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Iowa Code § 249K.5 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 249K / Section 249K.5
Participation criteria.
Status: in_force

(1) The Medicaid program shall administer this chapter. The department shall adopt rules, pursuant to chapter 17A, to administer this chapter.

(2) A provider requesting instant relief or a nondirect care limit exception under this chapter shall meet one of the following criteria:

(2) (a) The nursing facility for which relief or an exception is requested is in violation of life safety code requirements and changes are necessary to meet regulatory compliance.

(2) (b) The nursing facility for which relief or an exception is requested is proposing development of a home and community-based services waiver program service that meets the following requirements:

(2) (b) The service is provided on the direct site and is a nonnursing service.

(2) (b) The service is provided in an underserved area, which may include a rural area, and the nursing facility provides documentation of this.

(2) (b) The service meets all federal and state requirements.

(2) (b) The service is adult day care, consumer directed attendant care, assisted living, day habilitation, home delivered meals, personal emergency response, or respite.

(2) (c) The nursing facility for which relief or an exception is requested is proposing replacement or enhancement of an HVAC, as defined in section 105.2, system for improved infection control.

(3) In addition to any other factors to be considered in determining if a provider is eligible to participate under this chapter, the Medicaid program shall consider all of the following:

(3) (a) The history of the provider’s regulatory compliance.

(3) (b) The historical access to nursing facility services for medical assistance program beneficiaries.

(3) (c) The provider’s dedication to and participation in quality of care, considering all quality programs in which the provider has participated.

(3) (d) The provider’s plans to facilitate person-directed care.

(3) (e) The provider’s plans to facilitate dementia units and specialty post-acute services.

(4) (a) Any relief or exception granted under this chapter is temporary and shall be immediately terminated if all of the participation requirements under this chapter are not met.

(4) (b) If a provider’s medical assistance program or Medicare certification is revoked, any existing exception or relief shall be terminated and the provider shall not be eligible to request subsequent relief or an exception under this chapter.

(5) Following a change in ownership, relief or an exception previously granted shall continue and future rate calculations shall be determined under the provisions of 441 IAC 81.6(12) relating to termination or change of ownership of a nursing facility.

2007 Acts, ch 219, §39, 41, 43; 2022 Acts, ch 1131, §80; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §822
Iowa Code § 511.16 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 511 / Section 511.16
Illegal business.
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any officer, manager, or agent of any life insurance company or association, with knowledge that it is doing business in an unlawful manner or is insolvent, to solicit or receive applications for insurance with the company or association, or to do any other act or thing toward procuring or receiving any new business for the company or association.

[C97, §1814; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8755; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §511.16]2004 Acts, ch 1110, §32
Iowa Code § 64.12 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 64 / Section 64.12
Township clerk — expense of bond.
Status: in_force

All bonds required of the township clerk shall be furnished and paid for by the township.

[C27, 31, 35, §1067-b1; C39, §1067.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §64.12]
Iowa Code § 481A.40 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 481A / Section 481A.40
Use of drugs on wildlife — penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) For the purposes of this section, “drug” means any chemical substance, other than food, that affects the structure or biological function of any wildlife under the jurisdiction of the department of natural resources.

(2) Except with written authorization from the director or the director’s designee or as otherwise provided by law, a person shall not administer any drug to any wildlife under the jurisdiction of the department of natural resources, including but not limited to drugs used for fertility control, disease prevention or treatment, immobilization, or growth stimulation.

(3) This section does not prohibit the treatment of sick or injured wildlife by a licensed veterinarian or holder of a wildlife rehabilitation permit.

(4) This section shall not be construed to limit employees of agencies of the state, the United States, or local animal control officers, licensed animal shelters, or licensed pounds in the performance of their official duties related to public health, wildlife management, or wildlife removal. However, a drug shall not be administered by any person for fertility control or growth stimulation except as provided in subsection 2.

(5) An officer of the department may take possession of or dispose of any wildlife under the jurisdiction of the department of natural resources that the officer reasonably believes has been administered drugs in violation of this section.

(6) A person who violates this section is guilty of a serious misdemeanor.

2007 Acts, ch 56, §1
Iowa Code § 422.12E — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 422 / Section 422.12E
Income tax return checkoffs limited notification of repeal.
Status: in_force

(1) There shall be allowed no more than four income tax return checkoffs on each income tax return. For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2017, when the same four income tax return checkoffs have been provided on the income tax return for two consecutive tax years, the two checkoffs for which the least amount has been contributed, in the aggregate for the first tax year and through March 15 after the end of the second tax year, are repealed on December 31 after the end of the second tax year and shall be removed from the return form.

(2) If more checkoffs are enacted in the same session of the general assembly than there is space for inclusion on the individual tax return form, the checkoffs with the earliest date of enactment as determined pursuant to section 3.7 for which there is space for inclusion on the return form shall be included on the return form, and all other checkoffs enacted during that session of the general assembly are repealed on December 31 of the year of enactment. If more checkoffs are enacted in the same session of the general assembly than there is space for inclusion on the individual income tax form and it is indeterminable which checkoffs have the earliest date of enactment pursuant to section 3.7, the director shall determine which checkoffs shall be included on the return form, and all other checkoffs not included on the return form shall be repealed on December 31 of the year of enactment and shall not be included on the return form.

(3) (a) By July 1 of the year in which two checkoffs are repealed pursuant to subsection 1, the department shall notify the Iowa Code editor which two checkoffs received the least amount of contributions and are repealed.

(3) (b) By September 1 of any applicable year, the department shall notify the Iowa Code editor of any repeal pursuant to subsection 2.

93 Acts, ch 144, §4, 6; 94 Acts, ch 1199, §3 – 6; 2004 Acts, ch 1175, §437, 439; 2007 Acts, ch 186, §14; 2016 Acts, ch 1138, §34, 35; 2017 Acts, ch 144, §6, 14; 2019 Acts, ch 152, §49
Iowa Code § 39.11 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 39 / Section 39.11
More than one office prohibited.
Status: in_force

(1) Statewide elected officials and members of the general assembly shall not hold more than one elective office at a time. All other elected officials shall not hold more than one elective office at the same level of government at a time. This section does not apply to the following offices:county agricultural extension council or soil and water conservation district commission.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection 1, an elected official may hold a second elective office if not more than thirty days remain in the term of the first office and the elected official did not seek reelection for the first office in the most recent election.

93 Acts, ch 143, §4; 2001 Acts, ch 158, §5; 2021 Acts, ch 147, §3, 54
Iowa Code § 15.353 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 15 / Section 15.353
Housing project requirements.
Status: in_force

To receive workforce housing tax incentives pursuant to the program, a proposed housing project shall meet all of the following requirements:

(1) The project includes at least one of the following:

(1) (a) Four or more single-family dwelling units, except for a project located in a small city, then two or more single-family dwelling units.

(1) (b) One or more multiple dwelling unit buildings each containing three or more individual dwelling units.

(1) (c) Two or more dwelling units located in the upper story of an existing multi-use building.

(2) The project consists of any of the following:

(2) (a) Rehabilitation, repair, or redevelopment at a brownfield or grayfield site that results in new dwelling units.

(2) (b) The rehabilitation, repair, or redevelopment of dilapidated dwelling units.

(2) (c) The rehabilitation, repair, or redevelopment of dwelling units located in the upper story of an existing multi-use building.

(2) (d) Construction of new dwelling units at a greenfield site.

(2) (e) For a housing project located in any county that has been declared a major disaster by the president of the United States on or after March 12, 2019, and that is also a county in which individuals are eligible for federal individual assistance, development at a greenfield site.

(3) (a) Except as provided in paragraph “b”, the average dwelling unit cost does not exceed the maximum amount established by the board for each fiscal year for the applicable project type and project location. The board shall establish the maximum average dwelling unit cost for a project that includes single-family dwelling units that is located in a small city and for a project that includes single-family dwelling units that is located in an urban area. The board shall establish the maximum average dwelling unit cost for a project that includes multiple dwelling unit buildings and is located in a small city and for a project that includes multiple dwelling unit buildings and is located in an urban area. In establishing each maximum average dwelling unit cost, the board shall primarily consider the most recent annual United States census bureau building permits survey and historical program data.

(3) (b) If the project involves the rehabilitation, repair, redevelopment, or preservation of property described in section 404A.1, subsection 6, paragraph “a”, the average dwelling unit cost shall not exceed one hundred twenty-five percent of the maximum average dwelling unit cost established by the board for the applicable project type and project location as provided in paragraph “a”.

(4) The dwelling units, when completed and made available for occupancy, meet the United States department of housing and urban development’s housing quality standards and all applicable local safety standards.

2014 Acts, ch 1130, §15, 24 – 26; 2014 Acts, ch 1141, §17, 29; 2016 Acts, ch 1073, §9; 2017 Acts, ch 134, §3 – 6; 2019 Acts, ch 159, §18, 31, 32; 2022 Acts, ch 1007, §8, 9, 12, 13; 2023 Acts, ch 116, §11
Iowa Code § 432.12D — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 432 / Section 432.12D
Endow Iowa tax credit.
Status: in_force

The tax imposed under this chapter shall be reduced by an endow Iowa tax credit authorized pursuant to section 15E.305.

2003 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 2, §87, 89
Iowa Code § 633A.3103 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633A / Section 633A.3103
Other rights of settlor.
Status: in_force

Except to the extent the terms of the trust otherwise provide, while a trust is revocable, all of the following apply unless the trustee actually knows that the individual holding the power to revoke the trust is not competent:

(1) The holder of the power, and not the beneficiary, has the rights afforded beneficiaries.

(2) The duties of the trustee are owed to the holder of the power.

(3) The trustee shall follow a written direction given by the holder of the power, or a person to whom the power has been delegated in writing, without liability for so doing, so long as the action by the delegate is authorized by the trust unless the trustee actually knows that the direction violates the terms of the trust.

99 Acts, ch 125, §27, 109C2001, §633.31032005 Acts, ch 38, §54CS2005, §633A.31032006 Acts, ch 1104, §5
Iowa Code § 613.8 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 613 / Section 613.8
Actions against state.
Status: in_force

Upon the conditions provided in this chapter for the protection of the state, the consent of the state be and it is hereby given, to be made a party in any suit or action in any of the district courts of Iowa, any of the United States district courts within the state or in any other court of or in Iowa having jurisdiction of the subject matter, involving the title to real estate, the partition of real estate, the foreclosure of liens or mortgages against real estate, or the determination of the priorities of liens or claims against real estate, for the purpose of obtaining an adjudication touching or pertaining to any mortgage or other lien or claim which the state may have or claim to the real estate involved. The petition in the action shall specifically allege the interest or apparent interest of the state and the specific facts upon which the claim against the state is based and it shall be legally insufficient to allege the claim in general terms.

[C35, §10990-g1; C39, §10990.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §613.8]2019 Acts, ch 59, §199
Iowa Code § 157.3 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 157 / Section 157.3
License requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) An applicant who has graduated from high school or its equivalent shall be issued a license to practice any of the barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences by the department when the applicant satisfies all of the following:

(1) (a) Presents to the department a diploma, or similar evidence, issued by a licensed school of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences indicating that the applicant has completed the course of study for the appropriate practice of the cosmetology arts and sciences prescribed by the board. An applicant may satisfy this requirement upon presenting a diploma or similar evidence issued by a school in another state, recognized by the board, which provides instruction regarding the practice for which licensure is sought, provided that the course of study is equivalent to or greater in length and scope than that required for a school in this state, and is approved by the board.

(1) (b) Completes the application form prescribed by the board.

(1) (c) Passes an examination prescribed by the board. The examination may include both practical demonstrations and written or oral tests and shall not be confined to any specific system or method. However, a member of the board who is a licensed instructor of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences shall not be involved in the selection or administration of the exam.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection 1, a person who completes the application form prescribed by the board and who submits satisfactory proof of having been licensed in a practice of the barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences in another state for at least twelve months in the twenty-four month period preceding the submission of the application shall be allowed to take the examination for a license to practice the appropriate practice of the barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences. However, the examination requirement shall be waived for those persons who submit evidence of licensure in another state which has a reciprocal agreement with the state of Iowa under sections 147.44, 147.48, and 147.49.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection 1, a person who submits satisfactory proof, signed by the supervising licensees, of having completed two thousand hours of supervised practice under an establishment training program pursuant to section 157.12D shall be allowed to take the examination for a license to practice the appropriate practice of the barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences.

[C27, 31, 35, §2585-b3, -b4; C39, §2585.12, 2585.13; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §157.3, 157.4; C77, 79, 81, §157.3]92 Acts, ch 1097, §5; 92 Acts, ch 1205, §3; 2005 Acts, ch 89, §242023 Acts, ch 99, §17 – 19; 2025 Acts, ch 140, §3
Iowa Code § 455A.3 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 455A / Section 455A.3
Director qualifications.
Status: in_force

The chief administrative officer of the department is the director who shall be appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation of the senate, and serve at the governor’s pleasure. The governor shall make the appointment based on the appointee’s training, experience, and capabilities. The director shall be knowledgeable in the general field of natural resource management and environmental protection. The salary of the director shall be fixed by the governor.

86 Acts, ch 1245, §18032023 Acts, ch 19, §2801, 2802
Iowa Code § 182.7 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 182 / Section 182.7
Notice of election for membership positions.
Status: in_force

(1) Notice of the initial election for membership positions on the board shall be given by the secretary by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the state at least five days prior to the date of the election and in any other reasonable manner as determined by the secretary. The notice shall set forth the period of time for voting, voting places, and other information as the secretary deems necessary.

(2) Notice of a subsequent election for a membership position on the board shall be given by the board by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the state and in any other reasonable manner established by the board. The notice shall set forth the period of time for voting, voting places, and other information as the board deems necessary.

85 Acts, ch 207, §7; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §94; 2022 Acts, ch 1152, §23
Iowa Code § 518A.44 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 518A / Section 518A.44
Reinsurance.
Status: in_force

(1) A state mutual insurance association may reinsure a part or all of its coverages written pursuant to this chapter with an association operating under this chapter, or with any other association or company that is in compliance with chapter 521B and authorized to write the kinds of insurance enumerated in section 518A.1.

(2) Reinsurance sufficient to protect the financial stability of the state mutual insurance association is required. In general, reinsurance coverage obtained by an association shall not expose the association to losses from coverages written pursuant to this chapter of more than fifteen percent from surplus in any calendar year. The commissioner of insurance may require additional reinsurance if necessary to protect the policyholders of the association.

95 Acts, ch 185, §35; 99 Acts, ch 165, §21; 2000 Acts, ch 1023, §49; 2002 Acts, ch 1111, §31; 2021 Acts, ch 76, §150; 2024 Acts, ch 1025, §2
Iowa Code § 331.504 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 331 / Section 331.504
Duties as clerk to the board.
Status: in_force

The auditor shall:

(1) Record the proceedings of the board. The minutes of the board shall include a record of all actions taken and the complete text of the motions, resolutions, amendments, and ordinances adopted by the board. Upon the request of a supervisor present at a meeting, the minutes shall include a record of the vote of each supervisor on any question before the board.

(2) Maintain the books and records required to be kept by the board under section 331.303.

(3) Sign all orders issued by the board for the payment of money.

(4) Record the reports of the treasurer of the receipts and disbursements of the county.

(5) Maintain a file of all accounts acted upon by the board with the board’s action on each account. If the board allows an expenditure from an account, the auditor shall indicate the amount of expenditure and the bill or claim for which the expenditure is allowed.

(6) Furnish a copy of the proceedings of the board required to be published as provided in section 349.18.

(7) Number each claim consecutively in the order of filing and enter the claim in the claim register alphabetically by the name of the claimant and including the date of filing, the number of the claim and its general nature, the action of the board, and if allowed, the fund from which the claim is paid. A record of the claims allowed at each session of the board shall be included in the minute book by reference to the numbers of the claims as entered in the claim register.

(8) File for presentation to the board all unliquidated claims against the county and all claims for fees or compensation, except salaries fixed by state law. The claims, before being audited or paid, shall be itemized to clearly show the basis of the claim and whether for property sold or furnished for services rendered or for another purpose. An action shall not be brought against the county relating to a claim until the claim is filed as provided in this subsection and the payment refused or neglected.

[R60, §319; C73, §320, 2610, 3843; C97, §470, 1300, 3528; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5123, 5124, 5141; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §333.1(1 – 6), 331.20, 331.21; S81, §331.504; 81 Acts, ch 117, §503]83 Acts, ch 29, §1
Iowa Code § 515J.6 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 515J / Section 515J.6
Forms.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may require, through the application of the state’s existing regulatory system, all of the following:

(1) That an authorized insurer file all forms for primary residential flood insurance coverage.

(2) That an authorized insurer may issue an insurance policy, contract, or endorsement.

(3) That flood insurance on a residential property that is located in a special flood hazard area designated by the federal emergency management agency provides coverage that at a minimum complies with 42 U.S.C. §4012a(b) and applicable regulations in 84 Fed. Reg. 4953.

2021 Acts, ch 73, §6
Iowa Code § 490.743 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 490 / Section 490.743
Stay of proceedings.
Status: in_force

If the corporation commences an inquiry into the allegations made in the demand or complaint, the court may stay any derivative proceeding for such period as the court deems appropriate.

2002 Acts, ch 1154, §26, 125; 2021 Acts, ch 165, §81, 230
Iowa Code § 551A.10 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 551A / Section 551A.10
Penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) A seller who willfully violates the requirements for disclosure or for the contents of a business opportunity contract pursuant to section 551A.3, who provides misleading advertising as provided in section 551A.9, who willfully violates a rule under this chapter, or who willfully violates an order of which the person has notice, upon conviction, is guilty of a class “D” felony. Otherwise, a person who violates a rule adopted or order issued under this chapter is, upon conviction, guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor. Each of the acts specified constitutes a separate offense and a prosecution or conviction for any one of such offenses does not bar prosecution or conviction for any other offense.

(2) A violation of this chapter is an unlawful practice pursuant to section 714.16.

(3) A seller who willfully uses any device or scheme to defraud a person in connection with an advertisement, offer to sell or lease, sale, or lease of a business opportunity, or who willfully violates any other provision of this chapter, except as provided in subsection 1, is, upon conviction, guilty of a fraudulent practice as provided in chapter 714.

[81 Acts, ch 171, §11]C83, §523B.1191 Acts, ch 205, §8; 98 Acts, ch 1189, §19; 2004 Acts, ch 1104, §25, 30C2005, §551A.102013 Acts, ch 38, §1