified by the person in this state and held on the last day of each calendar month during the preceding calendar year and held either by the seller, lessor, or lender, or by an immediate or remote assignee who has not filed notification. The unpaid balances of assigned obligations held by an assignee who has not filed notifications are presumed to be the unpaid balances of the assigned obligations at the time of their assignment by the seller, lessor, or lender.

(3) A person required to file notification who is an assignee shall pay an additional fee at the time and in the manner stated in subsection 1 of ten dollars for each one hundred thousand dollars, or part thereof exceeding ten thousand dollars, of the average unpaid balances including unpaid scheduled periodic payments payable by lessees, of obligations arising from consumer credit transactions entered into or modified in this state, taken by the person by assignment and held by the person on the last day of each calendar month during the preceding calendar year.

(4) In addition to the penalties provided by section 537.6113, subsection 3, the administrator may collect a charge, established by rule, not exceeding seventy-five dollars from each person required to pay fees under this section who fails to pay the fees in full within thirty days after they are due.

(5) Moneys collected under this section shall be deposited in a consumer credit administration fund in the state treasury and shall be used for the administration of this chapter. The moneys are subject to warrant upon certification of the administrator and are appropriated for these purposes. Notwithstanding section 8.33, the moneys in the fund do not revert at the end of a fiscal period.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §537.6203]89 Acts, ch 68, §7; 2007 Acts, ch 22, §98; 2017 Acts, ch 138, §23
Iowa Code § 443.6 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 443 / Section 443.6
Corrections by auditor.
Status: in_force

The auditor may correct any error in the assessment or tax list, and the assessor or auditor may assess and list for taxation any omitted property.

[R60, §747; C73, §841; C97, §1385; S13, §1385-b; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7149; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §443.6]
Iowa Code § 554.2314 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.2314
Implied warranty:merchantability — usage of trade.
Status: in_force

(1) Unless excluded or modified (section 554.2316), a warranty that the goods shall be merchantable is implied in a contract for their sale if the seller is a merchant with respect to goods of that kind. Under this section the serving for value of food or drink to be consumed either on the premises or elsewhere is a sale.

(2) Goods to be merchantable must be at least such as

(2) (a) pass without objection in the trade under the contract description; and

(2) (b) in the case of fungible goods, are of fair average quality within the description; and

(2) (c) are fit for the ordinary purposes for which such goods are used; and

(2) (d) run, within the variations permitted by the agreement, of even kind, quality and quantity within each unit and among all units involved; and

(2) (e) are adequately contained, packaged, and labeled as the agreement may require; and

(2) (f) conform to the promises or affirmations of fact made on the container or label if any.

(3) Unless excluded or modified (section 554.2316) other implied warranties may arise from course of dealing or usage of trade.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §9944; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §554.16; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §554.2314]
Iowa Code § 355.5 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 355 / Section 355.5
Measurements.
Status: in_force

(1) Measurements shall be made with instruments and methods capable of attaining the required accuracy for the particular problem involved.

(2) Measurements as placed on plats shall be in conformance with the capabilities of the instruments used.

(3) In a closed traverse the sum of the measured angles shall agree with the theoretical sum by a difference not greater than thirty seconds times the square root of the number of angles.

(4) Distances shall be shown in decimal feet in accordance with the federal definition of a foot at the time the survey is performed.

90 Acts, ch 1236, §5C91, §114A.5C93, §355.52007 Acts, ch 143, §4; 2022 Acts, ch 1037, §1
Iowa Code § 468.213 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.213
Subsequent levies.
Status: in_force

The board shall make such subsequent levies as may be necessary to meet the expenses of the district including costs of maintenance, repair and operation of the works.

[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §455.213; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §455.214]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.213
Iowa Code § 580.2 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 580 / Section 580.2
Period of lien — sale or removal.
Status: in_force

The lien herein provided for shall attach at the birth of such progeny and shall remain in force on such progeny for one year and shall not be lost by reason of any sale, exchange, or removal from the county of the animals subject to such lien.

[S13, §2341-t; C24, 27, 31, §2968; C35, §10347-a2; C39, §10347.02; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §580.2]
Iowa Code § 728.10 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 728 / Section 728.10
Affirmative defense.
Status: in_force

In any prosecution for disseminating or exhibiting obscene material to minors, it is an affirmative defense that the defendant had reasonable cause to believe that the minor involved was eighteen years old or more and the minor exhibited to the defendant a draft card, driver’s license, birth certificate or other official or apparently official document purporting to establish that such minor was eighteen years old or more or was accompanied by a parent or spouse eighteen years of age or more.

[C75, 77, §725.8; C79, 81, §728.10]
Iowa Code § 135.42 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 135 / Section 135.42
Unlawful use.
Status: in_force

All information, interviews, reports, statements, memoranda, or other data furnished in accordance with this subchapter and any findings or conclusions resulting from such studies shall not be used or offered or received in evidence in any legal proceedings of any kind or character, but nothing contained in this subchapter shall be construed as affecting the admissibility as evidence of the primary medical or hospital records pertaining to the patient or of any other writing, record or reproduction thereof not contemplated by this subchapter.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135.42]2019 Acts, ch 24, §104; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §59
Iowa Code § 256.128 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 256 / Section 256.128
Community colleges and post-secondary readiness bureau personnel.
Status: in_force

The director of the department shall appoint the bureau chief of the community colleges and post-secondary readiness bureau, and the bureau chief shall direct the work of personnel as necessary to carry out this part.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3839; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §258.3]85 Acts, ch 212, §21; 86 Acts, ch 1245, §14252023 Acts, ch 19, §2526, 2535C2024, §256.128
Iowa Code § 357J.19 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 357J / Section 357J.19
Dissolution of district.
Status: in_force

Incorporation documents of an emergency response district shall include provisions for dissolution, the withdrawal of an individual participant in the emergency response district, and the dispensing of property in the case of either event.

2022 Acts, ch 1017, §5
Iowa Code § 543B.16 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 543B / Section 543B.16
Application forms.
Status: in_force

(1) Every applicant for a license shall apply in writing upon blanks prepared or furnished by the real estate commission. The real estate commission shall not require that a recent photograph of the applicant be attached to the application. The real estate commission shall only require an applicant to disclose on the application criminal convictions for crimes classified as indictable offenses.

(2) Every applicant for a license shall furnish information setting forth the applicant’s present mailing address and electronic mail address.

(3) Every applicant for a salesperson’s license shall furnish a written statement by the designated broker whose service the applicant is about to enter recommending that the license be granted to the applicant.

(4) The application form prepared or furnished by the real estate commission must allow a person holding a real estate broker license who is applying for a real estate salesperson license, or a person holding a real estate salesperson license who is applying for a real estate broker license, to indicate whether the license being applied for shall become effective upon approval of the application or upon the expiration of the applicant’s current license.

[C31, 35, §1905-c31; C39, §1905.28; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §117.16; 81 Acts, ch 54, §8]C93, §543B.162015 Acts, ch 29, §114; 2017 Acts, ch 71, §2; 2018 Acts, ch 1026, §158; 2025 Acts, ch 83, §1
Iowa Code § 554.3114 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.3114
Contradictory terms of instrument.
Status: in_force

If an instrument contains contradictory terms, typewritten terms prevail over printed terms, handwritten terms prevail over both, and words prevail over numbers.

94 Acts, ch 1167, §23, 121, 122
Iowa Code § 327D.7 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 327D / Section 327D.7
Transporting persons or property for hire — limitation on liability.
Status: in_force

A contract, receipt or rule shall not exempt any person engaged in transporting for hire from the liability of a common carrier, or carrier of passengers, which would exist had no contract, receipt or rule been made except as may be provided for liability for property loss by order of the department.

[C73, §2184; C97, §3136; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8043; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.8; C77, 79, 81, §327D.7; 81 Acts, ch 22, §22]
Iowa Code § 15.241 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 15 / Section 15.241
Iowa “self-employment loan program”.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2003 Acts, ch 71, §6.
Iowa Code § 476.26 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 476 / Section 476.26
Effect of incorporation, annexation, or consolidation.
Status: in_force

The inclusion by incorporation, consolidation, or annexation of any facilities or service area of an electric utility within the boundaries of any city shall not by such inclusion impair or affect in any respect the rights of the electric utility to continue to provide electric utility service and to extend service to prospective customers in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, §490A.23; C77, 79, 81, §476.26]2014 Acts, ch 1026, §143
Iowa Code § 904.115 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 904 / Section 904.115
Report by department.
Status: in_force

Annually at the time provided by law, the department shall make a report to the governor and the general assembly, which shall cover the annual period ending with June 30 preceding the date of the report and shall include:

(1) An itemized statement of the department’s expenditures for each program under the department’s administration.

(2) Adequate and complete statistical reports for the state as a whole concerning payments made under the department’s administration.

(3) Recommendations concerning changes in laws under the department’s administration as the board deems necessary.

(4) Observations and recommendations of the board and the director relative to the programs of the department.

(5) Information concerning long-range planning and the master plan as provided by section 904.108, subsection 1, paragraph “i”.

(6) Other information the board or the director deems advisable, or which is requested by the governor or the general assembly.

83 Acts, ch 96, §12, 159CS83, §217A.1785 Acts, ch 21, §54CS85, §246.115C93, §904.115
Iowa Code § 174.16 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 174 / Section 174.16
Termination of rights of fair.
Status: in_force

The right of a fair to the control and management of its fairgrounds may be terminated by the board of supervisors whenever well-conducted fair events are not annually held on the fairgrounds.

[SS15, §1660; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2908; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §174.16]2004 Acts, ch 1019, §20
Iowa Code § 524.611 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 524 / Section 524.611
Oath of directors.
Status: in_force

(1) Each director of a state bank, before acting as a director, shall take an oath that the director will diligently, faithfully, and impartially perform the duties imposed upon the director by law, that the director will not knowingly violate or willingly permit a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, and that the director meets the eligibility requirements of this chapter.

(2) The oath shall be signed by the director, acknowledged before an individual authorized to perform notarial acts, and delivered to the superintendent.

[C97, §1845; C24, 27, §9167; C31, 35, 39, §9224; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §528.16; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §524.611]2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127; 2022 Acts, ch 1062, §69
Iowa Code § 103A.31 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 103A / Section 103A.31
Installer compliance and certification.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2006 Acts, ch 1090, §23, 26.See §103A.61.
Iowa Code § 515B.18 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 515B / Section 515B.18
Prohibited advertising.
Status: in_force

A person shall not advertise or publish, in connection with the sale of an insurance policy, that claims under the insurance policy are subject to this chapter or will be paid by the Iowa insurance guaranty association.

88 Acts, ch 1112, §509
Iowa Code § 139A.13 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 139A / Section 139A.13
Rights of isolated or quarantined persons.
Status: in_force

Any person removed and isolated or quarantined in a separate house or hospital may, at the person’s own expense, employ the health care provider of the person’s choice, and may provide such supplies and commodities as the person may require.

2000 Acts, ch 1066, §13
Iowa Code § 514G.6 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 514G / Section 514G.6
Section 514G.6
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2008 Acts, ch 1175, §16.
Iowa Code § 123.128 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 123 / Section 123.128
Class “B” beer permit application.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2022 Acts, ch 1099, §5, 6.
Iowa Code § 10B.5A — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 10B / Section 10B.5A
Annual summary to governor and general assembly.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state shall prepare an annual summary of foreign landholding. The summary must be a report summarizing the compiled information included in the current registrations filed pursuant to section 9I.7 and the last reports filed pursuant to section 10B.4. The information is a confidential record as provided in section 22.7. The attorney general may have access to the annual summary and may use information in the annual summary in any action to enforce state law, including but not limited to chapters 9H and 9I, and this chapter. The annual summary shall be made available to the governor, members of the general assembly, and appropriate committees of the general assembly in order to determine the extent that agricultural land is held in this state by foreign entities and the effect of such land ownership upon the economy of this state. Upon request, the secretary of state shall assist any committee of the general assembly studying these issues.

2024 Acts, ch 1007, §10
Iowa Code § 297.21 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 297 / Section 297.21
Sale of unnecessary schoolhouse sites.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 97 Acts, ch 184, §7.
Iowa Code § 306.50 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 306 / Section 306.50
Construction program notice.
Status: in_force

The appropriate highway authority shall provide copies of its annual construction program to the soil and water conservation district commissioners’ office in each county. The soil and water conservation district commissioners’ office shall review the construction program submitted by each highway authority to determine those projects which may impact upon soil erosion and water diversion or retention.

85 Acts, ch 106, §2; 87 Acts, ch 23, §7
Iowa Code § 658.1A — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 658 / Section 658.1A
Treble damages.
Status: in_force

If a guardian, tenant for life or years, joint tenant, or tenant in common of real property commit waste thereon, that person is liable to pay three times the damages which have resulted from such waste, to the person who is entitled to sue therefor.

[C51, §2134; R60, §3716; C73, §3332; C97, §4303; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12402; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §658.1]C2001, §658.1A
Iowa Code § 321.153 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.153
Treasurer’s report to department.
Status: in_force

(1) The county treasurer on the tenth day of each month shall certify to the department a full and complete statement of all fees and penalties received by the county treasurer during the preceding calendar month and shall remit all moneys not retained for deposit under section 321.152 to the treasurer of state.

(2) The distributed teleprocessing network shall be used in the collection, receipting, accounting, and reporting of any fee collected through the registration renewal or title process, with sufficient time and financial resources provided for implementation.

(3) This section does not apply to fees collected or retained by a county treasurer pursuant to participation in county issuance of driver’s licenses under chapter 321M.

(4) This section does not apply to processing fees charged by a county treasurer for the collection of tax debt owed to the department of revenue pursuant to section 321.40.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, §5013; C39, §5010.09; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.153]89 Acts, ch 185, §5; 92 Acts, ch 1073, §4; 92 Acts, ch 1238, §33; 98 Acts, ch 1073, §12; 98 Acts, ch 1143, §20, 26; 2004 Acts, ch 1013, §26, 35; 2010 Acts, ch 1146, §5, 26
Iowa Code § 490.1501 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 490 / Section 490.1501
Governing law.
Status: in_force

(1) The law of the jurisdiction of formation of a foreign corporation governs all of the following:

(1) (a) The internal affairs of the foreign corporation.

(1) (b) The interest holder liability of its shareholders.

(2) A foreign corporation is not precluded from registering to do business in this state because of any difference between the law of the foreign corporation’s jurisdiction of formation and the law of this state.

(3) Registration of a foreign corporation to do business in this state does not permit the foreign corporation to engage in any business or affairs or exercise any power that a domestic corporation cannot lawfully engage in or exercise in this state.

89 Acts, ch 288, §161; 2021 Acts, ch 165, §187, 230
Iowa Code § 489.809 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 489 / Section 489.809
Action by attorney general.
Status: in_force

Transferred to §489.912; 2023 Acts, ch 152, §143, 161.