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Iowa Code § 565.3 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 565 / Section 565.3
Gifts to state.
Status: in_force

A gift, devise, or bequest of property, real or personal, may be made to the state, to be held in trust for and applied to any specified purpose within the scope of its authority, but the same shall not become effectual to pass the title in such property unless accepted by the governor on behalf of the state.

[C73, §1387; C97, §2903; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10185; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §565.3]86 Acts, ch 1245, §1990
Iowa Code § 414.9 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 414 / Section 414.9
Rules — meetings — general procedure.
Status: in_force

The board shall adopt rules in accordance with the provisions of any ordinance adopted pursuant to this chapter. Meetings of the board shall be held at the call of the chairperson and at such other times as the board may determine. Such chairperson, or in the chairperson’s absence, the acting chairperson, may administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses. All meetings of the board shall be open to the public. The board shall keep minutes of its proceedings, showing the vote of each member upon each question, or if absent or failing to vote, indicating such fact, and shall keep records of its examinations and other official actions, all of which shall be immediately filed in the office of the board and shall be a public record.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §6460; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §414.9]
Iowa Code § 523A.605 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 523A / Section 523A.605
Allocation of growth or interest.
Status: in_force

If a purchase agreement funded by insurance proceeds under section 523A.401 or by annuity proceeds under section 523A.402 includes nonguaranteed merchandise or services, the purchaser, beneficiary, or the beneficiary’s estate shall receive a credit for, and the benefit of, any growth in death benefits that is at least equal to the percentage of the total price under the purchase agreement that is attributable to the nonguaranteed merchandise or services.

2022 Acts, ch 1047, §6
Iowa Code § 147.48 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 147 / Section 147.48
Termination of reciprocal agreements.
Status: in_force

If the requirements for a license in any state with which this state has a reciprocal agreement are changed by any law or rule of the authorities in that state so that such requirements are no longer substantially equivalent to those existing in this state, the agreement shall be deemed terminated and licenses issued in that state shall not be recognized as a basis of granting a license in this state until a new agreement has been negotiated.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2485; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §147.48]2007 Acts, ch 10, §57; 2008 Acts, ch 1088, §25
Iowa Code § 35A.20 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 35A / Section 35A.20
Expenditure by department.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2013 Acts, ch 91, §4.
Iowa Code § 714.19 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 714 / Section 714.19
Nonapplicability.
Status: in_force

The provisions of sections 714.17, 714.18, 714.20, and 714.21 shall not apply to the following:

(1) A community college established under chapter 260C or an institution of higher learning under the control of the state board of regents.

(2) A public college or university created or authorized by the laws of any other state to grant degrees, in which state the college or university maintains its principal domicile and from which the college or university receives public funds to support the operating costs of the college or university.

(3) A school district described in chapter 274.

(4) Private and nonprofit elementary or secondary schools recognized by the department of education or the board of directors of a school district for the purpose of complying with chapter 299 and employing teachers licensed under chapter 256, subchapter VII, part 3.

(5) Nonprofit schools exclusively engaged in training persons with disabilities in the state of Iowa.

(6) Schools and educational programs conducted by firms, corporations, or persons for which no fee is charged to any student or any other party who assumes the cost of education on the student’s behalf.

(7) Seminars, refresher courses, and schools of instruction conducted by professional, business, or farming organizations or associations for the members and employees of members of such organizations or associations. A person who provides instruction under this subsection who is not a member or an employee of a member of the organization or association shall not be eligible for this exemption.

(8) Private college preparatory schools accredited or probationally accredited under section 256.11, subsection 13.

(9) Private, nonprofit schools that meet the criteria established under section 256.183, subsection 1.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §713A.3; C79, 81, §714.19]86 Acts, ch 1245, §1498; 89 Acts, ch 240, §7; 96 Acts, ch 1129, §108; 2001 Acts, ch 24, §59; 2010 Acts, ch 1079, §19; 2012 Acts, ch 1077, §13 – 15; 2018 Acts, ch 1026, §173; 2021 Acts, ch 158, §6, 7; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2602; 2025 Acts, ch 30, §100
Iowa Code § 57.5 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 57 / Section 57.5
Recanvass in case of contest.
Status: in_force

The parties to any contested election shall have the right, in open session of the court or tribunal trying the contest, and in the presence of the officer having them in custody, to have the ballots opened, and all errors of the precinct election officials in counting or refusing to count ballots corrected by such court or tribunal.

[C97, §1143; S13, §1143; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §985; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §57.5]
Iowa Code § 216A.143 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 216A / Section 216A.143
Commission powers and duties.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §461.
Iowa Code § 249A.56 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 249A / Section 249A.56
County attorney to enforce.
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the general assembly that violations of law relating to the family investment program, medical assistance, and supplemental assistance shall be prosecuted by county attorneys. Area prosecutors of the office of the attorney general shall provide assistance in prosecution as required.

[C79, 81, §249A.14]85 Acts, ch 195, §27; 93 Acts, ch 97, §382013 Acts, ch 24, §14C2014, §249A.56
Iowa Code § 359A.1A — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 359A / Section 359A.1A
Partition fences.
Status: in_force

The respective owners of adjoining tracts of land shall upon written request of either owner be compelled to erect and maintain partition fences, or contribute thereto, and keep the same in good repair throughout the year.

[C51, §895, 900, 901; R60, §1526, 1531, 1532; C73, §1489, 1494, 1495; C97, §2355; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1829; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §113.1]C93, §359A.1C2001, §359A.1A
Iowa Code § 28J.17 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 28J / Section 28J.17
Contracts, arrangements, and agreements.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) A port authority may enter into a contract or other arrangement with a person, railroad, utility company, corporation, governmental agency including sewerage, drainage, conservation, conservancy, or other improvement districts in this or other states, or the governments or agencies of foreign countries as may be necessary or convenient for the exercise of the powers granted by this chapter. The port authority may purchase, lease, or acquire land or other property in any county of this state and in adjoining states for the accomplishment of authorized purposes of the port authority, or for the improvement of the harbor and port facilities over which the port authority may have jurisdiction including development of port facilities in adjoining states. The authority granted in this section to enter into contracts or other arrangements with the federal government includes the power to enter into any contracts, arrangements, or agreements that may be necessary to hold and save harmless the United States from damages due to the construction and maintenance by the United States of work the United States undertakes.

(1) (b) A political subdivision that has participated in the creation of a port authority, or is within, or adjacent to a political subdivision that is within the jurisdiction of a port authority, may enter into an agreement with the port authority to accomplish any of the authorized purposes of the port authority. The agreement may set forth the extent to which the port authority shall act as the agent of the political subdivision.

(2) A port authority may enter into an agreement with a contracting governmental agency, whereby the port authority or the contracting governmental agency undertakes, and is authorized by the port authority or a contracting governmental agency, to exercise any power, perform any function, or render any service, on behalf of the port authority or a contracting governmental agency, which the port authority or the contracting governmental agency is authorized to exercise, perform, or render.

2005 Acts, ch 150, §105
Iowa Code § 533.106A — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 533 / Section 533.106A
Background investigations.
Status: in_force

(1) The credit union division may conduct a background investigation on an applicant for employment with the division. The division shall inform an applicant that the position requires a background investigation and shall obtain the applicant’s written authorization prior to conducting the investigation.

(2) The background investigation may include, without limitation, a review of at least the following subjects:

(2) (a) Work history and educational credentials.

(2) (b) Financial review.

(2) (c) Criminal history data, including a national criminal history check through the federal bureau of investigation.

(3) If a background investigation is conducted, the applicant shall provide the applicant’s fingerprints to the credit union division. The division shall provide the fingerprints to the department of public safety for submission through the state criminal history repository to the federal bureau of investigation.

(4) An employee of the credit union division may be subject to a national criminal history check through the federal bureau of investigation at least once every five years, or whenever circumstances arise giving the division reason to believe that the employee has been arrested, charged, or indicted for a crime as described in section 533.106, subsection 6.

(5) The credit union division shall pay the actual cost of the background investigation, including fingerprinting and the national criminal history check, if any.

(6) The results of a background investigation, including a criminal history check, shall not be considered a public record under chapter 22.

2018 Acts, ch 1123, §6, 7
Iowa Code § 512B.12 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 512B / Section 512B.12
Amendments to laws.
Status: in_force

(1) A domestic society may amend its laws in accordance with the provisions of its laws by action of its supreme governing body at any regular or special meeting or, if its laws so provide, by referendum. A referendum may be held in accordance with the provisions of the society’s laws by the vote of the voting members of the society, by the vote of delegates or representatives of voting members, or by the vote of local lodges. A society may provide for voting by mail. An amendment submitted for adoption by referendum shall not be adopted unless, within six months from the date of submission of the referendum, a majority of the members voting have signified their consent to the amendment by one of the methods specified in this subsection.

(2) An amendment to the laws of a domestic society shall not take effect unless approved by the commissioner. The commissioner shall approve an amendment if the commissioner finds that it has been duly adopted and is not inconsistent with the laws of this state or with the character, objects, and purposes of the society. An amendment shall be considered approved, unless the commissioner disapproves the amendment in writing, within thirty days after the filing of the amendment. The disapproval of the commissioner shall be in writing and mailed to the secretary or corresponding officer of the society at its principal office. If the commissioner disapproves an amendment, the reasons for disapproval shall be stated in the written notice.

(3) Within ninety days from the approval of an amendment by the commissioner, the amendment, or a synopsis of it, shall be furnished to all members of the society either by mail or by publication in full in the official publication of the society. The affidavit of an officer of the society or of anyone authorized by the society to mail an amendment or synopsis of an amendment, stating facts which demonstrate compliance with this subsection, is prima facie evidence that the amendment or synopsis has been furnished to the addressees.

(4) A foreign or alien society authorized to do business in this state shall file with the commissioner a duly certified copy of all amendments of its laws within ninety days after their enactment.

(5) Printed copies of the laws as amended, certified by the secretary, or corresponding officer of the society, are prima facie evidence of the legal adoption of the laws and amendments.

90 Acts, ch 1148, §12
Iowa Code § 97A.13 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 97A / Section 97A.13
Protection against fraud.
Status: in_force

Any person who shall knowingly make any false statement, or shall falsify or permit to be falsified any record or records of the system in any attempt to defraud the system as a result of such act, shall be guilty of a fraudulent practice. Should any change or error in records result in any member or beneficiary receiving from the system more or less than the person would have been entitled to receive had the records been correct, the board of trustees shall correct such error, and, as far as practicable, shall adjust the payments in such a manner that the actuarial equivalent of the benefit to which such member or beneficiary was correctly entitled, shall be paid.

[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §97A.13]
Iowa Code § 311.3 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 311 / Section 311.3
Amount of assessment.
Status: in_force

Special assessments in the aggregate amount of not less than fifty percent of the total estimated cost of improvement of a road included in a secondary road assessment district project shall be apportioned and levied on the lands included in the secondary road assessment district.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4753; C46, §311.10; C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §311.3]85 Acts, ch 143, §2
Iowa Code § 43.77 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 43 / Section 43.77
What constitutes a ballot vacancy.
Status: in_force

A vacancy on the general election ballot exists when any political party lacks a candidate for an office to be filled at the general election because:

(1) Either no person filed under section 43.11 as a candidate for the party’s nomination for that office in the primary election, or all persons who filed under section 43.11 as candidates for the party’s nomination for that office in the primary election subsequently withdrew as candidates, were found to lack the requisite qualifications for the office, or died before the date of the primary election, and no candidate received a sufficient number of write-in votes to be nominated.

(2) The primary election was inconclusive as to that office because no candidate for the party’s nomination for that office received the number of votes required by section 43.52, 43.53, or 43.65, whichever is applicable.

(3) The person nominated in the primary election as the party’s candidate for that office subsequently withdrew as permitted by section 43.76, was found to lack the requisite qualifications for the office, or died, at a time not later than the eighty-first day before the date of the general election in the case of an office for which nomination papers must be filed with the state commissioner and not later than the seventy-fourth day before the date of the general election in the case of an office for which nomination papers must be filed with the county commissioner.

(4) A vacancy has occurred in the office of senator in the Congress of the United States, secretary of state, auditor of state, treasurer of state, secretary of agriculture, or attorney general, under the circumstances described in section 69.13, less than eighty-nine days before the primary election and not less than eighty-nine days before the general election.

(5) A vacancy has occurred in the office of county supervisor or in any of the offices listed in section 39.17, the term of office has more than seventy days remaining after the date of the next general election, and one of the following circumstances applies:

(5) (a) The vacancy occurred during the period beginning seventy-three days before the primary election and ending on the date of the primary election and no special election was called to fill the vacancy.

(5) (b) The vacancy occurred after the date of the primary election and more than seventy-three days before the general election.

[S13, §1087-a24 – 1087-a27; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §611, 624, 628, 633, 636, 637; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §43.84, 43.97, 43.101, 43.106, 43.109, 43.110; C75, §43.84, 43.97, 43.101, 43.109, 43.110; C77, 79, 81, §43.77]89 Acts, ch 136, §21; 94 Acts, ch 1180, §7, 8; 2009 Acts, ch 57, §8; 2017 Acts, ch 110, §68; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §16; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §22
Iowa Code § 256I.10 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 256I / Section 256I.10
Early childhood Iowa internet site.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall provide for the operation of an internet site for purposes of widely distributing information regarding early care, education, health, and human services and other information provided by the departments represented on the state board and the public and private agencies addressing the comprehensive system for such services.

(2) Information provided on the internet site shall include but is not limited to all of the following:

(2) (a) Information about the early childhood Iowa initiative for state and local use. The information shall include data from the indicators of success and performance measures adopted by the state board and fiscal information and other data developed by the department.

(2) (b) A link to a special internet site directed to parents, including parent-specific information on early care, education, health, and human services and links to other resources available on the internet and from other sources.

(2) (c) Program standards for early care, education, health, and human services that have been approved by state agencies.

2010 Acts, ch 1031, §287; 2016 Acts, ch 1113, §8
Iowa Code § 692.8 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 692 / Section 692.8
Intelligence data.
Status: in_force

(1) Intelligence data contained in the files of the department of public safety or a criminal or juvenile justice agency may be placed within a computer data storage system, provided that access to the computer data storage system is restricted to authorized employees of the department or criminal or juvenile justice agency. The department shall adopt rules to implement this subsection.

(2) Intelligence data in the files of the department may be disseminated only to a peace officer, criminal or juvenile justice agency, or state or federal regulatory agency, and only if the department is satisfied that the need to know and the intended use are reasonable. However, intelligence data may also be disseminated to an agency, organization, or person when disseminated for an official purpose, and in order to protect a person or property from a threat of imminent serious harm. Whenever intelligence data relating to a defendant or juvenile who is the subject of a petition under section 232.35 for the purpose of sentencing or adjudication has been provided a court, the court shall inform the defendant or juvenile or the defendant’s or juvenile’s attorney that the court is in possession of such data and shall, upon request of the defendant or juvenile or the defendant’s or juvenile’s attorney, permit examination of such data.

(3) If the defendant or juvenile disputes the accuracy of the intelligence data, the defendant or juvenile shall do so by filing an affidavit stating the substance of the disputed data and wherein it is inaccurate. If the court finds reasonable doubt as to the accuracy of such information, the court may require a hearing and the examination of witnesses relating thereto on or before the time set for sentencing or adjudication.

[C75, 77, §749B.8; C79, 81, §692.8]84 Acts, ch 1145, §2; 94 Acts, ch 1096, §1; 95 Acts, ch 191, §37; 2003 Acts, ch 14, §2, 5; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §114
Iowa Code § 535D.7 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 535D / Section 535D.7
Prelicensing education of loan originators.
Status: in_force

(1) An applicant for licensure shall complete at least twenty hours of prelicensing education approved in accordance with subsection 2, which shall include at a minimum the following:

(1) (a) Three hours of federal laws and regulations pertaining to residential mortgage loan origination.

(1) (b) Three hours of ethics, which shall include instruction on fraud, consumer protection, and fair lending issues.

(1) (c) Two hours of training related to lending standards for the nontraditional mortgage product marketplace.

(2) Prelicensing education courses shall be reviewed and approved by the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry based upon reasonable standards. Review and approval of a prelicensing education course shall include review and approval of the course provider.

(3) A prelicensing education course that is approved by the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry and is provided by the employer of the applicant or an entity which is affiliated with the applicant by an agency contract, or any subsidiary or affiliate of such employer or entity, shall meet the requirements of this section.

(4) Prelicensing education may be offered either in a classroom, online, or by any other means approved by the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry.

(5) Prelicensing education requirements approved by the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry for any state shall be accepted as credit towards completion of prelicensing education requirements in this state.

2009 Acts, ch 61, §8, 25
Iowa Code § 602.10131 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 602 / Section 602.10131
Record and judgment.
Status: in_force

The records and judgment at such trial shall constitute a part of the records of the district court in the county in which the accusations are originally filed.

[C27, 31, 35, §10934-b7; C39, §10934.7; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §610.33]83 Acts, ch 186, §10202(2)CS83, §602.10131
Iowa Code § 37.6 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 37 / Section 37.6
Bonds.
Status: in_force

Bonds issued by a county for the purposes of this chapter shall be issued under sections 331.441 through 331.449 relating to general county purpose bonds. Bonds issued by a city shall be issued under sections 384.24 through 384.36 relating to general corporate purpose bonds of a city.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §488; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §37.6; 81 Acts, ch 117, §1004]2018 Acts, ch 1026, §18