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Iowa Code § 261A.20 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 261A / Section 261A.20
Obligations as legal investments.
Status: in_force

Banks, bankers, trust companies, federally chartered savings associations, investment companies, and other persons carrying on a banking or investment business, insurance companies and insurance associations, and executors, administrators, guardians, trustees, and other fiduciaries may legally invest sinking funds, moneys, or other funds belonging to them or within their control in obligations of the authority.

[82 Acts, ch 1031, §20]2012 Acts, ch 1017, §67
Iowa Code § 626.6 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 626 / Section 626.6
Issuance on Sunday.
Status: in_force

An execution may be issued and executed on Sunday, when an affidavit is filed by the plaintiff, or some person in the plaintiff’s behalf, stating that the plaintiff or person believes the plaintiff or person will lose the plaintiff’s judgment unless process issues on that day.

[R60, §3263; C73, §3028; C97, §3956; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11653; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §626.6]
Iowa Code § 655A.6 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 655A / Section 655A.6
Rejection of notice.
Status: in_force

(1) If either the mortgagor, or successor in interest of record including a contract purchaser, within thirty days of service of the notice pursuant to section 655A.3, files with the recorder of the county where the mortgaged property is located, a rejection of the notice reasonably identifying the notice which is rejected together with proofs of service required under section 655A.4 that the rejection has been served on the mortgagee, the notice served upon the mortgagor pursuant to section 655A.3 is of no force or effect.

(2) Rejection of notice pursuant to subsection 1 shall not be available to a mortgagor, or successor in interest of record including a contract purchaser, of a mortgaged property that a court of competent jurisdiction determined has been abandoned pursuant to section 657A.2, on or after the date as determined in section 657A.2, subsection 5.

87 Acts, ch 142, §22; 2001 Acts, ch 44, §31; 2009 Acts, ch 51, §13, 17; 2019 Acts, ch 105, §2
Iowa Code § 663.36 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 663 / Section 663.36
Nonpermissible issues.
Status: in_force

It is not permissible to question the correctness of the action of a court or judge when lawfully acting within the scope of their authority.

[C51, §2246; R60, §3834; C73, §3483; C97, §4451; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12503; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §663.36]
Iowa Code § 633.71 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.71
Legal effect of appointment.
Status: in_force

(1) By qualifying as fiduciary, any resident or nonresident person submits to the jurisdiction of the court making the appointment of the fiduciary and, in addition, shall be deemed to agree to all of the following:

(1) (a) All property coming into the fiduciary’s hands is subject to the jurisdiction of the court wherein are pending the proceedings in which the fiduciary is serving.

(1) (b) The fiduciary is subject to all orders entered by the court in the proceedings in which the fiduciary is serving and notices served upon the fiduciary with respect to the proceedings, that are in compliance with the procedure prescribed by this probate code, have the same force and effect as if such service had been personally made upon the fiduciary within the state.

(1) (c) The fiduciary is subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state in all actions and proceedings against the fiduciary arising from or growing out of the fiduciary relationship and activities; service of process in such actions and proceedings may be made upon the fiduciary by serving the original notice upon the fiduciary outside this state; and such service has the same force and effect as though the service had been personally made upon the fiduciary within this state.

(2) The clerk of the court in which is pending the proceedings in which the fiduciary is serving is the lawful attorney or resident agent of such nonresident fiduciary upon whom service of process may be made whether such process be an order of the court entered in the proceedings in which the fiduciary is serving or an original notice of an action arising from or growing out of the fiduciary relationship and activities of the nonresident fiduciary.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.71]2005 Acts, ch 38, §51; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §335
Iowa Code § 518A.4 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 518A / Section 518A.4
Amendments to articles.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2009 Acts, ch 145, §54.See §518A.57.
Iowa Code § 327G.81 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 327G / Section 327G.81
Maintenance of improvements along rights-of-way.
Status: in_force

(1) A person, including a state agency or political subdivision of the state, who acquires a railroad right-of-way after July 1, 1979, for a purpose other than farming has all of the following responsibilities concerning that right-of-way:

(1) (a) Construction, maintenance, and repair of the fence on each side of the property, however, this requirement may be waived by a written agreement with the adjoining landowner.

(1) (b) Private crossings as provided for in section 327G.11.

(1) (c) Drainage as delineated in chapter 468, subchapter V.

(1) (d) Overhead, underground, or multiple crossings in accord with section 327G.12.

(1) (e) Weed control in accord with chapter 317.

(2) This section does not absolve the property owners of other duties and responsibilities that they may be assigned as property owners by law. Subsection 1, paragraph “a”, does not apply to rights-of-way located on land within the corporate limits of a city except where the acquired right-of-way is contiguous to land assessed as agricultural land.

[C81, §327G.81]2010 Acts, ch 1061, §122
Iowa Code § 309.18 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 309 / Section 309.18
Compensation.
Status: in_force

(1) The board of supervisors shall fix the compensation of the county engineers.

(2) The county engineers shall, in the performance of their duties, work under the directions of the board and shall give bonds for the faithful performance of their duties in a sum not less than two thousand nor more than five thousand dollars, to be approved by the board.

[C24, 27, §4641; C31, 35, §4644-c20, -c21; C39, §4644.18, 4644.19; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §309.18, 309.19; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §309.18]83 Acts, ch 123, §109, 2092023 Acts, ch 66, §63
Iowa Code § 468.39 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.39
Duties — time for performance — scale of benefits.
Status: in_force

At the time of appointing said commissioners, the board shall fix the time within which said assessment, classification, and apportionment shall be made, which may be extended for good cause shown. Within twenty days after their appointment, they shall begin to inspect and classify all the lands within said district, or any change, extension, enlargement, or relocation thereof in tracts of forty acres or less according to the legal or recognized subdivisions, in a graduated scale of benefits to be numbered according to the benefit to be received by each of such tracts from such improvement, and pursue said work continuously until completed and, when completed, shall make a full, accurate, and detailed report thereof and file the same with the auditor. The lands receiving the greatest benefit shall be marked on a scale of one hundred, and those benefited in a less degree with such percentage of one hundred as the benefits received bear in proportion thereto. They shall also make an equitable apportionment of the costs, expenses, fees, and damages computed on the basis of the percentages fixed.

[SS15, §1989-a12; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7465; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §455.46]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.39
Iowa Code § 556D.4 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 556D / Section 556D.4
Consignment — trust arrangement.
Status: in_force

A consignment remains trust property, even if purchased by the art dealer, until the price is paid in full to the artist. If the work is resold to a bona fide purchaser before the artist has been paid in full, the proceeds of the resale received by the art dealer constitute funds held in trust for the benefit of the artist to the extent necessary to pay any balance still due to the artist and the trusteeship continues until the fiduciary obligation of the art dealer with respect to the transaction is discharged in full.

86 Acts, ch 1233, §4
Iowa Code § 625.28 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 625 / Section 625.28
Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in section 625.29, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Fees and other expenses” include the reasonable attorney fees and reasonable expenses of expert witnesses plus court costs, but they do not include any portion of an attorney’s fees or salary paid by a unit of local, state, or federal government for the attorney’s services in the case.

(2) “State” includes the state of Iowa, an agency of the state, or any official of the state acting in an official capacity.

83 Acts, ch 107, §1, 3
Iowa Code § 522B.8 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 522B / Section 522B.8
Exemption from examination.
Status: in_force

(1) An individual who applies for an insurance producer license in this state who was previously licensed for the same lines of authority in another state shall not be required to complete an examination. This exemption is only available if the person is currently licensed in that other state or if the request for licensure is received within ninety days of the cancellation of the applicant’s previous license and if the prior state issues a certification that, at the time of cancellation, the applicant was in good standing in that state. The certification may be obtained through the producer database.

(2) A person licensed as an insurance producer in another state who moves to this state shall make application within ninety days of establishing legal residence to become a resident licensee pursuant to section 522B.5. An examination shall not be required of that person to obtain an insurance producer license for any line of authority previously held in the prior state except where the commissioner determines otherwise by regulation.

2001 Acts, ch 16, §22, 37
Iowa Code § 181.19A — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 181 / Section 181.19A
Continuance referendum.
Status: in_force

(1) The secretary shall, upon the petition of producers, conduct a continuance referendum to determine whether a state assessment should be renewed. The secretary must receive the petition not less than one hundred fifty and not more than two hundred forty days before the four-year anniversary of a state assessment’s effective date. The petition must be signed within that period by a number of producers equal to or greater than two percent of the number of producers in this state reported in the most recent United States census of agriculture, requesting a referendum to determine whether to continue the state assessment. The referendum shall be conducted not earlier than thirty days before the four-year anniversary date of the state assessment.

(2) If the secretary determines that a continuance referendum has passed, the state assessment shall continue in effect for four additional years from the anniversary of its effective date.

(3) If the secretary determines that the referendum has not passed, the secretary and the executive committee shall terminate the assessment in an orderly manner as soon as practicable after the determination. Another referendum shall not be held for at least one hundred eighty days from the date that the assessment is terminated.

(4) If no valid petition for a continuance referendum is received by the secretary within the time period provided in this section, the state assessment shall continue in effect for four additional years from the anniversary of its effective date.

2004 Acts, ch 1037, §16, 19; 2016 Acts, ch 1043, §17, 21
Iowa Code § 80D.10 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 80D / Section 80D.10
No reduction of regular force.
Status: in_force

The governing body shall not reduce the authorized size of a regular law enforcement department or office because of the establishment or utilization of reserve peace officers.

[C81, §80D.10]
Iowa Code § 85.44 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 85 / Section 85.44
Payment to actual dependents.
Status: in_force

In all other cases, a dependent shall be one actually dependent or mentally or physically incapacitated from earning. Such status shall be determined in accordance with the facts as of the date of the injury. In such cases if there is more than one person, the compensation benefit shall be equally divided among them. If there is no one wholly dependent and more than one person partially dependent, the compensation benefit shall be divided among them in the proportion each dependency bears to their aggregate dependency.

[S13, §2477-m16; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1404; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §85.44]
Iowa Code § 349.5 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 349 / Section 349.5
Contest — verified statements.
Status: in_force

In case of a contest, each applicant shall deposit with the county auditor, in a sealed envelope, a statement, verified by the applicant, showing the names of the applicant’s bona fide yearly subscribers living within the county and the place at which each such subscriber receives such newspaper, and the manner of its delivery.

[C97, §441; SS15, §441; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5401; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §349.5]
Iowa Code § 633.391 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.391
Quieting adverse claims.
Status: in_force

A petition to determine questions of conflicting and controverted title, or to remove clouds from any title or interest of property involved, may be combined with the petition provided in section 633.388.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.391]
Iowa Code § 29A.47 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 29A / Section 29A.47
Arrests and subpoenas.
Status: in_force

(1) Troops occupying a military district established under martial law may, if necessary, pursue, arrest, and subpoena persons wanted in the military district, anywhere within the state of Iowa.

(2) All peace officers of the state shall serve process and execute the orders of a military court in the same way and to the same extent as corresponding instruments of civil courts.

[C35, §467-f34; C39, §467.32, 467.36; C46, 50, §29.32, 29.36; C54, 58, 62, §29.47; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29A.47]2019 Acts, ch 24, §104; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §14
Iowa Code § 230.19 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 230 / Section 230.19
Nonresidents liable to state presumption.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2024 Acts, ch 1161, §135, 137.
Iowa Code § 97B.11A — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 97B / Section 97B.11A
Pickup of employee contributions.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding section 97B.11 or other provisions of this chapter, beginning January 1, 1995, for federal income tax purposes, and beginning January 1, 1999, for state income tax purposes, member contributions required under section 97B.11 which are picked up by the employer shall be considered employer contributions for federal and state income tax purposes, and each employer shall pick up the member contributions to be made under section 97B.11 by its employees. Each employer shall pick up these contributions by reducing the salary of each of its employees covered by this chapter by the amount which each employee is required to contribute under section 97B.11 and shall pay the amount picked up in lieu of the member contributions as provided in section 97B.14.

(2) Member contributions picked up by each employer under subsection 1 shall be treated as employer contributions for federal and state income tax purposes only and for all other purposes of this chapter shall be treated as employee contributions and deemed part of the employee’s wages or salary.

94 Acts, ch 1183, §13; 98 Acts, ch 1174, §2, 6
Iowa Code § 633.439 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.439
Disallowance by personal representative.
Status: in_force

At any time after the filing of a claim against an estate, the personal representative may give the claimant and the claimant’s attorney of record, if any, written notice of disallowance of claim. The notice shall be given by certified mail addressed to the claimant at the address stated in the claim and to the claimant’s attorney of record, if any.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.439; 81 Acts, ch 193, §4]
Iowa Code § 8A.706 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 8A / Section 8A.706
State historical society.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this subchapter, “state historical society” means a membership organization of the department that is open to members of the general public who are interested in the history of the state.

(2) The state historical society board of trustees shall recommend to the director rules for membership of the general public in the state historical society, including rules relating to membership fees. Members shall be persons who indicate an interest in the history, progress, and development of the state and who pay the prescribed fee. The members of the state historical society may meet at least one time per year to further the understanding of the history of this state. The members of the society shall not determine policy for the department as it relates to the historical resources of the state but may advise the director and perform functions to stimulate interest in the history of this state among the general public. The society may perform other activities related to history which are not contrary to this subchapter.

(3) Unless designated otherwise, an application for membership in the state historical society, or a gift, bequest, devise, endowment, or grant to the state historical society or the department as it relates to the historical resources of the state shall be presumed to be to or in the department.

(4) Notwithstanding section 633.63, the board may enter into agreements authorizing nonprofit foundations acting solely for the support of the state historical society or the department to administer the membership program of the state historical society and funds of the state historical society or the department as it relates to the historical resources of the state.

[C73, §1902; C97, §2884; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4544; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §304.3; C75, 77, 79, 81, §303.3, 303.4; 82 Acts, ch 1238, §5]C83, §303.486 Acts, ch 1245, §1307C87, §303.789 Acts, ch 78, §32023 Acts, ch 19, §1404, 1424C2024, §8A.706
Iowa Code § 306.28 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 306 / Section 306.28
Appraisers.
Status: in_force

If the board of supervisors is unable, by agreement with the owner, to acquire the necessary right-of-way to effect such change, a compensation commission shall be selected pursuant to section 6B.4, to appraise the damages consequent on the taking of the right-of-way.

[SS15, §1527-r1, -r2; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4610; C46, 50, §306.51; C54, 58, 62, 66, §306.22; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §306.28]99 Acts, ch 171, §29, 422023 Acts, ch 66, §57
Iowa Code § 15F.103 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 15F / Section 15F.103
Board duties.
Status: in_force

The board shall do all of the following:

(1) Organize.

(2) Establish the vision Iowa program and the community attraction and tourism program.

(3) Oversee and provide approval of the administration of the vision Iowa program and the community attraction and tourism program by the authority.

(4) Oversee the administration by the authority of the sports tourism program pursuant to this chapter.

(5) Oversee the administration of the river enhancement community attraction and tourism program pursuant to this chapter.

2000 Acts, ch 1174, §3; 2011 Acts, ch 118, §87, 89; 2016 Acts, ch 1115, §4; 2017 Acts, ch 29, §16
Iowa Code § 552.4 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 552 / Section 552.4
Contracts for physical exercise club services — right of cancellation.
Status: in_force

(1) A physical exercise club contract shall provide that the contract may be canceled within three business days after the date of receipt by the buyer of a copy of the signed contract. Cancellation shall be by written notice delivered to the seller at an address which shall be specified in the contract. Cancellation is complete upon mailing of the notice of cancellation. After receipt of the cancellation, the physical exercise club may request the return of contract forms, membership cards, and all other documents and evidence of membership previously delivered to the buyer. The buyer is entitled to a refund of the entire consideration paid for the contract, if any, less twenty dollars.

(2) A physical exercise club contract shall in plain terms disclose whether the physical exercise club will allow the buyer to cancel the contract in the event of the death or disability of the buyer.

88 Acts, ch 1221, §4; 2021 Acts, ch 76, §150
Iowa Code § 390.24 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 390 / Section 390.24
Repurchase of securities.
Status: in_force

An electric power agency may purchase public bonds or obligations out of any funds available for such purchase, and hold, pledge, cancel, or resell the public bonds or obligations, subject to and in accordance with any agreements with the holders.

2001 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 4, §32, 36CS2001, §476A.352010 Acts, ch 1018, §22C2011, §390.24
Iowa Code § 321.487 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.487
Violation of promise to appear.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person willfully violating a citation to appear in court given as provided in this chapter, is guilty of a simple misdemeanor, regardless of the disposition of the charge upon which the person was cited. Venue shall be in the county where the defendant was to appear or in the county where the person resides.

(2) An appearance in response to such citation may be made either in person or by counsel.

[C39, §5037.04; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.487]2010 Acts, ch 1140, §20
Iowa Code § 499.26 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 499 / Section 499.26
Service charges.
Status: in_force

Unless the articles otherwise provide, the bylaws or the directors may prescribe charges to be made to each member for services rendered the member or upon products bought from or sold to the member, and the time and manner of their collection.

[C35, §8512-g26; C39, §8512.26; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §499.26]
Iowa Code § 256A.5 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 256A / Section 256A.5
District advisory committees.
Status: in_force

(1) The board of directors of a school district shall appoint an advisory committee for each family support program. The members shall include participating parents and members of the community which participates in the program, such as members of the district’s local early childhood education committees and representatives of local businesses, service organizations, educators, head start educators, parents, private child care providers, county home extension economists, area education agencies, the school board, the community education advisory board, local social services organizations, the local board of health, public health care practitioners, maternal and child health care providers, and persons knowledgeable about developmentally appropriate learning and parent or family education programs. The committee shall be responsible for assessing current programs and services for expectant parents and parents of children who are less than six years of age. The committee shall also assist the board in developing, planning, and monitoring the program and shall submit any recommendations in a report to the board.

(2) The child development coordinating council shall develop a resource directory of parent involvement programs to assist districts in planning family support programs.

92 Acts, ch 1158, §5; 2021 Acts, ch 76, §150