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Iowa Code § 577.3 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 577 / Section 577.3
Possession of certain property to be surrendered upon notice from attorney general.
Status: in_force

(1) A supplier, as defined in section 537B.2, upon receipt of a written notice from the attorney general that the attorney general has reason to believe that the supplier has engaged in a deceptive act or practice pursuant to section 537B.6, subsections 2 through 12, in connection with a transaction in which the supplier is asserting a lien to personal property pursuant to this chapter, shall surrender possession of the property to the owner of the property. The supplier shall make the property available to the owner within one business day of receiving notice from the attorney general during the supplier’s usual business hours.

(2) The attorney general shall serve the written notice pursuant to subsection 1 by certified mail and such notice shall be presumed to have been received by the supplier upon the earlier of the date of actual receipt, the date upon which the supplier refused initial delivery, or the date the supplier was notified was the last day to retrieve the delivery from the postal service.

(3) The attorney general’s belief that the supplier has engaged in a deceptive act or practice pursuant to section 537B.6, subsections 2 through 12, the supplier’s surrendering possession of the motor vehicle to the owner pursuant to this section, and the attorney general’s service of notice on the supplier pursuant to this section shall not be admissible in any litigation between the supplier and the owner of the property subject to the lien unless the supplier fails to comply with the requirements of this section.

(4) An otherwise valid lien under this chapter is not lost as a result of the supplier surrendering possession of the property pursuant to this section and an otherwise valid lien may be foreclosed pursuant to section 554.7308 within one year of the supplier surrendering possession under this section.

(5) In addition to any other applicable remedy, the attorney general may seek relief against a supplier for a violation of this section to the same extent the attorney general may seek relief under section 714.16, subsection 6, for failure or refusal to obey a subpoena issued by the attorney general.

2010 Acts, ch 1008, §1, 2
Iowa Code § 321.502 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.502
Notification to nonresident — form.
Status: in_force

The notification, provided for in section 321.501, shall be in substantially the following form, to wit:To (Here insert the name of each defendant and the defendant’s residence or last known place of abode as definitely as known.)You will take notice that an original notice of suit against you, a copy of which is hereto attached, was duly served upon you at Des Moines, Iowa, by filing a copy of said notice on the day of , , with the director of transportation of the state of Iowa.Dated at , Iowa, this day of , Plaintiff.ByAttorney for plaintiff.

[C31, 35, §5079-d15; C39, §5038.05; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.502]2001 Acts, ch 24, §46
Iowa Code § 263C.6 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 263C / Section 263C.6
Center faculty.
Status: in_force

The university shall employ tenure-eligible faculty members to provide instruction through the center. The university shall incrementally increase the number of such faculty to five based on market research and student demand. Faculty members appointed to the center may hold joint appointments to other academic units of the university. Faculty members who are not affiliated with the center shall have no authority to approve, deny, or modify the terms of appointment of faculty to the center.

2025 Acts, ch 163, §7
Iowa Code § 627.11 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 627 / Section 627.11
Exception under decree for spousal support.
Status: in_force

If the party in whose favor the order, judgment, or decree for the support of a spouse was rendered has not remarried, the personal earnings of the debtor are not exempt from an order, judgment, or decree for temporary or permanent support, as defined in section 252D.16, of a spouse, nor from an installment of an order, judgment, or decree for the support of a spouse.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11764; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §627.11]85 Acts, ch 178, §12; 97 Acts, ch 175, §238
Iowa Code § 541.18 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 541 / Section 541.18
Section 541.18
Status: repealed

Repealed by 65 Acts, ch 413, §101022.
Iowa Code § 185.32 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 185 / Section 185.32
First purchaser information.
Status: in_force

Every first purchaser shall upon request furnish the secretary with such information as is necessary to enable the secretary and the board to carry out the provisions of this chapter. Such information shall be provided as prescribed by the secretary. The secretary may examine any records relating to the purchase, sale, storage, processing, handling, or assessment of soybeans by any first purchaser. The secretary may hold hearings, take testimony, administer oaths, subpoena witnesses, and issue subpoenas as may be necessary for the proper administration of this chapter.

[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §185.32]
Iowa Code § 59.6 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 59 / Section 59.6
Power of general assembly.
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to abridge the right of either branch of the general assembly to grant commissions to take depositions, or to send for and examine any witness it may desire to hear on such trial.

[C51, §386; R60, §616; C73, §736; C97, §1238; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §999; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §59.6]2018 Acts, ch 1026, §24
Iowa Code § 8E.209 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 8E / Section 8E.209
Records and data.
Status: in_force

Each agency is responsible for classifying records and data to facilitate safeguarding its own information and making that information available to appropriate audiences. The department may review any records and data an agency collects, creates, and maintains for purposes of monitoring the agency’s operations and assessing performance. Upon the department’s request, an agency shall provide the department with and routinely update such records and data that support enterprise-wide initiatives, planning or policy development, cross-agency collaboration, or performance or risk assessments. Data must be as granular as possible and include key dates and characteristics critical to monitoring and assessing performance and facilitating insights. Each agency shall provide data in a format required by the department and update the data on a schedule appropriate for the data.

2001 Acts, ch 169, §21; 2003 Acts, ch 35, §45, 49; 2024 Acts, ch 1082, §12; 2025 Acts, ch 30, §4
Iowa Code § 164.8 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 164 / Section 164.8
Test at auction premises.
Status: in_force

A designated animal purchased at an auction market may be officially tested on the auction market premises, in the new owner’s name at the owner’s request and expense. This official test must be made within twenty-four hours from the time of sale. If the test discloses reactors, the herd of origin shall be placed under quarantine.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §164.8]97 Acts, ch 124, §8
Iowa Code § 489.1302 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 489 / Section 489.1302
Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
Status: in_force

Transferred to §489.1202; 2023 Acts, ch 152, §143, 161.
Iowa Code § 321.343A — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.343A
Employer violations penalty.
Status: in_force

An employer shall not knowingly allow, require, permit, or authorize a driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle in violation of section 321.341 or 321.343 or any other federal or local law or regulation pertaining to railroad grade crossings. An employer who violates this section shall be subject to a fine in an amount in accordance with the civil penalty provided in 49 C.F.R. pt. 386, Appendix B(b)(3).

2008 Acts, ch 1021, §11; 2023 Acts, ch 126, §5
Iowa Code § 13.11 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 13 / Section 13.11
Exclusive criminal jurisdiction over election crimes.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the attorney general shall have exclusive jurisdiction to prosecute all criminal proceedings under chapter 39A.

2023 Acts, ch 19, §2052, 2073
Iowa Code § 357I.13 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 357I / Section 357I.13
Dissolution of district.
Status: in_force

Upon petition of thirty-five percent of the resident eligible electors, the board may dissolve a district and dispose of any remaining property, the proceeds of which shall first be applied against outstanding obligations and any balance shall be applied to tax credit of property owners of the district. However, if the district is annexed, the board of supervisors may transfer the remaining property and balance to the city which annexed the territory. The board shall continue to levy a tax after dissolution of a district, of not to exceed twenty-seven cents per thousand dollars of assessed value on all the taxable property of the district, until all outstanding obligations of the district are paid.

2008 Acts, ch 1124, §33
Iowa Code § 554.9801 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.9801
Effective date.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2012 Acts, ch 1052, §35, 37.
Iowa Code § 214.9 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 214 / Section 214.9
Self-service motor fuel dispensers.
Status: in_force

A self-service motor fuel dispenser operating a motor fuel pump located at a retail motor fuel site may be equipped with an automatic latch-open device on the fuel dispensing hose nozzle only if the nozzle valve is the automatic closing type.

[C81, §214.9]87 Acts, ch 93, §6; 2006 Acts, ch 1142, §83; 2008 Acts, ch 1169, §13, 30; 2022 Acts, ch 1067, §12
Iowa Code § 504.821 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 504 / Section 504.821
Regular and special meetings.
Status: in_force

(1) If the time and place of a directors’ meeting is fixed by the bylaws or the board, the meeting is a regular meeting. All other meetings are special meetings.

(2) A board of directors may hold regular or special meetings in or out of this state.

(3) Unless the articles or bylaws provide otherwise, a board may permit any or all directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

2004 Acts, ch 1049, §84, 192
Iowa Code § 262B.22 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 262B / Section 262B.22
Technology and commercialization resource organization.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2007 Acts, ch 122, §6.
Iowa Code § 455B.178 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 455B / Section 455B.178
Judicial review.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in section 455B.191, subsection 7, judicial review of any order or other action of the commission or of the director may be sought in accordance with the terms of the Iowa administrative procedure Act, chapter 17A. Notwithstanding the terms of said Act, petitions for judicial review may be filed in the district court of the county in which the alleged offense was committed or such final order was entered.

[C66, 71, §455B.18; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §455B.39]C83, §455B.17886 Acts, ch 1245, §1899; 2003 Acts, ch 44, §114; 2009 Acts, ch 133, §247; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §88, 181
Iowa Code § 359.45 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 359 / Section 359.45
Anticipatory bonds.
Status: in_force

Townships may anticipate the collection of taxes authorized by section 359.43 and for such purposes may direct the county board of supervisors to issue bonds under sections 331.441 through 331.449 relating to essential county purpose bonds except that the bonds are payable only from tax levies on property subject to the levy under section 359.43.

[C39, §5570.4; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §359.45; 81 Acts, ch 117, §1077]2021 Acts, ch 80, §233
Iowa Code § 537.5114 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 537 / Section 537.5114
Complaint — proof.
Status: in_force

(1) In an action brought by a creditor against a consumer arising from a consumer credit transaction, the complaint shall allege the facts of the consumer’s default, the amount to which the creditor is entitled, and an indication of how that amount was determined.

(2) No default judgment shall be entered in the action in favor of the creditor unless the complaint is verified by the creditor, or unless sworn testimony, by affidavit or otherwise, is adduced showing that the creditor is entitled to the relief demanded.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §537.5114]
Iowa Code § 205.13 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 205 / Section 205.13
Applicability of other statutes.
Status: in_force

Insofar as applicable, the provisions of chapter 189 shall apply to the articles dealt with in this chapter and chapters 124 and 126. The powers vested in the department of agriculture and land stewardship by chapter 189 shall be deemed for the purpose of this chapter and chapters 124 and 126 to be vested in the board of pharmacy.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3181; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §205.13]89 Acts, ch 197, §29; 2007 Acts, ch 10, §163
Iowa Code § 686A.2 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 686A / Section 686A.2
Definitions.
Status: in_force

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

(1) “Asbestos” means chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, tremolite asbestos, anthophyllite asbestos, actinolite asbestos, asbestiform winchite, asbestiform richterite, asbestiform amphibole minerals, and any of these minerals that have been chemically treated or altered, including all minerals defined as asbestos in 29 C.F.R. pt. 1910, at the time the asbestos action is filed.

(2) “Asbestos action” means a claim for damages or other civil or equitable relief presented in a civil action arising out of, based on, or related to the health effects of exposure to asbestos, including loss of consortium, wrongful death, mental or emotional injury, risk or fear of disease or other injury, costs of medical monitoring or surveillance, and any other derivative claim made by or on behalf of a person exposed to asbestos or a representative, spouse, parent, child, or other relative of that person.

(3) “Asbestos trust” means a government-approved or court-approved trust, qualified settlement fund, compensation fund, or claims facility created as a result of an administrative or legal action, a court-approved bankruptcy, or pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §524(g) or 11 U.S.C. §1121(a) or other applicable provision of law, that is intended to provide compensation to claimants arising out of, based on, or related to the health effects of exposure to asbestos.

(4) “Plaintiff” means the person bringing an asbestos action, including a personal representative if the asbestos action is brought by an estate, or a conservator or next friend if the asbestos action is brought on behalf of a minor or legally incapacitated individual.

(5) “Trust claims materials” means a final executed proof of claim and all other documents and information related to a claim against an asbestos trust, including claims forms and supplementary materials, affidavits, depositions and trial testimony, work history, and medical and health records, documents reflecting the status of a claim against an asbestos trust, and if the trust claim has settled, all documents relating to the settlement of the trust claim.

(6) “Trust governance documents” means all documents that relate to eligibility and payment levels, including claims payment matrices, trust distribution procedures, or plans for reorganization, for an asbestos trust.

2017 Acts, ch 11, §2
Iowa Code § 421.23 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 421 / Section 421.23
Fees and mileage.
Status: in_force

The fees and mileage of witnesses attending any hearing of the department, including contested case hearings, pursuant to any subpoena, shall be the same as those of witnesses in civil cases in district court.

[C31, 35, §6943-c33; C39, §6943.032; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §421.23]94 Acts, ch 1165, §7
Iowa Code § 2B.37 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 2B / Section 2B.37
Preservation and security of legal material in official electronic record.
Status: in_force

(1) The legislative services agency in maintaining custodial information as provided in subchapter I and that is or was designated as official under the applicable provisions of section 2.42, chapter 2A, and this chapter shall provide for the preservation and security of the record in an electronic form or a form that is not electronic.

(2) If legal material is preserved under subsection 1 in an electronic record, the legislative services agency shall do all of the following:

(2) (a) Ensure the integrity of the record.

(2) (b) Provide for backup and disaster recovery of the record.

(2) (c) Ensure the continuing usability of the legal material.

2019 Acts, ch 92, §7
Iowa Code § 432.12G — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 432 / Section 432.12G
Workforce housing investment tax credit.
Status: in_force

The taxes imposed under this chapter shall be reduced by a workforce housing investment tax credit allowed under section 15.355, subsection 3.

2014 Acts, ch 1130, §22, 24 – 26
Iowa Code § 35.8 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 35 / Section 35.8
War orphans educational assistance fund.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2012 Acts, ch 1059, §13.
Iowa Code § 321B.4 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321B / Section 321B.4
Motor vehicle glass repair claims and practices.
Status: in_force

(1) A motor vehicle glass repair shop shall not contract with a person to repair or replace damaged motor vehicle glass to be paid for under a first-party insurance policy until verifying all of the following:

(1) (a) The insured person has made a first-party claim for repairing or replacing damaged motor vehicle glass under a motor vehicle insurance policy.

(1) (b) The shop has received a claim or referral number for the claim referenced under paragraph “a”.

(1) (c) The requirements of section 321B.3, subsection 1, were followed.

(2) A shop shall do all of the following:

(2) (a) Provide the insured person a good faith estimate of the fees and costs that are anticipated to be charged for repairing or replacing damaged motor vehicle glass.

(2) (b) Prior to performing any repair or replacement service, provide the insured person an updated estimate.

(3) After repairing or replacing damaged motor vehicle glass, a shop shall provide the insured person all of the following, as applicable:

(3) (a) An itemized invoice and, upon payment, a receipt.

(3) (b) Notice that states whether the advanced driver assistance system was successfully calibrated or recalibrated.

(3) (c) If the calibration or recalibration was not successful, notice advising the insured person to not rely on the advanced driver assistance system until the system has been successfully calibrated or recalibrated by the vehicle manufacturer’s certified dealership or a qualified specialist capable of performing the calibration or recalibration.

2025 Acts, ch 58, §4, 10
Iowa Code § 164.29 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 164 / Section 164.29
Reciprocal agreements.
Status: in_force

The department to every extent practical shall enter into reciprocal agreements with other states to provide that designated animals which are covered by certificates of vaccination in this state and other states may be transported and sold in interstate commerce between this state and the other states.

[C50, 54, 58, 62, §164.27; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §164.29]97 Acts, ch 124, §23
Iowa Code § 456A.33A — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 456A / Section 456A.33A
Watershed priority.
Status: in_force

The commission shall each year establish a priority list of watersheds which are of highest importance based on soil loss to be used for the allocation of moneys set aside in annual appropriations from the general fund to the department of agriculture and land stewardship for permanent soil conservation practices under chapter 161A on watersheds above publicly owned lakes. Chapter 17A does not apply to this section.

91 Acts, ch 268, §225CS91, §107.33AC93, §456A.33A
Iowa Code § 135B.21 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 135B / Section 135B.21
Functions of hospital.
Status: in_force

The ownership, maintenance, and operation of the laboratory and X ray facilities under this subchapter are proper functions of a hospital.

[C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135B.21]2017 Acts, ch 54, §76; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §43
Iowa Code § 321.167 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.167
Delivery of plates, stickers, and emblems.
Status: in_force

The department, upon requisition by the county treasurer, shall provide vehicle registration plates, validation stickers, and emblems as required for the administration of this chapter. Vehicle registration plates and validation stickers shall be provided to the county treasurer in numerical sequence.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, §4979; C39, §5012.05; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.167]82 Acts, ch 1062, §30, 38
Iowa Code § 656.8 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 656 / Section 656.8
Mediation notice.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding sections 656.1 through 656.5, a person shall not initiate proceedings under this chapter to forfeit a real estate contract for the purchase of agricultural property, as defined in section 654A.1, which is subject to an outstanding obligation on the contract of twenty thousand dollars or more unless the person received a mediation release under section 654A.11, or unless the court determines after notice and hearing that the time delay required for the mediation would cause the person to suffer irreparable harm. Title to land that is agricultural property is not affected by the failure of any creditor to receive a mediation release, regardless of its validity.

86 Acts, ch 1214, §28; 87 Acts, ch 73, §3
Iowa Code § 24.14 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 24 / Section 24.14
Tax limited.
Status: in_force

A greater tax than that so entered upon the record shall not be levied or collected for the municipality proposing the tax for the purposes indicated and a greater expenditure of public money shall not be made for any specific purpose than the amount estimated and appropriated for that purpose, except as provided in sections 24.6 and 24.15. All budgets set up in accordance with the statutes shall take such funds, and allocations made by sections 123.17 and 452A.79, into account, and all such funds, regardless of their source, shall be considered in preparing the budget.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §380; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §24.14; 81 Acts, ch 117, §1200]83 Acts, ch 123, §33, 209; 89 Acts, ch 83, §12; 2003 Acts, ch 178, §1
Iowa Code § 208A.7 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 208A / Section 208A.7
List of approved brands.
Status: in_force

The department may furnish upon request a list of the brands and trademarks of antifreeze inspected by the department during the calendar year which have been found to be in accord with this chapter.

[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §208A.7]