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Iowa Code § 602.10134 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 602 / Section 602.10134
Plea of guilty or failure to plead.
Status: in_force

If the accused pleads guilty, or fails to answer, the court shall proceed to render such judgment as the case requires.

[C51, §1625; R60, §2715; C73, §222; C97, §328; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10935; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §610.36]83 Acts, ch 186, §10202(2)CS83, §602.101342020 Acts, ch 1062, §63
Iowa Code § 10A.715 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 10A / Section 10A.715
Letter of intent to precede application — review and comment.
Status: in_force

Transferred to §135.64; 2025 Acts, ch 120, §40.
Iowa Code § 502.321G — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 502 / Section 502.321G
Fees.
Status: in_force

The administrator shall charge a nonrefundable filing fee of two hundred fifty dollars for a registration statement filed by an offeror. The fee shall be deposited as provided in section 505.7.

2004 Acts, ch 1161, §23, 68; 2009 Acts, ch 181, §60
Iowa Code § 279.17 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 279 / Section 279.17
Appeal by teacher to adjudicator.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2017 Acts, ch 2, §47 – 49.
Iowa Code § 137C.25E — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 137C / Section 137C.25E
Documentation and registration requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) A hotel shall keep and maintain for a period of three years, a guest register which shall show the name, residence, date of arrival, and date of departure of each individual renting or leasing a room, accommodations, or facilities of the hotel.

(2) Each individual renting or leasing a room, accommodations, or facilities of the hotel shall register, and may be required by the owner or operator of the hotel to show proof of identity by producing a valid driver’s license, or other identification satisfactory to the owner or operator. The identification shall have a photograph of the individual and include the name and residence of the individual. If the individual is a minor, the owner or operator may also require a parent or guardian of the minor to register.

(3) The guest register may be kept and maintained by recording, copying, or reproducing the register by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, microcard, miniature photographic, electronic imaging, electronic data processing, or other process which accurately reproduces or forms a durable medium for accurately and legibly reproducing an unaltered image or reproduction of the original.

94 Acts, ch 1032, §6; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76
Iowa Code § 521H.8 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 521H / Section 521H.8
Severability.
Status: in_force

If any provision of this chapter other than section 521H.6, or the application of this chapter to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, such holding shall not affect the provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to that end the provisions of this chapter, with the exception of section 521H.6, are severable.

2015 Acts, ch 27, §8, 9
Iowa Code § 8.3A — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 8 / Section 8.3A
Capital project planning and budgeting — governor’s duties.
Status: in_force

(1) For the purposes of this section:

(1) (a) “Capital project” means a project that consists of nonroutine repairs and replacements unrelated to new construction for which the cost is two hundred fifty thousand dollars or more, new construction, infrastructure or site development, equipment, or information technology, as defined in section 8.76. “Capital project” includes land acquisition and projects that extend the useful life of or change the functional use of a facility. “Capital project” does not include highway and right-of-way projects or airport capital projects undertaken by the state department of transportation and financed from dedicated funds or capital projects funded by nonstate grants, gifts, or contracts obtained at or through state universities, if the projects do not require a commitment of additional state resources for maintenance, operations, or staffing.

(1) (b) “Facility” means a distinct parcel of land or a building used by the state or a state agency for a specific purpose.

(1) (c) “State agency” means any executive, judicial, or legislative department, commission, board, institution, division, bureau, office, agency, or other entity of state government.

(2) The governor shall:

(2) (a) Develop criteria for the evaluation of proposed capital projects which shall include but not be limited to the following:

(2) (a) Fiscal impacts on costs and revenues.

(2) (a) Health and safety effects.

(2) (a) Community economic effects.

(2) (a) Environmental, aesthetic, and social effects.

(2) (a) Amount of disruption and inconvenience caused by the capital project.

(2) (a) Distributional effects.

(2) (a) Feasibility, including public support and project readiness.

(2) (a) Implications of deferring the project.

(2) (a) Amount of uncertainty and risk.

(2) (a) Effects on interjurisdictional relationships.

(2) (a) Advantages accruing from relationships to other capital project proposals.

(2) (a) Private sector contracting for construction, operation, or maintenance.

(2) (b) Make recommendations to the general assembly and the legislative capital projects committee regarding the funding and priorities of proposed capital projects.

(2) (c) Develop maintenance standards and guidelines for capital projects.

(2) (d) Review financing alternatives available to fund capital projects, including the evaluation of the advantages and disadvantages of bonding for all types of capital projects undertaken by all state agencies.

(2) (e) Monitor the debt of the state or a state agency.

(3) A capital project shall not be divided into smaller projects in such a manner as to thwart the intent of this section to provide for the evaluation of a capital project whose cost cumulatively equals or exceeds two hundred fifty thousand dollars.

89 Acts, ch 298, §4; 2008 Acts, ch 1031, §742024 Acts, ch 1185, §2
Iowa Code § 479A.11 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 479A / Section 479A.11
Damages.
Status: in_force

A pipeline company operating pipelines or underground storage shall be given reasonable access to the pipelines and storage areas for the purpose of constructing, operating, maintaining, or locating their pipes, pumps, pressure apparatus, or other stations, wells, devices, or equipment used in or upon a pipeline or storage area, but shall pay the owner of the lands for the right of entry and the owner of crops on the land all damages caused by entering, using, or occupying the lands for these purposes; and shall pay to the owner of the lands, after the completion of construction of the pipeline or storage, all damages caused by settling of the soil along and above the pipeline, and wash or erosion of the soil along the pipeline due to the construction of the pipeline. However, this section does not prevent the execution of an agreement with other terms between the pipeline company and the owner of the land or crops with reference to their use.

88 Acts, ch 1074, §11; 95 Acts, ch 192, §19
Iowa Code § 633.180 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.180
Bond changed.
Status: in_force

The court may at any time require a new bond, or increase or decrease the amount of the penalty of the bond of any fiduciary, when good cause therefor appears.

[C51, §1510; R60, §2562; C73, §2247; C97, §3198; C24, 27, §12604; C31, 35, §12604, 12644-c9; C39, §12604, 12644.09; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §668.31, 672.9; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.180]
Iowa Code § 327H.14 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 327H / Section 327H.14
Section 327H.14
Status: repealed

Repealed by 78 Acts, ch 1110, §25.
Iowa Code § 97.31 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 97 / Section 97.31
Section 97.31
Status: repealed

Repealed by 53 Acts, ch 71, §1, except as indicated herein.
Iowa Code § 384.61 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 384 / Section 384.61
Assessment of benefits.
Status: in_force

(1) The total cost of a public improvement, except for paving that portion of a street lying between railroad tracks and one foot outside of the tracks, or which is to be otherwise paid, must be assessed against all lots within the assessment district in accordance with the special benefits conferred upon the property, and not in excess of such benefits.

(2) If an owner of property subject to special assessment divides the property into two or more lots, and if the plan of division is approved by the council, the owner may discharge the lien upon any of the lots by payment of the amount unpaid, calculated as determined by the council.

[C97, §828; S13, §792-a, -f, 849-e; SS15, §840-a, -j, -r; C24, §6021, 6036, 6089; C27, §5942-b3, 6021, 6036, 6089; C31, 35, §5942-b3, 6021, 6036, 6089, 6610 – 6620; C39, §5942.3, 6021, 6036, 6089, 6610.14; C46, §389.7, 391.48, 391.63, 395.11, 417.20; C50, §389.7, 391.48, 391.63, 391A.23, 395.11, 417.20; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §389.7, 391.48, 391.63, 391A.26, 395.11, 417.20; C75, 77, 79, 81, §384.61]2019 Acts, ch 24, §104
Iowa Code § 210.18 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 210 / Section 210.18
Sales to be by standard weight or measure labeling.
Status: in_force

(1) All commodities bought or sold by weight or measure shall be bought or sold only by the standards established by this chapter, unless the vendor and vendee otherwise agree. Sales by weight shall be by avoirdupois weight unless troy weight is agreed upon by the vendor and vendee.

(2) All commodities bought or sold in package form shall be labeled in compliance with the general provisions for labeling provided for in section 189.9 and sections 189.11 through 189.16, unless otherwise provided for in this chapter.

[SS15, §3009-j; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3244; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §210.18]2021 Acts, ch 80, §103
Iowa Code § 468.176 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.176
Other associations.
Status: in_force

Levee or drainage districts are authorized to become members of drainage associations for their mutual protection and benefit, and may pay dues and membership fees therein out of the maintenance funds.

[C39, §7598.03; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §455.189]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.176
Iowa Code § 218.96 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 218 / Section 218.96
Gifts, grants, devises, and bequests.
Status: in_force

The director may accept gifts, grants, devises, or bequests of real or personal property from the federal government or any source. The director may exercise such powers with reference to the property accepted as deemed essential to the property’s preservation and the purposes for which given, granted, devised, or bequeathed.

[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.96]83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 1592023 Acts, ch 19, §413
Iowa Code § 625A.6 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 625A / Section 625A.6
Filing in re action to test constitutionality.
Status: in_force

If the action challenges the legality, validity, or constitutionality of a proposed constitutional amendment, an abstract of record shall be filed within five days after the service of notice of appeal, unless additional time, not to exceed three days, be granted by the chief justice.

[C31, 35, §12847-d1; C39, §12847.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §686.6]C93, §625A.62025 Acts, ch 30, §98
Iowa Code § 456A.29 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 456A / Section 456A.29
Outdoor recreational and watershed projects.
Status: in_force

The department may perform acts as necessary to the conduct and establishment of cooperative outdoor recreational and watershed projects as defined by the Congress of the United States and by regulations of the appropriate federal agency and may accept federal funds and assistance for the purpose of planning, acquisition, and development of outdoor recreational and watershed projects.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §107.29]86 Acts, ch 1245, §1840, 1845C93, §456A.292012 Acts, ch 1023, §157
Iowa Code § 462B.16 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 462B / Section 462B.16
Departmental rules.
Status: in_force

The commission shall adopt under chapter 17A and enforce the administrative rules it deems necessary to carry out this chapter.

84 Acts, ch 1261, §18C85, §108A.16C93, §462B.16
Iowa Code § 479.19 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 479 / Section 479.19
Limitation on grant.
Status: in_force

A pipeline company shall not ever be granted an exclusive right to construct, maintain, and operate its pipeline or lines along, over or across any public highway, grounds or waters. A permit shall not ever be granted for a period that is longer than twenty-five years.

[C31, §8338-d17; C35, §8338-f33; C39, §8338.41; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §490.20; C77, 79, 81, §479.19]2022 Acts, ch 1021, §131
Iowa Code § 262.62 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 262 / Section 262.62
No obligation against state.
Status: in_force

Under no circumstances shall any bonds or notes issued under the terms of this subchapter be or become or be construed to constitute a charge against the state of Iowa within the purview of any constitutional or statutory limitation or provision. No taxes, appropriations, or other funds of the state of Iowa may be pledged for or used to pay such bonds or notes or the interest thereon but any such bonds or notes shall be payable solely and only as to both principal and interest from the net rents, profits, and income derived from the operation of residence halls and dormitories, including dining and other incidental facilities therefor, at the institutions of higher learning under the control of the state board of regents as provided in this subchapter, and the sole remedy for any breach or default of the terms of any such bonds or notes or proceedings for their issuance shall be a proceeding either in law or in equity by suit, action or mandamus to enforce and compel performance of the duties required by this subchapter and the terms of the resolution under which such bonds or notes are issued.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §262.62]2014 Acts, ch 1026, §143; 2023 Acts, ch 66, §52
Iowa Code § 480A.6 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 480A / Section 480A.6
Franchise ordinance not superseded.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not modify or supersede the rights and obligations of a local government and the public utility established by the terms of any existing or future franchise granted, approved, and accepted pursuant to section 364.2, subsection 4. A city which collects a city franchise fee from an entity pursuant to section 364.2, subsection 4, under an existing or future franchise, shall not also collect a fee from that entity under section 480A.3.

98 Acts, ch 1148, §8, 9
Iowa Code § 504.1613 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 504 / Section 504.1613
Biennial report for secretary of state.
Status: in_force

(1) Each domestic corporation, and each foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state, shall deliver to the secretary of state for filing a biennial report on a form prescribed and furnished by the secretary of state that sets forth all of the following:

(1) (a) The name of the corporation and the state or country under whose law it is incorporated.

(1) (b) The address of the corporation’s registered office and the name of the corporation’s registered agent at that office in this state, together with the consent of any new registered agent.

(1) (c) The address of the corporation’s principal office.

(1) (d) The names and addresses of the president, secretary, treasurer, and one member of the board of directors.

(1) (e) Whether or not the corporation has members.

(2) The information in the biennial report must be current on the date the biennial report is executed on behalf of the corporation.

(3) The first biennial report shall be delivered to the secretary of state between January 1 and April 1 of the first odd-numbered year following the calendar year in which a domestic corporation was incorporated or a foreign corporation was authorized to transact business. Subsequent biennial reports must be delivered to the secretary of state between January 1 and April 1 of the following odd-numbered calendar years.

(4) (a) If a biennial report does not contain the information required by this section, the secretary of state shall promptly notify the reporting domestic or foreign corporation in writing and return the report to the corporation for correction.

(4) (b) A filing fee for the biennial report shall be determined by the secretary of state.

(4) (c) For purposes of this section, each biennial report shall contain information related to the two-year period immediately preceding the calendar year in which the report is filed.

(5) The secretary of state may provide for the change of registered office or registered agent on the form prescribed by the secretary of state for the biennial report, provided that the form contains the information required in section 504.502 or 504.503. If the secretary of state determines that a biennial report does not contain the information required by this section but otherwise meets the requirements of section 504.502 or 504.503 for the purpose of changing the registered office or registered agent, the secretary of state shall file the statement of change of registered office or registered agent, effective as provided in section 504.114, before returning the biennial report to the corporation as provided in this section. A statement of change of registered office or agent pursuant to this subsection shall be executed by a person authorized to execute the biennial report.

2004 Acts, ch 1049, §175, 192
Iowa Code § 727.9 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 727 / Section 727.9
Transacting business without a license.
Status: in_force

Unless another penalty is specifically provided, any person who without a license carries on or transacts any business or occupation for which a license is required by any law of this state, commits a simple misdemeanor.

[C51, §2737; R60, §4380; C73, §4046; C97, §5010; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13072; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §713.27; C79, 81, §727.9]
Iowa Code § 321M.6 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321M / Section 321M.6
Certification of commercial driver’s license issuance.
Status: in_force

(1) A county shall be authorized to issue commercial driver’s licenses if certified to do so by the department.

(2) The department shall certify the commercial driver’s license issuance in a county authorized to issue licenses pursuant to section 321M.3 if all of the following conditions are met:

(2) (a) The driving skills test is the same as that which would otherwise be administered by the state.

(2) (b) The county examiner contractually agrees to comply with the requirements of 49 C.F.R. §383.75, as adopted by rule by the department.

(2) (c) The department provides supervision over the issuance of commercial driver’s licenses, including the administration of written and driving skills tests by the office of the county treasurer. However, the failure of the department to provide appropriate supervision shall not alone be used as a reason to deny certification.

(2) (d) The county otherwise complies with the procedures for issuance of commercial driver’s licenses as provided in chapter 321.

(3) If a county fails to meet the standards for certification under this section, and fails to correct deficiencies according to the department’s operating standards, the county’s right to issue commercial driver’s licenses shall be terminated, and the county shall cease issuing commercial driver’s licenses. Procedures and conditions for recertification shall be addressed in the operating standards for the department.

(4) The department is not obligated to provide service in a county for issuance of commercial driver’s licenses if the county fails to meet certification standards under this section.

98 Acts, ch 1143, §6; 99 Acts, ch 96, §37; 2002 Acts, ch 1032, §6, 7
Iowa Code § 546.5 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 546 / Section 546.5
Savings and loan division.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2007 Acts, ch 88, §50.
Iowa Code § 804.11 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 804 / Section 804.11
Arrest of material witness.
Status: in_force

(1) When a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that a person is a necessary and material witness to a felony and that such person might be unavailable for service of a subpoena, the officer may arrest such person as a material witness with or without an arrest warrant.

(2) At the time of the arrest, the law enforcement officer shall inform the person of:

(2) (a) The officer’s identity as a law enforcement officer.

(2) (b) The reason for the arrest which is that the person is believed to be a material witness to an identified felony and that the person might be unavailable for service of a subpoena.

[C51, §2876 – 2879; R60, §4601 – 4604; C73, §4248 – 4251; C97, §5232 – 5235; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13547 – 13550; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §761.21 – 761.24; C79, 81, §804.11]2013 Acts, ch 90, §239
Iowa Code § 97.20 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 97 / Section 97.20
Section 97.20
Status: repealed

Repealed by 53 Acts, ch 71, §1, except as indicated herein.
Iowa Code § 633A.2106 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633A / Section 633A.2106
Resulting trusts.
Status: in_force

(1) Where the owner of property gratuitously transfers the property and manifests in the trust instrument an intention that the transferee should hold the property in trust but the trust fails, the transferee holds the trust estate as a resulting trust for the transferor or the transferor’s estate, unless either of the following is true:

(1) (a) The transferor manifested in the trust instrument an intention that no resulting trust should arise.

(1) (b) The intended trust fails for illegality and the policy against unjust enrichment of the transferee is outweighed by the policy against giving relief to a person who has entered into an illegal transaction.

(2) Where the owner of property gratuitously transfers the property subject to a trust which is properly declared and which has been fully performed without exhausting the trust estate, the trustee holds the surplus as a resulting trust for the transferor or the transferor’s estate, unless the transferor manifested in the trust instrument an intention that no resulting trust of the surplus should arise.

(3) If the transferor’s estate is the recipient of property under this section and the administration of that estate has been closed and there is no question as to the proper recipients of the property, it is not necessary to reopen the estate administration for the purpose of distribution.

99 Acts, ch 125, §13, 109; 2000 Acts, ch 1150, §8C2001, §633.21062005 Acts, ch 38, §54CS2005, §633A.2106
Iowa Code § 423D.3 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 423D / Section 423D.3
Exemptions.
Status: in_force

There is exempted from tax imposed by this chapter the following:

(1) The sales price on the lease or rental of equipment to contractors for direct and primary use in construction.

(2) The sales price or purchase price of equipment exempt from the equipment tax as provided in section 29C.24.

2005 Acts, ch 140, §35; 2008 Acts, ch 1184, §60; 2014 Acts, ch 1093, §24 – 26; 2016 Acts, ch 1095, §12, 14
Iowa Code § 28J.19 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 28J / Section 28J.19
Property tax exemption.
Status: in_force

A port authority shall be exempt from and shall not be required to pay taxes on real property belonging to a port authority that is used exclusively for an authorized purpose as provided in section 427.1, subsection 34.

2005 Acts, ch 150, §107