FrankGoortani/open-us-law huggingface dataset:
Iowa Code § 249F.4 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 249F / Section 249F.4
Certification to court — hearing — default.
Status: in_force

(1) If a timely written request for a hearing is received, the department shall certify the matter to the district court in the county where the transferee resides.

(2) The certification shall include true copies of the original notice, the return of service, if applicable, any request for an informal conference, any subsequent notices, the written request for hearing, and true copies of any administrative orders previously entered.

(3) The department may also request a hearing on its own motion regarding the determination of a debt, at any time prior to entry of an administrative order.

(4) The district court shall set the matter for hearing and notify the parties of the time and place of hearing.

(5) If a party fails to appear at the hearing, upon a showing of proper notice to the party, the district court may find the party in default and enter an appropriate order.

93 Acts, ch 106, §4; 99 Acts, ch 52, §22023 Acts, ch 19, §817
Iowa Code § 39.26 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 39 / Section 39.26
Candidate qualifications.
Status: in_force

Any person seeking election to an elective office under the laws of this state shall be an eligible elector at the time of any election at which the person’s name appears on the ballot.

2002 Acts, ch 1134, §3, 115
Iowa Code § 538A.12 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 538A / Section 538A.12
Criminal penalty.
Status: in_force

A person who violates a provision of this chapter commits a serious misdemeanor.

89 Acts, ch 183, §12CS89, §533C.12C93, §538A.12
Iowa Code § 537.3206 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 537 / Section 537.3206
Receipt — statements of account — evidence of payment — credits.
Status: in_force

(1) The creditor shall deliver or mail to the consumer, without request, a written receipt for each payment by coin or currency on an obligation pursuant to a consumer credit transaction. A periodic statement for a computational period showing a payment received by mail complies with this subsection.

(2) Upon written request of a consumer, the person to whom an obligation is owed pursuant to a consumer credit agreement shall provide a written statement of the dates and amounts of payments made within the twelve months preceding the month in which the request is received and the total amount unpaid as of the end of the period covered by the statement. The statement shall be provided without charge once during each year of the term of the obligation. If additional statements are requested the creditor may charge not in excess of three dollars for each additional statement.

(3) After a consumer has fulfilled all obligations with respect to a consumer credit transaction, other than one pursuant to open-end credit, the person to whom the obligation was owed shall, upon request of the consumer, deliver or mail to the consumer written evidence acknowledging payment in full of all obligations with respect to the transaction.

(4) (a) A creditor shall credit a payment to the consumer’s account as of the date of receipt, except when a delay in crediting does not result in a finance or other charge, including a late charge, or except as provided in paragraph “b”. For purposes of this subsection, a delay in posting does not violate this subsection so long as the payment is credited as of the date of receipt.

(4) (b) If a creditor specifies requirements for the consumer to follow in making payments on the contract, payment coupon book, payment coupon or statement, or periodic statement, but accepts a payment that does not conform to the requirements, the creditor shall credit the payment within two days of receipt of such payment.

(4) (c) If a creditor fails to credit a payment as required by this subsection in time to avoid the imposition of a finance or other charge, including a delinquency charge, the creditor shall adjust the consumer’s account so that the charges imposed are credited to the consumer’s account during the next payment period.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §537.3206]99 Acts, ch 15, §4; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127
Iowa Code § 357C.6 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 357C / Section 357C.6
Hearing on engineer’s report.
Status: in_force

After the engineer’s report is filed, the board of supervisors shall give notice in the same manner as for the original hearing, of a public hearing to be held concerning the engineer’s preliminary plat. On the day set for such hearing, or within ten days thereafter, the board of supervisors shall approve or disapprove the preliminary plat. The board of supervisors may make changes in the boundaries as they appear on the engineer’s report.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §357C.6]
Iowa Code § 504.621 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 504 / Section 504.621
Resignation.
Status: in_force

(1) A member may resign at any time.

(2) The resignation of a member does not relieve the member from any obligations the member may have to the corporation as a result of obligations incurred or commitments made prior to resignation.

2004 Acts, ch 1049, §43, 192
Iowa Code § 135G.3 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 135G / Section 135G.3
Nature of care seclusion room admissions.
Status: in_force

(1) A subacute care facility shall utilize a team of professionals to direct an organized program of diagnostic services, subacute mental health services, and rehabilitative services to meet the needs of residents in accordance with a treatment care plan developed for each resident under the supervision of a mental health professional. The goal of a treatment care plan is to transition residents to a less restrictive environment, including a home-based community setting. Social and rehabilitative services shall also be provided under the direction of a mental health professional.

(2) The mental health professional providing supervision of the subacute care facility’s treatment care plans shall evaluate the condition of each resident as medically necessary and shall be available to residents of the facility on an on-call basis at all other times. Additional evaluation and treatment may be provided by a mental health professional. The subacute care facility may employ a seclusion room meeting the conditions described in 42 C.F.R. §483.364(b) with approval of a licensed psychiatrist or by order of the resident’s physician, a physician assistant, or an advanced registered nurse practitioner.

2012 Acts, ch 1120, §42; 2013 Acts, ch 19, §4, 6, 7
Iowa Code § 548.102 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 548 / Section 548.102
Registrability.
Status: in_force

A mark by which the goods or services of any applicant for registration may be distinguished from the goods or services of others shall not be registered if the mark meets any of the following criteria:

(1) Consists of or comprises immoral, deceptive, or scandalous matter.

(2) Consists of or comprises matter which may disparage, bring into contempt or disrepute, or falsely suggest a connection with persons, living or dead, institutions, beliefs, or national symbols, or bring them into contempt, or disrepute.

(3) Consists of or comprises the flag, or coat of arms, or other insignia of the United States, or of any state or municipality, or of any foreign nation, or any simulation thereof.

(4) Consists of, or comprises the name, signature, or portrait identifying a particular living individual, except by the individual’s written consent.

(5) (a) Consists of a mark which is one of the following:

(5) (a) When used on or in connection with the goods or services of the applicant, is merely descriptive or deceptively misdescriptive of the goods or services.

(5) (a) When used on or in connection with the goods or services of the applicant, is primarily geographically descriptive or geographically misdescriptive of the goods or services.

(5) (a) Is primarily merely a surname.

(5) (b) This subsection 5 does not prevent the registration of a mark used by the applicant which has become distinctive of the applicant’s goods or services. The secretary may accept as evidence that the mark has become distinctive as used on or in connection with the applicant’s goods or services, proof of continuous use thereof as a mark by the applicant in this state for the five years before the date on which the claim for distinctiveness is made.

(6) Consists of or comprises a mark which so resembles a mark registered in this state or a mark or trade name previously used by another and not abandoned, so as to be likely, when used on or in connection with the goods or services of the applicant, to cause confusion or mistake, or to deceive.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §548.2]86 Acts, ch 1087, §1, 2; 94 Acts, ch 1090, §2C95, §548.10295 Acts, ch 67, §40; 2012 Acts, ch 1023, §157
Iowa Code § 96.28 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 96 / Section 96.28
Deposit of funds.
Status: in_force

All moneys received from the United States for the payments authorized by sections 96.25 through 96.27 for lands and buildings shall be deposited in the employment security administration fund in the state treasury and are appropriated therefrom for the purposes of this chapter.

[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §96.28]2021 Acts, ch 80, §49
Iowa Code § 715A.1 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 715A / Section 715A.1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(1) “Credit card” means a writing purporting to evidence an undertaking to pay for property or services delivered or rendered to or upon the order of a designated person or bearer and includes a debit card or access device used to engage in an electronic transfer of funds through a satellite terminal as defined in section 527.2, subsection 20.

(2) “Drug or alcohol test” includes a drug or alcohol test given in a private-sector workplace pursuant to section 730.5 and a drug or alcohol test given by a public employer.

(3) “Public employer” means the state, its boards, commissions, agencies, and departments, and its political subdivisions including school districts and other special purpose districts.

(4) “Synthetic urine” means any substance that is designed to simulate the composition, chemical properties, physical appearance, or physical properties of human urine for the purpose of defrauding a drug or alcohol test.

(5) “Urine additive” means any substance that is designed to be added to human urine for the purpose of defrauding a drug or alcohol test.

(6) “Writing” includes printing or any other method of recording information, and includes money, coins, tokens, stamps, seals, credit cards, badges, trademarks, and other symbols of value, right, privilege, or identification.

87 Acts, ch 150, §1; 2014 Acts, ch 1092, §145; 2021 Acts, ch 17, §1
Iowa Code § 321.256 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.256
Obedience to official traffic-control devices.
Status: in_force

No driver of a vehicle shall disobey the instructions of any official traffic-control device placed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, unless at the time otherwise directed by a peace officer subject to the exceptions granted the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle.

[C39, §5019.05; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.256]
Iowa Code § 489.1002 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 489 / Section 489.1002
Relationship of subchapter to other laws.
Status: in_force

(1) This subchapter does not authorize an act prohibited by, and does not affect the application or requirements of, law other than this subchapter.

(2) A transaction effected under this subchapter shall not create or impair a right, duty, or obligation of a person under the statutory law of this state other than this subchapter relating to a change in control, takeover, business combination, control-share acquisition, or similar transaction involving a domestic merging, acquired, converting, or domesticating business corporation unless any of the following applies:

(2) (a) If the corporation does not survive the transaction, the transaction satisfies any requirements of the law.

(2) (b) If the corporation survives the transaction, the approval of the plan is by a vote of the shareholders or directors which would be sufficient to create or impair the right, duty, or obligation directly under the law.

2023 Acts, ch 152, §81, 161
Iowa Code § 15.466 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 15 / Section 15.466
Duties of Iowa arts council.
Status: in_force

The Iowa arts council shall review programs to be supported and make recommendations on the programs to the director to ensure that Iowa citizens and communities have access to the cultural, civic, economic, and educational benefits of the arts. The council may solicit public input including but not limited to input on the comprehensive, statewide, long-range plan created by the authority with the assistance of the Iowa arts council pursuant to section 15.108, subsection 7.

86 Acts, ch 1245, §1326C87, §303.8790 Acts, ch 1065, §391 Acts, ch 157, §112023 Acts, ch 19, §2103, 2125C2024, §15.4662025 Acts, ch 147, §34
Iowa Code § 426.8 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 426 / Section 426.8
Apportionment by auditor.
Status: in_force

Upon receiving the pro rata percentage from the director of revenue, the county auditor shall determine the amount to be credited to each tract of agricultural land, and shall enter upon tax lists as a credit against the tax levied on each tract of agricultural land on which there has been made an allowance of credit before delivering said tax lists to the county treasurer. Upon receipt of the warrant by the county auditor, the auditor shall deliver said warrant to the county treasurer for apportionment. The county treasurer shall show on each tax receipt the amount of tax credit for each tract of agricultural land. In case of change of ownership the credit shall follow the title.

[C39, §6943.158; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §426.8]86 Acts, ch 1245, §443; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2004 Acts, ch 1101, §53
Iowa Code § 321G.3 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321G / Section 321G.3
Registration required for residents penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) Each snowmobile used by a resident on public land, public ice, or a designated snowmobile trail of this state shall be currently registered in this state pursuant to section 321G.4. A resident shall not operate, maintain, or give permission for the operation or maintenance of a snowmobile on public land, public ice, or a designated snowmobile trail unless the snowmobile is registered in accordance with this chapter.

(2) A violation of subsection 1 is punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8B, subsection 2, paragraph “a”. The violator shall submit proof to the department that a valid registration has been obtained by providing a copy of the registration to the department within thirty days of the date the fine is paid. A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321G.3]86 Acts, ch 1031, §2; 89 Acts, ch 244, §5; 2002 Acts, ch 1027, §3; 2004 Acts, ch 1132, §4; 2005 Acts, ch 138, §2; 2007 Acts, ch 141, §4; 2012 Acts, ch 1100, §6; 2014 Acts, ch 1141, §53; 2024 Acts, ch 1093, §2
Iowa Code § 27A.8 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 27A / Section 27A.8
Complaints notification civil action.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person, including a federal agency, may file a complaint with the attorney general alleging that a local entity has violated or is violating this chapter if the person offers evidence to support such an allegation. The person shall include with the complaint any evidence the person has in support of the complaint.

(2) A local entity for which the attorney general has received a complaint pursuant to this section shall comply with any document requests, including a request for supporting documents, from the attorney general relating to the complaint.

(3) A complaint filed pursuant to subsection 1 shall not be valid unless the attorney general determines that a violation of this chapter by a local entity was intentional.

(4) If the attorney general determines that a complaint filed pursuant to this section against a local entity is valid, the attorney general, not later than ten days after the date of such a determination, shall provide written notification to the local entity by certified mail, with return receipt requested, stating all of the following:

(4) (a) A complaint pursuant to this section has been filed and the grounds for the complaint.

(4) (b) The attorney general has determined that the complaint is valid.

(4) (c) The attorney general is authorized to file a civil action in district court pursuant to subsection 6 to enjoin a violation of this chapter no later than forty days after the date on which the notification is received if the local entity does not come into compliance with the requirements of this chapter.

(4) (d) The local entity and any entity that is under the jurisdiction of the local entity will be denied state funds pursuant to section 27A.9 for the state fiscal year following the year in which a final judicial determination in a civil action brought under this section is made.

(5) No later than thirty days after the date on which a local entity receives written notification under subsection 4, the local entity shall provide the attorney general with all of the following:

(5) (a) Copies of all of the local entity’s written policies relating to immigration enforcement actions.

(5) (b) A copy of each immigration detainer request received by the local entity from a federal agency.

(5) (c) A copy of each response sent by the local entity to an immigration detainer request described by paragraph “b”.

(5) (d) A description of all actions the local entity has taken or will take to correct any violations of this chapter.

(5) (e) If applicable, any evidence that would refute the allegations made in the complaint.

(6) No later than forty days after the date on which the notification pursuant to subsection 4 is received, the attorney general shall file a civil action in district court to enjoin any ongoing violation of this chapter by a local entity.

2018 Acts, ch 1089, §8, 12
Iowa Code § 92.18 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 92 / Section 92.18
Migratory labor defined.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2023 Acts, ch 92, §22.
Iowa Code § 142C.14 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 142C / Section 142C.14
Uniformity of application and construction.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be applied and construed with consideration given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to anatomical gifts among states which enact this law.

95 Acts, ch 39, §14; 2007 Acts, ch 44, §18
Iowa Code § 27A.11 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 27A / Section 27A.11
Attorney general database.
Status: in_force

The attorney general shall develop and maintain a searchable database listing each local entity for which a final judicial determination described in section 27A.9, subsection 2, has been made. The attorney general shall post the database on the attorney general’s internet site.

2018 Acts, ch 1089, §11, 12
Iowa Code § 43.68 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 43 / Section 43.68
Certified list of nominees.
Status: in_force

The state board of canvassers shall prepare and certify separate lists of the candidates nominated by each party, as shown by the state canvass, and deliver to the chairperson of each party central committee for the state a copy of the list of candidates nominated by the party which said chairperson represents.

[S13, §1087-a22; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §596; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.68]
Iowa Code § 322F.2 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 322F / Section 322F.2
Notice of termination.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) A supplier shall terminate a dealership agreement for equipment other than outdoor power equipment by cancellation, nonrenewal, or a substantial change in competitive circumstances only upon good cause and upon at least ninety days’ prior written notice delivered to the dealer by certified mail or restricted certified mail. A supplier shall terminate a dealership agreement for outdoor power equipment by cancellation or nonrenewal only upon good cause and upon at least ninety days’ prior written notice delivered to the dealer by restricted certified mail or hand delivered by a representative of the supplier to the dealer or a designated representative of the dealer.

(1) (b) A written termination notice must specify each deficiency constituting good cause for the action. The notice must also state that the dealer has sixty days to cure a specified deficiency. If the deficiency is cured within sixty days from the date that the notice is delivered, the notice is void. However, if the deficiency is based on a dealer’s inadequate representation of a manufacturer’s product relating to sales, as provided in section 322F.1, the notice must state that the dealer has eighteen months to cure the deficiency. If the deficiency based on inadequate representation of a manufacturer’s product relating to sales is cured within eighteen months from the date that notice is delivered, the notice is void.

(2) The supplier shall have the right to terminate immediately without notice in the event the action is for good cause as defined in section 322F.1, subsection 7, paragraphs “b” through “m”.

90 Acts, ch 1077, §3; 2003 Acts, ch 55, §4
Iowa Code § 522A.4 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 522A / Section 522A.4
Term of limited license.
Status: in_force

A limited license issued pursuant to this chapter is valid for three years and may be renewed without examination if the renewal application is received in a timely manner.

99 Acts, ch 143, §4
Iowa Code § 501A.806 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 501A / Section 501A.806
Quorum.
Status: in_force

(1) The quorum for a members’ meeting to transact business shall be by any of the following:

(1) (a) Ten percent of the total number of members of a cooperative with five hundred or fewer members.

(1) (b) Fifty members for cooperatives with more than five hundred members.

(2) In determining a quorum at a meeting, on a question submitted to a vote by mail or by an alternative voting method, members present in person or represented by mail vote or the alternative voting method shall be counted. The attendance of a sufficient number of members to constitute a quorum shall be established by a registration of the members of the cooperative present at the meeting. The registration shall be verified by the chairperson or the records officer of the cooperative and shall be reported in the minutes of the meeting.

(3) An action by a cooperative is not valid or legal in the absence of a quorum at the meeting at which the action was taken.

2005 Acts, ch 135, §56; 2011 Acts, ch 23, §21
Iowa Code § 633.595 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.595
Filing petition upon occurrence of condition.
Status: in_force

At any time after the deposit of the petition with the clerk, and before its revocation, it may be brought on for hearing by the filing of a verified statement to the effect that the occurrence of the event or the condition provided for in the petition has come to pass. If the petition has not been deposited with the clerk under the provisions of section 633.593, then it may be brought on for hearing at any time by the filing of it and such a verified statement with the clerk of the county in which the person who executed the petition then resides.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.595]
Iowa Code § 231.62 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 231 / Section 231.62
Alzheimer’s disease services and assistance.
Status: in_force

Pursuant to the federal Act, the department shall direct the area agencies on aging to use outreach efforts to identify older individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders and to establish supportive services for those individuals and their families. The department shall regularly review trends and initiatives to address the long-term living needs of Iowans to determine how the needs of persons with Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders can be appropriately met.

2008 Acts, ch 1140, §2; 2011 Acts, ch 34, §57; 2012 Acts, ch 1086, §13