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Iowa Code § 491.111 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 491 / Section 491.111
Merger or consolidation of domestic and foreign corporations.
Status: in_force

(1) One or more foreign corporations and one or more domestic corporations whether heretofore or hereafter organized may be merged or consolidated in the following manner, provided such merger or consolidation is permitted by the laws of the state under which each such foreign corporation is organized:

(1) (a) Each domestic corporation shall comply with the provisions of this chapter with respect to the merger or consolidation, as the case may be, of domestic corporations and each foreign corporation shall comply with the applicable provisions of the laws of the state under which it is organized.

(1) (b) If the surviving or new corporation, as the case may be, is to be governed by the laws of any state other than this state, it shall comply with the provisions of the statutes of the state of Iowa with respect to foreign corporations if it is to do business in this state, and in every case it shall file with the secretary of state of this state:

(1) (b) An agreement that it may be served with process in this state in any proceeding for the enforcement of any obligation of any domestic corporation which is a party to such merger or consolidation and in any proceeding for the enforcement of the rights of a dissenting shareholder of any such domestic corporation against the surviving or new corporation.

(1) (b) The appointment of a resident agent as provided for in section 490.501.

(1) (b) An agreement that it will promptly pay to the dissenting shareholders of any such domestic corporation the amount, if any, to which they shall be entitled under the provisions of this subchapter with respect to the rights of dissenting shareholders.

(2) Insofar as the state of Iowa is concerned, the effect of such merger or consolidation shall be the same as in the case of the merger or consolidation of domestic corporations, if the surviving or new corporation is to be governed by the laws of this state. If the surviving or new corporation is to be governed by the laws of any state other than this state, the effect of such merger or consolidation shall be the same as in the case of the merger or consolidation of domestic corporations except insofar as the laws of such other state provide otherwise.

[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §491.111]93 Acts, ch 126, §11; 2012 Acts, ch 1023, §157; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76
Iowa Code § 457A.1 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 457A / Section 457A.1
Acquisition by other than condemnation.
Status: in_force

The department of natural resources, soil and water conservation districts as provided in chapter 161A, the state historic preservation officer, the state archaeologist appointed by the state board of regents pursuant to section 263B.1, any county conservation board, and any city or agency of a city may acquire by purchase, gift, contract, or other voluntary means, but not by eminent domain, conservation easements in land to preserve scenic beauty, wildlife habitat, riparian lands, wetlands, or forests; promote outdoor recreation, agriculture, soil or water conservation, or open space; or otherwise conserve for the benefit of the public the natural beauty, natural and cultural resources, and public recreation facilities of the state.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §111D.1; 82 Acts, ch 1199, §58, 96]86 Acts, ch 1245, §1873C93, §457A.12002 Acts, ch 1012, §1; 2003 Acts, ch 128, §1; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2127
Iowa Code § 614.4A — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 614 / Section 614.4A
Identity theft.
Status: in_force

In actions for relief on the ground of identity theft under section 714.16B, the cause of action shall not be deemed to have accrued until the identity theft complained of is discovered by the party aggrieved.

2005 Acts, ch 18, §1
Iowa Code § 468.505 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.505
Record and plat of election districts.
Status: in_force

At the time of making a division into election districts, as provided in section 468.504, the board or boards shall designate by congressional divisions, subdivisions, metes and bounds, or other intelligible description, the lands embraced in each election district, and the auditor, or auditors if more than one county shall make a plat thereof in the drainage record of the district indicating thereon the boundary lines of each election district, numbering them, one, two, and three, respectively.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7679; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §462.6]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.505
Iowa Code § 16.77 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 16 / Section 16.77
Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this subpart, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Agricultural development board” means the agricultural development board created in section 16.2C.

(2) “Agricultural lease agreement” or “agreement” means an agreement for the transfer of agricultural assets from an eligible taxpayer to a qualified beginning farmer as provided in section 16.79A.

(3) “Department” means the department of revenue.

(4) “Eligible taxpayer” means a taxpayer who may participate in the beginning farmer tax credit program, including by meeting all the criteria as provided in section 16.79.

(5) “Program” means the beginning farmer tax credit program created pursuant to section 16.78.

(6) “Qualified beginning farmer” means a beginning farmer as defined in section 16.58 who meets the requirements to participate in a beginning farmer tax credit program as provided in section 16.79.

(7) “Tax credit” means the beginning farmer tax credit allowed under section 16.82.

2019 Acts, ch 161, §6, 18, 19; 2021 Acts, ch 177, §59, 67
Iowa Code § 331.395 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 331 / Section 331.395
Financial eligibility requirements.
Status: in_force

Transferred to §225C.62; 2023 Acts, ch 140, §15.
Iowa Code § 234.40 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 234 / Section 234.40
Corporal punishment.
Status: in_force

The department shall adopt rules prohibiting corporal punishment of foster children by foster parents licensed by the department. The rules shall allow foster parents to use reasonable physical force to restrain a foster child in order to prevent injury to the foster child, injury to others, the destruction of property, or extremely disruptive behavior. For the purposes of this section, “corporal punishment” means the intentional physical punishment of a foster child. A foster parent’s physical contact with the body of a foster child shall not be considered corporal punishment if the contact is reasonable and necessary under the circumstances and is not designed or intended to cause pain or if the foster parent uses reasonable force, as defined under section 704.1.

[C79, 81, §234.40]92 Acts, ch 1241, §712023 Acts, ch 19, §685
Iowa Code § 257.22 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 257 / Section 257.22
Statutes applicable.
Status: in_force

The director of revenue shall administer the instructional support income surtax imposed under this chapter, and sections 422.4, 422.20, sections 422.22 through 422.31, sections 422.68, 422.70, and sections 422.72 through 422.75 shall apply with respect to administration of the instructional support income surtax.

89 Acts, ch 135, §22; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2009 Acts, ch 60, §1; 2021 Acts, ch 80, §138
Iowa Code § 306B.6 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 306B / Section 306B.6
Misdemeanor.
Status: in_force

Whoever erects or maintains an advertising device in violation of this chapter or in violation of rules and regulations promulgated by the department under this chapter shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §306B.6]
Iowa Code § 554.13304 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.13304
Subsequent lease of goods by lessor.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to section 554.13303, a subsequent lessee from a lessor of goods under an existing lease contract obtains, to the extent of the leasehold interest transferred, the leasehold interest in the goods that the lessor had or had power to transfer, and except as provided in subsection 2 and section 554.13527, subsection 4, takes subject to the existing lease contract. A lessor with voidable title has power to transfer a good leasehold interest to a good faith subsequent lessee for value, but only to the extent set forth in the preceding sentence. If goods have been delivered under a transaction of purchase, the lessor has that power even though:

(1) (a) the lessor’s transferor was deceived as to the identity of the lessor;

(1) (b) the delivery was in exchange for a check which is later dishonored;

(1) (c) it was agreed that the transaction was to be a “cash sale”; or

(1) (d) the delivery was procured through fraud punishable as larcenous under the criminal law.

(2) A subsequent lessee in the ordinary course of business from a lessor who is a merchant dealing in goods of that kind to whom the goods were entrusted by the existing lessee of that lessor before the interest of the subsequent lessee became enforceable against that lessor obtains, to the extent of the leasehold interest transferred, all of that lessor’s and the existing lessee’s rights to the goods, and takes free of the existing lease contract.

(3) A subsequent lessee from the lessor of goods that are subject to an existing lease contract and are covered by a certificate of title issued under a statute of this state or of another jurisdiction takes no greater rights than those provided both by this section and by the certificate of title statute.

94 Acts, ch 1052, §38
Iowa Code § 177A.2 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 177A / Section 177A.2
Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, “book”, “list”, “record”, or “schedule” kept by a county auditor, assessor, treasurer, recorder, sheriff, or other county officer means the county system as defined in section 445.1.

(2) For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall be construed, respectively, to mean:

(2) (a) Insect pests and diseases injurious to plants and plant products, including any of the stages of development of such insect pests and diseases.

(2) (b) Vessels, cars, boats, trucks, automobiles, aircraft, wagons and other vehicles or carriers, whether air, land or water, buildings, docks, nurseries, greenhouses, orchards, fields, gardens, and other premises or any container where plants and plant products are grown, kept or handled.

(2) (c) Trees, shrubs, vines, berry plants, greenhouse plants and all other nursery plants; forage and cereal plants, and all other parts of plants; cuttings, grafts, scions, buds, and all other parts of plants; and fruit, vegetables, roots, bulbs, seeds, wood, lumber, and all other plant products.

[C27, 31, 35, §4062-b2; C39, §4062.02; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §267.2; C75, 77, 79, 81, §177A.2]2000 Acts, ch 1148, §1
Iowa Code § 461C.7 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 461C / Section 461C.7
Construction of law.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to:

(1) Create a duty of care or ground of liability for injury to persons or property.

(2) Relieve any person using the land of another for a recreational purpose or urban deer control from any obligation which the person may have in the absence of this chapter to exercise care in the use of such land and in the person’s activities thereon, or from the legal consequences of failure to employ such care.

(3) Amend, repeal or modify the common law doctrine of attractive nuisance.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §111C.7]C93, §461C.72006 Acts, ch 1121, §8; 2013 Acts, ch 128, §8; 2013 Acts, ch 140, §29, 39
Iowa Code § 468.159 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.159
Tax deed — sale or lease.
Status: in_force

(1) If no redemption shall be made, the board of supervisors or trustees, as the case may be, shall receive the tax deed as trustees for the district. They shall credit the district with all income from said property. They may lease or sell and convey said property as trustees for such district and shall deposit all money received therefrom to the credit of such district.

(2) The board of trustees may also lease or sell and convey such other property of the district, both real and personal, as is no longer needed for the purposes for which the district was established, and any such leases or sales and conveyances prior to July 1, 1970, are hereby legalized and declared to be valid and binding.

(3) This amendment in 1978 shall not be construed to affect any litigation involving the lease, sale, or conveyance of property by the board of supervisors or board of trustees, as the case may be, of a drainage or levee district, which litigation is pending on July 1, 1978.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7590; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §455.171]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.1592018 Acts, ch 1041, §127; 2019 Acts, ch 59, §161
Iowa Code § 135B.23 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 135B / Section 135B.23
Agreement with doctor.
Status: in_force

Each hospital shall arrange for such services and for the direction and supervision of its pathology or radiology department by entering into either an oral or written agreement with a doctor who is a member of or acceptable to the hospital medical staff. Such doctor may or may not be a specialist. The department may be supervised and directed by a qualified member of the staff and specific services may be referred to a specialist, or the specialist may also direct and supervise the department as may be desired. Any contract so entered into shall be in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter.

[C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135B.23]2017 Acts, ch 54, §76
Iowa Code § 654A.17 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 654A / Section 654A.17
Section 654A.17
Status: repealed

Repealed by 94 Acts, ch 1106, §1.
Iowa Code § 554.9327 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.9327
Priority of security interests in deposit account.
Status: in_force

The following rules govern priority among conflicting security interests in the same deposit account:

(1) A security interest held by a secured party having control of the deposit account under section 554.9104 has priority over a conflicting security interest held by a secured party that does not have control.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3 and 4, security interests perfected by control under section 554.9314 rank according to priority in time of obtaining control.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a security interest held by the bank with which the deposit account is maintained has priority over a conflicting security interest held by another secured party.

(4) A security interest perfected by control under section 554.9104, subsection 1, paragraph “c”, has priority over a security interest held by the bank with which the deposit account is maintained.

2000 Acts, ch 1149, §47, 187
Iowa Code § 237.9 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 237 / Section 237.9
Confidential information.
Status: in_force

A person who receives information from or through the department shall not disclose that information directly or indirectly, except as authorized by section 217.30, or as authorized or required by section 232.69 if the information concerns any of the following:

(1) A child who has received or is receiving child foster care.

(2) A relative, fictive kin, or guardian of a child who has received or is receiving child foster care.

(3) An individual licensee.

(4) An employee of a licensee.

(5) An approved kinship caregiver.

[C81, §237.9]2025 Acts, ch 135, §21
Iowa Code § 904.504 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 904 / Section 904.504
Federal prisoners.
Status: in_force

Inmates sentenced for any term by any court of the United States may be received by the superintendent of a state correctional institution and kept there in pursuance of their sentences. The director may transfer inmates at state correctional institutions to the federal bureau of prisons.

[C51, §3119; R60, §5138; C73, §4771; C97, §5676; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3750; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §246.11]83 Acts, ch 96, §91, 159; 84 Acts, ch 1184, §13C85, §217A.3985 Acts, ch 21, §22, 54CS85, §246.504C93, §904.504
Iowa Code § 633.354 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.354
Surrender of possession upon application by any interested person.
Status: in_force

Upon application of any interested person and after such notice to the personal representative and to such other persons, if any, as the court may prescribe, and for good cause shown, the court may enter an order authorizing said personal representative to surrender any of such property to the person or persons who, under the will or under the rules of intestate succession, will ultimately be entitled to such property. The court may require a bond or other security conditioned as it may determine in connection with the delivery of such property.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.354]
Iowa Code § 2B.5B — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 2B / Section 2B.5B
Iowa court rules.
Status: in_force

(1) The legislative services agency shall control and maintain in a secure electronic repository custodial information used to produce the Iowa court rules.

(2) The legislative services agency, upon direction by the Iowa supreme court and in accordance with the policies of the legislative council pursuant to section 2.42, shall prescribe a uniform style and form required for filing a document for publication in the Iowa court rules. The document shall correlate each rule to the uniform numbering system. The legislative services agency shall provide for the publication of an electronic version of the Iowa court rules. The legislative services agency shall review all submitted documents for style and form and notify the Iowa supreme court if a rulemaking document is not in proper style or form, and may return or revise a document which is not in proper style and form.

(3) (a) The legislative services agency shall publish the Iowa court rules in accordance with section 2.42. However, the legislative services agency may publish supplements in lieu of the Iowa court rules. The legislative services agency shall provide for arrangement of the Iowa court rules in consultation with the Iowa supreme court.

(3) (b) The Iowa court rules shall include all of the following:

(3) (b) Rules prescribed by the supreme court, which may include the Iowa rules of civil procedure, the Iowa rules of criminal procedure, the Iowa rules of evidence, the Iowa rules of appellate procedure, the Iowa rules of professional conduct, and the Iowa code of judicial conduct.

(3) (b) A comprehensive method to search and identify its contents, including court rules.

(3) (b) An electronic version may include search and retrieval programming and index.

(3) (b) A print version may include an index.

(3) (c) The Iowa court rules may include all of the following:

(3) (c) A preface.

(3) (c) Tables, including tables of corresponding rule numbers.

2010 Acts, ch 1031, §35; 2014 Acts, ch 1141, §37, 38; 2019 Acts, ch 92, §12, 13
Iowa Code § 89A.4 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 89A / Section 89A.4
Director’s duties and personnel.
Status: in_force

The director shall enforce the provisions of this chapter. The director shall employ personnel for the administration of this chapter pursuant to chapter 8A, subchapter IV.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §104.4]C87, §89A.42003 Acts, ch 145, §162; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1808
Iowa Code § 8.43 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 8 / Section 8.43
Salary adjustment fund.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2024 Acts, ch 1185, §83.
Iowa Code § 627.8 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 627 / Section 627.8
Pension money.
Status: in_force

All money received by any person, a resident of the state, as a pension from the United States government, whether the same shall be in the actual possession of such pensioner, or deposited, loaned, or invested by the pensioner, shall be exempt from execution, whether such pensioner shall be the head of a family or not.

[C97, §4009; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11761; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §627.8]
Iowa Code § 519.11 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 519 / Section 519.11
Liability to assessments.
Status: in_force

The provisions as to maximum liability of members to assessments when assets are insufficient and to assessments when the corporation is insolvent, found in section 518A.9, shall apply to all mutual insurance corporations organized under this chapter.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §9080; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §519.11]99 Acts, ch 165, §22; 2000 Acts, ch 1023, §55
Iowa Code § 536A.15 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 536A / Section 536A.15
Examination of licensees.
Status: in_force

(1) The superintendent or the superintendent’s designee shall, at least once each year without previous notice, examine the books, accounts, and records of each licensee engaged in the industrial loan business as defined by this chapter. A licensee issuing senior debt to the general public shall be audited at the expense of the licensee by a certified public accountant licensed to practice in the state of Iowa. A licensee not issuing senior debt to the general public may provide an audited statement of the licensee’s parent corporation which includes the Iowa licensee. After receiving such an audit or audited statement, the superintendent may make further examination of the licensee as the superintendent deems necessary. A record of each examination shall be kept in the superintendent’s office.

(2) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, all papers, documents, examination reports, and other writing relating to the supervision of licensees are not public records and are not subject to disclosure under chapter 22. The superintendent may disclose information to representatives of other state or federal regulatory authorities. The superintendent may release summary complaint information so long as the information does not specifically identify the complainant. The superintendent may prepare and circulate reports reflecting financial information and examination results for all licensees on an aggregate basis, including other information considered pertinent to the purpose of each report for general statistical information. The superintendent may prepare and circulate reports provided by law. The superintendent may release the reports and correspondence in the course of an enforcement proceeding or a hearing held by the superintendent. The superintendent may also provide this information to the attorney general for purposes of enforcing this chapter or the consumer fraud Act, section 714.16.

(3) Any evidence of criminal acts committed by officers, directors, or employees of an industrial loan company shall be reported by the superintendent to the proper authorities.

(4) The licensee shall be charged and shall pay the actual costs of the examination as determined by the superintendent based on the actual cost of the operation of the finance bureau of the banking division of the department of insurance and financial services including the proportionate share of administrative expenses in the operation of the banking division attributable to the finance bureau as determined by the superintendent incurred in the discharge of the duties imposed upon the superintendent by this chapter. Failure to pay the examination fee within thirty days of receipt of demand from the superintendent shall subject the licensee to a late fee of five percent of the amount of the examination fee for each day the payment is delinquent.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §536A.15]87 Acts, ch 11, §3; 2006 Acts, ch 1042, §452023 Acts, ch 19, §2758