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Iowa Code § 153.18 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 153 / Section 153.18
Employment of unlicensed dentist.
Status: in_force

No person owning or conducting any place where dental work of any kind is done or contracted for, shall employ or permit any unlicensed dentist to practice dentistry in said place.

[S13, §2600-o2; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2569; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §153.5; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §153.18]
Iowa Code § 508E.16 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 508E / Section 508E.16
Injunctions — civil remedies — cease and desist orders — civil penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to the penalties and other enforcement provisions of this chapter, if any person violates this chapter or any rule implementing this chapter, the commissioner may seek an injunction in a court of competent jurisdiction and may apply for a temporary or permanent order that the commissioner determines is necessary to restrain the person from committing the violation.

(2) A person damaged by the act of a person in violation of this chapter may bring a civil action against the person committing the violation in a court of competent jurisdiction.

(3) The commissioner may issue, in accordance with chapter 17A, a cease and desist order upon a person that violates any provision of this chapter, any rule or order adopted by the commissioner, or any written agreement entered into with the commissioner.

(4) When the commissioner finds that an activity in violation of this chapter presents an immediate danger to the health, safety, or welfare of the public requiring immediate agency action, the commissioner may proceed under section 17A.18A.

(5) In addition to the penalties and other enforcement provisions of this chapter, any person who violates this chapter is subject to a civil penalty of up to five thousand dollars for each violation of this chapter. The civil penalty shall be deposited as provided in section 505.7. If a person has not been ordered to pay restitution by a court, the commissioner’s order may require a person found to be in violation of this chapter to make restitution to a person aggrieved by a violation of this chapter.

(6) Except for a fraudulent viatical settlement act committed by a viator, the enforcement provisions and penalties of this section shall not apply to a viator.

2008 Acts, ch 1155, §16; 2009 Acts, ch 181, §70
Iowa Code § 97B.2 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 97B / Section 97B.2
Purpose of chapter.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to promote economy and efficiency in the public service by providing an orderly means for employees, without hardship or prejudice, to have a retirement system which will provide for the payment of annuities, enabling the employees to care for themselves in retirement, and which will improve public employment within the state, reduce excessive personnel turnover, and offer suitable attraction to high-grade men and women to enter public service in the state.

[C46, 50, §97.2; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §97B.2]88 Acts, ch 1242, §8
Iowa Code § 152.9A — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 152 / Section 152.9A
Limited nursing authorization.
Status: in_force

The board may issue a limited authorization to a nurse to complete the clinical component of a nurse refresher course. The board shall determine the length of time a limited nursing authorization shall remain effective.

2018 Acts, ch 1092, §1
Iowa Code § 43.117 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 43 / Section 43.117
Plurality vote nominates and elects.
Status: in_force

A plurality shall nominate the party candidate for all offices filled by elections authorized by section 43.112, and a plurality shall elect the precinct committee members.

[S13, §1087-a34; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §644; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.117]
Iowa Code § 135L.8 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 135L / Section 135L.8
Adoption of rules implementation and documents.
Status: in_force

The department of health and human services shall adopt rules to implement the notification procedures pursuant to this chapter including but not limited to rules regarding the documents necessary for notification of a parent or grandparent of a pregnant minor who is designated to receive notification under this chapter.

96 Acts, ch 1011, §9, 14; 97 Acts, ch 173, §142023 Acts, ch 19, §196
Iowa Code § 541.11 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 541 / Section 541.11
Section 541.11
Status: repealed

Repealed by 65 Acts, ch 413, §10102.
Iowa Code § 616.6 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 616 / Section 616.6
Transfer — attached property held.
Status: in_force

Should such action be brought against a resident of this state in any other county than that of the defendant’s residence, the defendant may have the place of trial changed to the district court of the county wherein the defendant resides, in the same manner and upon the same terms as provided in rule of civil procedure 1.808, and the property attached shall not be released because said action was brought in the wrong county, but shall be held and subject in the same manner as if said action had been brought in the county of defendant’s residence.

[R60, §2797; C73, §2580; C97, §3495; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11039; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §616.6]
Iowa Code § 554.2312 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.2312
Warranty of title and against infringement — buyer’s obligation against infringement.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to subsection 2 there is in a contract for sale a warranty by the seller that

(1) (a) the title conveyed shall be good, and its transfer rightful; and

(1) (b) the goods shall be delivered free from any security interest or other lien or encumbrance of which the buyer at the time of contracting has no knowledge.

(2) A warranty under subsection 1 will be excluded or modified only by specific language or by circumstances which give the buyer reason to know that the person selling does not claim title or that the person selling is purporting to sell only such right or title as the person selling or a third person may have.

(3) Unless otherwise agreed a seller who is a merchant regularly dealing in goods of the kind warrants that the goods shall be delivered free of the rightful claim of any third person by way of infringement or the like but a buyer who furnishes specifications to the seller must hold the seller harmless against any such claim which arises out of compliance with the specifications.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §9942; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §554.14; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §554.2312]
Iowa Code § 323A.1 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 323A / Section 323A.1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “E-85 gasoline” means the same as defined in section 214A.1.

(2) “Ethanol blended gasoline” means the same as defined in section 214A.1.

(3) “Franchise” means a contract between a refiner and a distributor, a refiner and a retailer, a distributor and another distributor, or a distributor and a retailer under which a refiner or distributor authorizes a retailer or distributor to use, in connection with the sale, consignment, or distribution of motor fuel, a trademark which is owned or controlled by the refiner or by a refiner which supplies motor fuel to the distributor which authorizes the use. “Franchise” includes any contract under which a retailer or distributor is permitted to occupy leased premises, which premises are to be used in connection with the sale, consignment, or distribution of motor fuel under a trademark which is owned or controlled by a refiner or a refiner which supplies motor fuel to the distributor and permits the occupancy of the leased premises.

(4) “Franchisor” means a refiner or distributor who authorizes or permits, under a franchise, a retailer or distributor to use a trademark in connection with the sale, consignment, or distribution of motor fuel.

(5) “Franchisee” means a retailer or distributor who is authorized or permitted, under a franchise, to use a trademark in connection with the sale, consignment, or distribution of motor fuel.

(6) “Motor fuel” means the same as motor fuel as defined in section 214A.1, which is of a type distributed for use as a fuel in self-propelled vehicles designed primarily for use on public streets, roads, and highways.

[C81, §323A.1]2006 Acts, ch 1142, §21, 22, 27
Iowa Code § 216A.73 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 216A / Section 216A.73
Ex officio members.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2010 Acts, ch 1031, §168, 170.
Iowa Code § 501.202 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 501 / Section 501.202
Documents of organization.
Status: in_force

(1) The initial articles must set forth all of the following:

(1) (a) The name, address, and occupation of each organizer.

(1) (b) The names and addresses of the initial directors.

(1) (c) The street address of the cooperative’s initial registered office and the name of its initial registered agent at that office.

(2) The articles must set forth all of the following:

(2) (a) The name that satisfies the requirements of section 501.104.

(2) (b) A statement that it is organized under this chapter.

(2) (c) Its duration, which may be perpetual.

(2) (d) The classes of interests and the authorized number of interests of each class.

(2) (e) The quorum required for each member meeting.

(2) (f) The member voting rules.

(3) The articles may set forth any other provision consistent with law.

96 Acts, ch 1010, §12; 98 Acts, ch 1152, §12, 13, 69
Iowa Code § 726.4 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 726 / Section 726.4
Husband or wife may be witness.
Status: in_force

In all prosecutions under section 726.3, 726.5 or 726.6, the husband or wife is a competent witness for the state and may testify to relevant acts or communications between them.

[S13, §4775-b; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13231; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §731.2; C79, 81, §726.4]83 Acts, ch 37, §6
Iowa Code § 537.3607 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 537 / Section 537.3607
Receipts.
Status: in_force

The lessor shall furnish the lessee, without request, an itemized written receipt for each payment in cash, or any other time the method of payment itself does not provide evidence of payment.

87 Acts, ch 80, §7
Iowa Code § 321I.29 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321I / Section 321I.29
Writing fees.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) The county recorder shall collect a writing fee of two dollars for each privilege under this chapter.

(1) (b) Writing fees collected or retained by the county recorder under this chapter shall be deposited in the general fund of the county.

(2) (a) A license agent shall collect a writing fee of one dollar for an all-terrain vehicle registration or for renewal of a registration issued by the license agent.

(2) (b) A license agent shall retain a writing fee of one dollar from the sale of each user permit issued by the license agent.

2004 Acts, ch 1132, §72; 2007 Acts, ch 141, §48; 2012 Acts, ch 1100, §54; 2023 Acts, ch 71, §106, 107
Iowa Code § 68B.7 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 68B / Section 68B.7
Prohibited use of influence.
Status: in_force

(1) A person who has served as an official, state employee of a state agency, member of the general assembly, or legislative employee shall not within a period of two years after the termination of such service or employment receive compensation for any services rendered on behalf of any person, firm, corporation, or association in relation to any case, proceeding, or application with respect to which the person was directly concerned and personally participated during the period of service or employment.

(2) A person who has served as the head of or on a commission or board of a regulatory agency or as a deputy thereof, shall not, within a period of two years after the termination of such service do any of the following:

(2) (a) Accept employment with that commission, board, or agency.

(2) (b) Receive compensation for any services rendered on behalf of any person, firm, corporation, or association in any case, proceedings, or application before the department with which the person so served wherein the person’s compensation is to be dependent or contingent upon any action by such agency with respect to any license, contract, certificate, ruling, decision, opinion, rate schedule, franchise, or other benefit, or in promoting or opposing, directly or indirectly, the passage of bills or resolutions before either house of the general assembly.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, a person who has served as the workers’ compensation commissioner, or any deputy thereof, may represent a claimant in a contested case before the division of workers’ compensation at any point subsequent to termination of such service, regardless of whether the person charges a contingent fee for such representation, provided such case was not pending before the division during the person’s tenure as commissioner or deputy.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §68B.7]89 Acts, ch 321, §24; 92 Acts, ch 1228, §7; 2006 Acts, ch 1182, §57; 2009 Acts, ch 9, §3, 6
Iowa Code § 8A.315A — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 8A / Section 8A.315A
Purchase of chain-of-custody paper.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding any requirements under section 8A.315 related to the purchase of recycled paper to the contrary, the department may use certified chain-of-custody paper as provided in this section in lieu of recycled paper. The department shall adopt rules related to the use of chain-of-custody paper.

(2) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, “certified chain-of-custody paper” means paper that has been certified pursuant to a process that tracks and records the possession and transfer of wood and fiber used to make paper through the different states of production to the end user of the paper. The department shall adopt rules defining “certified chain-of-custody paper” consistent with the certification requirements established by independent entities such as the forest stewardship council, sustainable forest initiative, or other similar entity.

2010 Acts, ch 1189, §37
Iowa Code § 8.90 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 8 / Section 8.90
IowAccess revolving fund.
Status: in_force

(1) An IowAccess revolving fund is created in the state treasury. The revolving fund shall be administered by the department and shall consist of moneys collected by the department as fees, moneys appropriated by the general assembly, and any other moneys obtained or accepted by the department for deposit in the revolving fund. The proceeds of the revolving fund are appropriated to and shall be used by the department to maintain, develop, operate, and expand IowAccess consistent with this subchapter.

(2) The department shall submit an annual report not later than January 31 to the general assembly of the activities funded by and expenditures made from the revolving fund during the preceding fiscal year. Section 8.33 does not apply to any moneys in the revolving fund, and, notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, earnings or interest on moneys deposited in the revolving fund shall be credited to the revolving fund.

2013 Acts, ch 129, §24C2014, §8B.332018 Acts, ch 1123, §3, 7; 2024 Acts, ch 1185, §77, 85C2025, §8.90
Iowa Code § 68B.22A — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 68B / Section 68B.22A
Reporting of gifts and bequests received.
Status: in_force

All gifts and bequests with a value of fifty dollars or more received by a department or accepted by the governor on behalf of the state shall be reported within twenty days of receiving the gift or bequest to the board, using the board’s internet reporting system. The board shall, by January 31 of each year, submit to the fiscal services division of the legislative services agency a written report listing all gifts and bequests received during the previous calendar year with a value over one thousand dollars and the purpose for each such gift or bequest. The submission shall also include a listing of all gifts and bequests received by a department from a person if the cumulative value of all gifts and bequests received by the department from the person during the previous calendar year exceeds one thousand dollars, and the board shall include, if available, the purpose for each such gift or bequest. However, the reports on gifts or bequests filed by the state board of regents and the Iowa state fair board pursuant to section 8.44 shall be deemed sufficient to comply with the requirements of this section.

2005 Acts, ch 173, §27CS2005, §8.72008 Acts, ch 1191, §25; 2010 Acts, ch 1069, §1; 2011 Acts, ch 79, §1; 2019 Acts, ch 40, §1; 2024 Acts, ch 1185, §85C2025, §68B.22A2025 Acts, ch 30, §12
Iowa Code § 146C.2 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 146C / Section 146C.2
Abortion prohibited detectable fetal heartbeat.
Status: in_force

(1) Except in the case of a medical emergency or when the abortion is medically necessary, a physician shall not perform an abortion unless the physician has first complied with the prerequisites of chapter 146A and has tested the pregnant woman as specified in this subsection, to determine if a fetal heartbeat is detectable.

(1) (a) In testing for a detectable fetal heartbeat, the physician shall perform an abdominal ultrasound, necessary to detect a fetal heartbeat according to standard medical practice and including the use of medical devices, as determined by standard medical practice and specified by rule of the board of medicine.

(1) (b) Following the testing of the pregnant woman for a detectable fetal heartbeat, the physician shall inform the pregnant woman, in writing, of all of the following:

(1) (b) Whether a fetal heartbeat was detected.

(1) (b) That if a fetal heartbeat was detected, an abortion is prohibited.

(1) (c) Upon receipt of the written information, the pregnant woman shall sign a form acknowledging that the pregnant woman has received the information as required under this subsection.

(2) (a) A physician shall not perform an abortion upon a pregnant woman when it has been determined that the unborn child has a detectable fetal heartbeat, unless, in the physician’s reasonable medical judgment, a medical emergency exists, or when the abortion is medically necessary.

(2) (b) Notwithstanding paragraph “a”, if a physician determines that the probable postfertilization age, as defined in section 146B.1, of the unborn child is twenty or more weeks, the physician shall not perform an abortion upon a pregnant woman when it has been determined that the unborn child has a detectable fetal heartbeat, unless in the physician’s reasonable medical judgment the pregnant woman has a condition which the physician deems a medical emergency, as defined in section 146B.1, or the abortion is necessary to preserve the life of an unborn child.

(3) A physician shall retain in the woman’s medical record all of the following:

(3) (a) Documentation of the testing for a fetal heartbeat as specified in subsection 1 and the results of the fetal heartbeat test.

(3) (b) The pregnant woman’s signed form acknowledging that the pregnant woman received the information as required under subsection 1.

(4) This section shall not be construed to impose civil or criminal liability on a woman upon whom an abortion is performed in violation of this section.

(5) The board of medicine shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this section.

2018 Acts, ch 1132, §4
Iowa Code § 137F.4 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 137F / Section 137F.4
License required.
Status: in_force

(1) A person shall not operate a food establishment or food processing plant to provide goods or services to the general public, or open a food establishment to the general public, until the appropriate license has been obtained from the regulatory authority. Sale of products at wholesale to outlets not owned by a commissary owner requires a food processing plant license. A license shall expire one year from the date of issue. A license is renewable if application for renewal is made prior to expiration of the license or within sixty days of the expiration date of the license. All licenses issued under this chapter that are not renewed by the licensee on or before the expiration date shall be subject to a penalty of ten percent per month of the license fee if the license is renewed at a later date.

(2) A regulatory authority shall not suspend or revoke a license issued to a food processing plant under this chapter for offering for sale or selling a food product that is misbranded as a meat product in violation of section 137E.4.

(3) A license issued to a food processing plant under this section also covers the operation of a food processing plant under chapter 137E.

98 Acts, ch 1162, §9, 30; 2018 Acts, ch 1144, §11, 16; 2024 Acts, ch 1158, §10
Iowa Code § 126.16 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 126 / Section 126.16
False advertising.
Status: in_force

(1) The advertising of a drug, device, or cosmetic is false if it is false or misleading in any particular.

(2) For the purpose of this chapter, advertising is false if it represents a drug, device, or cosmetic to have any effect in the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of arthritis, blood disorders, bone or joint diseases, kidney diseases or disorders, cancer, diabetes, gall bladder disease or disorders, heart and vascular disease, high blood pressure, diseases or disorders of the ear, mental disease or an intellectual disability, degenerative neurological diseases, paralysis, prostate gland disorders, conditions of the scalp affecting hair loss, baldness, endocrine disorders, sexual impotence, tumors, venereal diseases, varicose ulcers, breast enlargement, purifying blood, metabolic disorders, immune system disorders or conditions affecting the immune system, extension of life expectancy, stress and tension, brain stimulation or performance, the body’s natural defense mechanisms, blood flow, and depression. However, advertising not in violation of subsection 1 is not false under this subsection if it is disseminated only to members of the medical, dental, or veterinary professions, or appears only in the scientific periodicals of these professions, or is disseminated only for the purpose of public health education by persons not commercially interested, directly or indirectly, in the sale of such drugs or devices. However, if the board determines that an advance in medical science has made any type of self-medication safe as to any of the diseases named in this subsection, the board shall by rule authorize the advertising of drugs having curative or therapeutic effect for such disease, subject to the conditions and restrictions the board deems necessary in the interests of the public health. However, this subsection does not indicate that self-medication for diseases other than those named in this subsection is safe and efficacious.

89 Acts, ch 197, §15CS89, §203B.16C93, §126.162012 Acts, ch 1019, §6
Iowa Code § 306C.12 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 306C / Section 306C.12
None visible from highway.
Status: in_force

An advertising device shall not be constructed or reconstructed beyond the adjacent area in unincorporated areas of the state if it is visible from the main-traveled way of any primary highway. Any advertising device permitted beyond an adjacent area in unincorporated areas of the state shall be subject to the applicable permit provisions of section 306C.18.

[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §306C.12]2006 Acts, ch 1068, §2; 2014 Acts, ch 1123, §8; 2021 Acts, ch 39, §10
Iowa Code § 232.1A — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 232 / Section 232.1A
Foster care placement — annual goal.
Status: in_force

The annual state goal for children placed in foster care that is funded under the federal Social Security Act, Tit. IV-E, is that not more than fifteen percent of the children will be in a foster care placement for a period of more than twenty-four months.

2005 Acts, ch 175, §101; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §180
Iowa Code § 722.8 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 722 / Section 722.8
Section 722.8
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2002 Acts, ch 1071, §15, 16.See §39A.3 and 39A.4.