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Iowa Code § 97.37 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 97 / Section 97.37
Section 97.37
Status: repealed

Repealed by 53 Acts, ch 71, §1, except as indicated herein.
Iowa Code § 12E.4 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 12E / Section 12E.4
Powers not restricted — law complete in itself.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not restrict or limit the powers which the authority has under any other law of this state, but is cumulative as to any such powers. A proceeding, notice, or approval is not required for the creation of the authority or the issuance of obligations or an instrument as security, except as provided in this chapter.

2000 Acts, ch 1208, §4, 25
Iowa Code § 276.2 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 276 / Section 276.2
Purpose.
Status: in_force

It is the purpose of this chapter to provide educational, recreational, cultural, and other community services and programs through the establishment of the concept of community education with the community school serving as the center for such activity. In cooperation with other community agencies and groups, it is the purpose of the community education Act to mobilize community resources to solve identified community concerns and to promote a more efficient and expanded use of existing school buildings and equipment, to provide leadership in working with other entities, to mobilize the human and financial resources of a community, and to provide a wide range of opportunities for all socioeconomic, ethnic, and age groups. A related purpose of this chapter is to develop a sense of community in which the citizenry cooperates with the school and community agencies and groups to resolve their school and community concerns and to recognize that the schools belong to the people, and that as the entity located in every neighborhood, the schools are available for use by the community day and night, year-round or any time when the programming will not interfere with the elementary and secondary program.

[C79, 81, §276.2]
Iowa Code § 321I.25 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321I / Section 321I.25
Course of instruction.
Status: in_force

(1) The commission shall provide, by rules adopted pursuant to section 321I.2, for the establishment of certified courses of instruction to be conducted throughout the state for the safe use and operation of all-terrain vehicles. The curriculum shall include instruction in the lawful and safe use, operation, and equipping of all-terrain vehicles consistent with this chapter and rules adopted by the commission. The commission may establish a fee for the course which shall not exceed the actual cost of instruction minus moneys received by the department from education certificate fees under section 321I.26.

(2) The commission may certify any experienced, qualified operator to be an instructor of a class established under subsection 1. Each instructor shall be at least eighteen years of age.

(3) Upon completion of the course of instruction, the commission shall provide for the administration of either a written test or the demonstration of adequate riding skills to any student who wishes to qualify for an education certificate.

(4) The commission shall provide education material relating to the operation of all-terrain vehicles for the use of nonpublic or public elementary and secondary schools in this state.

(5) The department may develop requirements and standards for online education offerings. Only vendors who have entered into a memorandum of understanding with the department shall be permitted to offer an online course that results in the issuance of an education certificate approved by the commission. Vendors may charge for their courses and collect the education certificate fee required under section 321I.26, subsection 2, on behalf of the department as agreed to in the memorandum of understanding.

2004 Acts, ch 1132, §68; 2007 Acts, ch 141, §46; 2012 Acts, ch 1100, §50
Iowa Code § 541.159 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 541 / Section 541.159
Section 541.159
Status: repealed

Repealed by 65 Acts, ch 413, §10102.
Iowa Code § 309.93 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 309 / Section 309.93
Itemized statement.
Status: in_force

On or before April 30 of each year, the board of supervisors, with the assistance of the county engineer, shall adopt and submit to the department for approval the county secondary road budget for the next fiscal year. The budget shall include an itemized statement of:

(1) Estimated revenues to be raised by property taxation for secondary road purposes.

(2) Estimated revenues to be received from the state road use tax fund.

(3) Estimated revenues from all other sources for secondary road purposes.

(4) The proposed expenditures from the road fund during the next fiscal year. The estimates of proposed expenditures shall be itemized and classified in a manner prescribed by the department.

(5) The actual expenditures for the preceding two fiscal years and the estimated expenditures for the current fiscal year. These shall be itemized and classified in the same manner as proposed expenditures.

(6) The cash balance of the road fund at the end of the preceding fiscal year, an estimate of the cash balance at the end of the current fiscal year, and an estimate of the cash balance at the end of the next fiscal year.

(7) A detailed cost accounting of all instances in the previous fiscal year of the use of day labor or public or private contracts for construction, reconstruction, or improvement projects on either the farm-to-market or secondary road system, in the manner prescribed by rule of the department under section 314.1A. The statement shall also include the costs of purchasing, leasing, or renting construction or maintenance equipment and an accounting of the use of such equipment for construction, reconstruction, or improvement projects on either the farm-to-market or secondary road system during the previous fiscal year.

[C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §309.93]84 Acts, ch 1102, §6; 2001 Acts, ch 32, §4, 142024 Acts, ch 1094, §36, 47, 48
Iowa Code § 554.13514 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.13514
Waiver of lessee’s objections.
Status: in_force

(1) In rejecting goods, a lessee’s failure to state a particular defect that is ascertainable by reasonable inspection precludes the lessee from relying on the defect to justify rejection or to establish default:

(1) (a) if, stated seasonably, the lessor or the supplier could have cured it (section 554.13513); or

(1) (b) between merchants if the lessor or the supplier after rejection has made a request in writing for a full and final written statement of all defects on which the lessee proposes to rely.

(2) A lessee’s failure to reserve rights when paying rent or other consideration against documents precludes recovery of the payment for defects apparent in the documents.

94 Acts, ch 1052, §66; 2007 Acts, ch 30, §45, 46, 78
Iowa Code § 488.606 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 488 / Section 488.606
Power to bind — liability to limited partnership before dissolution of partnership of person dissociated as general partner.
Status: in_force

(1) After a person is dissociated as a general partner and before the limited partnership is dissolved, converted under article 11, or merged out of existence under article 11, the limited partnership is bound by an act of the person only if all of the following apply:

(1) (a) The act would have bound the limited partnership under section 488.402 before the dissociation.

(1) (b) At the time the other party enters into the transaction, all of the following apply:

(1) (b) Less than two years have passed since the dissociation.

(1) (b) The other party does not have notice of the dissociation and reasonably believes that the person is a general partner.

(2) If a limited partnership is bound under subsection 1, the person dissociated as a general partner which caused the limited partnership to be bound is liable to the following:

(2) (a) To the limited partnership for any damage caused to the limited partnership arising from the obligation incurred under subsection 1.

(2) (b) If a general partner or another person dissociated as a general partner is liable for the obligation, to the general partner or other person for any damage caused to the general partner or other person arising from the liability.

2004 Acts, ch 1021, §57, 118
Iowa Code § 478.7 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 478 / Section 478.7
Form of franchise.
Status: in_force

The general counsel for the utilities commission shall prepare a blank form of franchise, which shall provide space for a general description of the improvement authorized, the name and address of the person or corporation to whom granted, the general terms and conditions upon which the franchise is granted, and other things as necessary. This blank form shall be filled out and signed by the chairperson of the utilities commission which grants the franchise, and the official seal shall be attached. The franchise is subject to regulations and restrictions as the general assembly prescribes, and to rules, not inconsistent with statutes, as the utilities commission may establish.

[S13, §2120-n; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8314; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §489.6; C66, 71, 73, 75, §489.7; C77, 79, 81, §478.7]83 Acts, ch 127, §412024 Acts, ch 1170, §369
Iowa Code § 357F.7 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 357F / Section 357F.7
Hearing on engineer’s report.
Status: in_force

After the engineer’s report is filed, the board shall give notice, as provided in section 357F.4, of a public hearing to be held concerning the engineer’s preliminary plat.

92 Acts, ch 1226, §8
Iowa Code § 455B.803 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 455B / Section 455B.803
Plans for removal, collection, and recovery of vehicle mercury-added switches.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2022 Acts, ch 1013, §14.
Iowa Code § 322F.9 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 322F / Section 322F.9
Applicability.
Status: in_force

(1) A term of a dealership agreement that is inconsistent with the terms of this chapter is void and unenforceable and does not waive any rights that are provided to a person by this chapter.

(2) (a) For all dealership agreements other than those provided for in this section, this chapter applies to those dealership agreements in effect that have no expiration date and all other dealership agreements entered into or renewed on or after July 1, 1990. Any such dealership agreement in effect on June 30, 1990, which by its own terms will terminate on a subsequent date, shall be governed by the law as it existed prior to July 1, 1990.

(2) (b) For all dealership agreements governing all-terrain vehicles, this chapter applies to those dealership agreements in effect that have no expiration date and all other such dealership agreements entered into or renewed on or after July 1, 2002. Any such dealership agreement in effect on July 1, 2002, which by its own terms will terminate on a subsequent date, shall be governed by the law as it existed prior to July 1, 2002.

(2) (c) For all dealership agreements governing agricultural equipment used principally for floriculture and for all dealership agreements governing construction equipment, industrial equipment, utility equipment, and outdoor power equipment, this chapter applies to those dealership agreements in effect that have no expiration date and all other such dealership agreements entered into or renewed on or after July 1, 2003. Any dealership agreement in effect on July 1, 2003, which by its own terms will terminate on a subsequent date, shall be governed by the law as it existed prior to July 1, 2003.

(2) (d) For all dealership agreements governing the sale or transfer of a dealer’s business, section 322F.5A applies to those dealership agreements in effect that have no expiration date and all other such dealership agreements entered into or renewed on or after July 1, 2005. Any dealership agreement in effect on July 1, 2005, which by its own terms will terminate on a subsequent date, shall be governed by the law as it existed prior to July 1, 2005.

90 Acts, ch 1077, §10; 2002 Acts, ch 1011, §10; 2003 Acts, ch 55, §10; 2005 Acts, ch 27, §2
Iowa Code § 351.22 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 351 / Section 351.22
Section 351.22
Status: repealed

Repealed by 94 Acts, ch 1173, §42.
Iowa Code § 8A.411 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 8A / Section 8A.411
Merit system established — collective bargaining — applicability.
Status: in_force

(1) The general purpose of this subchapter is to establish for the state of Iowa a system of human resource administration based on merit principles and scientific methods to govern the appointment, compensation, promotion, welfare, development, transfer, layoff, removal, and discipline of its civil employees, and other incidents of state employment.

(2) It is also the purpose of this subchapter to promote the coordination of personnel rules and policies with collective bargaining agreements negotiated under chapter 20.

(3) All appointments and promotions to positions covered by the state merit system shall be made solely on the basis of merit and fitness, to be ascertained by examinations or other appropriate screening methods, except as otherwise specified in this subchapter.

(4) Provisions of this subchapter pertaining to qualifications, examination, certification, probation, and just cause apply only to employees covered by the merit system.

2003 Acts, ch 145, §59
Iowa Code § 456.5 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 456 / Section 456.5
Authority to enter lands.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of carrying on investigations, the state geologist and the state geologist’s assistants and employees shall have authority to enter and cross all lands within the state; provided that in so doing no damage is done to private property.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4553; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §305.5]C93, §460A.52002 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 1003, §260, 262C2003, §456.52020 Acts, ch 1063, §245
Iowa Code § 321.393 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.393
Color and mounting.
Status: in_force

(1) A lighting device or reflector, when mounted on or near the front of a motor truck or trailer, except a school bus, shall not display any other color than white, yellow, or amber.

(2) No lighting device or reflector, when mounted on or near the rear of any motor truck or trailer, shall display any other color than red, except that the stop light may be red, yellow, or amber.

(3) Clearance lamps shall be mounted on the permanent structure of the vehicle in such manner as to indicate the extreme width of the vehicle or its load.

(4) The provisions of this section shall not prohibit the use of a lighting device or reflector displaying an amber light when such lighting device or reflector is mounted on a motor truck, trailer, tractor, or motor grader owned by the state, or any political subdivision of the state, including any local authority, while such equipment is being used for snow removal, sanding, maintenance, or repair of the public streets or highways.

(5) The provisions of this section shall not prohibit the use of a lighting device or reflector displaying an amber, white, or blue light when the lighting device or reflector is rear-facing and mounted on a motor truck, trailer, tractor, truck-mounted snow blower, or motor grader owned by the state or any political subdivision of the state, including any local authority, while the equipment is being used for snow and ice treatment or removal on the public streets or highways.

[C39, §5034.02; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.393]89 Acts, ch 83, §44; 2015 Acts, ch 81, §2; 2018 Acts, ch 1002, §1; 2021 Acts, ch 97, §1, 9
Iowa Code § 101.1 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 101 / Section 101.1
Rules by director definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) The director is hereby empowered and directed to formulate and adopt and from time to time amend or revise and to promulgate, in conformity with and subject to the conditions set forth in this chapter, reasonable rules for the safe transportation, storage, handling, and use of combustible liquids, flammable liquids, liquefied petroleum gases, and liquefied natural gases.

(2) For purposes of this chapter:

(2) (a) “Combustible liquid” means any liquid that has a closed-cup flash point greater than or equal to 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

(2) (b) “Director” means the director of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing or the director’s designee.

(2) (c) “Flammable liquid” means a liquid with a closed-cup flash point below 100 degrees Fahrenheit and a Reid vapor pressure not exceeding forty p.s.i. absolute, 2026.6 mm Hg, at 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

(2) (d) “Liquefied petroleum gas” means material composed predominantly of any of the following hydrocarbons, or mixtures of the same:Propane, propylene, butanes (normal butane or isobutane) and butylenes.

(2) (e) “Liquefied natural gas” means a fuel in the liquid state composed predominantly of methane and which may contain minor quantities of ethane, propane, nitrogen, or other components normally found in natural gas.

(2) (f) “Petroleum” means petroleum as defined in section 455B.471.

[C35, §1655-g1, -g2, -g4; C39, §1655.1, 1655.2, 1655.4; C46, 50, 54, §101.1, 101.2; C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §101.1]2010 Acts, ch 1014, §3; 2011 Acts, ch 34, §28; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1526, 1527
Iowa Code § 507C.32 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 507C / Section 507C.32
Reinsurer’s liability.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding a provision in the reinsurance contract or other agreement, the amount recoverable by the liquidator from reinsurers shall not be reduced as a result of delinquency proceedings. Payment made directly to an insured or other creditor shall not diminish the reinsurer’s obligation to the insurer’s estate except when either of the following applies:

(1) The contract or other written agreement specifically provides for another payee of the reinsurance in the event of the insolvency of the ceding insurer.

(2) The assuming insurer, with the consent of the direct insured, has assumed the policy obligations of the ceding insurer as direct obligations of the assuming insurer to the payees under the policies and in substitution for the obligations of the ceding insurer to the payees.

84 Acts, ch 1175, §32; 98 Acts, ch 1057, §2
Iowa Code § 124.501 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 124 / Section 124.501
Responsibility for enforcement.
Status: in_force

The department is primarily responsible for the enforcement of this chapter, and all other laws and regulations of this state, relating to controlled or counterfeit substances, or simulated or imitation controlled substances, except that the board is primarily responsible for making accountability audits of the supply and inventory of controlled substances in the possession of pharmacists, doctors, hospitals, and health care facilities as defined in section 135C.1, subsection 8, as well as in the possession of any and all other individuals or institutions authorized to have possession of any controlled substances, and is also primarily responsible for any other duties in respect to controlled substances as specifically delegated to the board by law. An officer or employee of the board may, when so directed or authorized by the board:

(1) Execute and serve search warrants, administrative inspection warrants, subpoenas, and summonses issued under the authority of this state.

(2) Make seizures of property pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

[C39, §3169.19; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §204.20, 204.26; C66, 71, §204.19; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §204.501; 82 Acts, ch 1147, §10]C93, §124.501
Iowa Code § 455B.308 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 455B / Section 455B.308
Appeal from order.
Status: in_force

Any person aggrieved by an order of the director may appeal the order by filing a written notice of appeal with the director in accordance with section 455B.110. The director shall schedule a hearing for the purpose of hearing the arguments of the aggrieved person within thirty days of the filing of the notice of appeal. The hearing may be held before the commission or its designee. A complete record shall be made of the proceedings. The director shall issue the findings in writing to the aggrieved person within thirty days of the conclusion of the hearing. Judicial review may be sought of actions of the commission in accordance with the terms of the Iowa administrative procedure Act, chapter 17A. Notwithstanding the terms of the Act, petitions for judicial review may be filed in the district court of the county where the acts in issue occurred.

[C71, §406.10; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §455B.83]C83, §455B.30886 Acts, ch 1245, §1899; 2003 Acts, ch 44, §114; 2019 Acts, ch 97, §6
Iowa Code § 125.93 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 125 / Section 125.93
Commitment records confidentiality.
Status: in_force

Records of the identity, diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment of a person which are maintained in connection with the provision of substance use disorder treatment services are confidential, consistent with federal confidentiality regulations authorized by the federal Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Act, 42 U.S.C. §290dd-2. However, such records may be disclosed to an employee of the department of corrections, if authorized by the director of the department of corrections.

[82 Acts, ch 1212, §21]2014 Acts, ch 1092, §168; 2021 Acts, ch 11, §1; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §124; 2024 Acts, ch 1161, §20, 137; 2024 Acts, ch 1182, §48
Iowa Code § 147.139 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 147 / Section 147.139
Expert witness standards.
Status: in_force

If the standard of care given by a health care provider, as defined in section 147.136A, is at issue, the court shall only allow a person the plaintiff designates as an expert witness to qualify as an expert witness and to testify on the issue of the appropriate standard of care or breach of the standard of care if all of the following are established by the evidence:

(1) The person is licensed to practice in the same or a substantially similar field as the defendant, is in good standing in each state of licensure, and in the five years preceding the act or omission alleged to be negligent, has not had a license in any state revoked or suspended.

(2) In the five years preceding the act or omission alleged to be negligent, the person actively practiced in the same or a substantially similar field as the defendant or was a qualified instructor at an accredited university in the same field as the defendant.

(3) If the defendant is board-certified in a specialty, the person is certified in the same or a substantially similar specialty by a board recognized by the American board of medical specialties, the American osteopathic association, or the council on podiatric medical education.

(4) (a) If the defendant is a licensed physician or osteopathic physician under chapter 148, the person is a physician or osteopathic physician licensed in this state or another state.

(4) (b) If the defendant is a licensed podiatric physician under chapter 149, the person is a physician, osteopathic physician, or a podiatric physician licensed in this state or another state.

86 Acts, ch 1211, §16; 2008 Acts, ch 1088, §98; 2017 Acts, ch 107, §3, 5; 2018 Acts, ch 1172, §46
Iowa Code § 321.479 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.479
Badge of authority.
Status: in_force

The department shall supply each of said employees so designated with a badge of authority, bearing a serial number, which shall be conspicuously displayed by the employee while in the performance of the employee’s duties as such peace officer.

[C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.479]