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Iowa Code § 327D.188 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 327D / Section 327D.188
Contributory and comparative negligence.
Status: in_force

In all actions brought against any railway corporation to recover damages for the personal injury or death of any employee under or by virtue of any of the provisions of section 327D.186, the fact that the employee may have been guilty of contributory negligence shall not bar a recovery; but the damages shall be diminished by the jury in proportion to the amount of negligence attributable to such employee.

[S13, §2071; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8158; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.124; C77, 79, 81, §327D.188]
Iowa Code § 151.2 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 151 / Section 151.2
Persons not engaged in.
Status: in_force

Section 151.1 shall not be construed to include the following classes of persons:

(1) Licensed physicians and surgeons, licensed osteopathic physicians and surgeons, and physical therapists who are exclusively engaged in the practice of their respective professions.

(2) Physicians and surgeons of the United States army, navy, or public health service when acting in the line of duty in this state, or to chiropractors licensed in another state, when incidentally called into this state in consultation with a chiropractor licensed in this state.

(3) Students of chiropractic who have entered upon a regular course of study in a chiropractic college approved by the board, who practice chiropractic under the direction of a licensed chiropractor and in accordance with the rules of the board.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2556; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §151.2]2007 Acts, ch 10, §120; 2008 Acts, ch 1088, §58
Iowa Code § 446.26 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 446 / Section 446.26
Responsibility of treasurer to attend tax sale.
Status: in_force

A county treasurer failing to attend a tax sale in person, by a deputy treasurer, or by another designated employee is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.

[R60, §774; C73, §884; C97, §1429; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7260; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §446.26; 81 Acts, ch 117, §1227]91 Acts, ch 191, §77
Iowa Code § 49A.1 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 49A / Section 49A.1
Publication of proposed amendment.
Status: in_force

(1) Whenever any proposition to amend the Constitution has passed the general assembly and been referred to the next succeeding legislature, the general assembly shall cause the same to be published as provided in this section, for the time required by the Constitution.

(2) For purposes of complying with the publication requirements of this section, the general assembly shall cause the proposition to amend the Constitution to be published, once each month, in two newspapers of general circulation in each congressional district in the state and published, during each month, on an internet site of the general assembly.

[C97, §55; S13, §55; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §69; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §6.1]C93, §49A.12019 Acts, ch 129, §1, 7
Iowa Code § 554.3301 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.3301
Person entitled to enforce instrument.
Status: in_force

“Person entitled to enforce” an instrument means the holder of the instrument, a nonholder in possession of the instrument who has the rights of a holder, or a person not in possession of the instrument who is entitled to enforce the instrument pursuant to section 554.3309 or 554.3418, subsection 4. A person may be a person entitled to enforce the instrument even though the person is not the owner of the instrument or is in wrongful possession of the instrument.

94 Acts, ch 1167, §36, 121, 122; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §261
Iowa Code § 28J.7 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 28J / Section 28J.7
Employees, advisory board, peace officers.
Status: in_force

(1) A port authority shall employ and fix the qualifications, duties, and compensation of any employees and enter into contracts for any services that may be required to conduct the business of the port authority, and may appoint an advisory board, which shall serve without compensation.

(2) An employee of a port authority is a public employee for the purposes of collective bargaining under chapter 20.

(3) (a) A port authority may provide for the administration and enforcement of the laws of the state by employing peace officers who shall have all the powers conferred by law on peace officers of this state with regard to the apprehension of violators upon all property under its control within and without the port authority. The peace officers may seek the assistance of other appropriate law enforcement officers to enforce port authority rules and maintain order.

(3) (b) Peace officers employed by a port authority shall meet all requirements established for police officers under chapter 400 and shall be considered police officers for the purposes of chapter 411.

(3) (c) Peace officers employed by a port authority shall serve as a peace officer force with respect to the property, grounds, buildings, equipment, and facilities under the control of the port authority, to prevent hijacking of aircraft or watercraft, protect the property of the authority and the property of others located thereon, suppress nuisances and disturbances and breaches of the peace, and enforce laws and the rules of the port authority for the preservation of good order. Peace officers are vested with the same powers of arrest as peace officers under section 804.7.

(4) If an employee of a political subdivision comprising the port authority is transferred to a comparable position with the port authority, the employee is entitled to suffer no loss in pay, pension, fringe benefits, or other benefits and shall be entitled to a comparable rank and grade as the employee’s prior position. Sick leave, longevity, and vacation time accrued to such employees shall be credited to them as employees of the port authority. All rights and accruals of such employees as members of the Iowa public employees’ retirement system pursuant to chapter 97B and the retirement system for police officers pursuant to chapter 411 shall remain in force and shall be automatically transferred to the port authority.

2005 Acts, ch 150, §95; 2006 Acts, ch 1030, §8
Iowa Code § 403.20 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 403 / Section 403.20
Adjustment considered in value assessment.
Status: in_force

In determining the assessed value of property within an urban renewal area which is subject to a division of tax revenues pursuant to section 403.19, the difference between the actual value of the property as determined by the assessor each year and the actual value of the property as determined by the assessor following application of the assessment limitations under section 441.21, subsection 9, shall be subtracted from the actual value of the property as determined pursuant to section 403.19, subsection 1. If the assessed value of the property as determined pursuant to section 403.19, subsection 1, is reduced to zero, the additional valuation reduction shall be subtracted from the actual value of the property as determined by the assessor.

[C81, §403.20]2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2022 Acts, ch 1061, §33, 38
Iowa Code § 704.11 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 704 / Section 704.11
Police activity.
Status: in_force

(1) A peace officer or person acting as an agent of or directed by any police agency who participates in the commission of a crime by another person solely for the purpose of gathering evidence leading to the prosecution of such other person shall not be guilty of that crime or of the crime of solicitation as set forth in section 705.1, provided that all of the following are true:

(1) (a) The officer or person is not an instigator of the criminal activity.

(1) (b) The officer or person does not intentionally injure a nonparticipant in the crime.

(1) (c) The officer or person acts with the consent of superiors, or the necessity of immediate action precludes obtaining such consent.

(1) (d) The officer’s or person’s actions are reasonable under the circumstances.

(2) This section is not intended to preclude the use of undercover or surveillance persons by law enforcement agencies in appropriate circumstances and manner. It is intended to discourage such activity to tempt, urge or persuade the commission of offenses by persons not already disposed to commit offenses of that kind.

[C79, 81, §704.11]2013 Acts, ch 30, §261
Iowa Code § 510.18 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 510 / Section 510.18
Payment of claims.
Status: in_force

A claim paid by the third-party administrator from funds collected on behalf of the insurer shall be paid only on a draft, check, or by electronic funds transfer as authorized by the insurer.

89 Acts, ch 227, §11; 96 Acts, ch 1122, §1; 2006 Acts, ch 1117, §44
Iowa Code § 510.22 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 510 / Section 510.22
Waiving of requirements.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may waive the requirements of section 510.21 for any person or class of persons. The factors taken into account in granting a waiver shall include, but are not limited to whether:

(1) The person acting as a third-party administrator is primarily in a business other than that of a third-party administrator.

(2) The financial strength and history of the organization indicates stability in its continuity of doing business.

(3) The regular duties being performed as a third-party administrator are such that the covered persons are not likely to be injured by a waiver of such requirements.

89 Acts, ch 227, §15; 2006 Acts, ch 1117, §48
Iowa Code § 249N.3 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 249N / Section 249N.3
Purpose establishment of Iowa health and wellness plan limitation.
Status: in_force

(1) The purpose of this chapter is to establish and provide for the administration of an Iowa health and wellness plan to promote all of the following:

(1) (a) Increased access to health care through a patient-centered, integrated health care system.

(1) (b) Improved quality health care outcomes.

(1) (c) Incentives to encourage personal responsibility, cost-conscious utilization of health care, and adoption of preventive practices and healthy behaviors.

(1) (d) Health care cost containment and minimization of administrative costs.

(2) The Iowa health and wellness plan is established within the medical assistance program and shall be administered by the department. Except as otherwise specified in this chapter, provisions applicable to the medical assistance program pursuant to chapter 249A shall be applicable to the Iowa health and wellness plan.

(3) The department may contract with a third-party administrator to provide eligibility determination support, and to administer enrollment, member outreach, and other components of the Iowa health and wellness plan.

(4) The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed and are not intended to affect the provision of services to medical assistance program recipients existing on January 1, 2014.

(5) (a) If the methodology for calculating the federal medical assistance percentage for eligible individuals, as provided in 42 U.S.C. §1396d(y), is modified through federal law or regulation, in a manner that reduces the percentage of federal assistance to the state in a manner inconsistent with 42 U.S.C. §1396d(y), or if federal law or regulation affecting eligibility or benefits for the Iowa health and wellness plan is modified, the department may implement an alternative plan as specified in the medical assistance state plan or waiver for coverage of the affected population, subject to prior, statutory approval of implementation of the alternative plan.

(5) (b) If the methodology for calculating the federal medical assistance percentage for eligible individuals, as provided in 42 U.S.C. §1396d(y), is modified through federal law or regulation resulting in a reduction of the percentage of federal assistance to the state below ninety percent but not below eighty-five percent, the medical assistance program reimbursement rates for inpatient and outpatient hospital services shall be reduced by a like percentage in the succeeding fiscal year, subject to prior, statutory approval of implementation of the reduction.

2013 Acts, ch 138, §168, 187
Iowa Code § 822.1 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 822 / Section 822.1
Statutes not applicable to convicted persons.
Status: in_force

The provisions of sections 663.1 through 663.44, inclusive, shall not apply to persons convicted of, or sentenced for, a public offense.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §663A.1]C93, §822.1
Iowa Code § 321.20A — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.20A
Certificate of title and registration fees commercial vehicles.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, the owner of a commercial vehicle subject to the apportioned registration provisions of chapter 326 may make application to the department or any county treasurer for a certificate of title. The owner of a commercial vehicle purchased pursuant to section 578A.7 shall present documentation that such sale was completed in compliance with that section. The application for certificate of title shall be made within thirty days of purchase or transfer and shall be accompanied by a thirty-dollar title fee and the appropriate fee for new registration. The department or the county treasurer shall deliver the certificate of title to the owner if there is no security interest. If there is a security interest, the title, when issued, shall be delivered to the first secured party. Delivery may be made using electronic means.

(2) An owner of more than fifty commercial vehicles subject to the apportioned registration provisions of chapter 326 who is issued a certificate of title under this section shall not be subject to annual registration fees until the commercial vehicle is driven or moved upon the highways. The annual registration fee due shall be prorated for the remaining unexpired months of the registration year. Ownership of the commercial vehicle shall not be transferred until annual registration fees have been paid to the department.

95 Acts, ch 118, §6; 96 Acts, ch 1089, §1; 96 Acts, ch 1152, §2; 2000 Acts, ch 1016, §2; 2001 Acts, ch 132, §2; 2004 Acts, ch 1013, §4, 35; 2006 Acts, ch 1070, §3; 2008 Acts, ch 1113, §14, 21, 52; 2012 Acts, ch 1093, §3; 2019 Acts, ch 50, §13; 2024 Acts, ch 1145, §3, 26
Iowa Code § 642.15 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 642 / Section 642.15
Pleading by defendant — discharge of garnishee.
Status: in_force

The defendant in the main action may, by a suitable pleading filed in the garnishment proceedings, set up facts showing that the debt or the property with which it is sought to charge the garnishee is exempt from execution, or for any other reason is not liable for plaintiff’s claim, and if issue thereon be joined by the plaintiff, it shall be tried with the issues as to the garnishee’s liability. If such debt or property, or any part thereof, is found to be thus exempt or not liable, the garnishee shall be discharged as to that part which is exempt or not liable.

[C97, §3948; S13, §3948; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12171; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §642.15]
Iowa Code § 633.229 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.229
Petition for administration of an intestate estate.
Status: in_force

The petition for administration of an intestate estate shall contain the following:

(1) The name, domicile and date of death of the decedent.

(2) If the decedent was domiciled outside the state at the time of the decedent’s death, a statement that the decedent had property within the county in which the petition is filed, or any other basis for jurisdiction in such county.

(3) The name and address of the surviving spouse, if any, and the name and address of each heir so far as known to the petitioner.

(4) The estimated value of the personal property of the estate plus the estimated gross annual income of the estate during the period of administration.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.229]
Iowa Code § 453D.7 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 453D / Section 453D.7
Miscellaneous provisions.
Status: in_force

(1) A determination of the attorney general not to include or to remove from the directory a brand family or tobacco product manufacturer shall be subject to review in a manner prescribed in rules adopted by the director.

(2) A person shall not be issued a permit or license or be granted a renewal of a permit or license to act as a stamping agent or distributor unless the person has certified in writing, under penalty of perjury, that the person will comply fully with this chapter.

(3) The director and the attorney general shall adopt rules as necessary to effect the purposes of this chapter.

(4) In any action brought by the state to enforce this chapter, the state shall be entitled to recover the costs of the investigation, expert witness fees, costs of the action, and reasonable attorney fees.

(5) If a court determines that a person has violated this chapter, the court shall order any profits, gain, gross receipts, or other benefit from the violation to be disgorged and paid to the treasurer of state.

(6) Unless otherwise expressly provided, the remedies or penalties provided by this chapter are cumulative relative to each other and relative to any other remedies or penalties available under any other law of this state.

2003 Acts, ch 97, §7, 13
Iowa Code § 519A.9 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 519A / Section 519A.9
Governing board.
Status: in_force

(1) The association shall be governed by a board of eleven directors of whom three shall be appointed annually by the commissioner to represent the licensed health care providers. Eight members shall be elected annually, except as provided in subsection 2, by the members of the association. Vacancies on the board shall be filled for the remaining period of the term by majority vote of the remaining directors subject to approval of the commissioner.

(2) (a) The commissioner shall designate a time and place for a meeting of the members of the association at which the eight elected members serving on the board shall be elected. The commissioner shall appoint the appointive members of the board on or before the date of the meeting.

(2) (b) The commissioner may, prior to the first meeting of the members of the association, appoint an interim governing board of the association consisting of eight member insurers and three representatives of the licensed health care providers. The eight member insurers of that interim governing board shall serve until their successors are elected by the members of the association. In appointing members of the association to the interim governing board, the commissioner shall consider among other things whether all member insurers are fairly represented.

[C77, 79, 81, §519A.9]2002 Acts, ch 1111, §34; 2012 Acts, ch 1023, §157
Iowa Code § 624.38 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 624 / Section 624.38
Minor’s liability for own acts.
Status: in_force

The provisions of section 613.16 shall not limit any liability of any minor for the minor’s own acts and shall not limit any liability imposed by the common law or by any other provision of the Code.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §624.38]
Iowa Code § 524.224 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 524 / Section 524.224
Grounds for order to cease business appointment of receiver.
Status: in_force

(1) The superintendent may, without prior notice or hearings, order a state bank to cease to carry on its business whenever the superintendent determines that:

(1) (a) The state bank has violated its articles of incorporation or any law of this state.

(1) (b) The capital of the state bank is impaired.

(1) (c) The state bank is conducting its business in an unsafe or unsound manner.

(1) (d) The state bank is insolvent or is otherwise in such condition that it is unsound, unsafe, or inexpedient for it to transact business.

(1) (e) The state bank has suspended or refused payment of its deposits or other liabilities contrary to the terms thereof, or the superintendent determines the state bank is unlikely to be able to pay its deposits or other liabilities in the near future.

(1) (f) The state bank refuses to make its records available to the superintendent for examination or otherwise refuses to make available, through an officer or employee having knowledge thereof, information required by the superintendent for the proper discharge of the duties of the superintendent’s office.

(1) (g) The state bank neglects or refuses to observe any order of the superintendent made pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, unless the enforcement of such order is stayed in a proceeding brought by the state bank.

(1) (h) The state bank has not transacted any business or performed any of the duties, contemplated by its authorization to do business, for a period of thirty days.

(2) Upon ordering a state bank to cease to carry on its business, the superintendent shall immediately appoint the federal deposit insurance corporation as receiver pursuant to section 524.1310.

[C73, §1572; C97, §1877; C24, 27, 31, 35, §9283-e1, -e2, -e3, -e4; C39, §9235, 9285.05 – 9285.08; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §528.29, 528.90 – 528.93; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §524.224]95 Acts, ch 148, §19; 2012 Acts, ch 1023, §157; 2022 Acts, ch 1062, §22
Iowa Code § 101.14 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 101 / Section 101.14
Action for damages — evidence — user conduct.
Status: in_force

(1) In any action or claim seeking damages for personal injuries or damage to property arising out of injuries or loss due to defects in a liquefied petroleum gas system, or arising out of the condition of any portion of that system, the negligence or other fault of the customer, owner, or other person in possession of or making use of that system relating to the installation, modification, maintenance, or repair of the system or damage incurred to the system shall be admissible in evidence and considered by the finder of fact if such conduct was a cause in fact of the accident or condition leading to the injuries or damages.

(2) For purposes of this section, “liquefied petroleum gas system” means any container designed to hold liquefied petroleum gas and attached valves, regulators, piping, appliances, controls on appliances, and venting of appliances.

2004 Acts, ch 1126, §1
Iowa Code § 147.51 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 147 / Section 147.51
Section 147.51
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2008 Acts, ch 1088, §78.