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Iowa Code § 279.4 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 279 / Section 279.4
Quorum.
Status: in_force

A majority of the board of directors of any school corporation shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but a less number may adjourn from time to time.

[C51, §1120; R60, §2037, 2038, 2079; C73, §1730, 1738; C97, §2758, 2771, 2772; S13, §2758, 2771, 2772; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4223; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §279.4]
Iowa Code § 811.2A — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 811 / Section 811.2A
Pretrial release.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2007 Acts, ch 215, §134.
Iowa Code § 368.14A — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 368 / Section 368.14A
Special local committees.
Status: in_force

When two or more petitions for city development action or applications for voluntary annexation describing common territory are being considered together, the board shall direct the appointment of representatives for each of the petitions to serve on one special committee to consider the petitions. Expense reimbursement and qualifications of these representatives shall be as provided in section 368.14. Three board members and at least one-half of the appointed local representatives are required for a quorum of the special local committee. The manner of appointment of representatives shall be the same as for single petition committees as provided in section 368.14. The special committee shall consider the petitions in conformity with the provisions of this chapter, and shall resolve common territory issues between petitioners. The special committee shall conduct a public hearing on the petitions pursuant to section 368.15. If the common territory issue is resolved, the special local committee may approve the resulting compatible petitions by a single vote or separately, in its discretion.

91 Acts, ch 250, §9; 93 Acts, ch 152, §11
Iowa Code § 633.113 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.113
Commitment.
Status: in_force

If, upon being served with an order of the court requiring appearance for interrogation, as provided in section 633.112, any person fails to appear in accordance therewith, or if, having appeared, the person refuses to answer any question which the court thinks proper to be put to the person in the course of such examination, or if the person fails to comply with the order of the court requiring the delivery of the property to the fiduciary, the person may be committed to the jail of the county until the person does.

[C51, §1335; R60, §2367; C73, §2380; C97, §3316; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11926; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §635.15; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.113]2008 Acts, ch 1031, §68; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §84
Iowa Code § 10A.328 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 10A / Section 10A.328
Costs.
Status: in_force

All costs incurred in the hearing before the commissioner shall be taxed in the discretion of the commissioner.

[S13, §2477-m31; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1463; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §86.40]2023 Acts, ch 19, §1477C2024, §10A.328
Iowa Code § 468.362 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.362
Hearing — jurisdiction of divided districts.
Status: in_force

At the time fixed, the board shall determine the advisability of such division and shall make such order with reference thereto as shall be deemed proper, having consideration for the interests of all concerned. If such division is made, the board or boards having jurisdiction of the original district shall retain jurisdiction of the new districts created by such division for the purpose of collecting assessments theretofore made and making such additional assessments as are necessary to pay the obligations theretofore contracted. For all other purposes, each division shall be under the jurisdiction of the board or boards of supervisors which would have had jurisdiction thereof if originally established as an independent district.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7658; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §461.8]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.362
Iowa Code § 633F.5 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633F / Section 633F.5
Transfer to custodial trustee by fiduciary or obligor facility of payment.
Status: in_force

(1) Unless otherwise directed by an instrument designating a custodial trustee pursuant to section 633F.3, a person, including a fiduciary other than a custodial trustee, who holds property of or owes a debt to an incapacitated individual may make a transfer to a beneficiary’s legal representative and if none, to a member of the beneficiary’s family, or a trust company, as custodial trustee for the use and benefit of the incapacitated individual. If the value of the property or the debt exceeds fifty thousand dollars, the transfer is not effective unless authorized by the court.

(2) A written acknowledgment of delivery, signed by a custodial trustee, is a sufficient receipt and discharge for property transferred to the custodial trustee pursuant to this section.

2021 Acts, ch 8, §5
Iowa Code § 426B.6 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 426B / Section 426B.6
Future repeal.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2012 Acts, ch 1120, §138.
Iowa Code § 145A.17 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 145A / Section 145A.17
Indebtedness and bonds.
Status: in_force

Boards of hospital trustees may by resolution acquire sites and buildings by purchase, lease, construction, or otherwise, for use by area hospitals and may by resolution contract indebtedness on behalf of the merged area and issue bonds bearing interest at a rate not exceeding the rate of interest permitted by chapter 74A, to raise funds in accordance with chapter 75 for the purpose of acquiring the sites and buildings.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §145A.17]85 Acts, ch 123, §8
Iowa Code § 205.3 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 205 / Section 205.3
Prescriptions.
Status: in_force

A person shall not fill a prescription for a drug required by chapter 124 or this chapter to be furnished only upon written prescription unless the prescription is ordered for a medical, dental, or veterinary purpose only.

[S13, §2596-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3172; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §205.3]85 Acts, ch 73, §1
Iowa Code § 419.13 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 419 / Section 419.13
Exception to budget law and certain bond provisions.
Status: in_force

The provisions of sections 73A.12 through 73A.16 shall not apply to bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §419.13]2021 Acts, ch 80, §246
Iowa Code § 669.1 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 669 / Section 669.1
Citation and applicability.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the “Iowa Tort Claims Act”. Every provision of this chapter is applicable and of full force and effect notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of the Iowa administrative procedure Act, chapter 17A.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §25A.1]C93, §669.12003 Acts, ch 44, §114
Iowa Code § 327G.2 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 327G / Section 327G.2
Crossings — signs.
Status: in_force

Every corporation constructing or operating a railway shall make and construct at all points where such railway crosses any public road good, sufficient, and safe crossings and erect at such points, at a sufficient elevation from such road as to admit a free passage of vehicles of every kind, a sign with large and distinct letters placed thereon, to give notice of the proximity of the railway, and warn persons of the necessity of looking out for trains. Any railway company neglecting or refusing to comply with the provisions of this section shall be liable for all damages sustained by reason of such refusal or neglect, and it shall only be necessary, in order to recover, for the injured party to prove such neglect or refusal.

[R60, §1331; C73, §1288; C97, §2054; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8000; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §478.1; C77, 79, 81, §327G.2]
Iowa Code § 477C.4 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 477C / Section 477C.4
Telecommunications devices for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Status: in_force

With the advice of the commission on deaf services created in section 216A.113, the utilities commission may plan, establish, administer, and promote a program to secure, finance, and distribute telecommunications devices for the deaf and hard of hearing. The utilities commission may establish eligibility criteria for persons to receive telecommunications devices for the deaf and hard of hearing, including but not limited to requiring certification that the recipient cannot use the telephone for communication without a telecommunications device for the deaf and hard of hearing.

91 Acts, ch 194, §4; 2020 Acts, ch 1102, §31; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §369, 457; 2025 Acts, ch 30, §77
Iowa Code § 13.15 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 13 / Section 13.15
Rules and forms fees.
Status: in_force

(1) The farm mediation service shall recommend rules to the farm assistance program coordinator. The coordinator shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to set the compensation of mediators and to implement this subchapter and chapters 654A, 654B, and 654C.

(2) (a) The rules shall provide for an hourly mediation fee not to exceed fifty dollars for the borrower and one hundred dollars for the creditor. The hourly mediation fee may be waived for any party demonstrating financial hardship upon application to the farm mediation service.

(2) (b) The compensation of a mediator shall be no more than twenty-five dollars per hour, and all parties shall contribute an equal amount of the cost.

(3) The coordinator shall adopt voluntary mediation application and mediation request forms.

90 Acts, ch 1143, §5; 91 Acts, ch 267, §410; 95 Acts, ch 195, §2; 2016 Acts, ch 1011, §2
Iowa Code § 652.9 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 652 / Section 652.9
Appeal.
Status: in_force

A moving party may appeal as a matter of right from an order denying, in whole or in part, a motion under section 652.3. The appeal must be filed not later than thirty days after entry of the order.

2025 Acts, ch 93, §9, 13
Iowa Code § 514J.113 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 514J / Section 514J.113
Immunity for independent review organizations.
Status: in_force

An independent review organization, a clinical reviewer working on behalf of an independent review organization, or an employee, agent, or contractor of an independent review organization shall not be liable in damages to any person for any opinions rendered or acts or omissions performed within the scope of the duties of the organization, the clinical reviewer, or an employee, agent, or contractor of the organization under this chapter during, or upon completion of, an external review conducted pursuant to this chapter, unless the opinion was rendered or the act or omission was performed in bad faith or involved gross negligence.

2011 Acts, ch 101, §13
Iowa Code § 639.37 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 639 / Section 639.37
Common or joint property.
Status: in_force

In executing an attachment against a person who owns property jointly or in common with another, the officer may take possession of such property so owned jointly or in common, sufficiently to enable the officer to inventory and appraise the same, and for that purpose shall call to the officer’s assistance three disinterested persons; which inventory and appraisement shall be returned by the officer with the attachment, and such return shall state who claims to own such property.

[R60, §3190; C73, §2973; C97, §3904; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12113; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §639.37]
Iowa Code § 822.6A — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 822 / Section 822.6A
Underlying trial court record part of application.
Status: in_force

The underlying trial court record containing the conviction for which an applicant seeks postconviction relief, as well as the court file containing any previous application filed by the applicant relating to the same conviction, shall automatically become part of the record in a claim for postconviction relief under this chapter.

2019 Acts, ch 45, §2
Iowa Code § 455F.6 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 455F / Section 455F.6
Duties of the department.
Status: in_force

The department shall:

(1) Designate products which are household hazardous materials and, based upon the designations and in consultation with manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, and retailer associations, develop a household hazardous product list for the use of retailers in identifying the products.

(2) Enforce the provisions of this chapter and implement the penalties established.

87 Acts, ch 225, §506; 88 Acts, ch 1169, §14; 2016 Acts, ch 1010, §7
Iowa Code § 515D.9 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 515D / Section 515D.9
Renewal not a waiver or estoppel.
Status: in_force

Renewal of a policy shall not constitute a waiver or estoppel with respect to grounds for cancellation which existed before the effective date of renewal.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §515D.9]
Iowa Code § 97.30 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 97 / Section 97.30
Section 97.30
Status: repealed

Repealed by 53 Acts, ch 71, §1, except as indicated herein.
Iowa Code § 97.34 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 97 / Section 97.34
Section 97.34
Status: repealed

Repealed by 53 Acts, ch 71, §1, except as indicated herein.
Iowa Code § 318.1 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 318 / Section 318.1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

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

(1) “Department” means the state department of transportation.

(2) “Highway authority” means the county board of supervisors, in the case of secondary roads, and the department, in the case of primary roads.

(3) “Highway right-of-way” means the total area of land, whether reserved by public ownership or easement, that is reserved for the operation and maintenance of a legally established public roadway. This area shall be deemed to consist of two portions, a central traveled way including the shoulders and that remainder on both sides of the road, between the outside shoulder edges and the outer boundaries of the right-of-way.

(4) “Obstruction” means an obstacle in the highway right-of-way, or an impediment or hindrance which impedes, opposes, or interferes with free passage along the highway right-of-way, not including utility structures installed in accordance with an approved permit.

(5) “Officer” means any department employee, county employee, or elected county official.

(6) “Traveled portion of the right-of-way” means that area of the highway right-of-way, not including the shoulders, on which vehicles normally travel.

(7) “Utility” means all private, public, municipal, or cooperative owned systems for water, sewer, natural gas, electric, telegraph, telephone, transit, pipeline, heating plants, railroads, bridges, street lights, or traffic control signals.

(8) “Utility structures” means the aboveground devices, required by a utility, including poles, lines, and wires, used for telephone, electric, natural gas, and other distribution or transmission purposes, and natural gas and electrical substations.

2006 Acts, ch 1097, §1
Iowa Code § 521.11 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 521 / Section 521.11
Approval and filing with commissioner.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2006 Acts, ch 1117, §127.
Iowa Code § 570.9 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 570 / Section 570.9
Sale of crops held by landlord’s lien.
Status: in_force

If any tenant of farmlands, with intent to defraud, shall sell, conceal, or in any manner dispose of any of the grain, or other annual products thereof upon which there is a landlord’s lien for unpaid rent, without the written consent of the landlord, the tenant shall be guilty of theft.

[S13, §4852-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10268; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §570.9]
Iowa Code § 423F.5 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 423F / Section 423F.5
Contents of financial audit.
Status: in_force

(1) A school district shall include as part of its financial audit for the budget year beginning July 1, 2007, and for each subsequent budget year the amount received during the year pursuant to chapter 423E* or this chapter, as applicable. In addition, the financial audit shall include the amount of bond levies, physical plant and equipment levy, and public educational and recreational levy reduced as a result of the moneys received under chapter 423E* or this chapter, as applicable. The amount of the reductions shall be stated in terms of dollars and cents per one thousand dollars of valuation and in total amount of property tax dollars. Also included shall be an accounting of the amount of moneys received which were spent for infrastructure purposes pursuant to chapter 423E* or this chapter, as applicable.

(2) The auditor of state may prescribe necessary forms and procedures for the consistent collection of the information required by this section.

2008 Acts, ch 1134, §31; 2011 Acts, ch 25, §43
Iowa Code § 537.6117 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 537 / Section 537.6117
Administrative rules.
Status: in_force

(1) The attorney general or the attorney general’s designee pursuant to chapter 17A may adopt, amend and repeal rules which the attorney general deems reasonably necessary for the enforcement of this chapter. Each rule so adopted shall be applicable to and binding upon every person subject to the provisions of this chapter.

(2) An official or agency of this state charged with the enforcement of provisions of this chapter may adopt, amend or repeal rules pursuant to chapter 17A, subject to the following limitations:

(2) (a) A rule adopted pursuant to this subsection which conflicts with a rule adopted by the administrator is void.

(2) (b) An official or agency shall not adopt a rule which interprets or prescribes law or policy which has not been approved in advance of adoption by the administrator. If, in the opinion of the administrator, the proposed rule interprets the provisions of this chapter, or otherwise should be a rule of general applicability, the administrator may disapprove the proposed rule, in which case the official or agency shall not adopt that rule. The administrator may adopt that rule or a different rule relating to the same subject, or may determine that no rule relating to that subject shall be adopted.

[C75, §537.6204; C77, 79, 81, §537.6117]
Iowa Code § 222.13A — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 222 / Section 222.13A
Voluntary admissions minors.
Status: in_force

(1) If a minor is believed to be a person with an intellectual disability, the minor’s parent, guardian, or custodian may apply to the department for admission of the minor as a voluntary patient in a state resource center. If the resource center does not have appropriate services for the minor’s treatment, the department may arrange for the admission of the minor in a public or private facility within or without the state, approved by the director, which offers appropriate services for the minor’s treatment.

(2) Upon receipt of an application for voluntary admission of a minor, the department shall provide for a preadmission diagnostic evaluation of the minor to confirm or establish the need for the admission. The preadmission diagnostic evaluation shall be performed by a person who meets the qualifications of a qualified intellectual disability professional who is designated by the department.

(3) During the preadmission diagnostic evaluation, the minor shall be informed both orally and in writing that the minor has the right to object to the voluntary admission. Notwithstanding section 222.33, if the preadmission diagnostic evaluation determines that the voluntary admission is appropriate but the minor objects to the admission, the minor shall not be admitted to the state resource center unless the court approves of the admission. A petition for approval of the minor’s admission may be submitted to the juvenile court by the minor’s parent, guardian, or custodian.

(4) As soon as practicable after the filing of a petition for approval of the voluntary admission, the court shall determine whether the minor has an attorney to represent the minor in the proceeding. If the minor does not have an attorney, the court shall assign an attorney to the minor. If the minor is unable to pay for an attorney, the attorney shall be compensated by an administrative services organization at an hourly rate to be established in substantially the same manner as provided in section 815.7.

(5) The court shall order the admission of a minor who objects to the admission, only after a hearing in which it is shown by clear and convincing evidence that both of the following circumstances exist:

(5) (a) The minor needs and will substantially benefit from treatment or habilitation.

(5) (b) A placement which involves less restriction of the minor’s liberties for the purposes of treatment or habilitation is not feasible.

95 Acts, ch 82, §8; 96 Acts, ch 1183, §3; 99 Acts, ch 135, §15; 2000 Acts, ch 1112, §51; 2004 Acts, ch 1090, §33; 2012 Acts, ch 1019, §29; 2015 Acts, ch 69, §8; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §429; 2024 Acts, ch 1161, §40, 137
Iowa Code § 256.198 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 256 / Section 256.198
Agency operating account.
Status: in_force

(1) The commission shall establish an agency operating account as authorized by the federal Higher Education Act of 1965. The commission shall credit to the agency operating account all moneys provided for the state student loan program by the United States, the state of Iowa, or any of their agencies, departments, or instrumentalities, as well as any funds accruing to the program which are not required for current administrative expenses. The commission may expend moneys in the agency operating account as authorized by the federal Higher Education Act of 1965.

(2) Notwithstanding section 8.33, funds on deposit in the agency operating account shall not revert to the state general fund at the close of any fiscal year.

(3) The treasurer of state shall invest any funds in the agency operating account, and, notwithstanding section 12C.7, the interest income earned shall be credited back to the agency operating account.

(4) (a) The commission may enter into agreements with the Iowa student loan liquidity corporation in order to increase access for students to education loan programs that the commission determines meet the education needs of Iowa residents. The agreements shall permit the establishment, funding, and operation of alternative education loan programs, as described in section 144(b)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended, as defined in section 422.3, in addition to programs permitted under the federal Higher Education Act of 1965. In accordance with those agreements, the Iowa student loan liquidity corporation may issue bonds, notes, or other obligations to the public and others for the purpose of funding the alternative education loan programs. This authority to issue bonds, notes, or other obligations shall be in addition to the authority established in the articles of incorporation and bylaws of the Iowa student loan liquidity corporation.

(4) (b) Bonds, notes, or other obligations issued by the Iowa student loan liquidity corporation are not an obligation of this state or any political subdivision of this state within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory debt limitations, but are special obligations of the Iowa student loan liquidity corporation, and the corporation shall not pledge the credit or taxing power of this state or any political subdivision of this state, or make its debts payable out of any of the moneys except those of the corporation.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, §261.5, 261.8; C79, 81, §261.38]86 Acts, ch 1246, §26, 27; 89 Acts, ch 300, §7; 90 Acts, ch 1253, §122; 91 Acts, ch 180, §4, 5; 92 Acts, ch 1246, §31; 99 Acts, ch 205, §33 – 37; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §180; 2014 Acts, ch 1061, §5, 6; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2641C2024, §256.198
Iowa Code § 92.2 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 92 / Section 92.2
Over ten and under sixteen years of age.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2023 Acts, ch 92, §22.