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Iowa Code § 85B.10 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 85B / Section 85B.10
Employer’s notice of results of test.
Status: in_force

The employer shall communicate to the employee, in writing, the results of an audiometric examination or physical examination of an employee which reflects an average hearing level in one or both ears in excess of twenty-five decibels for the test frequencies of five hundred, one thousand, two thousand, and three thousand Hertz, as soon as practicable after the examination. The communication shall include the name and qualifications of the person conducting the audiometric examination or physical examination, the site of the examination, the kind or type of test or examinations given, the results of each and the average decibel hearing level, for the four frequencies, in each ear, and, if known to the employer, whether the hearing loss is sensorineural and, if the hearing loss resulted from another cause, the cause.

[C81, §85B.10]98 Acts, ch 1160, §8
Iowa Code § 279.53 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 279 / Section 279.53
Loan proceeds.
Status: in_force

The proceeds of loans issued to school districts pursuant to section 279.48 or 279.52 shall be deposited into either the general fund of a school district or the physical plant and equipment levy fund. The board of directors shall expend the amount of the principal and interest due each year to maturity from the same fund into which the loan proceeds were deposited.

2008 Acts, ch 1041, §1; 2024 Acts, ch 1167, §16
Iowa Code § 554.13525 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.13525
Lessor’s right to possession of goods.
Status: in_force

(1) If a lessor discovers the lessee to be insolvent, the lessor may refuse to deliver the goods.

(2) After a default by the lessee under the lease contract of the type described in section 554.13523, subsection 1, or section 554.13523, subsection 3, paragraph “a” or, if agreed, after other default by the lessee, the lessor has the right to take possession of the goods. If the lease contract so provides, the lessor may require the lessee to assemble the goods and make them available to the lessor at a place to be designated by the lessor which is reasonably convenient to both parties. Without removal, the lessor may render unusable any goods employed in trade or business, and may dispose of goods on the lessee’s premises (section 554.13527).

(3) The lessor may proceed under subsection 2 without judicial process if it can be done without breach of the peace or the lessor may proceed by action.

94 Acts, ch 1052, §77
Iowa Code § 45.3 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 45 / Section 45.3
Affidavit of candidacy.
Status: in_force

Each candidate shall complete and file a signed, notarized affidavit of candidacy. The affidavit shall be filed at the same time as the nomination petition. The affidavit shall be in the form prescribed by the secretary of state and shall include the following information:

(1) The candidate’s name in the form the candidate wants it to appear on the ballot.

(2) The candidate’s home address.

(3) The name of the county in which the candidate resides.

(4) The name of the political organization by which the candidate was nominated, if any.

(5) The office sought by the candidate, and the district the candidate seeks to represent, if any.

(6) A declaration that if the candidate is elected the candidate will qualify by taking the oath of office.

(7) A statement that the candidate is aware that the candidate is required to organize a candidate’s committee which shall file an organization statement and disclosure reports if the committee or the candidate receives contributions, makes expenditures, or incurs indebtedness in excess of the reporting threshold in section 68A.102, subsection 5. This subsection shall not apply to candidates for federal office.

(8) A statement that the candidate is aware of the prohibition in section 49.41 against being a candidate for more than one office to be filled at the same election, except county agricultural extension council and soil and water conservation district commission.

(9) A statement that the candidate is aware that the candidate is disqualified from holding office if the candidate has been convicted of a felony or other infamous crime and the candidate’s rights have not been restored by the governor or by the president of the United States. This subsection does not apply to candidates for federal office. The state commissioner shall prescribe a separate affidavit of candidacy for candidates for federal office.

(10) A statement that the candidate is aware that by filing this affidavit, the candidate is ineligible to appear on the same ballot for the same office other than as a candidate nominated by petition.

[C97, §1100; C24, §651; C27, 31, 35, §655-a19; C39, §655.19; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §45.3; C75, §45.3, 56.5(4); C77, 79, 81, §45.3; 81 Acts, ch 35, §18]87 Acts, ch 221, §6; 89 Acts, ch 136, §28; 90 Acts, ch 1238, §9; 91 Acts, ch 129, §9; 94 Acts, ch 1023, §79; 94 Acts, ch 1180, §11; 98 Acts, ch 1052, §4; 2001 Acts, ch 158, §9; 2002 Acts, ch 1134, §14, 1152025 Acts, ch 123, §6, 38
Iowa Code § 904.110 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 904 / Section 904.110
Official seal.
Status: in_force

The department shall have an official seal with the words “Iowa Department of Corrections” and an engraved design. Every commission, order, or other paper of an official nature executed by the department may be attested with the seal.

83 Acts, ch 96, §10, 159CS83, §217A.985 Acts, ch 21, §54CS85, §246.110C93, §904.1102025 Acts, ch 66, §3
Iowa Code § 17A.10 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 17A / Section 17A.10
Informal settlements — waiver.
Status: in_force

(1) Unless precluded by statute, informal settlements of controversies that may culminate in contested case proceedings according to the provisions of this chapter are encouraged. Agencies shall prescribe by rule specific procedures for attempting such informal settlements prior to the commencement of contested case proceedings. This subsection shall not be construed to require either party to such a controversy to utilize the informal procedures or to settle the controversy pursuant to those informal procedures.

(2) The parties to a contested case proceeding may, by written stipulation representing an informed mutual consent, waive any provision of this chapter relating to such proceedings. In addition to consenting to such a waiver in individual cases, an agency may, by rule, express its consent to such a waiver as to an entire class of cases.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §17A.10]
Iowa Code § 692C.1 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 692C / Section 692C.1
National criminal history record checks persons providing child care, elder care, and care for individuals with disabilities.
Status: in_force

(1) For purposes of this section:

(1) (a) “Covered individual” means an individual who has, seeks to have, or may have access to children, the elderly, or individuals with disabilities served by a qualified entity and who is employed by, volunteers with, or seeks to volunteer with a qualified entity; or owns or operates or seeks to own or operate, a qualified entity.

(1) (b) “Department” means the department of public safety.

(1) (c) “Qualified entity” means a business or organization, whether public, private, for-profit, nonprofit, or voluntary, that provides care or care placement services, including a business or organization that licenses or certifies others to provide care or care placement services.

(2) A qualified entity may request a national criminal history record check by the federal bureau of investigation on covered individuals through the department of public safety.

(3) The qualified entity shall submit fingerprints and other identifying information to the division of criminal investigation of the department on a form and in a manner as prescribed by the department. The department shall submit the information through the state criminal history repository to the federal bureau of investigation.

(4) The department may use authority conferred under the National Child Protection Act, as codified in 34 U.S.C. §40104, in conducting national criminal history record checks on covered individuals.

(5) The department may require a qualified entity to pay a fee associated with a national criminal history record check. The fee shall not exceed the actual cost of the national criminal history record check.

(6) The results of national criminal history record checks are a confidential record under section 22.7.

(7) The department shall adopt rules as necessary for the administration of this section pursuant to chapter 17A.

2019 Acts, ch 60, §1; 2019 Acts, ch 89, §20
Iowa Code § 252A.20 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 252A / Section 252A.20
Limitation on actions.
Status: in_force

Issues related to visitation, custody, or other provisions not related to the support provisions of a support order shall not be grounds for a hearing, modification, adjustment, or other action under this chapter.

93 Acts, ch 78, §5; 96 Acts, ch 1141, §23; 97 Acts, ch 175, §20
Iowa Code § 633.442 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.442
Claims barred after twenty days.
Status: in_force

Unless the claimant shall within twenty days after the date of mailing the notice of disallowance, file a request for hearing with the clerk, the claim shall be deemed disallowed, and shall be forever barred.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.442]2021 Acts, ch 23, §3
Iowa Code § 152B.8 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 152B / Section 152B.8
Penalty.
Status: in_force

A person who violates a provision of this chapter is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.

85 Acts, ch 151, §8CS85, §135F.8C93, §152B.8
Iowa Code § 8C.8 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 8C / Section 8C.8
Application and construction.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not be construed as:

(1) Prohibiting an airport, aviation authority, or municipality from administering and enforcing airport zoning pursuant to the provisions of chapter 329 for the protection of navigable airspace.

(2) Infringing upon the jurisdiction of a commission, as defined in section 15.445, to approve or deny applications for proposed alterations to exterior features within an area designated as an area of historical significance.

(3) Infringing upon the jurisdiction of a city or county, or any other entity authorized by statute, to approve or deny applications for proposed alterations to exterior features of designated local historic landmarks.

2015 Acts, ch 120, §8, 10
Iowa Code § 155.13 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 155 / Section 155.13
Misdemeanor.
Status: in_force

It shall be a serious misdemeanor for any person to act or serve in the capacity of a nursing home administrator unless the person is the holder of a license as a nursing home administrator issued in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

[C71, 73, 75, §147.130; C77, 79, 81, §135E.13]C93, §155.13
Iowa Code § 455B.192 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 455B / Section 455B.192
Local government penalties.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding sections 331.302, 331.307, 364.3, and 364.22, a city or county may assess a civil penalty for a violation of this subchapter III which is equal to the amount the department has assessed for a violation under this subchapter III.

93 Acts, ch 137, §8; 2021 Acts, ch 76, §98
Iowa Code § 598B.301 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 598B / Section 598B.301
Definitions.
Status: in_force

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

(1) “Petitioner” means a person who seeks enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague convention on the civil aspects of international child abduction or enforcement of a child-custody determination.

(2) “Respondent” means a person against whom a proceeding has been commenced for enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague convention on the civil aspects of international child abduction or enforcement of a child-custody determination.

99 Acts, ch 103, §23
Iowa Code § 597.14 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 597 / Section 597.14
Family expenses.
Status: in_force

The reasonable and necessary expenses of the family and the education of the children are chargeable upon the property of both husband and wife, or either of them, and in relation thereto they may be sued jointly or separately.

[C51, §1455; R60, §2507; C73, §2214; C97, §3165; S13, §3165; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10459; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §597.14]
Iowa Code § 100C.10 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 100C / Section 100C.10
Fire extinguishing system contractors and alarm systems advisory board.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §368.
Iowa Code § 515I.13A — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 515I / Section 515I.13A
Scope of operation.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to transactions when this state is the home state of the applicant or the insured.

2012 Acts, ch 1025, §14, 22
Iowa Code § 101.3 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 101 / Section 101.3
Separate rules for liquids and gas.
Status: in_force

The rules covering combustible and flammable liquids shall be formulated and promulgated separately from those covering liquefied petroleum gas and from those covering liquefied natural gases.

[C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §101.3]2010 Acts, ch 1014, §4; 2011 Acts, ch 34, §30
Iowa Code § 100B.6 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 100B / Section 100B.6
Fire service training bureau.
Status: in_force

(1) The state fire service and emergency response council shall assist in operation of a fire service training bureau for instructing the general public and fire protection personnel throughout the state, providing service to public and private fire departments in the state, conducting research in the methods of maintaining and improving fire education consistent with the needs of Iowa communities, and performing any other functions assigned to the bureau by the state fire marshal in consultation with the state fire service and emergency response council.

(2) Enrollment and attendance in fire service training bureau programs may include persons engaged with a unit of government or a public or private fire department in the state, including volunteer, trainee, or employed fire fighters.

(3) Programs conducted by the fire service training bureau shall include at a minimum instruction in the subjects necessary for the certification of persons in accordance with a nationally recognized fire fighter qualification system as approved by the state fire service and emergency response council. At the direction of the state fire marshal in consultation with the state fire service and emergency response council, the fire service training bureau may develop and conduct programs which extend beyond the programs directly related to such system.

2000 Acts, ch 1117, §13
Iowa Code § 252F.1 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 252F / Section 252F.1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Child” means a person who is less than age eighteen or a person who is age eighteen but less than age nineteen and is engaged full-time in completing high school graduation or equivalency requirements in a manner which is reasonably expected to result in completion of the requirements prior to the person reaching age nineteen.

(2) “Child support services” means the same as child support services created in section 252B.2.

(3) “Department” means the department of health and human services.

(4) “Director” means the director of health and human services.

(5) “Mother” means a mother of the child for whom paternity is being established.

(6) “Party” means a putative father or a mother, as named in an action.

(7) “Paternity is at issue” means any of the following conditions:

(7) (a) A child was not born or conceived within marriage.

(7) (b) A child was born or conceived within marriage but a court has declared that the child is not the issue of the marriage.

(8) “Paternity test” means and includes any form of blood, tissue, or genetic testing administered to determine the biological father of a child.

(9) “Putative father” means a person alleged to be the biological father of a child.

93 Acts, ch 79, §14; 94 Acts, ch 1171, §31; 2006 Acts, ch 1016, §12; 2007 Acts, ch 218, §168, 187; 2008 Acts, ch 1019, §18, 20; 2010 Acts, ch 1142, §2; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §904
Iowa Code § 595.11 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 595 / Section 595.11
Nonstatutory solemnization — forfeiture.
Status: in_force

Marriages solemnized, with the consent of parties, in any manner other than that prescribed in this chapter, are valid; but the parties, and all persons aiding or abetting them, shall pay to the treasurer of state for deposit in the general fund of the state the sum of fifty dollars each; but this shall not apply to the person conducting the marriage ceremony, if within fifteen days after the ceremony is conducted, the person makes the required return to the county registrar.

[C51, §1474, 1475; R60, §2526, 2527; C73, §2195, 2196; C97, §3147; S13, §3147; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10437; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §595.11]83 Acts, ch 185, §54, 62; 95 Acts, ch 124, §18, 26
Iowa Code § 13.34 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 13 / Section 13.34
Legal services for persons in poverty grant program.
Status: in_force

(1) For the purposes of this section, “eligible individual” means an individual or household with an annual income which is less than one hundred twenty-five percent of the poverty guidelines established by the United States office of management and budget. The attorney general shall contract with an eligible nonprofit organization to provide legal assistance to eligible individuals in poverty. The contract shall be awarded within thirty days after May 30, 1996. The contract may be terminated by the attorney general after a hearing upon written notice and for good cause.

(2) A nonprofit organization must comply with all of the following to be eligible for a contract under this section:

(2) (a) Be a nonprofit organization incorporated in this state.

(2) (b) Has lost or will lose funding due to a reduction in federal funding for the legal services corporation for federal fiscal year 1995-1996.

(2) (c) Employ attorneys admitted to practice before the Iowa supreme court and the United States district courts.

(2) (d) Employ attorneys and staff qualified to address legal problems experienced by eligible individuals.

(3) The contracting nonprofit organization shall do all of the following:

(3) (a) Offer direct representation of eligible individuals in litigation and administrative cases, in accordance with priorities established by the organization’s board.

(3) (b) Offer technical support to eligible individuals.

(3) (c) Involve private attorneys through volunteer lawyer projects to represent eligible individuals.

(3) (d) Utilize, to the fullest extent feasible, existing resources of accredited law schools within this state to provide consulting assistance to attorneys in the practice of law in their representation of persons in poverty.

(3) (e) Assist, to the fullest extent feasible, accredited law schools within this state in enhancing the schools’ expertise in the practice of law representing persons in poverty so that all attorneys within the state will have a resource available to provide training and experience in the practice of law representing persons in poverty.

(3) (f) Cooperate, to the fullest extent feasible, with existing informational and referral networks among persons in poverty, providers of assistance to persons in poverty, and others concerned with assistance to persons in poverty.

(4) The contracting nonprofit organization is not a state agency for the purposes of chapter 8A, subchapter IV, and chapters 20 and 669.

(5) An individual is eligible to obtain legal representation and legal assistance from the contracting nonprofit organization if the eligible individual meets all of the following criteria:

(5) (a) The eligible individual is a resident of this state.

(5) (b) The eligible individual is financially unable to acquire legal assistance, in accordance with criteria established by the organization’s board.

96 Acts, ch 1216, §27; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §135
Iowa Code § 148.13 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 148 / Section 148.13
Authority of board as to supervising physicians and review of contested cases under chapter 148C — rules.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2023 Acts, ch 73, §26.
Iowa Code § 543B.56A — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 543B / Section 543B.56A
Brokerage agreements purpose contents.
Status: in_force

(1) The purpose of this section is to promote the protection of the public by establishing minimum standards reasonably expected by the public in reliance upon the professional work product of real estate licensees. The reliance of the public and business community on sound professional opinions and assistance imposes on real estate licensees certain obligations both to their clients and to the public. The purpose of this section is also to assist in ensuring that licensees’ obligations are met including licensees’ exercising sound independent business judgment, striving to continuously improve professional business skills and knowledge in the industry, promoting sound and informative real estate reporting, and exercising the highest fiduciary duties to clients and the public.

(2) A brokerage agreement shall specify that the broker shall, at a minimum, do all of the following:

(2) (a) Accept delivery of and present to the client offers and counteroffers to buy, sell, rent, lease, or exchange the client’s property or the property the client seeks to purchase or lease.

(2) (b) Assist the client in developing, communicating, negotiating, and presenting offers or counteroffers until a rental agreement, lease, exchange agreement, offer to buy or sell, or purchase agreement is signed and all contingencies are satisfied or waived and the transaction is completed.

(2) (c) Answer the client’s questions relating to the brokerage agreements, listing agreements, offers, counteroffers, notices, and contingencies.

(2) (d) Provide prospective buyers access to listed properties.

(2) (e) Review the broker’s compensation under the brokerage agreement and conspicuously display a statement that the broker’s compensation, fees, and commission are negotiable and not established by law.

(3) A brokerage agreement must be signed by both the broker and the client prior to the broker listing any property for sale on behalf of a seller, or before showing a property to a buyer, or if no property is shown to a buyer, before making an offer on a property on behalf of a buyer. The brokerage agreement requirements under this subsection that apply to a buyer shall not apply to customers attending an open house or auction, to a potential buyer of a property of more than four dwelling units, or to a property that is not intended for human inhabitance.

2005 Acts, ch 40, §2; 2011 Acts, ch 73, §4; 2024 Acts, ch 1052, §7, 8; 2024 Acts, ch 1072, §5, 6; 2025 Acts, ch 83, §2
Iowa Code § 10A.520 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 10A / Section 10A.520
Consumer fireworks wholesaler registration penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) For purposes of this section:

(1) (a) “Consumer fireworks” means first-class consumer fireworks and second-class consumer fireworks, as those terms are defined in section 10A.519.

(1) (b) “Wholesaler” means a person who engages in the business of selling or distributing consumer fireworks for the purpose of resale in this state.

(2) The director shall adopt rules to require all wholesalers to annually register with the director. The director may also adopt rules to regulate the storage or transfer of consumer fireworks by wholesalers and to require wholesalers to maintain insurance.

(3) The director shall establish an annual registration fee of one thousand dollars for wholesalers of consumer fireworks within the state. Registration fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the consumer fireworks fee fund created in section 10A.519.

(4) A person who violates a provision of this section or a rule adopted pursuant to this section is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.

2017 Acts, ch 115, §4, 12C2018, §100.19A2023 Acts, ch 19, §1498, 1711C2024, §10A.520