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Iowa Code § 135L.5 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 135L / Section 135L.5
Medical emergency exception — alternative procedure.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 97 Acts, ch 173, §17.See §135L.3, subsection 3, paragraph m.
Iowa Code § 468.501 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.501
Petition.
Status: in_force

A petition shall be filed in the office of the auditor signed by a majority of the persons including corporations owning land within the district assessed for benefits.

[S13, §1989-a52b; SS15, §1989-a52a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7675; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §462.2]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.501
Iowa Code § 29B.24 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 29B / Section 29B.24
Who may convene special courts-martial.
Status: in_force

In the state military forces, the commanding officer of a garrison, fort, post, camp, air base, auxiliary air base, or other place where members of the state military forces are on duty, or of a division, brigade, regiment, wing, group, detached battalion, separate squadron, or other detached command, may convene special courts-martial. When any such officer is an accuser, the court shall be convened by superior competent authority.

[C54, 58, 62, §29.72; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29B.24; 82 Acts, ch 1042, §11]
Iowa Code § 602.4201 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 602 / Section 602.4201
Rules governing actions and proceedings.
Status: in_force

(1) The supreme court may prescribe all rules of pleading, practice, evidence, and procedure, and the forms of process, writs, and notices, for all proceedings in all courts of this state, for the purposes of simplifying the proceedings and promoting the speedy determination of litigation upon its merits.

(2) Rules of appellate procedure relating to appeals to and review by the supreme court, discretionary review by the courts of small claims actions, review by the supreme court by writ of certiorari to inferior courts, appeal to or review by the court of appeals of a matter transferred to that court by the supreme court, and further review by the supreme court of decisions of the court of appeals, shall be known as “Rules of Appellate Procedure”, and shall be published as provided in section 2B.5B.

(3) The following rules are subject to section 602.4202:

(3) (a) Rules of civil procedure.

(3) (b) Rules of criminal procedure.

(3) (c) Rules of evidence.

(3) (d) Rules of appellate procedure 6.101 through 6.105, 6.601 through 6.603, and 6.907.

(3) (e) Rules of probate procedure.

(3) (f) Juvenile procedure.

(3) (g) Involuntary hospitalization of mentally ill.

(3) (h) Involuntary commitment or treatment of persons with a substance use disorder.

83 Acts, ch 186, §5201, 10201; 92 Acts, ch 1163, §110; 98 Acts, ch 1115, §8, 21; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §165; 2011 Acts, ch 121, §60, 62; 2012 Acts, ch 1023, §83, 158; 2015 Acts, ch 29, §104; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1264
Iowa Code § 411.3 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 411 / Section 411.3
Membership — reemployment.
Status: in_force

(1) All persons who become police officers or fire fighters after the date the city is required to come under the retirement system, shall become members of the retirement system as a condition of their employment, except that a police chief or a fire chief who would not complete twenty-two years of service under this chapter by the time the chief attains fifty-five years of age shall, upon written request to the system, be exempt from this chapter, and except as otherwise provided in subsection 3. Notwithstanding section 97B.1A, a police chief or fire chief who is exempt from this chapter is exempt from chapter 97B. Members of the system established in this chapter shall not be required to make contributions under any other pension or retirement system of a city, county, or the state of Iowa, anything to the contrary notwithstanding.

(2) Should any member cease to be employed as a police officer or fire fighter by a city, or should the member become a beneficiary or die, the member shall thereupon cease to be a member of the system.

(3) (a) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, “reemployed” or “reemployment” means the employment of a person as a police officer or fire fighter by any participating city after the person has commenced receiving a service retirement allowance under section 411.6.

(3) (b) If a person is reemployed, the person shall not become an active member of the system upon reemployment, and the person so reemployed and the participating city shall not make contributions to the system based upon the person’s compensation for reemployment. A person who is so reemployed shall not be eligible to receive a service retirement allowance for the period of reemployment. The service retirement allowance shall be reinstated upon termination of the reemployment, but the service retirement allowance shall not be recalculated based upon the person’s reemployment. Notwithstanding section 97B.1A or any other provision of law to the contrary, a person reemployed as provided in this subsection shall be exempt from chapter 97B.

[C35, §6326-f3; C39, §6326.05; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §411.3]90 Acts, ch 1240, §50; 94 Acts, ch 1183, §66; 98 Acts, ch 1183, §82; 2000 Acts, ch 1077, §91, 110; 2006 Acts, ch 1092, §10
Iowa Code § 73A.18 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 73A / Section 73A.18
When bids required — advertisement — deposit.
Status: in_force

When the estimated total cost of construction, erection, demolition, alteration or repair of a public improvement exceeds the competitive bid threshold in section 26.3, or as established in section 314.1B, the municipality shall advertise for bids on the proposed improvement by two publications in a newspaper published in the county in which the work is to be done. The first advertisement for bids shall be not less than fifteen days prior to the date set for receiving bids. The municipality shall let the work to the lowest responsible bidder submitting a sealed proposal. However, if in the judgment of the municipality bids received are not acceptable, all bids may be rejected and new bids requested. A bid shall be accompanied, in a separate envelope, by a deposit of money or a certified check or credit union certified share draft in an amount to be named in the advertisement for bids as security that the bidder will enter into a contract for the doing of the work. The municipality shall fix the bid security in an amount equal to at least five percent, but not more than ten percent of the estimated total cost of the work. The checks, share drafts or deposits of money of the unsuccessful bidders shall be returned as soon as the successful bidder is determined, and the check, share draft or deposit of money of the successful bidder shall be returned upon execution of the contract documents.

[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §23.18; 81 Acts, ch 28, §2]84 Acts, ch 1055, §3C93, §73A.182006 Acts, ch 1017, §21, 42, 43
Iowa Code § 28E.9 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 28E / Section 28E.9
Status of interstate agreement.
Status: in_force

(1) If an agreement entered into pursuant to this chapter is between or among one or more public agencies of this state and one or more public agencies of another state or of the United States, the agreement shall have the status of an interstate compact. Such agreements shall, before entry into force, be approved by the attorney general who shall determine whether the agreement is in proper form and compatible with the laws of this state.

(2) In any case or controversy involving performance or interpretation of, or liability under, the agreement, the public agencies party to the agreement shall be real parties in interest, and the state may maintain an action to recoup or otherwise make itself whole for any damages or liability which it may incur by reason of being joined as a party therein. Such action shall be maintainable against any public agency or agencies whose default, failure of performance, or other conduct caused or contributed to the incurring of damage or liability by the state.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §28E.9]2025 Acts, ch 30, §10
Iowa Code § 321.277A — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.277A
Careless driving.
Status: in_force

A person commits careless driving if the person intentionally operates a motor vehicle on a public road or highway in any one of the following ways:

(1) Creates or causes unnecessary tire squealing, skidding, or sliding upon acceleration or stopping.

(2) Simulates a temporary race.

(3) Causes any wheel or wheels to unnecessarily lose contact with the ground.

(4) Causes the vehicle to unnecessarily turn abruptly or sway.

97 Acts, ch 147, §2
Iowa Code § 801.3 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 801 / Section 801.3
General purposes.
Status: in_force

The provisions of the Iowa code of criminal procedure shall be liberally construed to give effect to the general purposes thereof, which shall be to provide for:

(1) Simplicity in criminal procedure.

(2) Fairness in administration of the criminal laws.

(3) Elimination of unjustifiable delay in pretrial, trial, and post-trial proceedings.

(4) Just determination of every criminal proceeding by a fair and impartial trial and review.

(5) The effective apprehension and trial of persons suspected of committing public offenses without violation of fundamental human rights.

[C79, 81, §801.3]
Iowa Code § 218.49 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 218 / Section 218.49
Contingent fund.
Status: in_force

The director may permit the superintendent of each institution or the superintendent’s designee to retain a stated amount of funds under the superintendent’s or superintendent’s designee’s supervision as a contingent fund for the payment of freight, postage, commodities purchased on authority of the particular superintendent involved on a cash basis, salaries, and bills granting discount for cash.

[SS15, §2727-a44; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3332; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.49]2000 Acts, ch 1112, §19; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §388
Iowa Code § 518.13 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 518 / Section 518.13
Premium charges.
Status: in_force

Any association may by action of its board of directors establish premium charges for the purpose of payment of losses and expenses and for the establishment or maintenance of a reserve fund.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §518.13]2009 Acts, ch 145, §28
Iowa Code § 537.2509 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 537 / Section 537.2509
Right to prepay.
Status: in_force

Subject to the provisions on prepayment and minimum charge under section 537.2510, the consumer may prepay in full the unpaid balance of a consumer credit transaction, other than a consumer lease or a consumer rental purchase agreement, at any time.

[C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §322.3(6, e); C75, 77, 79, 81, §537.2509]87 Acts, ch 80, §39
Iowa Code § 210.6 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 210 / Section 210.6
Dry measure.
Status: in_force

The unit or standard measure of capacity for substances not liquids from which all other measures of such substances shall be derived and ascertained shall be the standard half-bushel secured in accordance with the provisions of section 210.1. The peck, half-peck, quarter-peck, quart, pint, and half-pint measures for measuring commodities which are not liquids, shall be derived from the half-bushel by successively dividing the cubic inch capacity of that measure by two.

[C73, §2046, 2047; C97, §3014; S13, §3009-f; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3232; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §210.6]
Iowa Code § 52.30 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 52 / Section 52.30
Procedure where votes cast on ballot cards.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2002 Acts, ch 1134, §114, 115.
Iowa Code § 915.52 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 915 / Section 915.52
Protective order victim notification system.
Status: in_force

(1) An automated protective order victim notification system is established within the crime victim assistance division of the department of justice to assist public officials in informing registered victims of domestic abuse and sexual abuse pursuant to chapters 236 and 236A, the families of victims, and other interested persons of the date and time of service of a protective order upon respondents who are the subjects of protective orders and of the expiration dates of the protective orders. The system shall also have the capability to notify victims of the expiration of the protective orders thirty days prior to their expiration dates.

(2) The automated protective order victim notification system shall disseminate the information to registered users through telephonic, electronic, or other means of access.

(3) A law enforcement agency or any other public or private agency responsible for serving civil protective orders shall enter the date and time of the service of a protective order into the Iowa court information system or other secure electronic database intended only for law enforcement use within twenty-four hours of service of the protective order upon a respondent in a domestic abuse or sexual abuse case pursuant to chapter 236 or 236A. A law enforcement agency or any other public or private agency responsible for serving civil protective orders which has made a good-faith effort to serve a protective order upon a respondent and which is unable to comply with the requirements of this subsection shall notify the appropriate clerk of the district court, who shall, if possible, enter such information into the automated protective order victim notification system.

(4) The standard forms prescribed by the department of justice to be used by victims of domestic abuse and sexual abuse pursuant to chapters 236 and 236A shall include a space to allow victims to register for service of process and expiration notifications pursuant to this section.

(5) An office, agency, or department may satisfy a notification obligation to registered victims required by this subchapter through participation in the kit tracking system established pursuant to section 915.53 to the extent information is available for dissemination through the kit tracking system. This subsection shall not relieve a notification obligation under this subchapter due to the unavailability of information for dissemination through the kit tracking system.

(6) For the purposes of this section, “registered” means having provided the county attorney with the victim’s written request for registration and current mailing address and telephone number. “Registered” also means having provided the county attorney notice in writing that the victim has filed a request for registration with the automated protective order victim notification system established in this section.

2017 Acts, ch 121, §36; 2021 Acts, ch 107, §5; 2021 Acts, ch 174, §30
Iowa Code § 501.824 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 501 / Section 501.824
Decree of dissolution.
Status: in_force

(1) If after a hearing the court determines that one or more grounds for judicial dissolution described in section 501.821 exist, it may enter a decree dissolving the cooperative and specifying the effective date of the dissolution, and the clerk of the district court shall deliver a certified copy of the decree to the secretary of state, who shall file it.

(2) After entering the decree of dissolution, the court shall direct the winding up and liquidation of the cooperative’s business and affairs in accordance with section 501.805 and the notification of claimants in accordance with sections 501.807 and 501.808.

98 Acts, ch 1152, §66, 69
Iowa Code § 455K.11 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 455K / Section 455K.11
Summary.
Status: in_force

On or before December 1 of each year, the department shall make available a summary of the number of environmental audit notices received, the violations, and the remediation status of the violations reported pursuant to this chapter during the preceding fiscal year.

98 Acts, ch 1109, §11
Iowa Code § 35B.7 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 35B / Section 35B.7
Meetings report budget.
Status: in_force

The commission shall meet monthly and at other times as necessary. At the monthly meeting the commission shall determine who are entitled to county benefits and the probable amount required to be expended. The commission shall meet annually to prepare an estimated budget for all expenditures to be made in the next fiscal year and certify the budget to the board of supervisors. The board may approve or reduce the budget for valid reasons shown and entered of record and the board’s decision is final.

[C97, §432; S13, §432; C24, 27, 31, 35, §5390; C39, §3828.057; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §250.7; 81 Acts, ch 33, §6]C93, §35B.72014 Acts, ch 1116, §44; 2015 Acts, ch 29, §8
Iowa Code § 152A.1 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 152A / Section 152A.1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

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

(1) “Board” means the board of dietetics created under chapter 147.

(2) “Licensed dietitian” or “dietitian” means a person who holds a valid license to practice dietetics pursuant to this chapter.

85 Acts, ch 168, §8; 2007 Acts, ch 10, §127
Iowa Code § 657.4 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 657 / Section 657.4
Process.
Status: in_force

When upon indictment, complaint, or civil action any person is found guilty of erecting, causing, or continuing a nuisance, the court before whom such finding is had may, in addition to the fine imposed, if any, or to the judgment for damages or cost for which a separate execution may issue, order that such nuisance be abated or removed at the expense of the defendant, and, after inquiry into and estimating as nearly as may be the sum necessary to defray the expenses of such abatement, the court may issue a warrant therefor.

[C51, §2763; R60, §4413; C73, §4093; C97, §5082; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12398; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §657.4]
Iowa Code § 462B.6 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 462B / Section 462B.6
Management plan.
Status: in_force

The commission shall prepare and maintain a management plan containing the recommendations for the establishment, development, management, use, and administration of each prospective protected water area designated by the commission. The management plan shall be completed during the two-year prospective designation period.

84 Acts, ch 1261, §8C85, §108A.6C93, §462B.6
Iowa Code § 13A.9 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 13A / Section 13A.9
Authority.
Status: in_force

The prosecuting attorneys training coordinator may:

(1) Enter into agreements with other public or private agencies or organizations to implement this chapter.

(2) Cooperate with and assist other public or private agencies or organizations to implement this chapter.

(3) Make recommendations to the general assembly on matters pertaining to the responsibilities of the office under this chapter.

[C77, 79, 81, §13A.9]86 Acts, ch 1245, §2059; 2012 Acts, ch 1023, §157
Iowa Code § 203C.5 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 203C / Section 203C.5
Rules — documents and forms.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall adopt rules as it deems necessary for the efficient administration of this chapter, and may designate an employee or officer of the department to act for the department in any details connected with administration, including the issuance of licenses and approval of deficiency bonds or irrevocable letters of credit in the name of the department, but not including matters requiring a public hearing or suspension or revocation of licenses.

(2) (a) The department may adopt rules specifying the form, content, and use of documents issued by a warehouse operator under this chapter including but not limited to scale weight tickets, warehouse receipts, settlement sheets, and daily position records. The department may adopt rules for both printed and electronic documents, including rules for the transmission, receipt, authentication, and archiving of electronically generated or stored documents.

(2) (b) All scale weight ticket forms and warehouse receipt forms in the possession of a warehouse operator shall have been permanently and consecutively numbered at the time of printing. A warehouse operator shall maintain an accurate record of the numbers of these documents. The record shall include the disposition of each form, whether issued, destroyed, or otherwise disposed of. The department may by rule require this use of prenumbered forms and recording for documents other than scale weight tickets and warehouse receipts.

[C24, 27, 31, §9721; C35, §9751-g3; C39, §9751.03; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §543.3; C79, 81, §543.5; 81 Acts, ch 180, §20]86 Acts, ch 1152, §17C93, §203C.52008 Acts, ch 1083, §10; 2023 Acts, ch 154, §9, 19
Iowa Code § 29B.26 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 29B / Section 29B.26
Who may serve on courts-martial.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) Any commissioned officer of or on duty with the state military forces is eligible to serve on all courts-martial for the trial of any person who may lawfully be brought before the courts for trial.

(1) (b) Any warrant officer of or on duty with the state military forces is eligible to serve on general and special courts-martial for the trial of any person, other than a commissioned officer, who may lawfully be brought before the courts for trial.

(1) (c) Any enlisted member of the state military forces who is not a member of the same unit as the accused is eligible to serve on general and special courts-martial for the trial of any enlisted member who may lawfully be brought before the courts for trial, but the enlisted member shall serve as a member of a court only if, before the end of any pretrial session that is held or if none is held before the convening of the court, the accused personally has requested in writing, that enlisted members serve on it. After such a request, the accused shall not be tried by a general or special court-martial the membership of which does not include enlisted members in a number comprising at least one-third of the total membership of the court, unless eligible members cannot be obtained on account of physical conditions or military exigencies. If such members cannot be obtained, the court may be convened and the trial held without them, but the convening authority shall make a detailed written statement, to be appended to the record, stating why they could not be obtained.

(1) (d) In this section, the word “unit” means any regularly organized body of the state military forces.

(2) When it can be avoided, a person subject to this code shall not be tried by a court-martial any member of which is junior to the person in rank or grade.

(3) When convening a court-martial, the convening authority shall detail as members of the courts-martial persons who in the convening authority’s opinion, are best qualified for the duty by reason of age, education, training, experience, length of service, and judicial temperament. A person is not eligible to serve as a member of a general or special court-martial when the person is the accuser or a witness for the prosecution or has acted as investigating officer, staff judge advocate, or as counsel in the same case. If a military judge is not appointed for a special court-martial and if a commissioned officer who is a member of the bar of the highest court of the state and of appropriate rank and grade is present and not otherwise disqualified and within the command of the convening authority, the convening authority shall appoint the commissioned officer as president of a special court-martial. Failure to meet this requirement does not divest a military court of jurisdiction.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29B.26; 82 Acts, ch 1042, §13]2015 Acts, ch 29, §5