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Iowa Code § 633.281 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.281
Interest of witnesses.
Status: in_force

No will is invalidated because attested by an interested witness; but any interested witness shall, unless the will is also attested by two competent and disinterested witnesses, forfeit so much of the provisions therein made for the interested witness as in the aggregate exceeds in value, as of the date of the decedent’s death, that which the interested witness would have received had the testator died intestate. No attesting witness is interested unless the witness is devised or bequeathed some portion of the testator’s estate.

[C51, §1282, 1283; R60, §2314, 2315; C73, §2327, 2328; C97, §3275; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11854; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §633.9; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.281]
Iowa Code § 2B.5 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 2B / Section 2B.5
Duties of administrative code editor.
Status: in_force

The administrative code editor shall do all of the following:

(1) Supervise the publication of the Iowa administrative bulletin and the Iowa administrative code as provided in section 2B.5A.

(2) Notify the administrative rules coordinator if a rule is not in proper style or form.

(3) Perform other duties as directed by the director of the legislative services agency, the legislative council, or the administrative rules review committee and as provided by law.

91 Acts, ch 258, §9CS91, §14.5C93, §2B.598 Acts, ch 1115, §1, 21; 2003 Acts, ch 35, §14, 49; 2005 Acts, ch 19, §1; 2010 Acts, ch 1031, §32, 33; 2014 Acts, ch 1141, §34; 2019 Acts, ch 92, §11
Iowa Code § 123.178B — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 123 / Section 123.178B
Authority under class “C” native wine permit.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2022 Acts, ch 1099, §5, 6.
Iowa Code § 321.512 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.512
Action against insurance.
Status: in_force

Any contract insuring the liability of a nonresident motorist in Iowa shall, in the event of the death of said nonresident, be considered an asset of the nonresident’s estate having a situs in Iowa in any civil action arising out of a motor vehicle accident in which said nonresident may be liable.

[C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.512]
Iowa Code § 191.8 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 191 / Section 191.8
Baking powder and vinegar.
Status: in_force

Baking powder and distilled vinegar shall show on the label the name of each ingredient from which made. Distilled vinegar shall be marked as such; and cider vinegar which, having been in excess of the standard of acidity, has been reduced to the standard, shall have that fact indicated on the label.

[SS15, §4999-a31, -a31c; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3070; C46, 50, §191.4; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §191.8]
Iowa Code § 321J.1A — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321J / Section 321J.1A
Drunk driving public education campaign — pamphlets.
Status: in_force

(1) The department of public safety, the governor’s traffic safety bureau, the state department of transportation, the governor, and the attorney general shall cooperate in an ongoing public education campaign to inform the citizens of this state of the dangers and the specific legal consequences of driving drunk in this state. The entities shall use their best efforts to utilize all available opportunities for making public service announcements on television and radio broadcasts, and to obtain and utilize federal funds for highway safety and other grants in conducting the public education campaign.

(2) The department shall publish pamphlets containing the criminal and administrative penalties for drunk driving, and related laws, rules, instructions, and explanatory matter. This information may be included in publications containing information related to other motor vehicle laws, issued pursuant to section 321.15. Copies of the pamphlets shall be given wide distribution, and a supply shall be made available to each county treasurer.

97 Acts, ch 177, §3; 2004 Acts, ch 1013, §30, 35
Iowa Code § 236A.6 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 236A / Section 236A.6
Hearings temporary orders.
Status: in_force

(1) Not less than five and not more than fifteen days after commencing a proceeding and upon notice to the defendant, a hearing shall be held at which the plaintiff must prove the allegation of sexual abuse by a preponderance of the evidence.

(2) The court may enter any temporary order it deems necessary to protect the plaintiff from sexual abuse prior to the hearing upon good cause shown in an ex parte proceeding. Present danger of sexual abuse to the plaintiff constitutes good cause for purposes of this subsection.

(3) If a hearing is continued, the court may make or extend any temporary order under subsection 2 that it deems necessary.

(4) Upon application of the plaintiff or defendant, the court shall issue subpoenas requiring attendance and testimony of witnesses and production of papers.

(5) The court shall advise the defendant of a right to be represented by counsel of the defendant’s choosing and to have a continuance to secure counsel.

(6) Hearings shall be recorded.

2017 Acts, ch 121, §9
Iowa Code § 422.34A — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 422 / Section 422.34A
Exempt activities of foreign corporations.
Status: in_force

A foreign corporation shall not be considered doing business in this state or deriving income from sources within this state for the purposes of this subchapter by reason of carrying on in this state one or more of the following activities:

(1) Holding meetings of the board of directors or shareholders or holiday parties or employee appreciation dinners.

(2) Maintaining bank accounts.

(3) Borrowing money, with or without security.

(4) Utilizing Iowa courts for litigation.

(5) Owning and controlling a subsidiary corporation which is incorporated in or which is transacting business within this state where the holding or parent company has no physical presence in the state as that presence relates to the ownership or control of the subsidiary.

(6) Recruiting personnel where hiring occurs outside the state.

(7) Training employees or educating employees, or using facilities in Iowa for this purpose.

(8) Utilizing a distribution facility within this state, owning or leasing property at a distribution facility within this state that is used at or distributed from the distribution facility, or selling property shipped or distributed from a distribution facility. For purposes of this subsection, “distribution facility” means an establishment where shipments of tangible personal property are processed for delivery to customers. “Distribution facility” does not include an establishment where retail sales of tangible personal property or returns of such property are undertaken with respect to retail customers on more than twelve days a year except for a distribution facility which processes customer sales orders by mail, telephone, or electronic means, if the distribution facility also processes shipments of tangible personal property to customers provided that not more than ten percent of the dollar amount of goods are delivered and shipped so as to be included in the gross sales of the corporation within this state as provided in section 422.33, subsection 2, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (2), subparagraph division (h).

96 Acts, ch 1123, §1, 2; 97 Acts, ch 46, §1, 2; 2006 Acts, ch 1179, §58, 66; 2014 Acts, ch 1026, §140; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §94
Iowa Code § 328.24 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 328 / Section 328.24
Refunds of fees.
Status: in_force

(1) If, during the year for which an aircraft, except aircraft used for the application of herbicides and pesticides, was registered and the required fee paid, the aircraft is destroyed by fire or accident or junked, and the aircraft’s identity as an aircraft entirely eliminated, or the aircraft is removed and continuously used beyond the boundaries of the state, then the owner in whose name the aircraft was registered at the time of destruction, dismantling, or removal from the state shall provide notice to the department within thirty days and make affidavit of the destruction, dismantling, or removal and make claim for the refund. The refund shall be paid from the general fund of the state.

(2) The registration fee for the unexpired portion of the year shall be refunded pro rata to the nearest full calendar month, except that a refund shall not be allowed if the unused portion of the fee is less than thirty-five dollars per aircraft.

[C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §328.24]88 Acts, ch 1063, §6; 94 Acts, ch 1107, §66; 2014 Acts, ch 1123, §20; 2016 Acts, ch 1098, §36; 2019 Acts, ch 28, §1
Iowa Code § 607A.12 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 607A / Section 607A.12
Section 607A.12
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2017 Acts, ch 133, §25.
Iowa Code § 455B.429 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 455B / Section 455B.429
Notification to owners — appeals.
Status: in_force

(1) Within sixty days after July 1, 1984, the director shall notify the owner of any part of a site to be included in the registry required by section 455B.426. The notice shall be sent by certified mail to the owner’s last known address. Thirty days before a site is added to the registry, the director shall notify the owner of any part of the site by certified mail of the proposed addition to the registry. The notice shall be sent by certified mail to the owner’s last known address.

(2) An owner or operator of a site proposed for listing in the registry or listed in the registry pursuant to section 455B.426, may petition the director for deletion of the site, modification of the site classification, or modification of any information regarding the site. A site shall not be listed on the registry until a final determination has been made on any appeal initiated under this section. An appeal is a contested case for the purposes of chapter 17A.

(3) Within ninety days after the submission of an appeal, the department shall conduct a hearing to review the determination. At least thirty days prior to the hearing the department shall publish a notice of hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the site is located. The department shall also notify in writing the owner or operator of the site at least thirty days prior to the hearing.

(4) At least thirty days following the hearing, the department shall provide the owner or operator with a written determination accompanied by reasons for the determination on the appeal.

(5) Within ten days of a determination, the director shall notify the local governments with jurisdiction over the site whenever a change is made in the registry pursuant to this section.

84 Acts, ch 1108, §15; 86 Acts, ch 1245, §1899
Iowa Code § 354.27 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 354 / Section 354.27
Noting the permanent real estate index number.
Status: in_force

When a permanent real estate index number system is established by a county pursuant to section 441.29, the auditor shall note the permanent real estate index number on every conveyance.

90 Acts, ch 1236, §41C91, §409A.27C93, §354.272005 Acts, ch 19, §49
Iowa Code § 261A.40 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 261A / Section 261A.40
Joint and combination projects.
Status: in_force

The authority may undertake a project for two or more institutions jointly or for any combination of institutions, and may combine for financing purposes, with the consent of all of the institutions which are involved, the project and some or all future projects of any institution or institutions, and this subchapter applies to and is for the benefit of the authority and the joint participants. However, the money set aside in a fund or funds pledged for any series or issue of obligations shall be held for the sole benefit of the series or issue separate and apart from money pledged for another series or issue of obligations of the authority. To facilitate the combining of projects, obligations may be issued in series under one or more resolutions or trust agreements and may be fully open-ended, thus providing for the unlimited issuance of additional series, or partially open-ended, limited as to additional series. The authority may permit an institution to substitute one or more projects of equal value, as determined by an independent appraiser satisfactory to the authority, for a project financed under this subchapter on terms and subject to conditions the authority prescribes.

85 Acts, ch 210, §10; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76
Iowa Code § 135.108 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 135 / Section 135.108
Definitions.
Status: in_force

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

(1) “Committee” or “review committee” means the state mortality review committee established in section 135.43.

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

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

(4) “Domestic abuse death” means a homicide or suicide that involves or is a result of an assault as defined in section 708.1 and to which any of the following circumstances apply to the parties involved:

(4) (a) The alleged or convicted perpetrator is related to the decedent as spouse, separated spouse, or former spouse.

(4) (b) The alleged or convicted perpetrator resided with the decedent at the time of the assault that resulted in the homicide or suicide.

(4) (c) The alleged or convicted perpetrator and the decedent resided together in the past but did not reside together at the time of the assault that resulted in the homicide or suicide.

(4) (d) The alleged or convicted perpetrator and decedent are parents of the same minor child, whether they were married or lived together at any time.

(4) (e) The alleged or convicted perpetrator was in an ongoing personal relationship with the decedent.

(4) (f) The alleged or convicted perpetrator was arrested for or convicted of stalking or harassing the decedent, or an order or court-approved agreement was entered against the perpetrator under chapter 232, 236, 598, or 915 to restrict contact by the perpetrator with the decedent.

(4) (g) The decedent was related by blood or affinity to an individual who lived in the same household with or was in the workplace or proximity of the decedent, and that individual was threatened with assault by the perpetrator.

2000 Acts, ch 1136, §1; 2019 Acts, ch 24, §104; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §147; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §219, 220
Iowa Code § 707.5 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 707 / Section 707.5
Involuntary manslaughter.
Status: in_force

(1) A person commits involuntary manslaughter punishable as:

(1) (a) A class “D” felony when the person unintentionally causes the death of another person by the commission of a public offense other than a forcible felony or escape.

(1) (b) An aggravated misdemeanor when the person unintentionally causes the death of another person by the commission of an act in a manner likely to cause death or serious injury.

(2) Involuntary manslaughter as defined in this section is an included offense under an indictment for murder in the first or second degree or voluntary manslaughter.

(3) For purposes of determining whether a person should register as a sex offender pursuant to the provisions of chapter 692A, the fact finder shall make a determination as provided in section 692A.126.

[C51, §2576; R60, §4199; C73, §3856; C97, §4751; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12919, 12920; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §690.10, 690.11; C79, 81, §707.5]2009 Acts, ch 119, §51; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §225
Iowa Code § 481A.58 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 481A / Section 481A.58
Trapping birds or poisoning animals.
Status: in_force

No person except those acting under the authority of the director shall capture or take, or attempt to capture or take, any game bird with any trap, snare, or net, nor shall any person use any poison, any medicated or poisoned food, or any other substance for the killing, capturing, or taking of any game bird or animal.

[R60, §4381; C73, §4048; C97, §2551; SS15, §2539, 2551; C24, 27, 31, §1773; C39, §1794.021; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §109.58]86 Acts, ch 1245, §1855C93, §481A.582022 Acts, ch 1032, §82
Iowa Code § 809A.24 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 809A / Section 809A.24
Uniformity of application.
Status: in_force

(1) The provisions of this chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter among states enacting this law.

(2) The attorney general may enter into reciprocal agreements with the attorney general or chief prosecuting attorney of any state to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.

96 Acts, ch 1133, §24
Iowa Code § 327G.76 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 327G / Section 327G.76
Time of reversion.
Status: in_force

Railroad property rights which are extinguished upon cessation of service by the railroad divest when the department of transportation or the railroad, having obtained authority to abandon the rail line, removes the track materials to the right-of-way. If the department of transportation does not acquire the line and the railway company does not remove the track materials, the property rights which are extinguished upon cessation of service by the railroad divest one year after the railway obtains the final authorization necessary from the proper authority to remove the track materials.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7861; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §473.1; C77, 79, 81, §327G.76]83 Acts, ch 121, §5; 2009 Acts, ch 97, §10
Iowa Code § 166.13 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 166 / Section 166.13
Revocation of permit.
Status: in_force

Such a permit shall be automatically revoked:

(1) In case of a dealer, by the dealer’s failure to execute and file with the department a new and approved bond when required by law, or by the dealer’s failure to obtain a separate permit and to file a separate bond in the amount of five thousand dollars for each place of business.

(2) In case of a manufacturer, by the manufacturer’s ceasing to be the holder of a United States department of agriculture license for the manufacture and sale of biological products.

(3) In case of either a manufacturer or dealer, for discrimination in the price at which such biological products are sold, and such permit shall not in such case be renewed for one year.

[SS15, §2538-w3; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2717; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §166.13]
Iowa Code § 184.13 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 184 / Section 184.13
Administration of moneys.
Status: in_force

Subject to the provisions of section 184.3, the assessment imposed by this chapter shall be remitted by the purchaser to the council not later than thirty days following each calendar quarter during which the assessment was collected. Amounts collected from the assessment shall be deposited in the office of the treasurer of state in a separate fund to be known as the Iowa egg fund. The department of administrative services shall transfer moneys from the fund to the council for deposit into an account established by the council in a qualified financial institution. The department shall transfer the moneys as provided in a resolution adopted by the council. However, the department is only required to transfer moneys once during each day and only during hours when the offices of the state are open.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §196A.17]94 Acts, ch 1146, §40; 95 Acts, ch 209, §22; 98 Acts, ch 1032, §11; 98 Acts, ch 1038, §13C99, §184.132003 Acts, ch 145, §286
Iowa Code § 654C.5 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 654C / Section 654C.5
Mediation agreement.
Status: in_force

(1) If an agreement is reached between all parties, the mediator shall draft a written mediation agreement, which shall be signed by the parties. The mediation agreement shall provide for a waiver which the mediator shall file in the office of the recorder of deeds of the county in which the benefited land is located, as provided in section 459.205. The mediator shall forward a mediation agreement to the farm mediation service.

(2) The parties agreeing to mediation shall personally attend and participate in all mediation meetings. However, if a party is not a natural person, the party must be represented by a natural person who is an officer, director, employee, or partner of the party. If a person acts in a fiduciary capacity for a party, the fiduciary may represent the party. If the party or an eligible representative is not able to attend and participate as required in this subsection due to physical infirmity, mental infirmity, or other exigent circumstances determined reasonable by the farm mediation service, the party must be represented by another natural person. Any representative of a party must be authorized to sign instruments provided by this chapter, including a mediation agreement or a statement prepared by the mediator that mediation was waived. This section does not require a party to reach an agreement. This section does not require a person to change a position, alter an activity which is a subject of the dispute, alter an application for a permit for construction of an animal feeding operation, or restructure a contract.

(3) The parties to the mediation agreement may enforce the mediation agreement as a legal contract.

(4) If the parties do not agree to proceed with mediation, or if a mediation agreement is not reached, the parties may sign a statement prepared by the mediator that mediation proceedings were not conducted or concluded or that the parties did not reach an agreement.

95 Acts, ch 195, §31; 98 Acts, ch 1122, §4
Iowa Code § 533D.7A — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 533D / Section 533D.7A
Notice of name change.
Status: in_force

A licensee shall notify the superintendent thirty days in advance of the effective date of a change in the name of the licensee. With the notice of change, the licensee shall submit a fee of twenty-five dollars per license to the superintendent.

2006 Acts, ch 1042, §30
Iowa Code § 592.2 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 592 / Section 592.2
Plats legalized.
Status: in_force

None of the provisions of this chapter [ch 13, title V, Code of 1897] shall be construed to require replatting in any case where plats have been made and recorded in pursuance of law; and all plats heretofore filed for record and not subsequently vacated are hereby declared valid, notwithstanding irregularities and omissions in the required statement or plat, or in the manner or form of acknowledgment, or certificates thereof.

[C73, §571; C97, §929; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10415; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §592.2]
Iowa Code § 536.24 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 536 / Section 536.24
List of licensees by banking superintendent.
Status: in_force

The superintendent of banking shall, in listing the names of licensees under this chapter, indicate if the licensee is one of a chain of two or more such licensees, the name of the owner and the address of the principal place of business of each owner, a summary of individual reports of each such licensed office indicating its location, the name of licensee, capital, surplus, reserves, loans receivable, cash and due from banks, real estate, borrowed money, net worth, total assets, total liabilities and such other pertinent and related information as may be necessary or desirable to give a correct and full picture of the total assets and total liabilities of each such licensee.

[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §536.24]