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Iowa Code § 29A.79 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 29A / Section 29A.79
Emergency helicopter ambulance.
Status: in_force

(1) The adjutant general shall develop a plan within the Iowa national guard for an emergency helicopter ambulance service to transport persons who require emergency medical treatment or require emergency transfer between hospitals and to transport emergency medical supplies, equipment, or personnel.

(2) The Iowa national guard shall be requested to provide the emergency helicopter ambulance service from its available staffed helicopters when the plan is implemented on order of the governor at the request of the state patrol, or the administrative heads of the hospitals located in Iowa, unless the Iowa national guard does not have a staffed helicopter available or is in active service under the armed forces of the United States.

(3) The adjutant general shall establish policies and procedures to carry out the provisions of this section. The policies and procedures shall provide that the emergency helicopter ambulance service shall be coordinated and supplemental to, and not competitive with conventional ambulance services. In determining whether an emergency exists the policies and procedures shall give reasonable consideration to the risk of death or permanent injury due to delayed treatment resulting from remoteness of an area from any hospital, the absence or unavailability of conventional ambulance services, and the distance to be traveled in a transfer between hospitals.

[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29A.79]98 Acts, ch 1074, §2; 2005 Acts, ch 35, §31; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76
Iowa Code § 514L.3 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 514L / Section 514L.3
Application — enforcement.
Status: in_force

(1) A health insurance or health benefits policy or contract issued and delivered, amended, or renewed on or after July 1, 2003, shall comply with this chapter.

(2) The commissioner of insurance shall enforce this chapter and shall adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter.

2001 Acts, ch 77, §3
Iowa Code § 306.47 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 306 / Section 306.47
Utility facilities relocation policy.
Status: in_force

(1) It is the policy of the general assembly that a proactive, cooperative coordination between the department, local governments, private and public utility companies, and other affected parties is the most effective way to minimize costs, eliminate the need for utilities to relocate facilities, limit disruption of utility services related to federal, state, or local highway construction projects, and limit the potential need for relocation of utility facilities.

(2) All potentially affected parties shall be invited to participate in development meetings at the design phase of a highway construction project to review plans, understand goals and objectives of the proposed project, and discuss options that would limit the impact of the construction on utility facilities and thereby minimize or even eliminate costs associated with utility facility relocation. All jurisdictions and other interested parties shall cooperate to discuss strategies and policies to utilize the Iowa one call system in the development of a highway construction project. Failure of the affected parties to respond or participate during the design phase shall not in any way affect the ability of the federal, state, or local agency to proceed with design and construction.

2008 Acts, ch 1124, §1
Iowa Code § 633.425 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.425
Classification of debts and charges.
Status: in_force

In any estate in which the assets are, or appear to be, insufficient to pay in full all debts and charges of the estate, the personal representative shall classify the debts and charges as follows:

(1) Court costs.

(2) Other costs of administration.

(3) Reasonable funeral and burial expenses.

(4) All debts and taxes having preference under the laws of the United States.

(5) Reasonable and necessary medical and hospital expenses of the last illness of the decedent, including compensation of persons attending at the decedent’s last illness.

(6) All taxes having preferences under the laws of this state.

(7) Any debt for medical assistance paid pursuant to section 249A.53, subsection 2.

(8) All debts owing to employees for labor performed during the ninety days next preceding the death of the decedent.

(9) All unpaid support payments as defined in section 598.1, subsection 9, and all additional unpaid awards and judgments against the decedent in any dissolution, separate maintenance, uniform support, or paternity action to the extent that the support, awards, and judgments have accrued at the time of death of the decedent.

(10) All other claims allowed.

[C51, §1370 – 1372, 1374, 1376, 1378, 1379; R60, §2402 – 2404, 2406, 2408, 2410, 2411; C73, §2418 – 2420, 2422, 2424, 2426, 2427; C97, §3347, 3348, 3350, 3353; S13, §3348; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11969 – 11971, 11973, 11976; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §635.65 – 635.67, 635.69, 635.71; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.425; 82 Acts, ch 1197, §1]94 Acts, ch 1120, §11
Iowa Code § 148E.5 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 148E / Section 148E.5
Use and disposal of needles.
Status: in_force

An acupuncturist shall use only presterilized, disposable needles, and shall provide for adequate disposal of used needles.

93 Acts, ch 86, §5; 2000 Acts, ch 1053, §9
Iowa Code § 30.7 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 30 / Section 30.7
Civil action.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may commence a civil action against an owner or operator of a facility who has violated federal requirements to do any of the following:

(1) (a) Provide notification under section 302(c) of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act, 42 U.S.C. §11002(c).

(1) (b) Submit a material safety data sheet or a list under section 311(a) of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act, 42 U.S.C. §11021(a).

(1) (c) Make available information requested under section 311(c) of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act, 42 U.S.C. §11021(c).

(1) (d) Complete and submit an inventory form under section 312(a) of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act, 42 U.S.C. §11022(a), containing tier I information unless tier II information is submitted for the same period of time.

(1) (e) Provide information under section 303(d) of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act, 42 U.S.C. §11003(d).

(1) (f) Submit tier II information under section 312(e)(1) of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act, 42 U.S.C. §11022(e)(1).

(2) The Iowa district court shall have jurisdiction over actions brought under this section and may grant any appropriate relief.

89 Acts, ch 204, §13CS89, §30.122017 Acts, ch 28, §9, 11C2018, §30.7
Iowa Code § 256.223 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 256 / Section 256.223
Health care professional recruitment program.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2025 Acts, ch 120, §7.
Iowa Code § 633A.4704 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633A / Section 633A.4704
Simultaneous death.
Status: in_force

If the determination of the successor of a beneficial interest in a trust is dependent upon whether a beneficiary has survived the death of a settlor, of another beneficiary, or of any other person, the uniform simultaneous death Act, sections 633.523 through 633.528, shall govern the determination of who shall be considered to have died first.

2005 Acts, ch 38, §45
Iowa Code § 88B.12 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 88B / Section 88B.12
Penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) A person or business entity who willfully violates a provision of this chapter or a rule adopted pursuant to this chapter shall be assessed a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars for each violation.

(2) A person or business entity who previously has been assessed a civil penalty under this section, and who willfully violates a provision of this chapter or a rule adopted pursuant to this chapter:

(2) (a) For a first offense, is guilty of a simple misdemeanor and shall be fined not to exceed twenty thousand dollars.

(2) (b) For a second or subsequent offense, is guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor and shall be fined not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars or imprisoned for not to exceed two years, or both.

84 Acts, ch 1062, §12
Iowa Code § 16.19 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 16 / Section 16.19
Liberal interpretation.
Status: in_force

This chapter, being necessary for the welfare of this state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes.

2014 Acts, ch 1080, §28, 78
Iowa Code § 235F.3 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 235F / Section 235F.3
Plaintiffs proceeding pro se provision of forms and assistance.
Status: in_force

(1) By July 1, 2015, the judicial branch shall prescribe standard forms to be used by vulnerable elders or substitute petitioners seeking protective orders by proceeding pro se in actions under this chapter. Beginning July 1, 2015, the standard forms prescribed by the judicial branch shall be the exclusive forms used by plaintiffs proceeding pro se under this chapter. The judicial branch shall distribute the forms to the clerks of the district courts.

(2) The clerk of the district court shall furnish the required forms to persons seeking protective orders through pro se proceedings pursuant to this chapter.

2014 Acts, ch 1107, §3
Iowa Code § 380.10 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 380 / Section 380.10
Adoption by reference.
Status: in_force

(1) A city may adopt the provisions of any statewide or nationally recognized standard code or portions of any such code by an ordinance which identifies the code by subject matter, source and date, and which incorporates the provisions of the code or portions of the code by reference without setting them forth in full. Copies of the proposed code or portions of such code shall be available at the office of the city clerk.

(2) (a) A city may by ordinance adopt by reference any portion of the Code of Iowa in effect at the time of the adoption in the manner provided in this section, subject to the following limitations:

(2) (a) The ordinance shall describe the subject matter and identify the portion of the Code of Iowa adopted by chapter, section, and subsection or other subpart, as applicable.

(2) (a) A portion of the Code of Iowa may be adopted by reference only if the criminal penalty provided by the law adopted does not exceed the maximum fine and term of imprisonment for a simple misdemeanor under section 903.1, subsection 1, paragraph “a”.

(2) (a) Amendments or other changes to those portions of the Code of Iowa which have been adopted by reference shall serve as an automatic modification of the applicable ordinance.

(2) (b) An ordinance which adopts by reference any portion of the Code of Iowa may provide that violations of the ordinance are municipal infractions and subject to the limitations of section 364.22.

(3) Copies of any portions of the Code of Iowa to be adopted by reference shall be available at the city clerk’s office. The council shall hold a public hearing on any proposed standard code or on the portions of any standard code to be adopted by reference. The council shall hold a public hearing on any portion of the Code of Iowa to be adopted by reference. The clerk shall publish notice of the hearing as provided in section 362.3. The notice must state that copies of the proposed standard code or portions thereof, or of the portion of the Iowa Code, are available at the city clerk’s office. If the council substantially amends the proposed code after the hearing, notice and hearing must be repeated before the code may be adopted. Within thirty days after the hearing, the council by ordinance may adopt the proposed code which becomes effective upon publication of the ordinance adopting it, unless a subsequent effective date is provided within the adopting ordinance.

[R60, §1133; C73, §492; C97, §686, 687; C24, 27, 31, 35, §5720, 5721, 5721-a1; C39, §5720, 5721, 5721.1; C46, 50, §366.7 – 366.9; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §366.7; C75, 77, 79, 81, §380.10]91 Acts, ch 145, §4; 97 Acts, ch 168, §10, 11; 2000 Acts, ch 1203, §22; 2009 Acts, ch 21, §7
Iowa Code § 252K.310 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 252K / Section 252K.310
Duties of state information agency.
Status: in_force

(1) Child support services is the state information agency under this chapter.

(2) The state information agency shall:

(2) (a) Compile and maintain a current list, including addresses, of the tribunals in this state which have jurisdiction under this chapter and any support enforcement agencies in this state and transmit a copy to the state information agency of every other state.

(2) (b) Maintain a register of names and addresses of tribunals and support enforcement agencies received from other states.

(2) (c) Forward to the appropriate tribunal in the place in this state in which the obligee who is an individual or the obligor resides, or in which the obligor’s property is believed to be located, all documents concerning a proceeding under this chapter received from another state or a foreign country.

(2) (d) Obtain information concerning the location of the obligor and the obligor’s property within this state not exempt from execution, by such means as postal verification and federal or state locator services, examination of telephone directories, requests for the obligor’s address from employers, and examination of governmental records, including, to the extent not prohibited by other law, those relating to real property, vital statistics, law enforcement, taxation, motor vehicles, driver’s licenses, and social security.

97 Acts, ch 175, §143; 2015 Acts, ch 110, §25; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §974
Iowa Code § 505.2 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 505 / Section 505.2
Appointment and term of commissioner.
Status: in_force

(1) The governor shall appoint subject to confirmation by the senate, a commissioner of insurance, who shall be selected solely with regard to qualifications and fitness to discharge the duties of this position, devote the entire time to such duties, and serve for four years beginning and ending as provided by section 69.19. The governor may remove the commissioner for malfeasance in office, or for any cause that renders the commissioner ineligible, incapable, or unfit to discharge the duties of the office.

(2) A vacancy in the office of the commissioner shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the regular term.

(3) The commissioner of insurance shall also serve as the director of the department of insurance and financial services pursuant to section 546.2.

[S13, §1683-r; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8605; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §505.2]86 Acts, ch 1245, §19892023 Acts, ch 19, §2727
Iowa Code § 624.24A — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 624 / Section 624.24A
Liens of support judgments — titled personal property.
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to other provisions relating to the attachment of liens, support judgments in the appellate or district courts of this state are liens upon the personal property titled in this state and owned by the obligor at the time of such rendition or subsequently acquired by the obligor.

(2) The lien shall attach from the date of the notation on the title.

(3) (a) In addition to other provisions relating to the attachment of liens, full faith and credit shall be afforded to a lien arising for overdue support due on support judgments entered by a court or administrative agency of another state on personal property titled in this state and owned by the obligor. In this state a lien attaches on the date that a notice of interstate lien promulgated by the United States secretary of health and human services is filed with the clerk of district court in the county where the personal property is titled and the lien is noted on the title.

(3) (b) The lien shall apply only prospectively as of the date of attachment, shall attach to any titled personal property the obligor may subsequently acquire, and does not retroactively apply to the chain of title for any personal property that the obligor had disposed of prior to the date of attachment.

97 Acts, ch 175, §203; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §261
Iowa Code § 357A.5 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 357A / Section 357A.5
Appearances.
Status: in_force

At the hearing on the petition, any owner or tenant of real property within the boundaries of the area described in the petition may appear, in person or by a designated representative, and any representative of the department, a city, or an interested person may also appear, in favor of or in opposition to the incorporation and organization of the proposed district. The appearances may also be filed in writing prior to the time set for the hearing.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §357A.5; 82 Acts, ch 1199, §63, 96]91 Acts, ch 134, §6
Iowa Code § 423.43 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 423 / Section 423.43
Deposit of revenues.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) Except as provided in subsections 2 and 3, all revenue arising under the operation of the use tax under subchapter III shall be deposited into the general fund of the state.

(1) (b) Subsequent to the deposit into the general fund of the state and after the transfer of such revenues collected under chapter 423B, the department shall transfer one-sixth of such remaining revenues to the secure an advanced vision for education fund created in section 423F.2. This paragraph is repealed January 1, 2051.

(2) All revenue derived from the use tax imposed pursuant to sections 423.26 and 423.26A shall be credited to the statutory allocations fund created under section 321.145, subsection 2.

(3) All revenues derived from the use tax imposed pursuant to section 423.5 and attributable to the expiration of the exemption time period specified in all of the following shall be transferred to the energy infrastructure revolving loan fund under section 476.46A:

(3) (a) Section 423.3, subsection 92, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (2) or (3).

(3) (b) Section 423.3, subsection 93, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (2) or (3).

(3) (c) Section 423.3, subsection 95, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (2) or (3).

2003 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 2, §136, 2052005 Acts, ch 140, §13; 2008 Acts, ch 1113, §45, 125, 129; 2010 Acts, ch 1108, §10, 15; 2019 Acts, ch 166, §10; 2025 Acts, ch 148, §84, 85, 87
Iowa Code § 600A.2B — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 600A / Section 600A.2B
Rights and duties of guardian.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise enlarged or circumscribed by a court or juvenile court having jurisdiction over the minor child or by operation of law, the rights and duties of a guardian with respect to a minor child shall be as follows:

(1) To consent to marriage, enlistment in the armed forces of the United States, or medical, psychiatric, or surgical treatment.

(2) To serve as custodian, unless another person has been appointed custodian.

(3) To make reasonable visitations if the guardian does not have physical possession or custody of the minor child.

(4) To consent to adoption and to make any other decision that the parents could have made when the parent-child relationship existed.

2008 Acts, ch 1031, §65
Iowa Code § 262.56 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 262 / Section 262.56
Authorization contracts title.
Status: in_force

Subject to and in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter the state board of regents is hereby authorized to undertake and carry out any project as defined in section 262.55 at the state university of Iowa, Iowa state university of science and technology, and the university of northern Iowa and to operate, control, maintain and manage student residence halls and dormitories, including dining and other incidental facilities, and additions to such buildings at each of said institutions. All contracts for the construction, reconstruction, completion, equipment, improvement, repair or remodeling of any buildings, additions or facilities shall be let in accordance with the provisions of section 262.34. The title to all real estate acquired under the provisions of this subchapter and the improvements erected thereon shall be taken and held in the name of the state of Iowa. The board is authorized to rent the rooms in such residence halls and dormitories to the students, officers, guests and employees of said institutions at such rates, fees or rentals as will provide a reasonable return upon the investment, but which will in any event produce net rents, profits and income sufficient to insure the payment of the principal of and interest on all bonds or notes issued to pay any part of the cost of any project and refunding bonds or notes issued pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §262.56]2014 Acts, ch 1026, §143; 2018 Acts, ch 1026, §82
Iowa Code § 144C.11 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 144C / Section 144C.11
Practice of mortuary science.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not be construed to authorize the unlicensed practice of mortuary science as provided in chapter 156.

2008 Acts, ch 1051, §16, 22
Iowa Code § 497.26 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 497 / Section 497.26
Cancellation.
Status: in_force

If the biennial report required is not filed and penalties paid on or before the last day of June the secretary of state shall, on the first day of July following, cancel the name of any delinquent corporation from the list of live corporations in the secretary of state’s office, and enter such cancellation on the proper records.

[C27, 31, 35, §8480-a4; C39, §8480.4; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §497.26]2000 Acts, ch 1022, §6
Iowa Code § 488.210 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 488 / Section 488.210
Biennial report for secretary of state.
Status: in_force

(1) A limited partnership or a foreign limited partnership authorized to transact business in this state shall deliver to the secretary of state for filing a biennial report that states all of the following:

(1) (a) The name of the limited partnership or foreign limited partnership.

(1) (b) The street and mailing address of its registered office and the name and street and mailing address of its registered agent for service of process in this state.

(1) (c) In the case of a limited partnership, the street and mailing address of its principal office.

(1) (d) In the case of a foreign limited partnership, the state or other jurisdiction under whose law the foreign limited partnership is formed and any alternate name adopted under section 488.905, subsection 1.

(2) Information in a biennial report must be current as of the date the biennial report is delivered to the secretary of state for filing.

(3) If a biennial report does not contain the information required in subsection 1, the secretary of state shall promptly notify the reporting limited partnership or foreign limited partnership and return the report to it for correction. If the report is corrected to contain the information required in subsection 1 and delivered to the secretary of state within thirty days after the effective date of the notice, it is timely delivered.

(4) If a filed biennial report contains an address of a registered office or the name or address of a registered agent for service of process which differs from the information shown in the records of the secretary of state immediately before the filing, the differing information in the biennial report is considered a statement of change under section 488.115.

(5) The first biennial report shall be delivered to the secretary of state between January 1 and April 1 of the first odd-numbered year following the calendar year in which a limited partnership was formed or a foreign limited partnership was authorized to transact business. Subsequent biennial reports must be delivered to the secretary of state between January 1 and April 1 of the following odd-numbered calendar years. A filing fee for the biennial report shall be determined by the secretary of state. For purposes of this section, each biennial report shall contain information related to the two-year period immediately preceding the calendar year in which the report is filed.

2004 Acts, ch 1021, §28, 118; 2016 Acts, ch 1097, §9, 10