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Iowa Code § 210.2 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 210 / Section 210.2
Length and surface measure.
Status: in_force

The unit or standard measure of length and surface from which all other measures of extension shall be derived and ascertained, whether they be lineal, superficial, or solid, shall be the standard yard secured in accordance with the provisions of section 210.1. It shall be divided into three equal parts called feet, and each foot into twelve equal parts called inches, and for the measure of cloth and other commodities commonly sold by the yard it may be divided into halves, quarters, eighths, and sixteenths. The rod, pole, or perch shall contain five and one-half such yards, and the mile, one thousand seven hundred sixty such yards.

[C51, §937; R60, §1775; C73, §2038 – 2040; C97, §3010; S13, §3009-d; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3228; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §210.2]
Iowa Code § 8A.506 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 8A / Section 8A.506
Accounting.
Status: in_force

The director may at any time require any person receiving money, securities, or property belonging to the state, or having the management, disbursement, or other disposition of them, an account of which is kept in the department, to render statements of them and information in reference to them.

2003 Acts, ch 145, §88
Iowa Code § 488.404 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 488 / Section 488.404
General partner’s liability.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, all general partners are liable jointly and severally for all obligations of the limited partnership unless otherwise agreed by the claimant or provided by law.

(2) A person that becomes a general partner of an existing limited partnership is not personally liable for an obligation of a limited partnership incurred before the person became a general partner.

(3) An obligation of a limited partnership incurred while the limited partnership is a limited liability limited partnership, whether arising in contract, tort, or otherwise, is solely the obligation of the limited partnership. A general partner is not personally liable, directly or indirectly, by way of contribution or otherwise, for such an obligation solely by reason of being or acting as a general partner. This subsection applies despite anything inconsistent in the partnership agreement that existed immediately before the consent required to become a limited liability limited partnership under section 488.406, subsection 2, paragraph “b”.

2004 Acts, ch 1021, §38, 118
Iowa Code § 135L.7 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 135L / Section 135L.7
Immunities.
Status: in_force

(1) With the exception of the civil liability which may apply to a grandparent of a pregnant minor who accepts notification under this chapter, a person is immune from any liability, civil or criminal, for any act, omission, or decision made in connection with a good faith effort to comply with the provisions of this chapter.

(2) This section shall not be construed to limit civil liability of a person for any act, omission, or decision made in relation to the performance of a medical procedure on a pregnant minor.

96 Acts, ch 1011, §8, 14; 97 Acts, ch 173, §13
Iowa Code § 163.3A — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 163 / Section 163.3A
Veterinary emergency preparedness and response.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may provide veterinary emergency preparedness and response services necessary to prevent or control a serious threat to the public health, public safety, or the state’s economy caused by the transmission of disease among animals. The services may include measures necessary to ensure that all such animals carrying disease are properly identified, segregated, treated, or destroyed as provided in this Code.

(2) The services shall be performed under the direction of the department and may be part of measures authorized by the governor under a declaration or proclamation issued pursuant to chapter 29C. In such case, the department shall cooperate with the department of health and human services under chapter 135, the department of homeland security and emergency management, and local emergency management agencies as provided in chapter 29C.

(3) The secretary or the secretary’s designee shall appoint veterinarians licensed pursuant to chapter 169 or persons in related professions or occupations who are qualified, as determined by the secretary, to serve on a voluntary basis as members of one or more veterinary emergency response teams. The secretary shall provide for the registration of persons as part of the appointment process. The secretary may cooperate with the Iowa board of veterinary medicine in implementing this section.

(4) (a) A registered member of an emergency response team who acts under the authority of the secretary shall be considered an employee of the state for purposes of defending a claim on account of damage to or loss of property or on account of personal injury or death under chapter 669. The registered member shall be afforded protection under section 669.21. The registered member shall also be considered an employee of the state for purposes of disability, workers’ compensation, and death benefits under chapter 85.

(4) (b) The department shall provide and update a list of the registered members of each emergency response team, including the members’ names and identifying information, to the department of administrative services. Upon notification of a compensable loss suffered by a registered member, the department of administrative services shall seek authorization from the executive council to pay as an expense from the appropriations addressed in section 7D.29 those costs associated with covered benefits.

2005 Acts, ch 151, §2; 2011 Acts, ch 131, §27, 158; 2013 Acts, ch 29, §47; 2020 Acts, ch 1036, §3, 16; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §279
Iowa Code § 65.6 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 65 / Section 65.6
Subpoenas.
Status: in_force

The approving officer may issue subpoenas in the officer’s official name for witnesses, compel them to attend and testify, in the same way an officer authorized to take depositions may.

[C51, §427; R60, §658; C73, §780; C97, §1288; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1085; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §65.6]
Iowa Code § 135.111 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 135 / Section 135.111
Confidentiality of domestic abuse death records.
Status: in_force

(1) A person in possession or control of medical, investigative, or other information pertaining to a domestic abuse death and related incidents and events preceding the domestic abuse death, shall allow for the inspection and review of written or photographic information related to the death, whether the information is confidential or public in nature, by the department upon the request of the department and the committee, to be used only in the administration and for the official duties of the committee. Information and records produced under this section that are confidential under the law of this state or under federal law, or because of any legally recognized privilege, and information or records received from the confidential records, remain confidential under this section.

(2) A person does not incur legal liability by reason of releasing information to the department as required under and in compliance with this section.

(3) A person who releases or discloses confidential data, records, or any other type of information in violation of this section is guilty of a serious misdemeanor.

2000 Acts, ch 1136, §4; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §224
Iowa Code § 263A.3 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 263A / Section 263A.3
Bonds or notes issued.
Status: in_force

(1) The board is authorized to borrow money and to issue and sell negotiable bonds or notes to pay all or any part of the cost of carrying out any project at the institution and to refund and refinance bonds or notes issued for any project or for refunding purposes at the same rate or at a lower rate. The bonds or notes issued under this chapter may be sold at public sale as provided in chapter 75, but if the board finds it advisable and in the public interest to do so, such bonds or notes may be sold by the board at private sale without published notice of any kind and without regard to the requirements of chapter 75. Bonds or notes issued to refund other bonds or notes issued under the provisions of this chapter may either be sold in the manner specified in this chapter and the proceeds thereof applied to the payment of the obligations being refunded, or the refunding bonds or notes may be exchanged for and in payment and discharge of the obligations being refunded. The refunding bonds or notes may be sold or exchanged in installments at different times or an entire issue or series may be sold or exchanged at one time. Any issue or series of refunding bonds or notes may be exchanged in part or sold in parts in installments at different times or at one time. The refunding bonds or notes may be sold or exchanged at any time on, before, or after the maturity of any of the outstanding notes, bonds, or other obligations to be refinanced thereby and may be issued for the purpose of refunding a like or greater principal amount of bonds or notes, except that the principal amount of the refunding bonds or notes may exceed the principal amount of the bonds or notes to be refunded to the extent necessary to pay any premium due on the call of the bonds or notes to be refunded or to fund interest in arrears or about to become due.

(2) All bonds or notes issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be payable solely and only from and shall be secured by an irrevocable pledge of a sufficient portion of the hospital income of the institution. All bonds or notes issued under the provisions of this chapter shall have all the qualities of negotiable instruments under the laws of this state.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §263A.3]2009 Acts, ch 173, §17, 36
Iowa Code § 521B.107 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 521B / Section 521B.107
Service of process made on the commissioner as the agent for service of process.
Status: in_force

Service of process made on the commissioner as the agent for service of process shall be made as provided in section 505.30.

2018 Acts, ch 1018, §13
Iowa Code § 279.30 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 279 / Section 279.30
Payments exceptions.
Status: in_force

Each payment must be made payable to the person entitled to receive the money or deposited directly into an account at a financial institution, as defined in section 527.2, specified by the person entitled to receive the money. The board of directors of a school district or an area education agency may by resolution authorize the secretary, upon approval of the superintendent or designee, or administrator, in the case of an area education agency, to issue payments when the board of directors is not in session in payment of reasonable and necessary expenses, but only upon verified bills filed with the secretary or administrator, and for the payment of salaries pursuant to the terms of a written contract. Each payment must be made payable only to the person performing the service or presenting the verified bill, and must state the purpose for which the payment is issued. All bills and salaries for which payments are issued prior to audit and allowance by the board must be passed upon by the board of directors at the next meeting and be entered in the regular minutes of the secretary.

[C35, §4239-g1; C39, §4239.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §279.27; C77, 79, 81, §279.30]92 Acts, ch 1187, §4; 2006 Acts, ch 1152, §34; 2013 Acts, ch 88, §16
Iowa Code § 521J.8 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 521J / Section 521J.8
Examinations.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) Except for captive risk retention groups as provided under paragraph “c”, the commissioner may examine each captive company’s compliance with this chapter, and may examine the affairs, transactions, accounts, records, and assets of each captive company as the commissioner deems necessary.

(1) (b) The commissioner shall upon the completion of an examination under paragraph “a”, or at such regular intervals prior to completion of an examination as the commissioner determines, prepare an account of the costs incurred in performing and preparing the report of the examination which shall be charged to and paid by the captive company examined. If the captive company fails or refuses to pay the charges, the charges may be recovered in an action brought in the name of the state.

(1) (c) The commissioner shall examine the affairs, transactions, accounts, records, and assets of each captive risk retention group as the commissioner deems necessary, but no less frequently than every three calendar years. A report produced pursuant to the examination of a captive risk retention group under this section shall be a public record.

(2) Except as provided in subsection 3, this section shall apply to all business written by a captive company.

(3) An examination of a branch captive company shall be conducted only on the branch business and branch operations if all of the following requirements are met:

(3) (a) The branch captive company annually provides the commissioner a certificate of compliance, or equivalent, that was issued by or filed with the licensing authority of the jurisdiction in which the branch captive company is formed.

(3) (b) The branch captive company demonstrates to the satisfaction of the commissioner that the company is operating in sound financial condition and in compliance with all applicable law and regulations of the jurisdiction in which the branch captive company is formed.

(4) As a condition of authorization of a branch captive company, the alien captive company shall grant authority to the commissioner for examination of the affairs of the alien captive company in the jurisdiction in which the alien captive company is formed.

(5) The applicable provisions of chapter 507 shall apply to examinations conducted under this chapter.

2023 Acts, ch 107, §11
Iowa Code § 29B.112 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 29B / Section 29B.112
Perjury.
Status: in_force

Any person subject to this code who in a judicial proceeding or in a court of justice conducted under this code willfully and corruptly gives, upon a lawful oath or in any form allowed by law to be substituted for an oath, any false testimony material to the issue or matter of inquiry is guilty of perjury and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29B.112]
Iowa Code § 518A.6A — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 518A / Section 518A.6A
Bylaws.
Status: in_force

The directors of the association may enact the bylaws and regulations not inconsistent with law as they consider necessary for the regulation and conduct of the business. A change in the bylaws shall not limit coverage under existing policies of insurance. An association shall file with the commissioner bylaws and amendments to bylaws within thirty days of adoption.

2000 Acts, ch 1023, §41
Iowa Code § 46.11 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 46 / Section 46.11
Certification of commissioners.
Status: in_force

Upon making an appointment, the governor shall promptly certify the names and addresses of judicial nominating commissioners to the state commissioner of elections. Upon the completion of an election, the state court administrator shall certify the names and addresses of the elected judicial nominating commissioners to the state commissioner of elections and the governor.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §46.11]2009 Acts, ch 179, §170, 171; 2019 Acts, ch 89, §56, 60
Iowa Code § 207.6 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 207 / Section 207.6
Blasting plan required.
Status: in_force

(1) An application for a permit shall contain a blasting plan which outlines the procedures and standards by which the operator will meet the requirements of the division.

(2) The division may promulgate rules requiring the training, examination, and certification of persons engaging in or directly responsible for blasting or use of explosives in coal mining operations.

[C81, §83.6]C93, §207.6
Iowa Code § 477.4 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 477 / Section 477.4
Condemnation.
Status: in_force

If the person over or through whose lands this telegraph or telephone line or cable system passes claims more damages than the proprietor of the line or cable system is willing to pay, the amount of damages sustained may be determined in the same manner as provided for taking private property for works of internal improvement.

[C51, §782; R60, §1350; C73, §1326; C97, §2160; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8303; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §488.4; C77, 79, 81, §477.4]88 Acts, ch 1173, §4
Iowa Code § 135.34 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 135 / Section 135.34
Expenses for enforcing rules.
Status: in_force

All expenses incurred by the state department in determining whether its rules are enforced by a local board, and in enforcing the same when a local board has failed to do so, shall be paid in the same manner as the expenses of enforcing such rules when enforced by the local board.

[S13, §2572; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2213; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135.34]
Iowa Code § 633.76A — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.76A
Exception — voting of publicly traded securities.
Status: in_force

Where there are two or more fiduciaries, a fiduciary may delegate to another fiduciary the power to vote publicly traded securities, unless the instrument creating the estate provides to the contrary. The delegating fiduciary shall not be personally liable for the manner in which such securities are voted by the fiduciary to whom the power is delegated.

91 Acts, ch 36, §2
Iowa Code § 327C.5 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 327C / Section 327C.5
Schedule violations — penalties.
Status: in_force

Violations of the provisions of this chapter and chapters 327D through 327G shall be punished as a schedule “one” penalty unless otherwise indicated. Violations of a continuing nature shall constitute a separate offense for each violation unless otherwise provided. The schedule of violations shall be:

(1) “Schedule one” means a penalty of one hundred dollars per violation.

(2) “Schedule two” means a penalty of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars per violation.

(3) “Schedule three” means a penalty of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars per violation.

(4) “Schedule four” means a penalty of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars per violation.

(5) “Schedule five” means a penalty of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars for the first violation and not less than five thousand dollars nor more than ten thousand dollars for each subsequent violation.

[C79, 81, §327C.5]2006 Acts, ch 1010, §92; 2007 Acts, ch 22, §70
Iowa Code § 123.88 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 123 / Section 123.88
Evidence.
Status: in_force

On the issue whether a party knew or ought to have known of a nuisance described under section 123.60, evidence of the general reputation of the place shall be admissible.

[C24, 27, 31, §2053; C35, §1921-f89, 2053; C39, §1921.089, 2053; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, §123.89, 128.40; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §123.88]2015 Acts, ch 30, §47
Iowa Code § 533.113A — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 533 / Section 533.113A
Meetings of the board called by superintendent.
Status: in_force

(1) Whenever the superintendent deems it necessary and advisable, the superintendent may notify the board of directors of a state credit union that a meeting will be held at a place and time and manner as the superintendent directs. The superintendent’s notice may disclose the purpose of the meeting.

(2) The superintendent may present to the board at the meeting any item the superintendent desires to bring to the attention of the board, including but not limited to any report of an examination required or allowed by this chapter, any conclusions or projections drawn by the superintendent, any recommendations made relative to a report of an examination, and any other matters concerning the operation and condition of the state credit union.

(3) Each member of a board of directors required to hold a meeting with the superintendent pursuant to this section shall furnish a statement to the superintendent, on forms supplied by the superintendent, that the member acknowledges the matters presented by the superintendent.

(4) A state credit union required to hold a meeting with the superintendent pursuant to this section shall cause the matters presented at such meeting to be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.

(5) If the superintendent concludes that a state credit union’s affairs are in an unfavorable condition, the superintendent may direct the state credit union to consider consolidation, dissolution, or any other form of reorganization.

2017 Acts, ch 12, §2
Iowa Code § 486A.1208 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 486A / Section 486A.1208
Certificates issued by secretary of state.
Status: in_force

(1) The secretary of state shall issue to any person, upon request, a certificate that sets forth any facts recorded in the office of the secretary of state.

(2) A certificate issued by the secretary of state may be relied upon, subject to any qualification stated in the certificate, as prima facie evidence of the facts set forth in the certificate.

98 Acts, ch 1201, §67, 79, 82
Iowa Code § 523.10 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 523 / Section 523.10
Exceptions — rules by commissioner.
Status: in_force

The provisions of section 523.8 shall not apply to any purchase and sale, or sale and purchase, and the provisions of section 523.9 shall not apply to any sale, of an equity security of a domestic stock insurance company not then or theretofore held in an investment account by a dealer in the ordinary course of the dealer’s business and incident to the establishment or maintenance by the dealer of a primary or secondary market (otherwise than on an exchange as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) for such security. The commissioner may, by such rules and regulations as the commissioner deems necessary or appropriate in the public interest, define and prescribe terms and conditions with respect to securities held in an investment account and transactions made in the ordinary course of business and incident to the establishment or maintenance of a primary or secondary market.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §523.10]
Iowa Code § 455B.802 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 455B / Section 455B.802
Definitions.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2022 Acts, ch 1013, §14.
Iowa Code § 426A.1A — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 426A / Section 426A.1A
Appropriation.
Status: in_force

For each fiscal year beginning before July 1, 2024, there is appropriated from the general fund of the state the amounts necessary to fund the credits provided under this chapter.

[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §426A.1]88 Acts, ch 1151, §3C2001, §426A.1A2023 Acts, ch 71, §51, 55, 56