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Iowa Code § 12C.6 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 12C / Section 12C.6
Interest rate — notice.
Status: in_force

(1) Public deposits shall be deposited with reasonable promptness in a depository legally designated as depository for the funds.

(2) (a) The treasurer of state, in consultation with subject matter experts as needed, shall establish a minimum rate to be earned on state funds placed in time deposits.

(2) (b) State funds invested in depository time certificates of deposit shall draw interest at not less than the rate established, effective on the date of investment.

(2) (c) An interest rate established by the treasurer of state under this section shall be in effect commencing on the eighth calendar day following the day the rate is established and until a different rate is established and takes effect.

(2) (d) The treasurer of state shall give advisory notice of an interest rate established under this section. This notice may be given by publication in one or more newspapers, by publication in the Iowa administrative bulletin, by ordinary mail to persons directly affected, by any other method determined by the treasurer of state, or by a combination of these. In all cases, the notice shall be published in the Iowa administrative bulletin.

(2) (e) The notice shall contain the following words:The rate of interest has been determined by the treasurer of state of the state of Iowa to be the minimum interest rate that shall be paid on public funds deposited in approved financial institutions. To be eligible to accept deposits of public funds of the state of Iowa, a financial institution shall demonstrate a commitment to serve the needs of the local community in which it is chartered to do business. These needs include credit services as well as deposit services. All such financial institutions are required to provide the treasurer of state with a written description of their commitment to provide credit services in the community. This statement is available for examination by citizens.

(2) (f) The notice shall also provide the name and address of a state official to whom inquiries can be sent. Actions of the treasurer of state under this section are exempt from chapter 17A.

(3) Public funds invested in depositories’ time certificates of deposit by a public body or officer other than the treasurer of state shall draw interest at rates to be determined by the public body or officer and the depository, which rates shall not be less than the minimum rate set under this section for state funds.

[C24, 27, §140, 4319, 5548, 5651, 7404; C31, 35, §7420-d6; C39, §7420.06; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §453.6; 81 Acts, ch 39, §2, ch 149, §2]84 Acts, ch 1230, §10C93, §12C.696 Acts, ch 1021, §1; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §2012024 Acts, ch 1170, §139; 2025 Acts, ch 35, §2
Iowa Code § 468.113 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.113
Cost of construction across railway.
Status: in_force

The cost of constructing the improvement across the right-of-way of such company, not including the cost of building or rebuilding and constructing or reconstructing any necessary culvert or bridge, when such improvement is located at the place of the natural waterway or place provided by the railroad company for the flow of the water, shall be considered as an element of such company’s damages by the appraiser to appraise damages.

[S13, §1989-a18; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7544; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §455.123]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.113
Iowa Code § 177A.6 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 177A / Section 177A.6
Rules.
Status: in_force

(1) The state entomologist shall, from time to time, adopt rules for carrying out the provisions and requirements of this chapter, including rules under which the inspectors and other employees shall:

(1) (a) Inspect places, plants and plant products, and things and substances used or connected therewith,

(1) (b) Investigate, control, eradicate and prevent the dissemination of insect pests and diseases, and

(1) (c) Supervise or cause the treatment, cutting and destruction of plants and plant products infested or infected therewith.

(2) The state entomologist, the entomologist’s inspectors, employees, or other authorized agents shall have authority to enforce these rules which shall be published in the same manner as are the other rules of the department.

(3) A nursery stock dealer shall not sell, offer for sale, or distribute nursery products by any method, or under any circumstances or condition, which has the capacity and tendency or effect of deceiving purchasers or prospective customers as to quantity, size, grade, kind, species, age, maturity, viability, condition, vigor, hardiness, number of times transplanted, growth ability, growth characteristics, rate of growth or time required before flowering or fruiting, price, origin or place where grown, or in any other material respect.

(4) When under the provisions of this section it becomes necessary for the state entomologist to verify sizes and grades of nursery stock, or either of them, the entomologist shall use as a guide the “American Standard for Nursery Stock” as revised and approved by the American standards association, inc.

[S13, §2575-a48; C24, §4050, 4051, 4054; C27, 31, 35, §4062-b6; C39, §4062.06; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §267.6; C75, 77, 79, 81, §177A.6]2009 Acts, ch 41, §73
Iowa Code § 510.2 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 510 / Section 510.2
Contracts with managing general agents.
Status: in_force

(1) A domestic insurer shall not enter into a contract with a managing general agent unless the domestic insurer notifies the commissioner in writing of its intention to enter into the contract at least thirty days prior to entering into the contract or within a shorter time permitted by the commissioner and the commissioner has not disapproved of the contracts within the time period. The commissioner shall not approve the contracts if the commissioner finds any of the following:

(1) (a) The service or management charges in the contract are based upon criteria unrelated either to the insurer’s profits or to the reasonable, customary, and usual charges for such services to the company.

(1) (b) Management personnel or other employees of the insurance company are to be performing management functions and receiving any remuneration for those management functions through the contract in addition to the compensation received directly from the insurance company for their services.

(1) (c) The contract would transfer substantial control of the insurer or any of the powers vested in the board of directors, by statute, articles of incorporation, or bylaws, or substantially all of the basic functions of the insurer’s management to the managing general agent.

(1) (d) The contract contains provisions which would be clearly detrimental to the best interest of policyholders, stockholders, or members of the company.

(1) (e) The officers and directors of the managing general agent firm are of known bad character or have been affiliated, directly or indirectly, through ownership, control, management, reinsurance transactions, or other insurance or business relations with any person known to have been involved in the improper manipulation of assets, accounts, or reinsurance.

(2) If the commissioner disapproves of a contract, notice of the disapproval shall be given to the insurer, specifying the reasons in writing. The commissioner shall grant any party to the contract a hearing on the disapproval upon request pursuant to chapter 17A.

89 Acts, ch 227, §2; 2012 Acts, ch 1023, §157
Iowa Code § 97B.46 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 97B / Section 97B.46
Service after age sixty-five.
Status: in_force

(1) A member who is not an active member of any other retirement system in the state which is maintained in whole or in part by public contributions may remain in service beyond the date the member attains the age of sixty-five. The employer shall not consider age as a factor in determining the continuation of the member’s service.

(2) A member remaining in service after attaining the age of seventy years is entitled to receive a retirement allowance under sections 97B.49A through 97B.49H, as applicable, without terminating employment.

[C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §97B.46]87 Acts, ch 19, §5; 88 Acts, ch 1242, §33, 34; 94 Acts, ch 1183, §28; 98 Acts, ch 1183, §28, 29; 2001 Acts, ch 68, §21, 24; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2004 Acts, ch 1103, §24
Iowa Code § 541A.1 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 541A / Section 541A.1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Account holder” means an individual who is the owner of an individual development account.

(2) “Charitable contributor” means a nonprofit association described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code which makes a deposit to an individual development account and which is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.

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

(4) “Director” means the director of health and human services.

(5) “Federal poverty level” means the first poverty income guidelines published in the calendar year by the United States department of health and human services.

(6) “Financial institution” means a financial institution approved by the director as an investment mechanism for individual development accounts.

(7) “Household income” means the annual household income of an account holder or prospective account holder, as determined in accordance with rules adopted by the director.

(8) “Individual contributor” means an individual who makes a deposit to an individual development account and is not the account holder or a charitable contributor.

(9) “Individual development account” means either of the following:

(9) (a) A financial instrument that is certified to have the characteristics described in section 541A.2 by the operating organization.

(9) (b) A financial instrument that is certified by the operating organization to have the characteristics described in and funded by a federal individual development account program under which federal and state funding contributed to match account holder deposits is deposited by an operating organization in accordance with federal law and regulations, and which includes but is not limited to any of the programs implemented under the following federal laws:

(9) (b) The federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996, 42 U.S.C. §604(h).

(9) (b) The federal Assets for Independence Act, Pub. L. No. 105-285, Tit. IV.

(10) “Operating organization” means an agency selected by the department for involvement in operating individual development accounts directed to a specific target population.

(11) “Source of principal” means any of the sources of a deposit to an individual development account under section 541A.2, subsection 2.

93 Acts, ch 97, §16; 94 Acts, ch 1114, §23; 2002 Acts, ch 1175, §38; 2006 Acts, ch 1016, §2, 8; 2008 Acts, ch 1178, §9, 10, 17; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §180; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1224; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §467
Iowa Code § 804.23 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 804 / Section 804.23
Initial appearance of arrested material witness before magistrate.
Status: in_force

(1) The officer shall, without unnecessary delay, take the person arrested pursuant to section 804.11 before the nearest or most accessible magistrate to the place where the arrest occurred.

(2) At the appearance before the magistrate, the law enforcement officer shall make a showing to the magistrate, by sworn affidavit, that probable cause exists 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 magistrate may order the person released pursuant to section 811.2.

[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, §804.23]2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127
Iowa Code § 103A.43 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 103A / Section 103A.43
Application of state historic building code as alternative.
Status: in_force

(1) The state historic building code constitutes a lawful alternative building code for application by state agencies and governmental subdivisions as provided in subsections 2 and 3.

(2) A state agency may apply the provisions of the state building code or of the state historic building code, or any combination of the two, in providing reasonable safety from fire and other hazards for the occupants and other users while permitting repairs, alterations and additions necessary for the preservation, restoration, rehabilitation, relocation or continued use of qualified historic buildings or structures.

(3) A governmental subdivision may apply the provisions of its regular local building standards and building regulations or of the state historic building code, or any combination of the two, in providing reasonable safety from fire and other hazards for the occupants and other users while permitting repairs, alterations and additions necessary for the preservation, restoration, rehabilitation, relocation or continued use of qualified historic buildings or structures.

(4) The alternative building standards and building regulations of the state historic building code shall be enforced in the same manner and by the same governmental entities as the regular building standards and building regulations of those governmental entities respectively.

(5) When the requirements of the state historic building code are applied to repairs, alterations or additions to qualified historic buildings or structures, the requirements of this chapter and chapter 104A which are in conflict with the state historic building code do not apply to those repairs, alterations or additions.

84 Acts, ch 1113, §4
Iowa Code § 418A.4 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 418A / Section 418A.4
Statewide analysis.
Status: in_force

(1) The office of levee safety, in cooperation with the Iowa geological survey, shall conduct a statewide analysis of the condition of the state’s levees. The office and survey shall identify each levee requiring repair or reconstruction based on a scale adopted by the office which assigns a number based on the levee’s level of critical need. The office shall consider all of the following:

(1) (a) Deficiencies in the construction, maintenance, and operation of each levee in a levee district.

(1) (b) The amount of capital expenditures required for the repair or reconstruction for each levee in a levee district.

(1) (c) Payment obligations creating legal indebtedness incurred by the levee district, including those evidenced by bonds, warrants, certificates, contracts, or judgments.

(1) (d) The current total revenue collected by the levee district, and the budgeted revenue ceiling of the levee district based on a maximum assessment rate for classified lands used to maintain the levee as apportioned to each owner of such land.

(2) The governing body of each levee district shall assist the office in conducting the analysis for the governing body’s levee district.

(3) This section is repealed July 1, 2028.

2023 Acts, ch 163, §6, 10
Iowa Code § 368.24 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 368 / Section 368.24
Notification to public utilities and to the department of revenue.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any city that annexes territory or any city from which territory is severed shall provide written notification consisting of a legal description and map of the annexed or severed territory, each street address within the annexed or severed area, where possible, a statement containing the effective date of the annexation or severance and a copy of the order, resolution, or ordinance proclaiming the annexation or severance to all public utilities operating in the annexed or severed area and to the department of revenue. If the notification of an annexation is provided to a public utility less than sixty days prior to the effective date of the annexation, the public utility shall have sixty days from the date of notification to adjust its tax and accounting records to reflect the annexation for any tax purpose.

96 Acts, ch 1204, §10; 2012 Acts, ch 1110, §25
Iowa Code § 356A.1 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 356A / Section 356A.1
County supervisors may act — county halfway houses.
Status: in_force

A county board of supervisors may, by majority vote, establish and maintain by lease, purchase, or contract with a public or private nonprofit agency or corporation, facilities where persons may be detained or confined pursuant to a court order as provided in section 356.1. The facilities may be in lieu of or in addition to the county jail. The board shall establish rules and regulations for the operation of each facility. A person detained or confined to such a facility shall be required to do all cleaning, upkeep, maintenance, minor repairs, and anything else necessary to properly maintain, operate, and preserve the facility. The sheriff shall not have charge or custody of a person detained or confined in such facility or transferred thereto. Such facility need not contain cells, cell blocks, or bars, if it is not necessary for the protection of the public, as determined by the board.

[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §356A.1]
Iowa Code § 187.301 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 187 / Section 187.301
Choose Iowa promotional program.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall establish and administer a choose Iowa promotional program to advertise for retail sale an Iowa product that may include any of the following:

(1) (a) An agricultural commodity produced on an Iowa farm, except that it may be prepared for sale by washing or packaging in this state.

(1) (b) An agricultural commodity processed in this state, if its components originate as an agricultural commodity produced on an Iowa farm.

(2) (a) The department may adopt rules further defining an Iowa farm, Iowa agricultural commodity, and Iowa product; and describing how an Iowa agricultural commodity originates on an Iowa farm.

(2) (b) The department may adopt rules providing for the acceptable use of a component that originates from an agricultural commodity not produced on an Iowa farm. In adopting the rules, the department may consider whether the component is an incidental or insignificant part of an Iowa product.

2022 Acts, ch 1152, §4C2023, §159.282024 Acts, ch 1177, §4, 14, 16C2025, §187.301
Iowa Code § 321E.26 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321E / Section 321E.26
Transportation of raw forest products.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may issue annual permits for the operation of a vehicle or combination of vehicles transporting divisible loads of raw forest products from fields to storage, processing, or other commercial facilities. The combined gross weight or gross weight on any one axle or group of axles on a vehicle or combination of vehicles issued a permit under this section may exceed the maximum weights specified in section 321.463, if the gross weight on any one axle does not exceed the limitations specified in section 321E.7.

(2) A vehicle or combination of vehicles for which a permit is issued under this section shall not exceed the maximum dimensions specified in sections 321.454 through 321.457.

(3) A vehicle or combination of vehicles for which a permit is issued under this section shall not travel on any portion of the interstate highway system.

(4) Notwithstanding section 321E.3 or any other provision of law to the contrary, a permit issued by the department pursuant to this section is valid for the operation of a vehicle or combination of vehicles on a nonprimary highway if the local authority having jurisdiction over the nonprimary highway has approved the route within the local authority’s jurisdiction used by the vehicle or combination of vehicles traveling under the permit.

(5) For the purposes of this section, “raw forest products” means logs, pilings, posts, poles, cordwood products, wood chips, sawdust, pulpwood, intermediary lumber, fuel wood, mulch, tree bark, and Christmas trees not altered by a manufacturing process off the land, sawmill, or factory from which the products were taken.

2019 Acts, ch 158, §6
Iowa Code § 241.6 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 241 / Section 241.6
Project coordinator.
Status: in_force

The director shall appoint a project coordinator who shall administer appropriated funds, coordinate funded programs, and perform other duties the director assigns to the coordinator.

[C81, §241.6]
Iowa Code § 164.11 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 164 / Section 164.11
Identification mark.
Status: in_force

A designated animal subjected to an official test shall be plainly and permanently marked for identification in a manner authorized by the department. Native grade bovine carrying the calfhood vaccination and calves vaccinated after importation from other states shall be tattooed in the ear. Officially vaccinated purebred registered cattle must receive a vaccination tattoo and either an official vaccination tag or a purebred identification tattoo. The vaccination tattoo and the vaccination tag number or the purebred identification tattoo shall be evidenced on the official certificate of vaccination.

[C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §164.9; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §164.11]97 Acts, ch 124, §11
Iowa Code § 66.1A — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 66 / Section 66.1A
Removal by court.
Status: in_force

Any appointive or elective officer, except such as may be removed only by impeachment, holding any public office in the state or in any division or municipality thereof, may be removed from office by the district court for any of the following reasons:

(1) For willful or habitual neglect or refusal to perform the duties of the office.

(2) For willful misconduct or maladministration in office.

(3) For corruption.

(4) For extortion.

(5) Upon conviction of a felony.

(6) For intoxication, or upon conviction of being intoxicated.

(7) Upon conviction of violating the provisions of chapter 68A.

(8) For failure to pay a fine imposed pursuant to section 39A.6 and not dismissed pursuant to chapter 17A.

[S13, §1258-c; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1091; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §66.1]C2001, §66.1A2021 Acts, ch 12, §68, 73
Iowa Code § 1C.4 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 1C / Section 1C.4
Independence Sunday.
Status: in_force

The governor is hereby authorized and requested to issue annually a proclamation, calling upon the citizens of Iowa to assemble themselves in their respective communities for the purpose of holding suitable religious-patriotic services and the display of the American colors, in commemoration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, on Independence Sunday, which is hereby established as the Sunday preceding the Fourth of July of each year, or on the Fourth when that date falls on Sunday.

[C27, 31, 35, §471-b1; C39, §471.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §31.5]C93, §1C.4
Iowa Code § 468.402 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.402
Contracts let by joint agreement.
Status: in_force

When the bids for construction are opened, unless the construction work on each side of the line can go forward independently, no contract shall be let by the authorities in this state, unless the acceptance of a bid or bids for the construction of the whole project is first jointly agreed upon by the authorities of both states.

[SS15, §1989-a77; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7754; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467.3]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.402