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Iowa Code § 29B.107 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 29B / Section 29B.107
Drunk on duty — sleeping on post — leaving post before relief.
Status: in_force

Any person subject to this code who is found drunk on duty or sleeping upon the person’s post, or who leaves the person’s post before the person is regularly relieved, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

[C97, §2196 – 2198; SS15, §2215-f63; C24, 27, 31, §464; C35, §467-f59; C39, §467.61; C46, 50, §29.61; C54, 58, 62, §29.63(10); C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29B.107]
Iowa Code § 400.26 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 400 / Section 400.26
Public trial.
Status: in_force

The trial of all appeals shall be public, and the parties may be represented by counsel or by the parties’ authorized collective bargaining representative. However, upon the request of the employee, the deliberations of the commission in a city with a population of less than two hundred thousand shall be held in closed session.

[SS15, §1056-a32; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5710; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §365.26; C75, 77, 79, 81, §400.26]2009 Acts, ch 111, §7; 2025 Acts, ch 82, §9, 12
Iowa Code § 321.481 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.481
No impairment of other authority.
Status: in_force

Nothing in sections 321.476 through 321.479 shall be so construed as to limit or impair the authority or duties of other peace officers in the enforcement of the motor vehicle laws or any portion thereof.

[C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.481]2020 Acts, ch 1063, §154; 2023 Acts, ch 85, §20
Iowa Code § 633D.9 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633D / Section 633D.9
Death of the owner.
Status: in_force

On the death of a sole owner or on the death of the sole surviving owner of multiple owners, the ownership of securities registered in beneficiary form passes to the beneficiary or beneficiaries who survive all owners. On proof of death of all owners and compliance with any applicable requirements of the registering entity, a security registered in beneficiary form may be reregistered in the name of the beneficiary or beneficiaries who survived the death of all owners. A registering entity shall provide notice to the department of revenue of all reregistrations made pursuant to this chapter. The notice shall include the name, address, and social security number of the decedent and all transferees. Until the division of the security after the death of all owners, multiple beneficiaries surviving the death of all owners hold their interests as tenants in common. If no beneficiary survives the death of all owners, the security belongs to the estate of the deceased sole owner or the estate of the last to die of multiple owners.

97 Acts, ch 178, §25CS97, §633.8082003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2005 Acts, ch 38, §52, 53CS2005, §633D.9
Iowa Code § 216A.166 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 216A / Section 216A.166
Office of Native American affairs.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §464.
Iowa Code § 602.6301 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 602 / Section 602.6301
Number and apportionment of district associate judges.
Status: in_force

(1) The supreme court shall prescribe, subject to the restrictions of this section, a formula to determine the number of district associate judges who will serve in each judicial election district. The formula shall be based upon a model that measures and applies an estimated case-related workload formula of judicial officers, and shall account for administrative duties, travel time, and other judicial duties not related to a specific case. A district associate judge appointed pursuant to section 602.6302 or 602.6307 shall not be counted for purposes of this section and the reduction of a district associate judge pursuant to section 602.6303 also shall not be counted for purposes of this section.

(2) For purposes of this section, “vacancy” means the death, resignation, retirement, or removal of a district associate judge, or the failure of a district associate judge to be retained in office at the judicial election, or an increase in judgeships under the formula prescribed in subsection 1.

(3) In those judicial election districts having more district associate judges than the number of judgeships specified by the formula prescribed in subsection 1, vacancies shall not be filled.

(4) In those judicial election districts having fewer or the same number of district associate judges as the number of judgeships specified by the formula prescribed in subsection 1, vacancies shall be filled as the vacancies occur.

(5) In those judicial districts that contain more than one judicial election district, a vacancy in a judicial election district shall not be filled if the total number of district associate judges in all judicial election districts within the judicial district equals or exceeds the aggregate number of judgeships to which all of the judicial election districts of the judicial district are authorized by the formula in subsection 1.

(6) An incumbent district associate judge shall not be removed from office because of a reduction in the number of authorized judgeships specified by the formula prescribed in subsection 1.

83 Acts, ch 186, §7301, 10201; 94 Acts, ch 1127, §2; 96 Acts, ch 1068, §1; 98 Acts, ch 1047, §58; 98 Acts, ch 1115, §12; 2003 Acts, ch 151, §40; 2006 Acts, ch 1060, §12023 Acts, ch 114, §6
Iowa Code § 15E.191 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 15E / Section 15E.191
Intent.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2014 Acts, ch 1130, §41.
Iowa Code § 280.9 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 280 / Section 280.9
Career education.
Status: in_force

(1) The board of directors of each local public school district and the authorities in charge of each nonpublic school shall incorporate into the educational program, in accordance with section 256.7, subsection 21, paragraph “a”, the total concept of career education to enable students to become familiar with the values of a work-oriented society. Curricular and cocurricular teaching-learning experiences from the prekindergarten level through grade twelve shall be provided for all students currently enrolled in order to develop an understanding that employment may be meaningful and satisfying. However, career education does not mean a separate career and technical education program is required. A career and technical education program includes units or partial units in subjects which have as their purpose to equip students with marketable skills.

(2) Essential elements in career education shall include but not be limited to:

(2) (a) Awareness of self in relation to others and the needs of society.

(2) (b) Exploration of employment opportunities and experience in personal decision making.

(2) (c) Experiences which will help students to integrate work values and work skills into their lives.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §280.9]2001 Acts, ch 159, §12; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §263; 2016 Acts, ch 1108, §63
Iowa Code § 804.1 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 804 / Section 804.1
Arrest by warrant — complaint and citation defined.
Status: in_force

(1) A criminal proceeding may be commenced by the filing of a complaint before a magistrate. When such complaint is made, charging the commission of some designated public offense in which such magistrate has jurisdiction, and it appears from the complaint or from affidavits filed with it that there is probable cause to believe an offense has been committed and a designated person has committed it, the magistrate shall, except as otherwise provided, issue a warrant for the arrest of such person.

(2) If the complaint charges a public offense, the magistrate may issue a citation instead of a warrant of arrest. The citation shall set forth substantially the nature of the offense and shall command the person against whom the complaint was made to appear before the magistrate issuing the citation at a time and place stated in the citation. The magistrate shall prescribe the manner of service for the citation at the time the citation is issued.

(3) The citation may be served in the same manner as an original notice in a civil action.

(4) If the person named in the citation is actually served as provided herein and willfully fails without good cause to appear as commanded by the citation, the person shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor and the magistrate may issue a warrant of arrest for the offense originally charged.

(5) If after issuing a citation the magistrate becomes satisfied that the person to whom such citation has been directed will not appear, the magistrate may at once issue a warrant of arrest without waiting for the date mentioned in the citation.

[C51, §2822; R60, §4530; C73, §4111, 4185; C97, §5101, 5182; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13458 – 13460; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §754.1 – 754.3; C79, 81, §804.1]83 Acts, ch 50, §1, 7; 2016 Acts, ch 1011, §121
Iowa Code § 357F.6 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 357F / Section 357F.6
Engineer.
Status: in_force

(1) When the board establishes a district, the board shall appoint a competent disinterested civil engineer, who shall prepare a preliminary plat showing:

(1) (a) The proper design in general outline of the district.

(1) (b) The lots and parcels of land within the proposed district as they appear on the county auditor’s plat books with the names of the owners.

(1) (c) The assessed valuation of the lots and parcels.

(2) The compensation of the engineer on the preliminary investigation shall be determined by the board. The engineer shall file a report with the county auditor within thirty days of appointment. The board may extend the time upon good cause shown.

92 Acts, ch 1226, §7
Iowa Code § 80A.17 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 80A / Section 80A.17
Confidential records.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) All complaint files, investigation files, other investigation reports, and other investigative information in the possession of the department or its employees or agents which relate to licensee discipline are privileged and confidential except that they are subject to discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for their release to a person other than the licensee, and are admissible in evidence in a judicial or administrative proceeding other than a proceeding involving licensee discipline. In addition, investigative information in the possession of the department’s employees or agents which relates to licensee discipline may be disclosed to the appropriate licensing authority in another state, the District of Columbia, or a territory or country in which the licensee is licensed or has applied for a license. If the investigative information in the possession of the department indicates a crime has been committed, the information shall be reported to the proper law enforcement agency. A final written decision and finding of fact of the department in a disciplinary proceeding is a public record.

(1) (b) Pursuant to section 17A.19, subsection 6, the department, upon an appeal by the licensee of the decision by the department shall transmit the entire record of the contested case to the reviewing court.

(1) (c) Notwithstanding section 17A.19, subsection 6, if a waiver of privilege has been involuntary and evidence has been received at a disciplinary hearing, the court shall order withheld the identity of the individual whose privilege was waived.

(2) Lists of employees of a licensed agency and their personal histories shall be held as confidential. However, the lists of the names of the licensed agencies, their owners, corporate officers and directors shall be held as public records. The commissioner may confirm that a specific individual is an employee of a licensed agency upon request and may make lists of licensed agencies’ employees available to law enforcement agencies.

85 Acts, ch 56, §6; 2016 Acts, ch 1011, §121
Iowa Code § 547.3 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 547 / Section 547.3
Fee for recording.
Status: in_force

The county recorder shall collect fees in the amount specified in section 331.604 for each verified statement recorded under this chapter. The recorder may return the original instrument to the sender or dispose of the instrument if the sender does not wish to have the instrument returned. An instrument filed in the recorder’s office before July 1, 1990, may be returned to the sender or disposed of if the sender does not wish to have the instrument returned and if there is an official copy of the instrument in the recorder’s office.

[C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §547.3]85 Acts, ch 159, §4; 89 Acts, ch 102, §5; 90 Acts, ch 1021, §4; 2009 Acts, ch 27, §31
Iowa Code § 460.301 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 460 / Section 460.301
Definition.
Status: in_force

As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires, “department” means the department of agriculture and land stewardship.

2002 Acts, ch 1137, §68, 71; 2002 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 1003, §260, 262
Iowa Code § 307.13 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 307 / Section 307.13
Reassignment of personnel.
Status: in_force

The director may reassign personnel within the department among the various divisions of the department in order to properly coordinate the work of the divisions and perform the duties and responsibilities of the department efficiently and economically. However, any employee so transferred or transferred from one employment system to another, either administratively or legislatively, shall not be considered to be a probationary employee simply because of this action.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §307.13]2020 Acts, ch 1062, §42
Iowa Code § 279.33 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 279 / Section 279.33
Annual settlements.
Status: in_force

At a regular or special meeting held on or after August 31 of each year, and prior to the organizational meeting held after the regular school election, the board of each school corporation shall meet, examine the books of and settle with the secretary and treasurer for the year ending on the preceding June 30, and transact other business as necessary. The treasurer at the time of settlement shall furnish the board with a statement from each depository showing the balance then on deposit in the depository. If the secretary or treasurer fails to make proper reports for the settlement, the board shall take action to obtain the balance information.

[SS15, §2757; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4240; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §279.30; C77, 79, 81, §279.33]83 Acts, ch 185, §4, 62; 2001 Acts, ch 47, §2; 2006 Acts, ch 1152, §35; 2010 Acts, ch 1033, §41; 2021 Acts, ch 25, §4
Iowa Code § 321.213A — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.213A
License suspension for juveniles adjudicated delinquent for certain drug or alcohol offenses.
Status: in_force

Upon the entering of a dispositional order under section 232.52, subsection 2, paragraph “a”, the clerk of the juvenile court shall forward a copy of the adjudication and the dispositional order suspending or revoking the driver’s license or operating privileges of the juvenile to the department. The department shall suspend the license or operating privilege of the child for one year. The child may receive a temporary restricted license, if eligible, as provided in section 321.215.

94 Acts, ch 1172, §34; 95 Acts, ch 55, §9; 96 Acts, ch 1034, §20; 96 Acts, ch 1218, §62; 98 Acts, ch 1073, §9; 2001 Acts, ch 132, §8
Iowa Code § 237A.19 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 237A / Section 237A.19
Penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) A person who establishes, conducts, manages, or operates a center without a license commits a serious misdemeanor. Each day of continuing violation after conviction, or notice from the department by certified mail of the violation, shall be considered a separate offense.

(2) If registration is required under section 237A.3A, a person who establishes, conducts, manages, or operates a child development home without registering or a person who operates a child development home contrary to section 237A.5, commits a simple misdemeanor. Each day of continuing violation after conviction, or notice from the department by certified mail of the violation, is a separate offense. A single charge alleging continuing violation may be made in lieu of filing charges for each day of violation.

(3) A person who establishes, conducts, manages, or operates a child care home in violation of section 237A.3, subsection 2, or a person or program that has been prohibited by the department from involvement with child care but continues that involvement commits a simple misdemeanor. Each day of continuing violation after conviction, or notice from the department by certified mail of the violation, is a separate offense. A single charge alleging continuing violation may be made in lieu of filing charges for each day of violation.

[C77, 79, 81, §237A.19; 82 Acts, ch 1213, §5]85 Acts, ch 184, §2; 99 Acts, ch 192, §17; 2002 Acts, ch 1142, §19, 31; 2003 Acts, ch 81, §9
Iowa Code § 104A.6 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 104A / Section 104A.6
Conformance with rules of state building code commissioner.
Status: in_force

The authority responsible for the construction of any building or facility covered by section 104A.2 shall conform with rules adopted by the state building code commissioner as provided in section 103A.7.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §104A.6]93 Acts, ch 95, §4
Iowa Code § 62.23 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 62 / Section 62.23
Compensation.
Status: in_force

The judges shall be entitled to receive one hundred dollars a day for the time occupied by the trial.

[C51, §363; R60, §593; C73, §710; C97, §1216; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1042; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §62.23]93 Acts, ch 143, §39
Iowa Code § 535D.18 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 535D / Section 535D.18
Report to nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry.
Status: in_force

The superintendent shall regularly report violations of this chapter, as well as enforcement actions and other relevant information, to the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry, subject to the confidentiality provisions of section 535D.15.

2009 Acts, ch 61, §19, 25
Iowa Code § 313A.1 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 313A / Section 313A.1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

The following words or terms, as used in this chapter, shall have the respective meanings as stated:

(1) “Acquisition by purchase, gift, or condemnation” as used in this chapter shall mean acquisition by the department, whether such terms “purchase, gift, or condemnation” are used singularly or in sequence.

(2) “Construct, constructing, construction or constructed” shall include the completion, reconstruction, remodeling, repair, or improvement of any existing toll bridge or any partially constructed interstate bridge, as well as the construction of any new toll bridge.

(3) “Department” shall mean the state department of transportation.

(4) “Federal bridge commission” shall mean any bridge commission organized and operating pursuant to an Act of the Congress of the United States, even though such Act of Congress may declare the bridge commission not to be an agency of the federal government.

(5) “Toll bridge” shall mean an interstate bridge constructed, purchased or acquired under the provisions of this chapter, upon which tolls are charged, together with all appurtenances, additions, alterations, improvements, and replacements thereof, and the approaches thereto, and all lands and interests therein used therefor, and buildings and improvements thereon.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §313A.1]
Iowa Code § 450.21 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 450 / Section 450.21
Administration on application of director.
Status: in_force

If, upon the death of any person leaving an estate that may be liable to a tax under this chapter, a will disposing of the estate is not offered for probate, or an application for administration made within four months from the time of the decease, the director of revenue may, at any time thereafter, make application to the proper court, setting forth that fact and requesting that a personal representative be appointed, and the court shall appoint a personal representative to administer upon the estate.

[S13, §1481-a3; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7327; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §450.21]83 Acts, ch 177, §8, 38; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286
Iowa Code § 479.10 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 479 / Section 479.10
Filing.
Status: in_force

All such objections shall be on file in the office of the commission not less than five days before the date of hearing on the application, but the commission may permit the filing of the objections later than five days before the hearing, in which event the applicant must be granted a reasonable time to meet the objections.

[C31, §8338-d8; C35, §8338-f23; C39, §8338.31; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §490.10; C77, 79, 81, §479.10]2022 Acts, ch 1021, §128; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §369
Iowa Code § 707.7 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 707 / Section 707.7
Feticide.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who intentionally terminates a human pregnancy, with the knowledge and voluntary consent of the pregnant person, after the end of the second trimester of the pregnancy where death of the fetus results commits feticide. Feticide is a class “C” felony.

(2) Any person who attempts to intentionally terminate a human pregnancy, with the knowledge and voluntary consent of the pregnant person, after the end of the second trimester of the pregnancy where death of the fetus does not result commits attempted feticide. Attempted feticide is a class “D” felony.

(3) Any person who terminates a human pregnancy, with the knowledge and voluntary consent of the pregnant person, who is not a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery under the provisions of chapter 148, commits a class “C” felony.

(4) This section shall not apply to the termination of a human pregnancy performed by a physician licensed in this state to practice medicine or surgery or osteopathic medicine or surgery when in the best clinical judgment of the physician the termination is performed to preserve the life or health of the pregnant person or of the fetus and every reasonable medical effort not inconsistent with preserving the life of the pregnant person is made to preserve the life of a viable fetus.

[R60, §4221; C73, §3864; C97, §4759; SS15, §4759; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12973; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §701.1; C79, 81, §707.7]96 Acts, ch 1077, §1; 2009 Acts, ch 133, §175
Iowa Code § 239B.11A — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 239B / Section 239B.11A
Transitional benefits.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2008 Acts, ch 1187, §96, 97.
Iowa Code § 321E.1 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321E / Section 321E.1
Definition.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, “department” means the state department of transportation.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §321E.27]2013 Acts, ch 49, §28C2014, §321E.1
Iowa Code § 626.93 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 626 / Section 626.93
Personal property and leasehold interests — appraisement.
Status: in_force

Personal property, and leasehold interests in real property having less than two years of an unexpired term, levied upon and advertised for sale on execution, must be appraised before sale by two disinterested householders of the neighborhood, one of whom shall be chosen by the execution debtor and the other by the plaintiff, or, in case of the absence of either party, or if either or both parties neglect or refuse to make choice, the officer making the levy shall choose one or both, as the case may be, who shall forthwith return to said officer a just appraisement, under oath, of said property if they can agree; if they cannot, they shall choose another disinterested householder, and with that householder’s assistance shall complete such appraisement, and the property shall not, upon the first offer, be sold for less than two-thirds of said valuation; but if offered at the same place and hour of the day as advertised upon three successive days, and no bid is received equal to two-thirds of the appraised value thereof, then it may be sold for one-half of said valuation.

[C73, §3100; C97, §4041; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11741; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §626.93]