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Iowa Code § 10.5 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 10 / Section 10.5
Landholdings restricted.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding section 9H.4, a networking farmers limited liability company may hold agricultural land in this state if it meets all of the following conditions:

(1) (a) The networking farmers limited liability company does not hold an interest in agricultural land of more than six hundred forty acres.

(1) (b) At least seventy-five percent of the networking farmers limited liability company’s gross receipts from farming are from the sale of livestock or livestock products.

(2) (a) An interest in agricultural land held by a networking farmers limited liability company shall be attributable as an interest in agricultural land held by a member having an interest in the networking farmers limited liability company. The member shall be deemed to hold an interest in agricultural land held by the networking farmers limited liability company in proportion to the interest that the member holds in the networking farmers limited liability company.

(2) (b) Except to the extent provided in this paragraph, a member holding agricultural land by attribution shall be subject to landholding restrictions imposed pursuant to the Code, including sections 9H.4, 9H.5, 9I.3, and 501.103. However, notwithstanding section 9H.4, a cooperative association may hold an interest in any number of farmers entities, if the total number of acres held by the farmers entities and attributable to the cooperative association is six hundred forty acres or less.

(2) (c) The member’s proportionate interest shall be calculated by multiplying the number of acres of agricultural land held by the networking farmers limited liability company by the percentage interest in the networking farmers limited liability company held by the member.

(3) In the event of a transfer of an interest in the networking farmers limited liability company by operation of law, the networking farmers limited liability company may disregard the transfer for purposes of determining compliance with subsection 1 for a period of two years after the transfer.

98 Acts, ch 1110, §105, 301
Iowa Code § 679B.5 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 679B / Section 679B.5
Agreement to be bound by decision.
Status: in_force

In all cases when the application is made by both parties to the dispute, they shall set forth in the application whether or not they agree to be bound by the decision of the board of arbitration and conciliation; and if both parties agree to be so bound by such decision, then the same shall be binding and enforceable as set out in section 679B.12.

[S13, §2477-n2; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1500; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §90.5]86 Acts, ch 1245, §944C87, §679B.5
Iowa Code § 277.6 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 277 / Section 277.6
Territory outside county.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2017 Acts, ch 155, §43, 44.
Iowa Code § 565.1 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 565 / Section 565.1
Churches may lease.
Status: in_force

Church organizations, occupying real property granted to them by the territory or state, may lease the same for business purposes, and occupy other real property with their church edifices, but all of the income derived from such leased real property shall be devoted to maintaining the religious exercises and ordinance of the church to which the grant was originally made, and to no other purpose; and such churches and their affairs shall remain in the control of boards of trustees regularly chosen in accordance with their charters.

[C73, §1921; C97, §2902; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10183; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §565.1]
Iowa Code § 710A.2B — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 710A / Section 710A.2B
Premises used for human trafficking.
Status: in_force

(1) A person who owns, rents, leases, or uses any part of a building, structure, boat, trailer, or other place offering shelter or seclusion, and who knows, or has reason to know, that the building, structure, boat, trailer, or other place offering shelter or seclusion is being used for the purposes of human trafficking, commits a class “D” felony.

(2) It shall be an affirmative defense to a prosecution of a person pursuant to subsection 1, if immediately upon acquiring knowledge that the building, structure, boat, trailer, or other place offering shelter or seclusion is used for the purposes of human trafficking, the person notifies a law enforcement agency with jurisdiction and fully cooperates with any subsequent investigation.

(3) (a) If a law enforcement agency notifies a person who owns, rents, leases, or uses any part of a building, structure, boat, trailer, or other place offering shelter or seclusion of an investigation pursuant to chapter 152C or 157 that may involve the building, structure, boat, trailer, or other place offering shelter or seclusion, the person shall have an affirmative duty to fully cooperate with the investigation.

(3) (b) A person who fails to fully cooperate with an investigation pursuant to paragraph “a” commits a serious misdemeanor.

2021 Acts, ch 123, §8
Iowa Code § 313.27 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 313 / Section 313.27
Bridges, viaducts, and railroad crossings on municipal primary extensions.
Status: in_force

The department may construct or aid in the construction, and may maintain bridges, viaducts, and railroad grade crossing eliminations on primary road extensions in cities.

[C31, 35, §4755-d1; C39, §4755.25; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §313.27]
Iowa Code § 432A.2 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 432A / Section 432A.2
Profit within this state.
Status: in_force

The underwriting profit on such insurance written within this state shall be that proportion of the total underwriting profit of such insurer from such insurance written within the United States which the amount of net premiums of such insurer from such insurance written within this state bears to the total amount of net premiums of such insurer from such insurance written within the United States.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §432A.2]
Iowa Code § 135.30 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 135 / Section 135.30
Protective eyeglasses — safety provisions.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2009 Acts, ch 56, §12.
Iowa Code § 468.575 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.575
Conservator appointed.
Status: in_force

If the court finds that the necessary parties have instituted the proceedings, and that all necessary parties have been properly served with notice, and the order of the court, and that the drainage district is in default in the payment of its installment assessments, or the interest thereon, the court shall enter an order appointing the county auditor of the county in which such drainage district is located, or if such drainage district is located in more than one county, the county auditor of the county wherein the greater portion of the lands within said drainage district are located, receiver for the said drainage district, said receiver being hereafter called “conservator”, and the said conservator shall be under the court’s direction. The conservator shall be allowed such compensation as may be determined by the court, and said conservator may employ, under the direction and approval of the court, an attorney, and such assistants as may be necessary to perform the duties required by the conservator under the law, and orders of court.

[C35, §7714-f7; C39, §7714.34; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §464.6]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.575
Iowa Code § 460.203 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 460 / Section 460.203
Closing of agricultural drainage wells and construction of alternative drainage systems.
Status: in_force

(1) Not later than December 31, 2001, the owner of land which is within a designated agricultural drainage well area shall close each agricultural drainage well located on the land. The owner shall close the agricultural drainage well in a manner using materials and according to specifications required by rules which shall be adopted by the department in consultation with the division. The department may provide different closing requirements based on classifications established by the department. However, the department’s requirements shall ensure that an agricultural drainage well is closed by using sealing materials such as bentonite to permanently seal the agricultural drainage well from contamination by surface or subsurface water drainage.

(2) A person owning land affected by the closing of an agricultural drainage well as required pursuant to subsection 1 may construct an alternative drainage system as part of an established or new drainage district as provided in chapter 468. The alternative drainage system shall ensure that surface or subsurface water does not drain into an agricultural drainage well.

97 Acts, ch 193, §6CS97, §455I.399 Acts, ch 72, §1; 2002 Acts, ch 1137, §68, 71; 2002 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 1003, §260, 262C2003, §460.203
Iowa Code § 462A.34B — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 462A / Section 462A.34B
Eluding or attempting to elude pursuing law enforcement vessel — penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) The operator of a vessel commits a serious misdemeanor if the operator willfully fails to bring the vessel to a stop or otherwise eludes or attempts to elude an authorized marked law enforcement vessel operated by a uniformed peace officer or by a water patrol officer of the department of natural resources, after being given a visual and audible signal to stop. The signals given by the officer shall be by displaying a blue light or flashing blue and red lights and by sounding a horn or siren.

(2) The operator of a vessel commits an aggravated misdemeanor if the operator willfully fails to bring the vessel to a stop or otherwise eludes or attempts to elude an authorized marked law enforcement vessel operated by a uniformed peace officer or by a water patrol officer of the department of natural resources, after being given a visual and audible signal to stop as provided in this section and in doing so exceeds a reasonable speed.

(3) The operator of a vessel commits a class “D” felony if the operator willfully fails to bring the vessel to a stop or otherwise eludes or attempts to elude an authorized marked law enforcement vessel operated by a uniformed peace officer or by a water patrol officer of the department of natural resources, after being given a visual and audible signal to stop as provided in this section, and in doing so exceeds a reasonable speed, and if any of the following occurs:

(3) (a) The operator is participating in a public offense, as defined in section 702.13, that is a felony.

(3) (b) The operator is in violation of section 462A.14 or 124.401.

(3) (c) The offense results in bodily injury to a person other than the operator.

2007 Acts, ch 28, §10
Iowa Code § 554.9402 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.9402
Secured party not obligated on contract of debtor or in tort.
Status: in_force

The existence of a security interest, agricultural lien, or authority given to a debtor to dispose of or use collateral, without more, does not subject a secured party to liability in contract or tort for the debtor’s acts or omissions.

2000 Acts, ch 1149, §64, 185, 187
Iowa Code § 123.91 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 123 / Section 123.91
Second and subsequent conviction.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided by law, a person who has been convicted in a criminal action in any court of record of a violation of a provision of this chapter, except for a violation of section 123.46, or a provision of the laws of the United States or of any other state relating to alcoholic liquors, wine, or beer, and who is thereafter convicted of a subsequent criminal offense against any provision of this chapter is guilty of the following offenses:

(1) For the second conviction, a serious misdemeanor.

(2) For the third and each subsequent conviction, an aggravated misdemeanor.

[R60, §1561, 1563, 1577; C73, §1525, 1538, 1540, 1542, 1559; SS15, §2461-m; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1964; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, §126.19; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §123.91]85 Acts, ch 32, §56; 2018 Acts, ch 1060, §44; 2019 Acts, ch 59, §44; 2019 Acts, ch 140, §42
Iowa Code § 709.4A — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 709 / Section 709.4A
Sexual abuse in the fourth degree health care professionals.
Status: in_force

(1) A health care professional commits sexual abuse in the fourth degree when the health care professional uses or provides a patient with human reproductive material for assisted reproduction other than that to which the patient expressly consented in writing in violation of section 714I.3, subsection 2.

(2) Sexual abuse in the fourth degree is an aggravated misdemeanor.

(3) (a) Notwithstanding subsection 2, sexual abuse in the fourth degree is a class “D” felony if the health care professional uses or provides the health care professional’s own human reproductive material for assisted reproduction in violation of section 714I.3, subsection 2.

(3) (b) A parent-child relationship between a child and a health care professional is not created for any legal purpose when the child is born as the result of being conceived through commission of sexual abuse in the fourth degree as described in this subsection.

(4) For the purposes of this section, “assisted reproduction”, “gamete”, “health care professional”, “human reproductive material”, and “patient” mean the same as defined in section 714I.2.

2022 Acts, ch 1123, §7
Iowa Code § 543B.49 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 543B / Section 543B.49
Injunctive relief.
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to the penalty and complaint provisions of sections 543B.43, 543B.44, and 543B.48, an injunction may be granted through an action in district court to prohibit a person from engaging in an activity which violates the provisions of section 543B.1. The court shall grant a permanent or temporary injunction if it appears to the court that a violation has occurred or is imminently threatened. The plaintiff is not required to show that the violation or threatened violation would greatly or irreparably injure the plaintiff. No bond shall be required of the plaintiff unless the court determines that a bond is necessary in the public interest. The action for injunctive relief may be brought by an affected person. For the purposes of this section, “affected person” means any person directly impacted by the actions of a person suspected of violating the provisions of section 543B.1, including but not limited to the commission created in section 543B.8, a person who has utilized the services of a person suspected of violating the provisions of section 543B.1, or a private association composed primarily of members practicing a profession for which licensure is required pursuant to this chapter.

(2) If successful in obtaining injunctive relief, the affected person shall be entitled to actual costs and attorney fees. For the purposes of this section, “actual costs” means those costs other than attorney fees which were actually incurred in connection with the action, including but not limited to court and witness fees, investigative expenses, travel expenses, legal research expenses, and other related fees and expenses.

2004 Acts, ch 1005, §3; 2006 Acts, ch 1055, §4
Iowa Code § 501A.402 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 501A / Section 501A.402
Change of registered office or registered agent.
Status: in_force

(1) A cooperative may change its registered office or registered agent by delivering to the secretary for filing a statement of change that sets forth the following:

(1) (a) The name of the domestic cooperative or foreign cooperative.

(1) (b) If the current registered office is to be changed, the street address of the new registered office.

(1) (c) If the current registered agent is to be changed, the name of the new registered agent and the new agent’s written consent, either on the statement or attached to the statement, to the appointment.

(1) (d) That after the change or changes are made, the street address of its registered office and the business office of its registered agent will be identical.

(2) A statement of change shall forthwith be filed in the office of the secretary by a cooperative whenever its registered agent dies, resigns, or ceases to satisfy the requirements of section 501A.401.

(3) If a registered agent changes the registered agent’s business address to another place, the registered agent may change the business address and the address of the registered agent by filing a statement as required in subsection 1 for each cooperative, or a single statement for all cooperatives named in the notice, except that the statement need be signed only by the registered agent and need not be responsive to subsection 1, paragraph “c”, and must recite that a copy of the statement has been mailed to each cooperative named in the notice.

(4) The change of address of a registered office or the change of registered agent becomes effective upon the filing of such statement by the secretary.

2005 Acts, ch 135, §21
Iowa Code § 602.11102 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 602 / Section 602.11102
Accrued employee rights.
Status: in_force

(1) Persons who were paid salaries by the counties or judicial districts immediately prior to becoming state employees as a result of this chapter shall not forfeit accrued vacation, accrued sick leave, or longevity, except as provided in this section.

(2) As a part of its rulemaking authority under section 602.11101, the supreme court, after consulting with the state comptroller, shall prescribe rules to provide for the following:

(2) (a) Each person referred to in subsection 1 shall have to the person’s credit as a state employee commencing on the date of becoming a state employee the number of accrued vacation days that was credited to the person as a county employee as of the end of the day prior to becoming a state employee.

(2) (b) Each person referred to in subsection 1 shall have to the person’s credit as a state employee commencing on the date of becoming a state employee the number of accrued days of sick leave that was credited to the person as a county employee as of the end of the day prior to becoming a state employee. However, the number of days of sick leave credited to a person under this subsection and eligible to be taken when sick or eligible to be received upon retirement shall not respectively exceed the maximum number of days, if any, or the maximum dollar amount as provided in section 70A.23 that state employees generally are entitled to accrue or receive according to rules in effect as of the date the person becomes a state employee.

(2) (c) Commencing on the date of becoming a state employee, each person referred to in subsection 1 is entitled to claim the person’s most recent continuous period of service in full-time county employment as full-time state employment for purposes of determining the number of days of vacation which the person is entitled to earn each year. The actual vacation benefit, including the limitation on the maximum accumulated vacation leave, shall be determined as provided in section 70A.1 according to rules in effect for state employees of comparable longevity, irrespective of any greater or lesser benefit as a county employee.

(2) (d) Notwithstanding paragraphs “b” and “c”, for the period beginning July 1, 1984, and ending June 30, 1986, court reporters who become state employees as a result of this chapter are not subject to the sick leave and vacation accrual limitations generally applied to state employees. However, court reporters are subject to the maximum dollar limitation upon retirement as provided in section 70A.23.

83 Acts, ch 186, §10201, 10302; 85 Acts, ch 195, §57; 85 Acts, ch 197, §32
Iowa Code § 16.57A — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 16 / Section 16.57A
Transfer of unobligated or unencumbered funds report.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the authority may transfer any unobligated and unencumbered moneys in any revolving loan program fund created pursuant to section 16.46, 16.47, 16.48, or 16.49, for deposit in the disaster recovery housing assistance fund created in section 16.57B.

(2) Notwithstanding section 8.39, and any other law to the contrary, with the prior written consent and approval of the governor, the director of the authority may transfer any unobligated and unencumbered moneys in any fund created pursuant to section 16.5, subsection 1, paragraph “s”, for deposit in the disaster recovery housing assistance fund created in section 16.57B. The prior written consent and approval of the director of the department of management shall not be required to transfer the unobligated and unencumbered moneys.

(3) Notwithstanding section 8.39, and any other law to the contrary, with the prior written approval of the governor, the director of the economic development authority may transfer any unobligated and unencumbered moneys in any fund created pursuant to section 15.106A, subsection 1, paragraph “o”, for deposit in the disaster recovery housing assistance fund created in section 16.57B.

(4) Any transfer made under this section shall be reported in the same manner as provided in section 8.39, subsection 5.

2021 Acts, ch 177, §46, 51; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2145
Iowa Code § 103A.12 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 103A / Section 103A.12
Adoption and withdrawal — procedure.
Status: in_force

(1) The state building code is applicable in each governmental subdivision of the state in which the governing body has enacted an ordinance accepting the applicability of the code and has filed a certified copy of the ordinance in the office of the commissioner. The state building code becomes effective in the governmental subdivision upon the date fixed by the governmental subdivision ordinance, which must not be more than six months after the date of adoption of the ordinance.

(2) A governmental subdivision in which the state building code is applicable may by ordinance, at any time after one year has elapsed since the code became applicable, withdraw from the application of the code. The local governing body shall hold a public hearing pursuant to section 362.3, together with written notice to the commissioner of the time, place, and purpose of the hearing, before the ordinance to withdraw is voted upon. A certified copy of the vote of the local governing body shall be transmitted within ten days after the vote is taken to the commissioner. The ordinance becomes effective at a time to be specified in the ordinance, which must be not less than one hundred eighty days after the date of adoption. Upon the effective date of the ordinance, the state building code ceases to apply to the governmental subdivision except that construction of a building or structure pursuant to a permit previously issued is not affected by the withdrawal.

(3) A governmental subdivision which has withdrawn from the application of the state building code may, at any time thereafter, restore the application of the code in the same manner as specified in this section.

[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §103A.12]87 Acts, ch 43, §2; 89 Acts, ch 39, §2; 2001 Acts, ch 20, §1; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76; 2025 Acts, ch 130, §3
Iowa Code § 299.19 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 299 / Section 299.19
Proceeding against parent.
Status: in_force

Upon the failure of a person having the custody and control of a child who is blind, deaf or hard of hearing, or has severe disabilities to require the child’s attendance as provided in section 299.18, the state board of regents may make application to the district court or the juvenile court of the county in which the person resides for an order requiring the person to compel the attendance of the child at the proper state-operated school.

[S13, §2718-d, -e; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4428; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §299.19]91 Acts, ch 200, §17; 96 Acts, ch 1129, §77; 2020 Acts, ch 1102, §22