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Iowa Code § 523C.13 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 523C / Section 523C.13
Prohibited acts or practices penalty violations contracts voided.
Status: in_force

(1) A licensed service company which offers motor vehicle service contracts for sale in this state, or its representative, shall not, directly or indirectly, represent in any manner, whether by written solicitation or telemarketing, a false, deceptive, or misleading statement with respect to any of the following:

(1) (a) Statements regarding the service company’s affiliation with a motor vehicle manufacturer or importer.

(1) (b) Statements regarding the validity or expiration of a warranty.

(1) (c) Statements regarding a motor vehicle service contract holder’s coverage under a motor vehicle service contract, including statements suggesting that the service contract holder must purchase a new service contract in order to maintain coverage under the existing service contract or warranty.

(2) The commissioner may adopt rules which regulate motor vehicle service contracts and residential service contracts to prohibit misrepresentation, false advertising, defamation, boycotts, coercion, intimidation, false statements and entries and unfair discrimination or practices. If the commissioner finds that a person has violated the rules adopted under this section, the commissioner may order any or all of the following:

(2) (a) Payment of a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for each and every act or violation, but not to exceed an aggregate of ten thousand dollars, unless the person knew or reasonably should have known the person was in violation of this section, in which case the penalty shall be not more than five thousand dollars for each and every act or violation, but not to exceed an aggregate penalty of fifty thousand dollars in any one six-month period. The commissioner shall, if it finds the violations of this section were directed, encouraged, condoned, ignored, or ratified by the employer of such person, assess such penalty to the employer and not such person. Any civil penalties collected under this subsection shall be deposited as provided in section 505.7.

(2) (b) Suspension or revocation of the license of a person, if the person knew or reasonably should have known the person was in violation of this section.

(3) A violation of this chapter constitutes an unlawful practice pursuant to section 714.16.

(4) A service contract issued or sold in this state is void if the person that issued or sold the service contract, at the time of issuance or sale, was not licensed as a service company under this chapter.

83 Acts, ch 87, §14; 92 Acts, ch 1078, §7; 2009 Acts, ch 181, §99; 2012 Acts, ch 1021, §101; 2019 Acts, ch 142, §10, 19
Iowa Code § 256.188 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 256 / Section 256.188
Other aid considered.
Status: in_force

If a student receives financial aid under any other program the full amount of such financial aid shall be considered part of the student’s financial resources available in determining the amount of the student’s financial need for that period. In no case may the state’s total financial contribution to the student’s education, including financial aid under any other state program, exceed the tuition and mandatory fees at the institution which the student attends.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §261.14]2023 Acts, ch 19, §2641C2024, §256.188
Iowa Code § 15E.136 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 15E / Section 15E.136
Section 15E.136
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2007 Acts, ch 126, §114.
Iowa Code § 23A.2A — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 23A / Section 23A.2A
Competition with private industry — notation in legislation.
Status: in_force

When a bill or joint resolution is requested, the legislative services agency shall make an initial determination of whether the bill or joint resolution may cause a service or product to be offered for sale to the public by a state agency or political subdivision that competes with private enterprise. If such a service or product may be offered as a result of the bill or resolution, that fact shall be included in the explanation of the bill or joint resolution.

2001 Acts, ch 66, §2; 2003 Acts, ch 35, §44, 49
Iowa Code § 135D.6 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 135D / Section 135D.6
Exchange advisory committee.
Status: in_force

(1) The director shall appoint an exchange advisory committee.

(2) The advisory committee shall include at least one member who is a consumer of health services, and a majority of the advisory committee members shall be representative of participants in the Iowa health information network.

(3) The exchange advisory committee shall do all of the following:

(3) (a) Advise the department regarding the needs of participants and nonparticipants relating to the exchange of health information.

(3) (b) Ensure the department develops, and the designated entity complies with, the standards, requirements, policies, and procedures for access to, use, secondary use, privacy, and security of health information exchanged through the Iowa health information network, consistent with applicable federal and state standards and laws.

(3) (c) Direct a public and private collaborative effort to promote the adoption and use of health information technology in the state to improve health care quality, increase patient safety, reduce health care costs, enhance public health, and empower individuals and health care professionals with comprehensive, real-time medical information to provide continuity of care and make the best health care decisions.

(3) (d) Educate the public and the health care sector about the value of health information technology in improving patient care, and methods to promote increased support and collaboration of state and local public health agencies, health care professionals, and consumers in health information technology initiatives.

(3) (e) Work to align interstate and intrastate interoperability standards in accordance with national health information exchange standards.

(3) (f) Provide an annual budget and fiscal report for the Iowa health information network to the governor, the department of health and human services, the department of management, and the general assembly. The report shall also include information about the services provided through the network and information on the participant usage of the network.

2015 Acts, ch 73, §6, 9; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §181, 182; 2025 Acts, ch 120, §79
Iowa Code § 461A.63 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 461A / Section 461A.63
Hearing — notice.
Status: in_force

On the filing of said petition the commission shall fix a date for hearing thereon and shall cause notice thereof to be published in some newspaper of general circulation in each county in which said proposed water recreational area will be established, said notice to be published for two consecutive weeks.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §111.63]86 Acts, ch 1245, §1877C93, §461A.63
Iowa Code § 906.7 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 906 / Section 906.7
Information from other sources — written statements.
Status: in_force

The board shall not be required to hear oral statements or arguments either by attorneys or other persons. All persons presenting information or arguments to the board shall put their statements in writing, and shall submit therewith an affidavit stating whether any fee has been paid or is to be paid for their services in the case, and by whom such fee is paid or to be paid.

[C79, 81, §906.7]
Iowa Code § 327H.7 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 327H / Section 327H.7
Section 327H.7
Status: repealed

Repealed by 78 Acts, ch 1110, §25.
Iowa Code § 721.10 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 721 / Section 721.10
Misuse of public records and files.
Status: in_force

A public officer or employee who, by reason of the officer’s or employee’s employment, has access to any public record, or to any file, dossier, or accumulation of information of any kind, and who gives or transfers to any person, in exchange for anything of value other than fees authorized by law, any such record, file, dossier, or accumulation of information, or any part thereof, or who imparts to any person any information contained therein, in exchange for anything of value other than fees authorized by law, commits a serious misdemeanor.

[C79, 81, §721.10]
Iowa Code § 165.1 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 165 / Section 165.1
Cooperation.
Status: in_force

The department is authorized to cooperate with the United States department of agriculture for the purpose of eradicating tuberculosis from the dairy and beef breeds of cattle in the state.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2665; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §165.1]2012 Acts, ch 1095, §26
Iowa Code § 12C.2 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 12C / Section 12C.2
Approval — requirements.
Status: in_force

The approval of a financial institution as a depository of public funds for a public body shall be by written resolution or order that shall be entered of record in the minutes of the approving board, and that shall distinctly name each depository approved, and specify the maximum amount that may be kept on deposit in each depository.

[C24, 27, §139; C31, 35, §7420-d2; C39, §7420.02; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §453.2]84 Acts, ch 1230, §6C93, §12C.22002 Acts, ch 1096, §3, 17
Iowa Code § 624.2 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 624 / Section 624.2
Ordinary actions — evidence on appeal.
Status: in_force

Upon appeal, in ordinary actions no evidence shall go to the appellate court except such as may be necessary to explain any exception taken in the cause, and such court shall hear and try the case only on the legal errors so presented.

[R60, §2999; C73, §2741; C97, §3651; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11431; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §624.2]
Iowa Code § 908.10A — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 908 / Section 908.10A
Conviction of an aggravated misdemeanor while on parole.
Status: in_force

(1) When a person is convicted and sentenced to incarceration in a state correctional institution in this state for an aggravated misdemeanor committed while on parole, or is convicted and sentenced to incarceration in any other state of the United States or a foreign country for an offense committed while on parole, and which if committed in this state would be an aggravated misdemeanor, the person’s parole shall be deemed revoked as of the date of the commission of the new aggravated misdemeanor offense.

(2) The parole officer shall inform the sentencing judge that the convicted defendant is a parole violator. The term for which the defendant shall be imprisoned as a parole violator shall be the same as that provided in cases of revocation of parole for violation of the conditions of parole. The new sentence of imprisonment for conviction of an aggravated misdemeanor shall be served consecutively with the term imposed for the parole violation, unless a concurrent term of imprisonment is ordered by the court.

(3) The parolee shall be notified in writing that parole has been revoked on the basis of the new aggravated misdemeanor conviction, and a copy of the commitment order shall accompany the notification. The inmate’s record shall be reviewed pursuant to the provisions of section 906.5, or as soon as practical after a final reversal of the new aggravated misdemeanor conviction.

(4) An inmate may appeal the revocation of parole under this section according to the board of parole’s rules relating to parole revocation appeals. Neither the administrative parole judge nor the board panel shall retry the facts underlying any conviction.

94 Acts, ch 1048, §2; 97 Acts, ch 125, §12; 98 Acts, ch 1197, §9, 13; 2000 Acts, ch 1177, §4, 5; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127; 2018 Acts, ch 1068, §3
Iowa Code § 478.23 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 478 / Section 478.23
Prior franchises legislative control.
Status: in_force

Any such franchise granted under previously existing law shall not be abrogated by the provisions of this chapter, but all such franchises and all franchises granted under the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to further legislative control.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8331; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §489.22; C66, 71, 73, 75, §489.23; C77, 79, 81, §478.23]2022 Acts, ch 1032, §75
Iowa Code § 427.2A — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 427 / Section 427.2A
Taxation of life estate in property donated to public.
Status: in_force

(1) Real estate donated to the state or a political subdivision of the state or any agency of the state or political subdivision, for which the donor retains a life estate, or provides for another to possess a life estate shall continue to be subject to property taxation and special assessment to the same extent as the property was so subject during the fiscal year in which the donation was made. The real property shall continue to be taxed until the fiscal year following the fiscal year during which the life estate terminates. Upon termination of the life estate, the real estate shall be subject to taxation as otherwise provided by law.

(2) This section applies to property donated on or after July 1, 1992, for purposes of property taxes or special assessments due and payable in fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 1997.

97 Acts, ch 146, §1; 2002 Acts, ch 1119, §168; 2019 Acts, ch 24, §104
Iowa Code § 2C.4 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 2C / Section 2C.4
Citizen of United States and resident of Iowa.
Status: in_force

The ombudsman shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of the state of Iowa, and shall be qualified to analyze problems of law, administration, and public policy.

[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §601G.4]C93, §2C.42013 Acts, ch 10, §5
Iowa Code § 15.325 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 15 / Section 15.325
Negotiations — state and local officials — restrictions.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2009 Acts, ch 123, §8.
Iowa Code § 182.10 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 182 / Section 182.10
Vacancies.
Status: in_force

The board shall by appointment fill an unexpired term if a vacancy occurs on the board. The board shall select an appointee based on the criteria established by the board.

85 Acts, ch 207, §10; 2022 Acts, ch 1152, §26
Iowa Code § 174.15 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 174 / Section 174.15
Purchase or gift of real property — management.
Status: in_force

(1) Title to land purchased or received for purposes of conducting a fair event shall be taken in the name of the county or a fair. However, the board of supervisors shall place the land under the control and management of a fair. The fair may act as agent for the county in the erection of buildings and maintenance of the fairgrounds, including the buildings and improvements constructed on the grounds. Title to new buildings or improvements shall be taken in the name of the county or a fair. However, the county is not liable for the improvements or expenditures for them.

(2) Notwithstanding section 364.7, subsection 3, a city may dispose of real property by gift to a fair.

[SS15, §1660; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2907; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §174.15; 81 Acts, ch 117, §1025]98 Acts, ch 1219, §16; 2004 Acts, ch 1019, §19; 2005 Acts, ch 19, §35; 2009 Acts, ch 92, §1
Iowa Code § 297.3 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 297 / Section 297.3
Thirty-acre limitation.
Status: in_force

Any school district, including a city or village, may take and hold an area equal to two blocks exclusive of the street or highway, for a schoolhouse site, and not exceeding thirty acres for school playground, stadium, or field house, or other purposes for each such site.

[C97, §2814; S13, §2814; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4361; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §297.3]
Iowa Code § 524.1509 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 524 / Section 524.1509
Reverse stock split.
Status: in_force

A state bank may effect a reverse stock split or similar change in capital structure by renewal, amendment, or restatement of existing articles of incorporation, provided the requirements of the superintendent are satisfied.

95 Acts, ch 148, §132
Iowa Code § 499.43 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 499 / Section 499.43
Existing corporations — option.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2006 Acts, ch 1062, §2, 3.See §499.43A.
Iowa Code § 518.7 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 518 / Section 518.7
Officers and directors election.
Status: in_force

Officers or directors shall be elected in the manner and for the length of time prescribed in the articles of incorporation. The same person shall not simultaneously hold the offices of president and secretary. A director shall be a member of the association unless otherwise approved by the commissioner.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §518.7]97 Acts, ch 186, §22; 2000 Acts, ch 1023, §352023 Acts, ch 138, §1, 3
Iowa Code § 263C.3 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 263C / Section 263C.3
Functions of the center.
Status: in_force

(1) The center shall provide scholarship in all of the following subjects:

(1) (a) The texts and major debates that form the intellectual foundation of free societies, especially that of the United States.

(1) (b) The principles, ideals, and institutions of the American constitutional order.

(1) (c) The foundations of responsible leadership and informed citizenship.

(2) The center shall offer university-wide programming related to the values of free speech and civil discourse.

(3) The center shall work to do all of the following:

(3) (a) Expand the intellectual diversity of the university’s academic community.

(3) (b) Foster civic engagement among university students and faculty.

(3) (c) Coordinate with the center for cyclone civics at Iowa state university and the center for civic education at the university of northern Iowa to enable academic offerings that may be offered to students at any of the regents institutions either in person or online.

(4) The center, in collaboration with any of the regents institutions, may offer courses; develop certificate, minor, and major programs as well as graduate programs; and offer degrees.

(5) The center shall offer at least one three-semester credit hour course in American history and civil government. If a regents institution has established general education requirements for undergraduate students that include an American heritage course requirement, the center shall ensure that the course satisfies that requirement. The center shall coordinate with the center for cyclone civics at Iowa state university and the center for civic education at the university of northern Iowa to ensure that the course is offered to students at each regents institution either in person or online.

2025 Acts, ch 163, §4
Iowa Code § 535D.5 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 535D / Section 535D.5
License and registration — application and issuance.
Status: in_force

(1) An applicant for licensure shall submit an application on a form prescribed by the superintendent.

(2) The superintendent may enter into a contract with the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry or other entities designated by the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry to collect and maintain records and process transaction fees or other fees related to licensees or other persons subject to this chapter.

(3) For the purpose of participating in the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry, the superintendent may adopt rules which waive or modify, in whole or in part, requirements of this chapter and replace them with requirements reasonably necessary to participate in the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry.

(4) In connection with an application for licensing as a mortgage loan originator, the applicant shall, at a minimum, furnish to the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry information concerning the applicant’s identity, including all of the following:

(4) (a) Fingerprints for submission to the federal bureau of investigation, and any governmental agency or entity authorized to receive such information for a state, national, and international criminal history background check.

(4) (b) Personal history and experience in a form prescribed by the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry, including the submission of authorization for the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry and the superintendent to obtain an independent credit report obtained from a consumer reporting agency described in section 603(p) of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act; and information related to any administrative, civil, or criminal findings by any governmental jurisdiction.

(4) (c) Any other information requested by the superintendent.

(5) For the purposes of this section and in order to reduce the points of contact which the federal bureau of investigation may have to maintain for purposes of subsection 4, the superintendent may use the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry as a channeling agent for requesting information from and distributing information to the United States department of justice or other governmental agency, or to or from any other source so directed by the superintendent.

2009 Acts, ch 61, §6, 25
Iowa Code § 152C.8 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 152C / Section 152C.8
Transition provisions.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2008 Acts, ch 1088, §79.
Iowa Code § 210.8 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 210 / Section 210.8
Sales of dry commodities.
Status: in_force

All dry commodities unless bought or sold in package or wrapped form shall be bought or sold only by the standard weight or measure established in this chapter, or by numerical count, unless the parties otherwise agree in writing, except as provided in sections 210.9 through 210.12.

[SS15, §3009-j; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3234; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §210.8]2021 Acts, ch 80, §102
Iowa Code § 456B.8 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 456B / Section 456B.8
Jurisdiction — public access.
Status: in_force

Any such agreement with any landowner shall give the commission jurisdiction of such land, waters, and streams to accomplish the purposes set out in said agreement and in case any improvement contemplated by section 456B.7 is for the sole purpose of improving any stream and not mainly for the purpose of preventing silting in a state-owned lake, then said agreement with the landowner shall include an easement of public access to said stream where improved and along the banks thereof.

[C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §108.8]C93, §456B.8
Iowa Code § 515.145 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 515 / Section 515.145
Revocation of authority.
Status: in_force

If upon any examination, or upon information obtained from any witness produced or examined, the commissioner determines that a company has violated section 515.140, or if any officer, agent, or employee fails to appear or submit to examination after receiving a subpoena, the commissioner shall promptly issue an order revoking the authority of the company to transact business within this state, and the company shall not be permitted to do the business of insurance in this state for one year.

[C97, §1755; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §9013; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §515.134]2003 Acts, ch 91, §39; 2007 Acts, ch 152, §40, 70CS2007, §515.1452008 Acts, ch 1074, §15
Iowa Code § 515C.8 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 515C / Section 515C.8
Policy forms approved.
Status: in_force

All policy forms and endorsements shall be filed with and be subject to the approval of the commissioner of insurance. With respect to owner-occupied single family dwellings and owner-occupied mobile homes, the mortgage insurance policy shall provide that the borrower shall not be liable to the insurance company for any deficiency arising from a foreclosure sale.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §515C.8]
Iowa Code § 10A.728 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 10A / Section 10A.728
Civil penalty.
Status: in_force

Transferred to §135.77; 2025 Acts, ch 120, §40.