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Iowa Code § 260C.66 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 260C / Section 260C.66
Reports to general assembly.
Status: in_force

(1) The board of directors of each community college shall determine, in consultation with the legislative services agency, the financial information to be included in line item budget information for projects funded by the issuance of bonds or notes under this chapter and shall submit the line item budget information to the general assembly as requested. The board of directors of each community college shall submit quarterly reports to the general assembly concerning the projects funded by the issuance of bonds or notes under this chapter as follows:

(1) (a) Identification of both undercharges and overcharges for line items of projects.

(1) (b) Identification of contracts in which any line item for a project exceeds the adopted budget for that line item by ten percent or more.

(1) (c) Identification of complaints received by an institution regarding the construction of a project.

(2) If the board of directors of a community college approves a change in the amount of the line item of a budget for a project, the change shall be transmitted to the appropriations committees of the house of representatives and senate, while the general assembly is in session, and to the legislative council, when the general assembly is not in session, for review.

90 Acts, ch 1253, §68C91, §280A.66C93, §260C.6694 Acts, ch 1023, §97; 2003 Acts, ch 35, §45, 49; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §180
Iowa Code § 573.7 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 573 / Section 573.7
Claims for material or labor.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person, firm, or corporation who has, under a contract with the principal contractor or with subcontractors, performed labor, or furnished material, service, or transportation, in the construction of a public improvement, may file, with the officer, board, or commission authorized by law to let contracts for such improvement, an itemized, sworn, written statement of the claim for such labor, or material, service, or transportation.

(2) A person furnishing only materials to a subcontractor who is furnishing only materials is not entitled to a claim against the retainage or bond under this chapter and is not an obligee or person protected under the bond pursuant to section 573.6.

[C97, §3102; S13, §1989-a57; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10305; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §573.7]83 Acts, ch 55, §1
Iowa Code § 607A.5 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 607A / Section 607A.5
Automatic excuse from jury service.
Status: in_force

A person shall be excused from jury service if the person submits written documentation verifying, to the court’s satisfaction, that the person is solely responsible for the daily care of a person with a permanent disability living in the person’s household and that the performance of juror service would cause substantial risk of injury to the health of the person with a disability, or that the person is the mother of a breastfed child and is responsible for the daily care of the child. However, if the person is regularly employed at a location other than the person’s household, the person shall not be excused under this section.

86 Acts, ch 1108, §13; 94 Acts, ch 1196, §22; 96 Acts, ch 1129, §104
Iowa Code § 455H.501 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 455H / Section 455H.501
Section 455H.501
Status: repealed

Repealed by 99 Acts, ch 114, §54.
Iowa Code § 510.11 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 510 / Section 510.11
Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Life or health insurance” includes but is not limited to the following:

(1) (a) Individual or group accident and sickness insurance providing coverage on an expense-incurred basis.

(1) (b) An individual or group hospital or medical service contract issued pursuant to chapter 509, 514, or 514A.

(1) (c) An individual or group health maintenance organization contract regulated under chapter 514B.

(1) (d) An individual or group Medicare supplemental policy.

(1) (e) A long-term care policy.

(1) (f) An individual or group life insurance policy or annuity issued pursuant to chapter 508, 508A, or 509A.

(2) “Third-party administrator” means a person who collects charges or premiums from, or who adjusts or settles claims on, residents of this state in connection with life or health insurance coverage or annuities other than any of the following:

(2) (a) A union or association on behalf of its members.

(2) (b) An insurance company which is either licensed in this state or acting as an insurer with respect to a policy lawfully issued and delivered by it in and pursuant to the laws of a state in which the insurer was authorized to do insurance business.

(2) (c) An entity licensed under chapter 514, including its sales representatives licensed in this state when engaged in the performance of their duties as sales representatives.

(2) (d) A life or health agent or broker licensed in this state, whose activities are limited exclusively to the sale of insurance.

(2) (e) A creditor on behalf of its debtors with respect to insurance covering a debt between the creditor and its debtors.

(2) (f) A trust, its trustees, agents, and employees acting under the trust, established in conformity with 29 U.S.C. §186.

(2) (g) A trust exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, its trustees, and employees acting under the trust.

(2) (h) A custodian, its agents, and employees acting pursuant to a custodial account which meets the requirements of section 401(f) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(2) (i) A bank, credit union, or other financial institution which is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state banking authorities.

(2) (j) A credit card-issuing company which advances for and collects premiums or charges from its credit card holders who have authorized it to do so, if the company does not adjust or settle claims.

(2) (k) A person who adjusts or settles claims in the normal course of the person’s practice or employment as an attorney, and who does not collect charges or premiums in connection with life or health insurance coverage or annuities.

89 Acts, ch 227, §4; 2006 Acts, ch 1117, §38
Iowa Code § 28G.1 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 28G / Section 28G.1
Purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to allow two or more local governments to form a public service monopoly when they find that a public service monopoly is an effective means to protect the public health and welfare, and the environment through any of the following:

(1) Adequate solid waste collection, transportation, storage and disposal practices which are the only effective means of allowing the construction and utilization of a resource recovery facility for the recycling of solid waste for use as an energy source.

(2) The implementation of other solid waste management projects, such as source reduction and recycling, which are part of an approved comprehensive plan required under section 455B.306, and if the formation of a public service monopoly is the only effective means of accomplishing solid waste reduction and recycling. The public service monopoly shall utilize private recycling industries in the service area when possible.

84 Acts, ch 1039, §1; 92 Acts, ch 1215, §1
Iowa Code § 306B.1 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 306B / Section 306B.1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(1) “Advertising device” means any outdoor sign, display, device, figure, painting, drawing, message, placard, poster, billboard, or any other device designed, intended, or used to advertise or inform, for which remuneration is paid or earned in exchange for its erection, display, or existence by any person, and which is visible from the traveled portion of any highway of the interstate system in this state.

(2) “Department” means the state department of transportation.

(3) “Interstate system” means the system of highways as described in 23 U.S.C. §103(c) or amendments thereto.

(4) “Remuneration” means the exchange of anything of value, including but not limited to money, securities, real property interests, personal property interests, goods, services, future consideration, exchange of favor, or forbearance of debt.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §306B.1]2010 Acts, ch 1061, §180; 2011 Acts, ch 25, §25; 2021 Acts, ch 39, §1, 2
Iowa Code § 633.478 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.478
Notice of application for discharge.
Status: in_force

A personal representative shall not be discharged from further duty or responsibility upon final settlement until notice of the final report or of an application for discharge has been served upon all persons interested, in accordance with section 633.40, unless notice is waived. An order prescribing notice may be made before or after the filing of the final report.

[C97, §3422; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12073; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §638.36; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.478; 81 Acts, ch 193, §5]
Iowa Code § 144.28 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 144 / Section 144.28
Medical certification.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) For the purposes of this section, “nonnatural cause of death” means the death is a direct or indirect result of physical, chemical, thermal, or electrical trauma, or drug or alcohol intoxication or other poisoning.

(1) (b) Unless there is a nonnatural cause of death, the medical certification shall be completed and signed by the physician, physician assistant, or advanced registered nurse practitioner in charge of the patient’s care for the illness or condition which resulted in death within seventy-two hours after receipt of the death certificate from the funeral director or individual who initially assumes custody of the body.

(1) (c) If there is a nonnatural cause of death, the county or state medical examiner shall be notified and shall conduct an inquiry.

(1) (d) If the decedent was an infant or child and the cause of death is not known, a medical examiner’s inquiry shall be conducted and an autopsy performed as necessary to exclude a nonnatural cause of death.

(1) (e) If upon inquiry into a death, the county or state medical examiner determines that a preexisting natural disease or condition was the likely cause of death and that the death does not affect the public interest as described in section 331.802, subsection 3, the medical examiner may elect to defer to the physician, physician assistant, or advanced registered nurse practitioner in charge of the patient’s preexisting condition the certification of the cause of death.

(1) (f) When an inquiry is required by the county or state medical examiner, the medical examiner shall investigate the cause and manner of death and shall complete and sign the medical certification within seventy-two hours after determination of the cause and manner of death.

(2) The person completing the medical certification of cause of death shall attest to its accuracy either by signature or by an electronic process approved by rule.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2320; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §141.4(18); C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.28]97 Acts, ch 159, §16; 2002 Acts, ch 1098, §2; 2007 Acts, ch 159, §26; 2008 Acts, ch 1058, §13; 2011 Acts, ch 26, §3
Iowa Code § 10A.512 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 10A / Section 10A.512
Inspections.
Status: in_force

The director, and the director’s designated subordinates, in the performance of their duties under this part, shall have authority to enter any building or premises and to examine the same and the contents thereof.

2023 Acts, ch 19, §1480
Iowa Code § 633.24 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.24
Docketing and hearing.
Status: in_force

Upon the filing of such a motion, the clerk shall place the cause or proceeding on the docket without additional docket fee, and the matter shall stand for hearing or trial de novo in open court.

[C97, §251; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11835; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §632.4; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.24]
Iowa Code § 490.209 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 490 / Section 490.209
Foreign-trade zone corporation.
Status: in_force

A domestic corporation may be incorporated or organized under the laws of this state, and a foreign corporation may be registered to do business in this state, for the purpose of establishing, operating, and maintaining a foreign-trade zone as defined in 19 U.S.C. §81(a). The domestic or foreign corporation must maintain its principal place of business in this state. The domestic or foreign corporation described in this section has all powers necessary or convenient for applying for a grant of authority to establish, operate, and maintain a foreign-trade zone under 19 U.S.C. §81(a) et seq., and regulations promulgated under that law, and for establishing, operating, and maintaining a foreign-trade zone pursuant to that grant of authority.

2021 Acts, ch 165, §33, 230; 2022 Acts, ch 1021, §143
Iowa Code § 256F.1 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 256F / Section 256F.1
Authorization and purpose.
Status: in_force

(1) Charter schools and innovation zone schools shall be part of the state’s program of public education.

(2) A charter school may be established by creating a new school within an existing public school or converting an existing public school to charter status.

(3) The purpose of a charter school or an innovation zone school established pursuant to this chapter shall be to accomplish the following:

(3) (a) Improve student learning.

(3) (b) Increase learning opportunities for students.

(3) (c) Encourage the use of different and innovative methods of teaching.

(3) (d) Require the measurement of learning outcomes and create different and innovative forms of measuring outcomes.

(3) (e) Establish new forms of accountability for schools.

(3) (f) Create new professional opportunities for teachers and other educators, including the opportunity to be responsible for the learning program at the school site.

(3) (g) Create different organizational structures for continuous learner progress.

(3) (h) Allow greater flexibility to meet the education needs of a diverse and constantly changing student population.

(3) (i) Allow for the allocation of resources in innovative ways through implementation of specialized school budgets for the benefit of the schools served.

(4) An innovation zone school may be established pursuant to this chapter to encourage diverse approaches to learning and education within individual schools.

2002 Acts, ch 1124, §1, 16; 2003 Acts, ch 79, §7, 8; 2010 Acts, ch 1001, §2 – 5
Iowa Code § 12C.15 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 12C / Section 12C.15
Restriction on requiring collateral.
Status: in_force

A local government shall not require a pledge of collateral for that portion of the local government’s deposits in a credit union that is covered by insurance of a federal agency or instrumentality.

84 Acts, ch 1230, §19C85, §453.1592 Acts, ch 1156, §24C93, §12C.1599 Acts, ch 117, §6, 15
Iowa Code § 53.7 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 53 / Section 53.7
Solicitation by public employees.
Status: in_force

(1) It shall be unlawful for any employee of the state or any employee of a political subdivision to solicit any application or request for application for an absentee ballot, or to take an affidavit in connection with any absentee ballot while the employee is on the employer’s premises or otherwise in the course of employment. However, any such employee may take such affidavit in connection with an absentee ballot which is cast by the registered voter in person in the office where such employee is employed in accordance with section 53.10 or 53.11. This subsection shall not apply to any elected official.

(2) It is unlawful for any public officer or employee, or any person acting under color of a public officer or employee, to knowingly require a public employee to solicit an application or request an application for an absentee ballot, or to knowingly require an employee to take an affidavit or request for an affidavit in connection with an absentee ballot application.

[SS15, §1137-d; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §933; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §53.7]91 Acts, ch 129, §18; 94 Acts, ch 1169, §64; 2002 Acts, ch 1071, §11; 2002 Acts, ch 1175, §80; 2007 Acts, ch 59, §24, 38
Iowa Code § 516A.4 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 516A / Section 516A.4
Insurer making payment — reimbursement.
Status: in_force

In the event of payment to any person under the coverage required by this chapter and subject to the terms and conditions of such coverage, the insurer making such payment shall, to the extent thereof, be entitled to the proceeds of any settlement or judgment resulting from the exercise of any rights of recovery of such person against any person or organization legally responsible for the bodily injury for which such payment is made, including the proceeds recoverable from the assets of the insolvent insurer. The person to whom said payment is made under the insolvency protection required by this chapter shall to the extent thereof, be deemed to have waived any right to proceed to enforce such a judgment against the assets of the judgment debtor who was insured by the insolvent insurer whose insolvency resulted in said payment being made, other than assets recovered or recoverable by such judgment debtor from such insolvent insurer.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §516A.4]
Iowa Code § 29C.12A — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 29C / Section 29C.12A
Participation in funding disaster recovery facility.
Status: in_force

All state government departments and agencies may participate in sharing the cost of the design, construction, and operation of a disaster recovery facility located in the joint forces headquarters armory at Camp Dodge. State departments and agencies may use funds from any source, including but not limited to user fees and appropriations for operational or capital purposes, to participate in the facility.

91 Acts, ch 263, §36; 2013 Acts, ch 29, §22
Iowa Code § 2C.6 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 2C / Section 2C.6
Deputy assistant for penal agencies.
Status: in_force

(1) The ombudsman shall designate one of the members of the staff as the deputy ombudsman, with authority to act as ombudsman when the ombudsman is absent from the state or becomes disabled. The ombudsman may delegate to members of the staff any of the authority or duties of the office except the duty of formally making recommendations to agencies or reports to the governor or the general assembly.

(2) The ombudsman shall appoint an assistant who shall be primarily responsible for investigating complaints relating to penal or correctional agencies.

[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §601G.6]84 Acts, ch 1046, §1C93, §2C.62013 Acts, ch 10, §7
Iowa Code § 804.9 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 804 / Section 804.9
Arrests by private persons.
Status: in_force

A private person may make an arrest:

(1) For a public offense committed or attempted in the person’s presence.

(2) When a felony has been committed, and the person has reasonable ground for believing that the person to be arrested has committed it.

[C51, §2846; R60, §4549; C73, §4201; C97, §5197; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13469; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §755.5; C79, 81, §804.9]
Iowa Code § 654.17B — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 654 / Section 654.17B
Divestment of junior liens pursuant to loan modification — repeal.
Status: repealed

Repealed by its own terms; 2009 Acts, ch 51, §10.
Iowa Code § 476C.5 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 476C / Section 476C.5
Certificate issuance period.
Status: in_force

A producer or purchaser of renewable energy shall receive renewable energy tax credit certificates for a ten-year period for each eligible renewable energy facility under this chapter. The ten-year period for issuance of the tax credit certificates begins with the date the purchaser of renewable energy first purchases electricity, hydrogen fuel, methane gas or other biogas used to generate electricity, or heat for commercial purposes from the eligible renewable energy facility for which a tax credit is issued under this chapter, or the date the producer of the renewable energy first uses the energy produced by the eligible renewable energy facility for on-site consumption. Renewable energy tax credit certificates shall not be issued for renewable energy purchased or produced for on-site consumption after December 31, 2027.

2005 Acts, ch 160, §11, 14; 2006 Acts, ch 1135, §11, 12; 2011 Acts, ch 115, §12; 2014 Acts, ch 1122, §3; 2015 Acts, ch 124, §7, 9, 10; 2016 Acts, ch 1128, §13, 16, 21
Iowa Code § 294.15 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 294 / Section 294.15
Retirement allowance — teachers who retired before July 4, 1953.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 96 Acts, ch 1215, §59.
Iowa Code § 233A.12 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 233A / Section 233A.12
Discharge or parole.
Status: in_force

The director may at any time after one year’s service order the discharge or parole of any inmate as a reward for good conduct, and may, in exceptional cases, discharge or parole inmates without regard to the length of their service or conduct, when satisfied that the reasons for the discharge or parole are urgent and sufficient. If paroled upon satisfactory evidence of reformation, the order may remain in effect or terminate under rules prescribed by the director.

[C73, §1660, 1661; C97, §2711; S13, §2711; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3696; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §242.12]C93, §233A.122023 Acts, ch 19, §665
Iowa Code § 306.33 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 306 / Section 306.33
Hearing on objections.
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors shall, at the final hearing, first pass on the objections to the proposed change. If objections are sustained, the proceedings shall be dismissed unless the board finds that the objections may be avoided by a change of plans, and to this end an adjournment may be ordered, if necessary, in order to secure service on additional parties.

[SS15, §1527-r3; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4615; C46, 50, §306.56; C54, 58, 62, 66, §306.27; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §306.33]2023 Acts, ch 66, §59
Iowa Code § 515A.1 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 515A / Section 515A.1
Purpose of chapter.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to promote the public welfare by regulating insurance rates to the end that they shall not be excessive, inadequate or unfairly discriminatory, and to authorize and regulate cooperative action among insurers in rate making and in other matters within the scope of this chapter. Nothing in this chapter is intended to prohibit or discourage reasonable competition, or to prohibit, or encourage except to the extent necessary to accomplish the aforementioned purpose, uniformity in insurance rates, rating systems, rating plans or practices. This chapter shall be liberally interpreted to carry into effect the provisions of this section.

[C50, 54, 58, 62, §515A.1, 515B.1; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §515A.1]
Iowa Code § 713.6 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 713 / Section 713.6
Attempted burglary in the second degree.
Status: in_force

(1) A person commits attempted burglary in the second degree in either of the following circumstances:

(1) (a) While perpetrating an attempted burglary in or upon an occupied structure in which no persons are present, the person has possession of an explosive or incendiary device or material, or a dangerous weapon, or a bodily injury results to any person.

(1) (b) While perpetrating an attempted burglary in or upon an occupied structure in which one or more persons are present, the person does not have possession of an explosive or incendiary device or material, nor a dangerous weapon, and no bodily injury is caused to any person.

(2) Attempted burglary in the second degree is a class “D” felony.

(3) For purposes of determining whether the person should register as a sex offender pursuant to the provisions of chapter 692A, the fact finder shall make a determination as provided in section 692A.126.

[81 Acts, ch 204, §8]92 Acts, ch 1231, §60; 94 Acts, ch 1107, §18; 2010 Acts, ch 1104, §19, 23
Iowa Code § 523C.10 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 523C / Section 523C.10
Rules.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may adopt rules under chapter 17A to implement this chapter.

83 Acts, ch 87, §11