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Iowa Code § 631.6 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 631 / Section 631.6
Fees and costs.
Status: in_force

(1) The clerk of the district court shall collect the following fees and costs in small claims actions, which shall be paid in advance and assessed as costs in the action:

(1) (a) Fees for filing and docketing shall be ninety-five dollars.

(1) (b) Fees for service of notice on nonresidents are as provided in section 617.3.

(1) (c) Postage charged for the mailing of original notice shall be twenty dollars.

(1) (d) Fees for personal service by peace officers or other officials of the state are the amounts specified by law.

(2) The amounts collected for filing and docketing shall be distributed as provided in section 602.8108.

[C73, §631.5, 631.6; C75, 77, 79, 81, §631.6; 81 Acts, ch 189, §5, 7]83 Acts, ch 63, §2, 3, 4; 83 Acts, ch 101, §125; 83 Acts, ch 186, §10118, 10201; 85 Acts, ch 195, §59; 85 Acts, ch 197, §37, 38; 88 Acts, ch 1258, §2; 89 Acts, ch 83, §84; 91 Acts, ch 116, §18; 91 Acts, ch 218, §26; 91 Acts, ch 219, §34; 94 Acts, ch 1074, §10; 2002 Acts, ch 1126, §3; 2003 Acts, ch 151, §50; 2006 Acts, ch 1144, §9; 2009 Acts, ch 179, §63, 72; 2020 Acts, ch 1074, §30, 93
Iowa Code § 169.6 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 169 / Section 169.6
Disclosure of confidential information.
Status: in_force

(1) A member of the board shall not disclose information relating to the following:

(1) (a) Criminal history or prior misconduct of the applicant.

(1) (b) Information relating to the contents of the examination.

(1) (c) Information relating to the examination results other than final score except for information about the results of an examination which is given to the person who took the examination.

(2) A member of the board who willfully communicates or seeks to communicate information in violation of subsection 1, and any person who willfully requests, obtains, or seeks to obtain such information, is guilty of a simple misdemeanor for each separate offense.

[C75, 77, §169.56; C79, 81, §169.6]2009 Acts, ch 133, §207
Iowa Code § 249.13 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 249 / Section 249.13
County attorney to enforce.
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the general assembly that violations of law relating to the family investment program, medical assistance, and supplemental assistance shall be prosecuted by county attorneys. Area prosecutors of the office of the attorney general shall provide such assistance in prosecution as may be required. It is the intent of the general assembly that the first priority for investigation and prosecution for which funds are provided shall be for fraudulent claims or practices by health care vendors and providers.

[C79, 81, §249.13]93 Acts, ch 97, §36
Iowa Code § 633.388 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.388
Petition to sell, mortgage, exchange, pledge or lease property.
Status: in_force

A petition to sell, mortgage, exchange, pledge or lease any real or personal property shall set forth the reasons for the application and describe the property involved. It may apply for different authority as to separate parts of the property; or it may apply in the alternative for authority to sell, mortgage, exchange, pledge or lease. Whenever it is for the best interests of the estate, real and personal property of the estate may be sold, mortgaged, exchanged, pledged or leased as a unit.

[C51, §1342, 1343; R60, §2374, 2375; C73, §2387, 2388; C97, §3323; C24, 27, §11933; C35, §11933, 11951-g4; C39, §11933, 11951.4; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §635.23, 635.44; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.388]
Iowa Code § 514.13 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 514 / Section 514.13
Arbitration of disputes.
Status: in_force

Any dispute arising between a corporation organized under chapter 504, Code 1989, or current chapter 504, and governed by this chapter, and a provider may be submitted to the commissioner of insurance for a decision. All decisions and findings of the commissioner of insurance may be judicially reviewed in accordance with the terms of chapter 17A.

[C39, §8895.13; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §514.13]84 Acts, ch 1122, §8; 2017 Acts, ch 29, §147
Iowa Code § 722.6 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 722 / Section 722.6
Section 722.6
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2000 Acts, ch 1201, §18.See §39A.2.
Iowa Code § 561.22 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 561 / Section 561.22
Notice of homestead exemption waiver requirement.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if a homestead exemption waiver is contained in a written contract affecting agricultural land as defined in section 9H.1, or dwellings, buildings, or other appurtenances located on the land, the contract must contain a statement in substantially the following form, in boldface type of a minimum size of ten points, and be signed and dated by the person waiving the exemption at the time of the execution of the contract:I understand that homestead property is in many cases protected from the claims of creditors and exempt from judicial sale; and that by signing this contract, I voluntarily give up my right to this protection for this property with respect to claims based upon this contract.

(1) (b) A principal or deputy state, county, or city officer shall not be required to waive the officer’s homestead exemption in order to be bonded as required pursuant to chapter 64.

(2) This section shall not apply to a written contract affecting agricultural land of less than forty acres.

86 Acts, ch 1214, §8; 87 Acts, ch 67, §1; 89 Acts, ch 153, §3; 2005 Acts, ch 86, §1
Iowa Code § 422.11K — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 422 / Section 422.11K
Economic development region revolving fund contribution tax credit.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2010 Acts, ch 1138, §15, 16.
Iowa Code § 321.235 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.235
Provisions uniform.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter shall be applicable and uniform throughout this state and in all political subdivisions and municipalities in this state. Unless expressly authorized in this chapter, a local authority shall not enact or enforce any rule or regulation in conflict with the provisions of this chapter. Local authorities may, however, adopt additional traffic regulations which are not in conflict with the provisions of this chapter.

[C39, §5017.08; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.235]2023 Acts, ch 66, §75
Iowa Code § 437B.14 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 437B / Section 437B.14
Tax imposition.
Status: in_force

An annual statewide property tax of three cents per one thousand dollars of assessed value is imposed upon all property described in section 437B.12 on the assessment date of January 1.

2013 Acts, ch 94, §23, 35, 36
Iowa Code § 69.16A — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 69 / Section 69.16A
Gender balance.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2024 Acts, ch 1004, §48.
Iowa Code § 716.3 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 716 / Section 716.3
Criminal mischief in the first degree.
Status: in_force

(1) Criminal mischief is criminal mischief in the first degree if either of the following apply:

(1) (a) The cost of replacing, repairing, or restoring the property that is damaged, defaced, altered, or destroyed is more than ten thousand dollars.

(1) (b) The acts are intended to or do in fact cause a substantial interruption or impairment of service rendered to the public by a gas, electric, steam or waterworks corporation, telephone or telegraph corporation, common carrier, or a public utility operated by a municipality.

(2) Criminal mischief in the first degree is a class “C” felony.

[C51, §2680; R60, §4320; C73, §3979; C97, §4807; S13, §4807; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13120; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §716.7; C79, 81, §716.3]92 Acts, ch 1060, §8; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §193
Iowa Code § 468.37 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.37
Contracts.
Status: in_force

All agreements and contracts for work or materials in constructing the improvements of a district shall be in writing and be signed by the chairperson of the board of supervisors for and on behalf of the district and the parties who are to perform the work or furnish the materials specified in the contract. The contract shall specify the particular work to be done or materials to be furnished, the time when it shall begin and when it shall be completed, the amount to be paid and the times of payment, and contain such other terms and conditions as to details as are necessary to a clear understanding of the terms of the contract.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7463; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §455.44]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.372021 Acts, ch 80, §300
Iowa Code § 633A.4605 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633A / Section 633A.4605
Liability for wrongful taking, concealing, or disposing of trust property.
Status: in_force

A person who, in bad faith, wrongfully takes, conceals, or disposes of trust property is liable for twice the value of the property, attorney fees, court costs, and where consistent with existing law, punitive damages, recoverable in an action by a trustee for the benefit of the trust.

99 Acts, ch 125, §83, 109C2001, §633.46052005 Acts, ch 38, §54CS2005, §633A.4605
Iowa Code § 602.6603 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 602 / Section 602.6603
Court reporters.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) The chief judge of a judicial district or the chief judge’s designee shall have the authority to supervise, schedule, and assign duties to all court reporters in the judicial district.

(1) (b) Notwithstanding paragraph “a”, a judge presiding over a proceeding that must be reported shall have the authority to supervise the work of a court reporter while the court reporter is actively engaged in reporting that proceeding.

(1) (c) The chief judge of a judicial district may delegate the authority set forth in paragraph “a” to the district court administrator or the district court administrator’s designee.

(2) The judges of a judicial district shall appoint a court reporter, subject to approval of the chief judge of the judicial district or the chief judge’s designee. A court reporter may be assigned to a district judge or the district associate judge subject to subsection 1. A court reporter shall, upon the request of a party in a civil or criminal case, report the evidence and proceedings in the case, and perform all duties as provided by law.

(3) If a regularly appointed court reporter becomes disabled, or if a vacancy occurs in a regularly appointed court reporter position, the chief judge or the chief judge’s designee may appoint a competent, uncertified shorthand reporter for a period of time of up to one year, upon verification by the chief judge that a diligent but unsuccessful search has been conducted to appoint a certified shorthand reporter to the position and, in a disability case, that the regularly appointed court reporter is disabled. An uncertified shorthand reporter shall not be reappointed to the position unless the reporter becomes a certified shorthand reporter within the period of appointment under this subsection.

(4) Except as provided in subsection 3, a person shall not be appointed to the position of court reporter of the district court unless the person has been certified as a shorthand reporter by the board of examiners under article 3.

(5) Each court reporter shall take an oath faithfully to perform the duties of office, which shall be filed in the office of the clerk of district court.

(6) A court reporter may be removed for cause with due process by the judges making the appointment, subject to the approval of the chief judge or the chief judge’s designee.

(7) If a judge dies, resigns, retires, is removed from office, becomes disabled, or fails to be retained in office and the judicial vacancy is eligible to be filled, the court reporter appointed by the judge shall serve as a court reporter, as directed by the chief judge or the chief judge’s designee.

83 Acts, ch 186, §7603, 10201; 85 Acts, ch 197, §15, 16; 89 Acts, ch 110, §1; 2000 Acts, ch 1057, §12; 2021 Acts, ch 66, §2; 2025 Acts, ch 101, §19
Iowa Code § 504.116 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 504 / Section 504.116
Filing duty of secretary of state.
Status: in_force

(1) If a document delivered to the office of the secretary of state for filing satisfies the requirements of section 504.111, the secretary of state shall file it.

(2) The secretary of state files a document by recording the document as filed on the date and the time of receipt. After filing a document, except as provided in sections 504.504, 504.1510, and 504.1613, the secretary of state shall deliver to the domestic or foreign corporation or its representative a copy of the document with an acknowledgment of the date and time of filing.

(3) Upon refusing to file a document, the secretary of state shall return it to the domestic or foreign corporation or its representative, together with a brief, written explanation of the reason or reasons for the refusal.

(4) The secretary of state’s duty to file documents under this section is ministerial. Filing or refusal to file a document does not do any of the following:

(4) (a) Affect the validity or invalidity of the document in whole or in part.

(4) (b) Relate to the correctness or incorrectness of information contained in the document.

(4) (c) Create a presumption that the document is valid or invalid or that information contained in the document is correct or incorrect.

2004 Acts, ch 1049, §8, 192
Iowa Code § 261B.11B — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 261B / Section 261B.11B
Voluntary registration.
Status: in_force

A school or other postsecondary educational institution that is exempt under section 261B.11 may voluntarily register under this chapter in order to comply with chapter 261G or for purposes of institutional eligibility under 34 C.F.R. §600.9(a).

2014 Acts, ch 1063, §4; 2015 Acts, ch 29, §40
Iowa Code § 539.9 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 539 / Section 539.9
Section 539.9
Status: repealed

Repealed by 65 Acts, ch 413, §10102.
Iowa Code § 455G.23 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 455G / Section 455G.23
Aboveground petroleum storage tank fund.
Status: repealed

Repealed by its own terms; 2004 Acts, ch 1094, §4, 6.
Iowa Code § 73A.17 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 73A / Section 73A.17
Unpaid revenue bonds — effect.
Status: in_force

It shall be lawful for any municipality to issue revenue bonds, the principal and interest of which are to be paid solely from revenue derived from the operations of the project for which such bonds are issued, notwithstanding that there are other revenue bonds remaining unpaid which have not matured, provided payment of principal and interest of such other revenue bonds is not impaired thereby.

[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §23.17]C93, §73A.17
Iowa Code § 645.3 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 645 / Section 645.3
Liability.
Status: in_force

(1) A person who knowingly and without claim of right wrongfully appropriates, takes possession of, or alters the price indicia of merchandise of a mercantile establishment without the consent of the owner and with the intent to convert the merchandise to the person’s own use without having paid the full purchase price for it, is liable for:

(1) (a) The return of the merchandise or the purchase price of the merchandise, provided that the merchandise is not evidence in a criminal proceeding under chapter 714.

(1) (b) Actual damages for any decrease in value of the merchandise returned.

(1) (c) The greater of fifty dollars or actual costs, not to exceed two hundred dollars, incurred by the owner in recovering the merchandise or damages pursuant to this chapter.

(2) Damages awarded under this section shall be reduced by any amount received by the owner pursuant to court ordered restitution under chapter 232A or 910.

(3) The parent or parents of an unemancipated minor child under the age of eighteen years are liable for any judgment awarded against the child pursuant to subsection 1 in accordance with, and subject to the limits established in, section 613.16.

89 Acts, ch 99, §3
Iowa Code § 510B.9 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 510B / Section 510B.9
Prior authorization.
Status: in_force

A pharmacy benefits manager shall comply with all applicable prior authorization requirements pursuant to section 505.26.

2014 Acts, ch 1140, §100, 101; 2022 Acts, ch 1113, §11, 16, 23
Iowa Code § 637.611 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 637 / Section 637.611
Total return unitrust administration.
Status: in_force

In administering a total return unitrust, the trustee may, in the trustee’s sole discretion but subject to the provisions of the governing instrument, determine all of the following:

(1) The effective date of the conversion.

(2) The timing of distributions, including provisions for prorating a distribution for a short year in which a beneficiary’s right to payments commences or ceases.

(3) Whether distributions are to be made in cash or in kind or partly in cash and partly in kind.

(4) If the trust is reconverted to an income trust, the effective date of such reconversion.

(5) Such other administrative issues as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.

2002 Acts, ch 1086, §15, 21
Iowa Code § 216C.6 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 216C / Section 216C.6
Failure to use cane or dog not negligence.
Status: in_force

A blind or partially blind pedestrian not carrying a cane or using a guide dog in any place shall have all of the rights and privileges conferred by law upon other persons, and the failure of a blind or partially blind pedestrian to carry a cane or to use a guide dog in any place shall not be held to constitute or be evidence of contributory negligence.

[C71, §93B.6; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §601D.6]C93, §216C.6
Iowa Code § 554.10103 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.10103
General repealer.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in section 554.7103, all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with this chapter are hereby repealed.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §554.10103]2009 Acts, ch 133, §171; 2015 Acts, ch 29, §101
Iowa Code § 521I.5 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 521I / Section 521I.5
Amending plan of division.
Status: in_force

(1) A dividing insurer may amend the dividing insurer’s plan of division in accordance with any procedures set forth in the plan of division, or if no such procedures are set forth in the plan of division, in a manner determined by the board of directors of the dividing insurer. A shareholder that is entitled to vote on or consent to approval of the plan of division shall be entitled to vote on or consent to an amendment of the plan of division that will affect any of the following:

(1) (a) The amount or kind of shares, securities, obligations, money, other property, rights to acquire shares or securities, or any combination thereof to be received by any of the shareholders of the dividing insurer under the plan of division.

(1) (b) The articles of incorporation or bylaws of any resulting insurer that become effective when the division becomes effective except for changes that do not require approval of the shareholders of the resulting insurer under such articles of incorporation or bylaws.

(1) (c) Any other terms or conditions of the plan of division if the change may adversely affect the shareholders in any material respect.

(2) A dividing insurer shall not amend the dividing insurer’s plan of division after the plan of division becomes effective under section 521I.10, subsection 2.

(3) A dividing insurer shall not amend the dividing insurer’s plan of division after the plan of division is approved by the commissioner under section 521I.8.

2019 Acts, ch 20, §5; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §293
Iowa Code § 161A.29 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 161A / Section 161A.29
Intercounty subdistricts.
Status: in_force

In subdistricts extending into two or more counties, appeals from final orders resulting from the joint action of the several governing bodies of such subdistrict may be taken to the district court of any county into which the district extends.

[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467A.29]C93, §161A.29
Iowa Code § 63.7 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 63 / Section 63.7
Officer holding over.
Status: in_force

When it is ascertained that the incumbent is entitled to hold over by reason of the nonelection of a successor, or for the neglect or refusal of the successor to qualify, the incumbent shall qualify anew, within the time provided by section 63.8.

[C51, §338; R60, §568; C73, §690; C97, §1195; S13, §1195; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1051; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §63.7]
Iowa Code § 135.173A — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 135 / Section 135.173A
Child care advisory committee.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §368.
Iowa Code § 100B.3 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 100B / Section 100B.3
Training agreements.
Status: in_force

(1) The state fire marshal shall enter into written agreements with other public agencies that have established regional emergency response training centers under section 100B.22 to provide training in conjunction with training provided by the fire service training bureau. Moneys appropriated shall not be distributed by the department of public safety to a regional training center until such an agreement has been entered into with the regional training center.

(2) The state fire marshal may enter into written agreements with other educational institutions to assist in research conducted by the bureau.

2000 Acts, ch 1117, §10; 2006 Acts, ch 1179, §40, 67; 2019 Acts, ch 24, §104
Iowa Code § 476.31 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 476 / Section 476.31
Continuing audit of operation.
Status: in_force

The commission shall adopt not later than July 1, 1983, rules and policies to implement a program for the continuous review of operations of rate-regulated public utilities with respect to all matters that affect rates or charges for utility service.

[81 Acts, ch 156, §1]2024 Acts, ch 1170, §369
Iowa Code § 514F.2 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 514F / Section 514F.2
Utilization and cost control.
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in the chapters of Title XIII, subtitle 1, of the Code shall be construed to prohibit or discourage insurers, nonprofit service corporations, health maintenance organizations, or self-insurers for health care benefits to employees from providing payments of benefits or providing care and treatment under capitated payment systems, prospective reimbursement rate systems, utilization control systems, incentive systems for the use of least restrictive and least costly levels of care, preferred provider contracts limiting choice of specific provider, or other systems, methods or organizations designed to contain costs without sacrificing care or treatment outcome, provided these systems do not limit or make optional payment or reimbursement for health care services on a basis solely related to the license under or the practices authorized by chapter 151 or on a basis that is dependent upon a method of classification, categorization, or description based upon differences in terminology used by different licensees under the chapters of Title IV, subtitle 3, of the Code in describing human ailments or their diagnosis or treatment.

86 Acts, ch 1180, §10
Iowa Code § 554D.122 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554D / Section 554D.122
Fraudulent purpose — penalty.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2004 Acts, ch 1067, §10.