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Iowa Code § 321.71A — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.71A
Counterfeit, nonfunctional, and unsafe air bags.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(1) (a) “Counterfeit air bag” means an air bag displaying a mark identical or similar to the genuine mark of a motor vehicle manufacturer without authorization from the manufacturer.

(1) (b) “Nonfunctional air bag” means an air bag that was previously deployed or damaged, or has an electric fault that is detected by a motor vehicle’s air bag diagnostic system after the air bag is installed in the motor vehicle.

(2) A person who manufactures, imports, installs, reinstalls, sells, or offers to sell any device with the intent that the device replace an air bag in a motor vehicle, and who knows that the device is a counterfeit air bag, nonfunctional air bag, or air bag that does not comply with federal safety requirements as provided in 49 C.F.R. §571.208, is guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor.

(3) A person who manufactures, imports, installs, reinstalls, sells, offers to sell, or tampers with any device that causes a motor vehicle’s diagnostic system to inaccurately indicate that the motor vehicle is equipped with a functional air bag when a counterfeit or nonfunctional air bag is installed, or when no air bag is installed, with the intent to mislead the owner or operator of the motor vehicle into believing that the motor vehicle is equipped with a functional air bag, is guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor.

(4) A violation of this section is an unlawful practice under section 714.16.

2001 Acts, ch 94, §1; 2015 Acts, ch 72, §2, 4
Iowa Code § 136C.12 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 136C / Section 136C.12
Conflicting laws.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not preempt ordinances, resolutions, or rules of a local government or of a state agency relating to radioactive material that are consistent with this chapter. This chapter does not give the department the authority to regulate a facility for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste as defined in article II of section 457B.1.

84 Acts, ch 1286, §7
Iowa Code § 216B.4 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 216B / Section 216B.4
Federal aid.
Status: in_force

(1) The director may accept financial aid from the government of the United States for carrying out rehabilitation and physical restoration of the blind and for providing library, news, and information services to persons who are blind and persons with disabilities.

(2) A contribution or grant shall not be accepted if a condition is attached to it for its use or administration other than that it be used for assistance to the blind.

86 Acts, ch 1245, §1258C87, §601K.12488 Acts, ch 1277, §31C89, §601L.4C93, §216B.496 Acts, ch 1129, §31; 2002 Acts, ch 1119, §28; 2004 Acts, ch 1176, §11; 2010 Acts, ch 1079, §2
Iowa Code § 633.243 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.243
Filing elections.
Status: in_force

The filing of the elective share and the election to receive a life estate in the homestead shall be filed in the office of the clerk in which the decedent’s estate is being administered and served on the trustee of the revocable trust. The court where the election is filed shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all matters regarding elections under this chapter.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12010; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §636.25; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.243]2005 Acts, ch 38, §19
Iowa Code § 8D.6 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 8D / Section 8D.6
Advisory committees.
Status: in_force

The commission may establish and abolish advisory committees as necessary representing authorized users of the network and providing other expertise needed to assist the commission in performing its duties.

94 Acts, ch 1184, §8; 2006 Acts, ch 1126, §2, 3
Iowa Code § 256.184 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 256 / Section 256.184
Who qualified.
Status: in_force

A tuition grant may be awarded to a resident of Iowa who is admitted and in attendance as a full-time or part-time resident student at an accredited private institution and who establishes financial need.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §261.10]88 Acts, ch 1284, §252023 Acts, ch 19, §2641C2024, §256.184
Iowa Code § 256.158 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 256 / Section 256.158
Hearing procedures — confidentiality.
Status: in_force

(1) Hearings before the board shall be conducted in the same manner as contested cases under chapter 17A. The board may subpoena books, papers, records, and any other real evidence necessary for the board to decide whether it should institute a contested case hearing. At the hearing the board may administer oaths and issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of other evidence. Subpoenas may be issued by the board to a party to a hearing, if the party demonstrates that the evidence or witnesses’ testimony is relevant and material to the hearing. Service of process and subpoenas for board hearings shall be conducted in accordance with the law applicable to the service of process and subpoenas in civil actions.

(2) Witnesses subpoenaed to appear before the board shall be reimbursed for mileage and necessary expenses and shall receive per diem compensation by the board, unless the witness is an employee of the state or a political subdivision, in which case the witness shall receive reimbursement only for mileage and necessary expenses.

(3) (a) Subject to paragraph “b”, all complaint files, investigation files, other investigation reports, and other investigative information in the possession of the board or its employees or agents, which relate to licensee discipline or the investigation of nonlicensed school employees, are privileged and confidential, and are not subject to discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for their release to a person other than the respondent and the board and its employees and agents involved in licensee discipline or the investigation of nonlicensed school employees, and are not admissible in evidence in a judicial or administrative proceeding other than the proceeding involving licensee discipline. A complaint, any amendment to a complaint, and any supporting documents shall be provided to the respondent immediately upon the board’s determination that jurisdictional requirements have been met and prior to the commencement of the board’s investigation of a licensee. Investigative information in the possession of the board or its employees or agents which relates to licensee discipline may be disclosed to appropriate licensing authorities within this state, the appropriate licensing authority in another state, the District of Columbia, or a territory or country in which the licensee is licensed or has applied for a license. A final written decision and finding of fact of the board in a disciplinary proceeding is a public record.

(3) (b) Notwithstanding paragraph “a”, if the investigative information in the possession of the board or its employees or agents indicates that a crime has been committed by either a licensee or a nonlicensed school employee, the board shall report the investigative information to the proper law enforcement agency.

89 Acts, ch 265, §13CS89, §260.13C93, §272.132000 Acts, ch 1199, §1; 2010 Acts, ch 1183, §28, 43; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2603C2024, §256.1582024 Acts, ch 1079, §10
Iowa Code § 554.14101 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.14101
Short title.
Status: in_force

This Article may be cited as Uniform Commercial Code Controllable Electronic Records.

2022 Acts, ch 1117, §1; 2024 Acts, ch 1023, §1
Iowa Code § 16.41 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 16 / Section 16.41
Shelter assistance fund.
Status: in_force

(1) A shelter assistance fund is created as a revolving fund in the state treasury under the control of the authority consisting of any moneys appropriated by the general assembly and received under section 428A.8 for costs of operations of shelters for the homeless and domestic violence shelters, essential services for the homeless, and evaluation and reporting of services for the homeless. Each fiscal year, moneys in the fund, in an amount equal to not more than three percent of the total moneys distributed as grants from the fund during the fiscal year, may be used for purposes of administering the fund.

(2) The authority shall award grants to qualified applicants on a competitive basis. The authority shall establish application procedures, requirements, priorities, and maximum and minimum grant award amounts for each grant competition.

(3) Notwithstanding section 8.33, all moneys in the shelter assistance fund which remain unexpended or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund of the state but shall remain available for expenditure for subsequent fiscal years.

2010 Acts, ch 1031, §265; 2011 Acts, ch 130, §28, 71; 2015 Acts, ch 25, §2, 3; 2017 Acts, ch 33, §2
Iowa Code § 327D.85 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 327D / Section 327D.85
Rate proposal review.
Status: in_force

At the hearing the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing shall propose the rates on the schedule, in whole or in part, or others in lieu thereof, which the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing finds are just and reasonable rates. The action of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing is subject to review by the state department of transportation. The decision of the state department of transportation is the final agency action.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8102; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.68; C77, 79, 81, §327D.85; 81 Acts, ch 22, §22]89 Acts, ch 273, §302023 Acts, ch 19, §1997
Iowa Code § 200.7 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 200 / Section 200.7
Fertilizer-pesticide mixture.
Status: in_force

Only those persons licensed under section 200.4 shall be permitted to add pesticides to commercial fertilizers. These persons shall at all times produce a uniform mixture of fertilizer and pesticide and shall register and label their product in compliance with both chapter 206 and this chapter.

[C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §200.7]2001 Acts, ch 24, §36
Iowa Code § 123.106 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 123 / Section 123.106
Federal statutes.
Status: in_force

The requirements of this chapter relative to the shipment and delivery of alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer and the records to be kept thereof shall be construed in harmony with federal statutes relating to interstate commerce in such liquor, wine, or beer.

[SS15, §2421-e; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1945; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, §125.25; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §123.106]2013 Acts, ch 35, §31; 2018 Acts, ch 1060, §54
Iowa Code § 554.1110 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.1110
Rules for filing and indexing.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state shall make and promulgate rules for all filing and indexing pursuant to this chapter and chapter 554B including but not limited to rules on whether statements and documents shall be indexed in real estate records.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §554.1110]2014 Acts, ch 1026, §117
Iowa Code § 166.5 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 166 / Section 166.5
Manufacturer’s permit.
Status: in_force

An application for a permit to manufacture biological products shall be accompanied by evidence satisfactory to the department that the applicant is the holder of a valid, unrevoked, United States department of agriculture license for the manufacture and sale of such biological products.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2709; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §166.5]
Iowa Code § 544C.4 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 544C / Section 544C.4
Expenses — compensation.
Status: in_force

The members of the board are entitled to be reimbursed for the actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties within the limits of the funds appropriated to the board. Each member of the board may also be eligible to receive compensation as provided in section 7E.6.

2005 Acts, ch 104, §5
Iowa Code § 264.1 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 264 / Section 264.1
Mandatory transfer of record of credits.
Status: in_force

The trustees or officers of any institution of higher learning, whether incorporated or not, upon going out of existence or ceasing to function as an educational institution must transfer to the office of the registrar of the state university of Iowa complete records of all grades attained by its students.

[C35, §3953-e1; C39, §3953.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §264.1]
Iowa Code § 420.286 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 420 / Section 420.286
Procedure.
Status: in_force

On the presentation of a petition signed by one-fourth of the electors, as shown by the vote at the next preceding city election, of any city acting under a special charter or act of incorporation, to the governing body of the city, asking that the question of the amendment of the special charter or act of incorporation be submitted to the electors of such city, the governing body shall immediately propose sections to amend the charter or act of incorporation, and shall submit the amendment, as requested, at the first ensuing city election. At least ten days before the election, the mayor of the city shall issue a proclamation setting forth the nature and character of the amendment, and shall cause the proclamation to be published in a newspaper published in the city, or, if there be none, the mayor shall cause the amendment to be posted in five public places in the city. On the day specified, the proposition to adopt the amendment shall be submitted to the electors of the city for adoption or rejection, in the manner provided by the general election laws.

[R60, §1141; C73, §548; C97, §1047; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §6933; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §420.286]2019 Acts, ch 59, §120
Iowa Code § 544A.1 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 544A / Section 544A.1
Practice regulated — creation of architectural examining board.
Status: in_force

(1) The practice of architecture affects the public health, safety, and welfare and is subject to regulation and control in the public interest. Only persons qualified by the laws of the state are authorized to engage in the practice of architecture in the state.

(2) The architectural examining board is created within the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing. The board consists of four members who possess a license issued under section 544A.9, and one member who does not possess a license issued under section 544A.9 and who shall represent the general public. Members shall be appointed by the governor subject to confirmation by the senate.

(3) Professional associations or societies composed of licensed architects may recommend the names of potential board members to the governor but the governor is not bound by the recommendations. A board member is not required to be a member of any professional association or society composed of licensed architects. Appointments shall be for three-year terms and shall commence and end as provided in section 69.19. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment of the governor and shall require senate confirmation. Members shall serve no more than three terms or nine years, whichever is less.

[C27, 31, 35, §1905-b1; C39, §1905.58; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §118.1]86 Acts, ch 1245, §725; 87 Acts, ch 92, §1C93, §544A.12006 Acts, ch 1177, §41; 2017 Acts, ch 131, §7; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1695; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §348
Iowa Code § 614.10 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 614 / Section 614.10
Failure of action.
Status: in_force

If, after the commencement of an action, the plaintiff, for any cause except negligence in its prosecution, fails therein, and a new one is brought within six months thereafter, the second shall be held a continuation of the first.

[C51, §1668; R60, §2749; C73, §2537; C97, §3455; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11017; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §614.10]2020 Acts, ch 1063, §324
Iowa Code § 515A.16 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 515A / Section 515A.16
Premiums.
Status: in_force

An agent shall not knowingly charge, demand, or receive a premium for any policy of insurance except in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

[C50, 54, 58, 62, §515A.16, 515B.15; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §515A.16]93 Acts, ch 88, §21
Iowa Code § 473.4 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 473 / Section 473.4
Duties of the authority.
Status: in_force

The authority shall do the following:

(1) Periodically update the Iowa energy plan that identifies objectives and strategies for developing the energy sector in the state.

(2) Administer and coordinate federal funds received for energy conservation, energy management, and alternative and renewable energy programs.

(3) Apply for, receive, administer, and use federal or other funds available for achieving the purposes of this chapter.

(4) Promulgate rules necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter, subject to review in accordance with chapter 17A. Rules promulgated by the governor pursuant to a proclamation issued under section 473.8 shall not be subject to review or a public hearing as required in chapter 17A; however, authority rules for implementation of the governor’s proclamation are subject to the requirements of chapter 17A.

2024 Acts, ch 1167, §19
Iowa Code § 135.45 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 135 / Section 135.45
Section 135.45
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2005 Acts, ch 89, §39.
Iowa Code § 535.12 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 535 / Section 535.12
Loans by agricultural credit corporation.
Status: in_force

(1) An agricultural credit corporation may lend money pursuant to a written promissory note or other writing evidencing the loan obligation, at a rate of interest which is not more than four percentage points above the lending rate in effect at the farm credit bank of Omaha, Nebraska, for the month during which the writing evidencing the loan obligation is made, provided that the loan is for an agricultural production purpose and further provided that the loan would, but for this section, be subject to the maximum rate of interest prescribed by section 535.2, subsection 3, paragraph “a”.

(2) On or prior to the first day of each calendar month following June 13, 1980, the superintendent of banking shall determine the maximum rate of interest which may be charged pursuant to subsection 1 of this section on loans made by an agricultural credit corporation during that month, and shall cause the maximum rate to be published as soon after determination as possible, as a notice in the Iowa administrative bulletin or as a legal notice in a newspaper of general circulation published in Polk county. The maximum rate so determined shall be effective as provided in subsection 1 of this section regardless of the date of publication of the notice, except that no agricultural credit corporation shall be found in violation of this chapter solely on account of having made a loan on or prior to the day on which a notice of a maximum rate is published as provided in this subsection, if the loan would have been lawful if made during the preceding calendar month.

(3) This section does not prohibit an agricultural credit corporation from lending money as otherwise permitted by law.

(4) As used in this section:

(4) (a) “Agricultural credit corporation” means a corporation which has been designated by the farm credit bank of Omaha, Nebraska, as an agricultural credit corporation eligible to sell or discount loans to that bank pursuant to 12 U.S.C. §2075.

(4) (b) “Agricultural production purpose” means a purpose related to the production of agricultural products.

(4) (c) “Agricultural products” includes agricultural, horticultural, viticultural, and dairy products, livestock, wildlife, poultry, bees, forest products thereof, and any and all products produced on farms.

[C81, §535.12]89 Acts, ch 257, §26; 2014 Acts, ch 1092, §190; 2016 Acts, ch 1011, §104, 105
Iowa Code § 562A.16 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 562A / Section 562A.16
Limitation of liability.
Status: in_force

(1) Unless otherwise agreed, a landlord, who conveys premises that include a dwelling unit subject to a rental agreement in a good faith sale to a bona fide purchaser, is relieved of liability under the rental agreement and this chapter as to events occurring subsequent to written notice to the tenant of the conveyance.

(2) A manager of premises that includes a dwelling unit is relieved of liability under the rental agreement and this chapter as to events occurring after written notice to the tenant of the termination of the person’s management.

(3) Except in cases of willful, reckless, or gross negligence, a landlord is not liable in a civil action for personal injury, death, property damage, or other damages resulting from or arising out of an occurrence involving a firearm, a firearm component, or ammunition that the landlord is required to allow on the property under section 562A.11.

[C79, 81, §562A.16]2021 Acts, ch 35, §23
Iowa Code § 633.397 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.397
Sale at public auction.
Status: in_force

In all sales of property at public auction, the personal representative shall give such notice, in such form and manner, and to such persons or parties, as the court may prescribe. If no provision for notice is made by the court, the notice shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in some newspaper of general circulation in the county where sale is to be held, the last publication to be not less than one day nor more than seven days before the day of sale. If the property to be sold is located in more than one county, the sale may be held and notice given in any one or more of said counties. Unless otherwise provided by order of the court, the notice shall state the time and place of the sale and describe the property to be sold. Proof of service of the notice required shall be filed before confirmation of the sale.

[C51, §1347, 1348, 1350; R60, §2379, 2380, 2382; C73, §2392, 2393, 2395; C97, §3326; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11938; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §635.27; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.397]
Iowa Code § 816.2 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 816 / Section 816.2
Prosecutions barred.
Status: in_force

When a defendant has been convicted or acquitted upon an indictment for an offense consisting of different degrees, the conviction or acquittal shall be a bar to another indictment for the same offense charged in the former or for any lower degree of that offense, or for an offense necessarily included therein.

[R60, §4720; C73, §4365; C97, §5340; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13808; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §777.21; C79, 81, §816.2]
Iowa Code § 501.617 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 501 / Section 501.617
Articles of merger or consolidation.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon approval, articles of merger or articles of consolidation shall be executed by each cooperative as provided in section 501.105. The articles must include the following:

(1) (a) The plan of merger or the plan of consolidation.

(1) (b) As to each cooperative, the number of members.

(1) (c) As to each cooperative, the number of members who voted for and against the plan at the meeting called for that purpose.

(2) The articles of merger or articles of consolidation shall be delivered to the secretary of state for filing.

(3) The secretary of state, upon the filing of articles of merger or articles of consolidation, shall issue a certificate of merger or a certificate of consolidation and send the certificate to the surviving or new cooperative, or to its representative.

98 Acts, ch 1152, §41, 69; 2012 Acts, ch 1023, §157