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Iowa Code § 252J.2 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 252J / Section 252J.2
Purpose and use.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding other statutory provisions to the contrary, and if an individual has not been cited for contempt and enjoined from engaging in the activity governed by a license pursuant to section 598.23A, child support services may utilize the process established in this chapter to collect support.

(2) For cases in which services are provided by child support services all of the following apply:

(2) (a) An obligor is subject to the provisions of this chapter if the obligor’s support obligation is being enforced by child support services, if the support payments required by a support order to be paid to the clerk of the district court or the collection services center pursuant to section 598.22 are not paid and become delinquent in an amount equal to the support payment for three months, and if the obligor’s situation meets other criteria specified under rules adopted by the department pursuant to chapter 17A. The criteria specified by rule shall include consideration of the length of time since the obligor’s last support payment and the total amount of support owed by the obligor.

(2) (b) An individual is subject to the provisions of this chapter if the individual has failed, after receiving appropriate notice, to comply with a subpoena or warrant.

(3) Actions initiated by child support services under this chapter shall not be subject to contested case proceedings or further review pursuant to chapter 17A and any resulting court hearing shall be an original hearing before the district court.

(4) Notwithstanding chapter 22, all of the following apply:

(4) (a) Information obtained by child support services under this chapter shall be used solely for the purposes of this chapter or chapter 252B.

(4) (b) Information obtained by a licensing authority shall be used solely for the purposes of this chapter.

95 Acts, ch 115, §2; 97 Acts, ch 175, §1142023 Acts, ch 19, §960
Iowa Code § 810.16 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 810 / Section 810.16
Disposition of evidence.
Status: in_force

If at the time of the return probable cause does not exist to believe that the person committed the felony specified in the application, the court shall order that the products of the nontestimonial identification procedures and all copies thereof, be promptly destroyed. Upon motion of the prosecuting attorney, the court may authorize further retention of the nontestimonial evidence so obtained for such time as reasonably necessary to facilitate a continuing investigation or prosecution.

[81 Acts, ch 206, §15]
Iowa Code § 29A.12 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 29A / Section 29A.12
Powers and duties.
Status: in_force

(1) The adjutant general shall have command and control of the department of public defense, and perform such duties as pertain to the office of the adjutant general under law and regulations, pursuant to the authority vested in the adjutant general by the governor. The adjutant general shall superintend the preparation of all letters and reports required by the United States from the state, and perform all the duties prescribed by law. The adjutant general shall have charge of the state military reservations, and all other property of the state kept or used for military purposes. The adjutant general may accept and expend nonappropriated funds in accordance with law and regulations. The adjutant general shall cause an inventory to be taken at least once each year of all military stores, property, and funds under the adjutant general’s jurisdiction. In each year preceding a regular session of the general assembly, the adjutant general shall prepare a detailed report of the transactions of that office, its expenses, and other matters required by the governor for the period since the last preceding report, and the governor may at any time require a similar report.

(2) The adjutant general may enter into an agreement with the secretary of defense to operate the water plant at Camp Dodge for the use and benefit of the United States, and the state of Iowa upon terms and conditions as approved by the governor. The adjutant general may also enter into an agreement with the national guard of another state for the use of Iowa national guard personnel and equipment.

(3) The adjutant general may request activation of the civil air patrol to provide assistance to the national guard in accordance with section 29A.3A. The adjutant general is authorized to provide suitable space in national guard facilities to support the civil air patrol.

[C73, §1054, 1055; C97, §2175; SS15, §2215-f15; C24, 27, 31, §446, 446-c1, 447; C35, §467-f42; C39, §467.44; C46, 50, §29.44; C54, 58, 62, §29.12; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29A.12]2005 Acts, ch 119, §3; 2007 Acts, ch 74, §1; 2013 Acts, ch 29, §12
Iowa Code § 600A.1 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 600A / Section 600A.1
Construction.
Status: in_force

(1) This chapter shall be construed liberally. The best interest of the child subject to the proceedings of this chapter shall be the paramount consideration in interpreting this chapter. However, the interests of the parents of this child or any natural person standing in the place of the parents to this child shall be given due consideration in this interpretation.

(2) The best interest of a child requires that each biological parent affirmatively assume the duties encompassed by the role of being a parent. In determining whether a parent has affirmatively assumed the duties of a parent, the court shall consider, but is not limited to consideration of, the fulfillment of financial obligations, demonstration of continued interest in the child, demonstration of a genuine effort to maintain communication with the child, and demonstration of the establishment and maintenance of a place of importance in the child’s life. Application of this chapter is limited to termination of parental rights proceedings and shall not apply to actions to establish paternity or to overcome established paternity.

[C77, 79, 81, §600A.1]94 Acts, ch 1174, §12, 22; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127
Iowa Code § 481A.56A — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 481A / Section 481A.56A
Retrieval of wounded deer by leashed dogs.
Status: in_force

A person having a valid hunting license and a valid deer hunting license who has wounded a deer while hunting may use a dog to track and retrieve the wounded deer. An unarmed dog handler assisting in the recovery of a wounded deer is exempt from the licensing requirements as long as the handler is associated with the licensed hunter who wounded the deer. Any person using a dog for tracking wounded deer must maintain physical control of the dog at all times during the search by means of a maximum fifty-foot lead attached to the dog’s collar or harness. The licensed hunter who wounded the deer may dispatch the deer using a legal method of take authorized by the person’s deer hunting license consistent with all rules and regulations for that season. A person shall not chase, hunt, wound, or kill any animal other than the deer that the hunter is tracking, except in self-defense. Using a dog to track a wounded deer on private property is permissible with consent of the property owner. A person using a dog to track a wounded deer outside of legal deer hunting hours shall not be in possession of a firearm or archery device. The commission may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to implement this section.

2020 Acts, ch 1096, §1; 2021 Acts, ch 43, §1
Iowa Code § 62.5 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 62 / Section 62.5
Statement of intent to contest.
Status: in_force

(1) Within twenty days after the board of supervisors declares a winner from the canvass of an election, the contestant shall file with the commissioner a written statement of intention to contest the election. If a recount is held for the office in question, and the recount board finds that the winner was someone other than the person declared at the original canvass of votes, a contest may be filed within twenty days after the board of supervisors declares a winner from the recount of votes.

(2) The contestant’s statement shall include the following:

(2) (a) The name of the contestant and that the contestant is qualified to hold such office.

(2) (b) The name of the incumbent.

(2) (c) The office contested.

(2) (d) The date of the election.

(2) (e) The particular causes of the contest pursuant to section 57.1, subsection 2. If a cause of the contest is an allegation that illegal votes were received or that legal votes were rejected, a statement shall be included setting forth the names of the persons who are alleged to have voted illegally or whose votes were rejected and the precinct where they voted or offered to vote.

(2) (f) The affidavit of the contestant, or some elector of the county, affirming the causes set forth are true.

[C51, §345; R60, §575; C73, §697; C97, §1203; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1024; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §62.5]2002 Acts, ch 1134, §75, 114, 115
Iowa Code § 633D.7 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633D / Section 633D.7
Effect of registration in beneficiary form.
Status: in_force

The designation of a transfer on death or pay on death beneficiary on a registration in beneficiary form has no effect on ownership until the owner’s death. A registration of a security in beneficiary form may be canceled or changed at any time by the sole owner or all surviving owners without the consent of the beneficiary.

97 Acts, ch 178, §23CS97, §633.8062005 Acts, ch 38, §53CS2005, §633D.7
Iowa Code § 216A.60 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 216A / Section 216A.60
Annual report.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2010 Acts, ch 1031, §168, 170.
Iowa Code § 904A.2 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 904A / Section 904A.2
Composition of board.
Status: in_force

The membership of the board shall be of good character and judicious background, shall include a member of a minority group, may include a person ordained or designated as a regular leader of a religious community and who is knowledgeable in correctional procedures and issues, and shall meet at least two of the following three requirements:

(1) Contain one member who is a disinterested layperson.

(2) Contain one member who is an attorney licensed to practice law in this state and who is knowledgeable in correctional procedures and issues.

(3) Contain one member who is a person holding at least a master’s degree in social work or counseling and guidance and who is knowledgeable in correctional procedures and issues.

86 Acts, ch 1245, §1512
Iowa Code § 238.31 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 238 / Section 238.31
Inspection of foster homes.
Status: in_force

The department shall ensure that each licensed child-placing agency maintains proper standards, and may at any time cause the child and home in which the child has been placed to be visited by the director’s agents for the purpose of ascertaining whether the home is suitable for the child, and may continue to visit and inspect the foster home and the conditions in the foster home as they affect the child.

[C27, 31, 35, §3661-a88; C39, §3661.102; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §238.31]2023 Acts, ch 19, §774
Iowa Code § 557.3 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 557 / Section 557.3
Conveyance passes grantor’s interest.
Status: in_force

Every conveyance of real estate passes all the interest of the grantor therein, unless a contrary intent can be reasonably inferred from the terms used.

[C51, §1201; R60, §2209; C73, §1930; C97, §2914; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10042; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §557.3]
Iowa Code § 421.40 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 421 / Section 421.40
Section 421.40
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2003 Acts, ch 145, §291.See §8A.502, 8A.506 – 8A.519.
Iowa Code § 185.29 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 185 / Section 185.29
Remission of remaining moneys.
Status: in_force

After the board has paid the costs of elections, referendum, necessary board expenses, and administrative costs, the remaining moneys collected, deposited in the fund, and transferred to the soybean checkoff account as provided in section 185.26 shall be expended by the board as is necessary to carry out its purposes as provided in section 185.11.

[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §185.29]94 Acts, ch 1146, §29; 2005 Acts, ch 82, §24
Iowa Code § 466B.31 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 466B / Section 466B.31
Watershed planning advisory council.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §368.
Iowa Code § 622.34 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 622 / Section 622.34
Contract not denied in the pleadings.
Status: in_force

The provisions of sections 622.32 and 622.33, relating merely to the proof of contracts, shall not prevent the enforcement of those not denied in the pleadings, except in cases when the contract is sought to be enforced, or damages recovered for the breach thereof, against some person other than the person who made it.

[C51, §2412; R60, §4009; C73, §3666; C97, §4627; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11287; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622.34]2013 Acts, ch 90, §173
Iowa Code § 15H.10 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 15H / Section 15H.10
Volunteer mentor program.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to an appropriation of funds by the general assembly for this purpose, the commission shall establish a volunteer mentor program to support implementation of the future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship and the future ready Iowa skilled workforce grant programs created in sections 256.228 and 256.229. The commission, in collaboration with the department of workforce development and the college student aid commission, shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to implement and administer the volunteer mentor program, and shall establish standards, guidelines, and expectations for a productive and appropriate relationship between mentors and mentees, including helping students meet the future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship program or future ready Iowa skilled workforce grant requirements, as appropriate; identify work-based learning opportunities; and make career-related connections that are advantageous to persons participating in the volunteer mentor program.

(2) The prospective volunteer mentor shall have successfully passed a background investigation conducted by the division of criminal investigation of the department of public safety and a check of the national sex offender registry.

(3) The commission shall enter into written agreements with prospective mentors and mentees under the program. Under such an agreement, prospective mentors and mentees agree to abide by the standards, guidelines, and expectations established by the commission pursuant to subsection 1.

(4) The commission, in collaboration with the department of workforce development and the college student aid commission, and in cooperation with an eligible institution as defined in section 256.228 or 256.229, as appropriate, shall assign a student, who is a recipient of a future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship under section 256.228 or a future ready Iowa skilled workforce grant under section 256.229, who requests the assignment of a mentor, and who enters into an agreement under subsection 3, to a mentor appropriate to the prospective mentee’s field of study whenever possible.

(5) The commission shall maintain, and regularly update, a list of the mentor and mentee pairings and the dates of inception of the mentor and mentee pairings.

(6) Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated to the department for allocation to the commission for purposes of this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of a fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available to be used for the purposes designated in this section until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.

2018 Acts, ch 1067, §6, 15; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §25
Iowa Code § 294.3 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 294 / Section 294.3
State aid and tuition.
Status: in_force

A school shall not be deprived of its right to be approved for state aid or approved for tuition by reason of the employment of any practitioner as authorized under section 256.153.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4338; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §294.3]89 Acts, ch 265, §37
Iowa Code § 443.3 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 443 / Section 443.3
Correction — tax apportioned.
Status: in_force

At the time of transcribing said assessments into the tax list, the county auditor shall correct all transfers up-to-date and place the legal descriptions of all real estate in the name of the owner at said date as shown by the transfer book in the auditor’s office. At the end of the list for each township or city the auditor shall make an abstract thereof, and apportion the consolidated tax among the respective funds to which it belongs, according to the amounts levied for each.

[C97, §1383; S13, §1383; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7146; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §443.3]
Iowa Code § 148I.7 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 148I / Section 148I.7
Midwifery advisory council.
Status: in_force

(1) A midwifery advisory council is established. The board shall appoint members of the council, including four members who are certified professional midwives eligible for licensure under this chapter; one member who is licensed under chapter 148 and is certified by the American college of obstetrics and gynecology; one member who is a certified nurse midwife; and one member who is not a licensed midwife or a licensed health care provider and who shall represent the general public.

(2) Members of the council shall serve for terms of four years. Vacancies on the council shall be filled for the remainder of the term of the original appointment. Members whose terms expire may be reappointed.

(3) The council shall advise the board regarding licensure and continuing education requirements, standards of practice, professional ethics, disciplinary actions, and other issues relating to midwifery.

2023 Acts, ch 127, §10
Iowa Code § 141A.10 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 141A / Section 141A.10
Immunities.
Status: in_force

(1) A person making a report in good faith pursuant to this chapter is immune from any liability, civil or criminal, which might otherwise be incurred or imposed as a result of the report.

(2) A health care provider attending a person who tests positive for HIV infection has no duty to disclose to or to warn third parties of the dangers of exposure to HIV infection through contact with that person and is immune from any liability, civil or criminal, for failure to disclose to or warn third parties of the condition of that person.

99 Acts, ch 181, §14; 2011 Acts, ch 63, §31
Iowa Code § 184A.15 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 184A / Section 184A.15
Misdemeanor.
Status: in_force

A person is guilty of a simple misdemeanor for willfully violating any provision of this chapter, or for willfully rendering or furnishing a false or fraudulent report, statement, or record required by the council.

[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §184A.15]99 Acts, ch 158, §13, 18, 19
Iowa Code § 427C.8 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 427C / Section 427C.8
Fruit trees.
Status: in_force

The cultivated varieties of apples, crabs, plums, cherries, peaches, and pears shall be considered fruit trees within the meaning of this chapter.

[S13, §1400-i; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2612; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §161.8]C93, §427C.8
Iowa Code § 484C.7 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 484C / Section 484C.7
Registration and fee.
Status: in_force

A landowner who keeps preserve whitetail shall annually register the landowner’s hunting preserve with the department by June 30. The landowner shall pay the department a registration fee. The amount of the registration fee shall not exceed three hundred fifty dollars per fiscal year. The fee shall be deposited into the state fish and game protection fund.

2005 Acts, ch 139, §20
Iowa Code § 702.20A — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 702 / Section 702.20A
Video rental property.
Status: in_force

“Video rental property” means an audiovisual recording, including a videotape, videodisc, or other tangible medium of expression on which an audiovisual work is recorded or otherwise stored, or any equipment or supplies used to view the recording, and which is held out for rental to the public in the ordinary course of business.

2000 Acts, ch 1201, §8
Iowa Code § 491.16 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 491 / Section 491.16
Indemnification of officers, directors, employees, and agents — insurance.
Status: in_force

Sections 490.850 through 490.859 apply to corporations organized under or subject to this chapter.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §491.16]83 Acts, ch 71, §3; 90 Acts, ch 1205, §30; 2002 Acts, ch 1154, §103, 125
Iowa Code § 681.13 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 681 / Section 681.13
Labor claims preferred.
Status: in_force

If the claim of any creditor is for personal services rendered the assignor within ninety days next preceding the execution of the assignment, it shall be paid in full.

[C97, §3079; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12732; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §681.13]
Iowa Code § 441.38 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 441 / Section 441.38
Appeal to district court from local board of review.
Status: in_force

(1) Appeals may be taken from the action of the local board of review with reference to protests of assessment, to the district court of the county in which the board holds its sessions within twenty days after the board’s adjournment or May 31, whichever date is later. For appeals taken from the local board of review directly to district court, new grounds in addition to those set out in the protest to the local board of review, as provided in section 441.37, may be pleaded. For appeals taken from the local board of review directly to district court, additional evidence to sustain those grounds set out in the protest to the local board of review may be introduced. The assessor shall have the same right to appeal and in the same manner as an individual taxpayer, public body, or other public officer as provided in section 441.42. Appeals shall be taken by filing a written notice of appeal with the clerk of district court. Filing of the written notice of appeal shall preserve all rights of appeal of the appellant.

(2) Notice of appeal shall be served as an original notice on the chairperson, presiding officer, or clerk of the board of review after the filing of notice under subsection 1 with the clerk of district court.

(3) The court shall hear the appeal in equity and determine anew all questions arising before the board of review that relate to the liability of the property to assessment or the amount of the assessment. The court shall consider all of the evidence and there shall be no presumption as to the correctness of the valuation or assessment appealed from. The court’s decision shall be certified by the clerk of the court to the county auditor and the assessor, who shall correct the assessment books accordingly.

[R60, §738; C73, §827, 831; C97, §1367, 1373; S13, §1373; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7126, 7133; C46, §441.20; C50, 54, 58, §405.24, 441.27, 442.6; C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §441.38]87 Acts, ch 198, §8; 90 Acts, ch 1192, §1; 2005 Acts, ch 140, §59; 2005 Acts, ch 150, §129; 2006 Acts, ch 1158, §63; 2008 Acts, ch 1191, §76; 2017 Acts, ch 151, §18, 29
Iowa Code § 633.119 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.119
Order and authority thereunder.
Status: in_force

The order making the appointment of such attorney must specify the names of the parties, so far as known, for whom the attorney is appointed, and the attorney will be authorized to represent such parties in all such proceedings subsequent to the appointment.

[C97, §3423; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12075; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §638.38; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.119]