FrankGoortani/open-us-law huggingface dataset:
Iowa Code § 15.511 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 15 / Section 15.511
Financial assistance for certain eligible businesses.
Status: in_force

(1) The authority may provide financial assistance to an eligible business pursuant to section 15.111, subsection 2, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (8), if the authority and the board find such assistance necessary to facilitate the project’s successful completion, that the project has an extensive economic impact, or that financial assistance will incentivize an eligible business to choose an Iowa location, rather than an out-of-state location, for the project.

(2) Each eligible business receiving assistance under this section shall enter into an agreement with the authority and the agreement shall meet the requirements of section 15.506. The agreement shall specify the circumstances under which the financial assistance must be repaid to the authority.

(3) If the authority and the board determine financial assistance should be awarded, the authority and the board shall determine the appropriate amount and type of assistance for facilitating the eligible business’s project.

(4) For purposes of this section, “financial assistance” means assistance provided exclusively from the funds, rights, and assets legally available to the authority pursuant to this chapter and includes but is not limited to assistance in the form of grants, loans, forgivable loans, and royalty payments.

2025 Acts, ch 136, §18, 20
Iowa Code § 518.20 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 518 / Section 518.20
Reporting of livestock losses.
Status: in_force

In the event of loss of livestock, the insured shall give notice to the association in sufficient time to permit the performance by a licensed veterinarian of a postmortem examination of the livestock for which claim is made, but in no event later than forty-eight hours from the time of occurrence.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §518.20]
Iowa Code § 235D.1 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 235D / Section 235D.1
Criminal history check applicants at domestic abuse or sexual assault centers.
Status: in_force

An applicant for employment at a domestic abuse or sexual assault center shall be subject to a national criminal history check through the federal bureau of investigation. The domestic abuse or sexual assault center shall request the criminal history check and shall provide the applicant’s fingerprints to the department of public safety for submission through the state criminal history repository to the federal bureau of investigation. The applicant shall authorize release of the results of the criminal history check to the domestic abuse or sexual assault center. The applicant shall pay the actual cost of the fingerprinting and criminal history check, if any. Unless the criminal history check was completed within the ninety calendar days prior to the date the application is received by the domestic abuse or sexual assault center, the center shall reject and return the application to the applicant. The results of a criminal history check conducted pursuant to this section shall not be considered a public record under chapter 22. For purposes of this section, “domestic abuse or sexual assault center” means a crime victim center as defined in section 915.20A.

2005 Acts, ch 158, §44; 2019 Acts, ch 24, §27
Iowa Code § 640.2 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 640 / Section 640.2
Fraudulently induced sales.
Status: in_force

In an action by a vendor of property fraudulently purchased to vacate the contract and have a restoration of the property or compensation therefor, where the petition shows such fraudulent purchase of property and the amount of the plaintiff’s claim, and is verified, an attachment against the property may be granted.

[R60, §3226; C73, §3001; C97, §3914; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12148; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §640.2]
Iowa Code § 135.140 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 135 / Section 135.140
Definitions.
Status: in_force

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

(1) “Bioterrorism” means the intentional use of any microorganism, virus, infectious substance, or biological product that may be engineered as a result of biotechnology, or any naturally occurring or bioengineered component of any such microorganism, virus, infectious substance, or biological product, to cause death, disease, or other biological malfunction in a human, an animal, a plant, or another living organism.

(2) “Department” means the department of health and human services.

(3) “Director” means the director of health and human services or the director’s designee.

(4) “Disaster” means disaster as defined in section 29C.2.

(5) “Public health disaster” means a state of disaster emergency proclaimed by the governor in consultation with the department pursuant to section 29C.6 for a disaster which specifically involves an imminent threat of an illness or health condition that meets any of the following conditions of paragraphs “a” and “b”:

(5) (a) Is reasonably believed to be caused by any of the following:

(5) (a) Bioterrorism or other act of terrorism.

(5) (a) The appearance of a novel or previously controlled or eradicated infectious agent or biological toxin.

(5) (a) A chemical attack or accidental release.

(5) (a) An intentional or accidental release of radioactive material.

(5) (a) A nuclear or radiological attack or accident.

(5) (a) A natural occurrence or incident, including but not limited to fire, flood, storm, drought, earthquake, tornado, or windstorm.

(5) (a) A man-made occurrence or incident, including but not limited to an attack, spill, or explosion.

(5) (b) Poses a high probability of any of the following:

(5) (b) A large number of deaths in the affected population.

(5) (b) A large number of serious or long-term disabilities in the affected population.

(5) (b) Widespread exposure to an infectious or toxic agent that poses a significant risk of substantial future harm to a large number of the affected population.

(5) (b) Short-term or long-term physical or behavioral health consequences to a large number of the affected population.

(6) “Public health response team” means a team of professionals, including licensed health care providers, nonmedical professionals skilled and trained in disaster or emergency response, and public health practitioners, which is sponsored by a hospital or other entity and approved by the department to provide disaster assistance in the event of a disaster or threatened disaster.

2003 Acts, ch 33, §1, 11; 2003 Acts, ch 179, §64; 2005 Acts, ch 89, §6, 7; 2006 Acts, ch 1184, §83; 2009 Acts, ch 37, §4, 5; 2019 Acts, ch 24, §104; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §152
Iowa Code § 488.904 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 488 / Section 488.904
Approval of application for certificate of authority — notification.
Status: in_force

Unless the secretary of state determines that an application for a certificate of authority does not comply with the filing requirements of this chapter, the secretary of state, upon receiving payment of all filing fees, shall file the application, notify the applicant that the application has been approved, and provide a receipt for the payment of fees. Such notification shall serve as certificate of authority to transact business in this state.

2004 Acts, ch 1021, §79, 118
Iowa Code § 321G.17 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321G / Section 321G.17
Violation of stop signal.
Status: in_force

A person who has received a visual or audible signal from a peace officer to come to a stop, shall not operate a snowmobile in willful or wanton disregard of the signal, interfere with or endanger the officer or any other person or vehicle, increase speed, or attempt to flee or elude the officer.

[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321G.17]89 Acts, ch 244, §29; 2004 Acts, ch 1132, §26; 2012 Acts, ch 1100, §20
Iowa Code § 8A.432 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 8A / Section 8A.432
Combined charitable campaign program, fees, revolving fund.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall establish and administer a combined charitable campaign program for state employees.

(2) A combined charitable campaign revolving fund is created in the state treasury under the control of the department. The moneys credited to the fund shall be used for the purpose of paying actual and necessary expenses incurred by the department in administering the program. Administrative expenses shall not exceed five percent of the contributions pledged the previous year. All fees, grants, or specific appropriations for this purpose shall be credited to the fund. The fees for the program shall be set by the director to cover only the cost of administration and materials and shall not cover salaries of state employees involved in the administration of the program. The fees shall be paid to the department from the voluntary employee contributions and the payment shall be credited to the revolving fund. Notwithstanding section 8.33, any moneys in the fund shall not revert. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys deposited in the fund shall be credited to the fund.

2003 Acts, ch 145, §68
Iowa Code § 148E.9 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 148E / Section 148E.9
Accident and health insurance coverage.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not be construed to require accident and health insurance coverage for acupuncture services under an existing or future contract or policy for insurance issued or issued for delivery in this state, unless otherwise provided by the contract or policy.

93 Acts, ch 86, §9; 2000 Acts, ch 1053, §13
Iowa Code § 518B.4 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 518B / Section 518B.4
Insurers assessed.
Status: in_force

Whenever the secretary shall, in accordance with the Act, present to the state a request for reimbursement under the Act, the commissioner shall immediately assess all insurers which, during the calendar year with respect to which reimbursement is requested by the secretary, were licensed to write and engaged in writing property insurance business, including the property insurance components of multiperil policies on a direct basis, in this state. The amount of each such insurer’s assessment shall be calculated by multiplying the amount of the reimbursement requested by the secretary by a fraction the numerator of which is the insurer’s premium actually written in this state in that calendar year on habitational and commercial property, except farm property, risks and the denominator of which is the aggregate premiums written by all licensed insurers on such property risks. In no event shall any insurer’s assessment be less than one hundred dollars.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §518B.4]
Iowa Code § 234.24 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 234 / Section 234.24
Services may be refused.
Status: in_force

The refusal of any person to accept family planning and birth control services shall in no way affect the right of such person to receive public assistance or any other public benefit and every person to whom such services are offered shall be so advised initially both orally and in writing. Employees engaged in the administration of this section shall recognize that the right to make decisions concerning family planning and birth control is a fundamental personal right of the individual and nothing in this subchapter shall in any way abridge such individual right, nor shall any individual be required to state the individual’s reason for refusing the offer of family planning and birth control services.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §234.24]2014 Acts, ch 1026, §143
Iowa Code § 524.225 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 524 / Section 524.225
Procedures judicial review.
Status: in_force

Judicial review of the actions of the superintendent may be sought in accordance with chapter 17A. However, contested case provisions of chapter 17A, the Iowa administrative procedure Act, do not apply to an action by the superintendent to order a state bank to cease to carry on its business and to appoint a receiver, as authorized by section 524.224.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §524.225]89 Acts, ch 257, §6; 2022 Acts, ch 1062, §23
Iowa Code § 654A.12 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 654A / Section 654A.12
Extension of deadlines.
Status: in_force

Upon petition by the borrower and all known creditors, the farm mediation service may, for good cause, extend a deadline imposed by section 654A.8 or section 654A.10 for up to thirty days.

86 Acts, ch 1214, §25
Iowa Code § 80D.1A — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 80D / Section 80D.1A
Definitions.
Status: in_force

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

(1) “Academy” means the Iowa law enforcement academy.

(2) “Council” means the Iowa law enforcement academy council.

(3) “Minimum training course” means a curriculum of basic training requirements developed by the academy pursuant to the academy’s rulemaking authority that a reserve peace officer must complete within a prescribed time period to become state certified as a reserve peace officer. The minimum training course does not include required weapons training.

(4) “Reserve force” means an organization of reserve peace officers established as provided in this chapter.

(5) “Reserve peace officer” means a volunteer, nonregular, sworn member of a law enforcement agency who serves with or without compensation, has regular police powers while functioning as a law enforcement agency’s representative, and participates on a regular basis in the law enforcement agency’s activities including crime prevention and control, preservation of the peace, and enforcement of law.

90 Acts, ch 1092, §2; 2007 Acts, ch 47, §1
Iowa Code § 489.1014 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 489 / Section 489.1014
Section 489.1014
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2023 Acts, ch 152, §142, 161. See parts 2, 4, and 5.
Iowa Code § 166A.5 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 166A / Section 166A.5
Certificate.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §57.
Iowa Code § 488.803 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 488 / Section 488.803
Winding up.
Status: in_force

(1) A limited partnership continues after dissolution only for the purpose of winding up its activities.

(2) In winding up its activities, the limited partnership:

(2) (a) May amend its certificate of limited partnership to state that the limited partnership is dissolved, preserve the limited partnership business or property as a going concern for a reasonable time, prosecute and defend actions and proceedings, whether civil, criminal, or administrative, transfer the limited partnership’s property, settle disputes by mediation or arbitration, file a statement of termination as provided in section 488.203, and perform other necessary acts.

(2) (b) Shall discharge the limited partnership’s liabilities, settle and close the limited partnership’s activities, and marshal and distribute the assets of the partnership.

(3) If a dissolved limited partnership does not have a general partner, a person to wind up the dissolved limited partnership’s activities may be appointed by the consent of limited partners owning a majority of the rights to receive distributions as limited partners at the time the consent is to be effective. A person appointed under this subsection:

(3) (a) Has the powers of a general partner under section 488.804.

(3) (b) Shall promptly amend the certificate of limited partnership to state all of the following:

(3) (b) That the limited partnership does not have a general partner.

(3) (b) The name of the person that has been appointed to wind up the limited partnership.

(3) (b) The street and mailing address of the person.

(4) On the application of any partner, the district court in the county in which the office described in section 488.114, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, is located may order judicial supervision of the winding up, including the appointment of a person to wind up the dissolved limited partnership’s activities, if any of the following applies:

(4) (a) A limited partnership does not have a general partner and within a reasonable time following the dissolution no person has been appointed pursuant to subsection 3.

(4) (b) The applicant establishes other good cause.

2004 Acts, ch 1021, §65, 118
Iowa Code § 715.9 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 715 / Section 715.9
Ransomware prohibition.
Status: in_force

(1) A person shall not intentionally, willfully, and without authorization do any of the following:

(1) (a) Access, attempt to access, cause to be accessed, or exceed the person’s authorized access to all or a part of a computer network, computer control language, computer, computer software, computer system, or computer database.

(1) (b) Copy, attempt to copy, possess, or attempt to possess the contents of all or part of a computer database accessed in violation of paragraph “a”.

(2) A person shall not commit an act prohibited in subsection 1 with the intent to do any of the following:

(2) (a) Cause the malfunction or interruption of the operation of all or any part of a computer, computer network, computer control language, computer software, computer system, computer service, or computer data.

(2) (b) Alter, damage, or destroy all or any part of data or a computer program stored, maintained, or produced by a computer, computer network, computer software, computer system, computer service, or computer database.

(3) A person shall not intentionally, willfully, and without authorization do any of the following:

(3) (a) Possess, identify, or attempt to identify a valid computer access code.

(3) (b) Publicize or distribute a valid computer access code to an unauthorized person.

(4) A person shall not commit an act prohibited under this section with the intent to interrupt or impair the functioning of any of the following:

(4) (a) The state.

(4) (b) A service, device, or system related to the production, transmission, delivery, or storage of electricity or natural gas in the state that is owned, operated, or controlled by a person other than a public utility as defined in chapter 476.

(4) (c) A service provided in the state by a public utility as defined in section 476.1, subsection 2.

(4) (d) A hospital or health care facility as defined in section 135C.1.

(4) (e) A public elementary or secondary school, community college, or area education agency under the supervision of the department of education.

(4) (f) A city, city utility, or city service.

(4) (g) An authority as defined in section 330A.2.

(5) This section shall not apply to the use of ransomware for research purposes by a person who has a bona fide scientific, educational, governmental, testing, news, or other similar justification for possessing ransomware. However, a person shall not knowingly possess ransomware with the intent to use the ransomware for the purpose of introduction into the computer, computer network, or computer system of another person without the authorization of the other person.

(6) A person who has suffered a specific and direct injury because of a violation of this section may bring a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction.

(6) (a) In an action under this subsection, the court may award actual damages, reasonable attorney fees, and court costs.

(6) (b) A conviction for an offense under this section is not a prerequisite for the filing of a civil action.

2023 Acts, ch 77, §7
Iowa Code § 336.18 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 336 / Section 336.18
Contracts to use city library.
Status: in_force

(1) A school corporation, township, or library district may contract for the use by its residents of a city library. A contract by a county shall supersede all contracts by townships or school corporations within the county outside of cities.

(2) (a) Contracts shall provide for the amount to be contributed. They may, by mutual consent of the contracting parties, be terminated at any time. They may also be terminated by a majority of the voters represented by either of the contracting parties, voting on the question to terminate which shall be submitted by the governing body upon a written petition of eligible electors in a number not less than five percent of those who voted in the area for president of the United States or governor at the last general election.

(2) (b) The question may be submitted at any election provided by law which covers the area of the unit seeking to terminate the contract. The petition shall be presented to the governing body not less than ten days before the last day candidates may file nomination petitions for the election at which the question is to be submitted.

(3) The board of trustees of any township which has entered into a contract shall at the April meeting levy a tax not exceeding six and three-fourths cents per thousand dollars of assessed valuation on all taxable property in the township to create a fund to fulfill its obligation under the contract.

(4) (a) Eligible electors of that part of any county outside of cities in a number of not less than twenty-five percent of those in the area who voted for president of the United States or governor at the last general election may petition the board of supervisors to submit the question of requiring the board to provide library service for them and their area by contract as provided by this section.

(4) (b) The board of supervisors shall submit the question to the voters of the county residing outside of cities at the next general election. The petition shall be filed not less than ten days before the last day candidates may file nomination petitions for the election at which the question is to be submitted.

(4) (c) If a majority of those voting upon the question favors it, the board of supervisors shall contract with a library for library use or service for the benefit of the residents and area represented by it.

[S13, §592-a, 792-a; SS15, §422; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5859, 5861 – 5863; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §378.11, 378.13 – 378.15; C75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §358B.18; 81 Acts, ch 117, §1075]83 Acts, ch 123, §166, 167, 209C93, §336.182001 Acts, ch 56, §25, 26; 2001 Acts, ch 158, §36; 2002 Acts, ch 1134, §98, 99, 115; 2010 Acts, ch 1031, §332
Iowa Code § 496C.11 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 496C / Section 496C.11
Transfer of shares.
Status: in_force

(1) No shareholder or other person shall make any voluntary transfer of any shares in a professional corporation to any person, except to the professional corporation or to an individual who is licensed to practice in this state a profession which the corporation is authorized to practice.

(2) Unless otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation or bylaws, the affirmative vote or consent in writing of all of the outstanding shareholders entitled to vote, or such lesser proportion as may be provided in the articles or bylaws, is necessary in order to authorize any voluntary transfer of any shares of a professional corporation.

(3) The articles of incorporation or bylaws may contain any additional provisions restricting the transfer of shares.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §496C.11]2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127
Iowa Code § 446.18 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 446 / Section 446.18
“Public bidder sale” — notice.
Status: in_force

Each county treasurer shall, on the day of the regular tax sale each year or any continuance or adjournment of the tax sale, offer and sell at public sale all parcels which remain liable to sale for delinquent taxes, which have previously been advertised, offered for one year or more, and remain unsold for want of bidders. Notice of the sale shall be given at the same time and in the same manner as that given of the regular sale.

[C97, §1425; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7255; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §446.18]91 Acts, ch 191, §70