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Iowa Code § 809A.9 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 809A / Section 809A.9
Liens.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) The prosecuting attorney may file, without a filing fee, a lien for the forfeiture of property if any of the following apply:

(1) (a) Upon the initiation of any civil or criminal proceeding relating to conduct giving rise to forfeiture under this chapter.

(1) (a) Upon seizure for forfeiture.

(1) (a) In connection with a proceeding or seizure for forfeiture in any other state under a state or federal statute substantially similar to the relevant provisions of this chapter.

(1) (b) The filing constitutes notice to any person claiming an interest in the seized property or in property owned by the named person.

(2) The lienor, as soon as practical, but not later than ten days, after filing a lien, shall furnish to any person named in the lien a notice of the filing of the lien. Failure to furnish notice under this subsection shall not invalidate or otherwise affect the lien.

(3) The lien notice shall set forth all of the following:

(3) (a) The name of the person and, in the discretion of the lienor, any aliases, or the name of any corporation, partnership, trust, or other entity, including nominees, that are owned entirely or in part, or controlled by the person.

(3) (b) The description of the seized property or the criminal or civil proceeding that has been brought relating to conduct giving rise to forfeiture under the chapter.

(3) (c) The amount claimed by the lienor.

(3) (d) The name of the district court where the proceeding or action has been brought.

(3) (e) The case number of the proceeding or action if known at the time of the filing of the lien.

(4) The notice of forfeiture lien shall be filed in accordance with the provisions of the laws of this state relating to the type of property that is subject to the lien. The validity and priority of the forfeiture lien shall be determined in accordance with applicable law pertaining to liens.

(5) A lien filed pursuant to this section applies to the described property or to one named person, any aliases, fictitious names, or other names, including the names of any corporation, partnership, trust, or other entity, owned entirely or in part, or controlled by the named person, and any interest in real property owned or controlled by the named person. A separate forfeiture lien shall be filed for each named person.

(6) The lien notice creates, upon filing, a lien in favor of the lienor as it relates to the property or the named person or related entities. The lien secures the amount of potential liability for civil judgment, and, if applicable, the fair market value of property relating to all proceedings under this chapter enforcing the lien.

(7) The lienor may amend or release, in whole or in part, a lien filed under this section at any time by filing, without a filing fee, an amended lien.

(8) Upon entry of judgment in its favor, the state may proceed to execute on the lien as provided by law.

96 Acts, ch 1133, §9; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §261
Iowa Code § 85.2 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 85 / Section 85.2
Public employees chapter compulsory.
Status: in_force

Where the state, county, municipal corporation, school corporation, area education agency, or city under any form of government is the employer, the provisions of this chapter for the payment of compensation and amount thereof for an injury sustained by an employee of such employer shall be exclusive, compulsory, and obligatory upon both employer and employee, except as otherwise provided in section 85.1. For the purposes of this chapter, elected and appointed officials shall be employees.

[S13, §2477-m; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1362; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §85.2]
Iowa Code § 321G.31 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321G / Section 321G.31
Transfer or repossession by operation of law.
Status: in_force

(1) If ownership of a snowmobile is transferred by operation of law, such as by inheritance, order in bankruptcy, insolvency, replevin, or execution sale, the transferee, within thirty days after acquiring the right to possession of the snowmobile, shall mail or deliver to the county recorder of the transferee’s county of residence satisfactory proof of ownership as the county recorder requires, together with an application for a new certificate of title, and the required fee, plus the writing fee specified in section 321G.27. However, if the transferee is the surviving spouse of the deceased owner, the county recorder shall waive the required fees.

(2) If a lienholder repossesses a snowmobile by operation of law and holds it for resale, the lienholder shall secure a new certificate of title and shall pay the required fee, plus the writing fee specified in section 321G.27.

97 Acts, ch 148, §3, 9; 99 Acts, ch 113, §5; 2004 Acts, ch 1132, §40; 2012 Acts, ch 1100, §29; 2021 Acts, ch 138, §1; 2023 Acts, ch 71, §104
Iowa Code § 199.6 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 199 / Section 199.6
Inoculant for legumes.
Status: in_force

The container of any inoculant for leguminous plants which is sold, offered for sale, or exposed for sale within the state shall bear a label giving in the English language in legible letters the following information:

(1) The kind or kinds of leguminous plants for which the contents are to be used.

(2) The quantity of seed to which the contents are to be applied.

(3) An expiry date after which the inoculant might be ineffective.

(4) The name and place of business of the manufacturer or laboratory of origin, or alternately of the vendor only, if the vendor accepts responsibility for the accuracy of the declarations made in subsections 1, 2, and 3 of this section.

[C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §199.6]
Iowa Code § 183A.9 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 183A / Section 183A.9
Referendum.
Status: in_force

(1) At a time designated by the council within eighteen months after the termination of the collection of assessments under the Pork Promotion Act, the secretary shall conduct an initial referendum under administrative procedures prescribed by the department of agriculture and land stewardship.

(2) Upon signing a statement certifying to the secretary that the person is a bona fide producer as defined in this chapter, each producer is entitled to one vote in each referendum. The secretary shall determine the qualification of producers under this section.

(3) The secretary shall count and tabulate the ballots filed during the referendum within thirty days of the close of the referendum. If from the tabulation the secretary determines that a majority of the total number of producers voting in the referendum favors the assessment, the assessment provided for in the referendum shall be levied. The ballots cast pursuant to this section constitute complete and conclusive evidence for use in determinations made by the secretary under this chapter.

(4) The secretary shall hold subsequent referendums on request of ten percent or more of the number of producers eligible to vote, to determine whether the producers favor the termination or suspension of the assessment. The secretary shall suspend or terminate collection of the assessment within six months after the secretary determines that suspension or termination of the assessment is favored by a majority of the producers voting in the referendum, and shall terminate the assessment in an orderly manner as soon as practicable after the determination.

85 Acts, ch 199, §9; 86 Acts, ch 1100, §18; 2016 Acts, ch 1011, §121
Iowa Code § 99.21 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 99 / Section 99.21
Abatement — sale of property.
Status: in_force

If the existence of the nuisance be admitted or established in an action as provided in this chapter, or in a criminal proceeding in the district court, an order of abatement shall be entered as a part of the judgment in the case, which order shall direct the removal from the building or place of all fixtures, furniture, musical instruments, or movable property used in conducting the nuisance, and shall direct the sale of such in the manner provided for the sale of chattels under execution, and shall direct the effectual closing of the building or place against its use for any purpose, and so keeping it closed for a period of one year, unless sooner released as hereinafter provided.

[SS15, §4944-h5; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1607; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §99.21]
Iowa Code § 602.5109 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 602 / Section 602.5109
Process — style — seal.
Status: in_force

(1) Process of the court of appeals shall be styled:“In the Court of Appeals of Iowa”.

(2) The supreme court may adopt a seal for the court of appeals. Upon adoption, the clerk of the supreme court shall file a facsimile and description of the design in the office of the secretary of state. Judicial notice shall be taken of the official seal of the court of appeals.

83 Acts, ch 186, §6109, 10201
Iowa Code § 320.3 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 320 / Section 320.3
Repairs.
Status: in_force

After the construction of such sidewalk the board of supervisors shall keep the same in repair and assess and certify the cost thereof in the same manner and to the same extent in which like repairs are assessed and certified by city councils.

[C27, 31, 35, §4857-b3; C39, §4857.3; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §320.3]
Iowa Code § 518A.6 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 518A / Section 518A.6
Officers election.
Status: in_force

Officers or directors shall be elected in the manner and for the length of time prescribed in the articles of incorporation or bylaws. The same person shall not simultaneously hold the offices of president and secretary. A director shall be a member of the association unless otherwise approved by the commissioner.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §9034; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §518.6; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §518A.6]97 Acts, ch 186, §23; 2000 Acts, ch 1023, §402023 Acts, ch 138, §2, 3
Iowa Code § 518B.7 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 518B / Section 518B.7
Recovery factor included.
Status: in_force

Insurers shall include in filings submitted pursuant to chapter 515A, a factor, applicable to the line or lines of insurance on which the assessment is levied, sufficient to recover within not more than three years after the date of assessment any amounts so assessed under section 518B.4 during the preceding calendar year together with the amount of costs and expenses reasonably attributable to such assessment and recovery thereof.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §518B.7]
Iowa Code § 184A.11 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 184A / Section 184A.11
Section 184A.11
Status: repealed

Repealed by 99 Acts, ch 158, §17, 19.
Iowa Code § 611.19 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 611 / Section 611.19
Successive actions.
Status: in_force

Successive actions may be maintained upon the same contract or transaction whenever, after the former action, a new cause of action has arisen thereon or therefrom.

[R60, §4128; C73, §2524; C97, §3442; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10956; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §611.19]
Iowa Code § 692A.129 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 692A / Section 692A.129
Probation and parole officers.
Status: in_force

A probation or parole officer supervising a sex offender is not precluded from imposing more restrictive exclusion zone requirements, employment prohibitions, and residency restrictions than under sections 692A.113 and 692A.114.

2009 Acts, ch 119, §29
Iowa Code § 633.647 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.647
Powers of conservator subject to the approval of the court.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2019 Acts, ch 57, §41, 43, 44; . See §633.642.
Iowa Code § 321.449B — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.449B
Texting or using a mobile telephone while operating a commercial motor vehicle.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) A person subject to rules adopted by the department of public safety pursuant to section 321.449 shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle while engaged in texting as prohibited by 49 C.F.R. §392.80, except in an emergency or as otherwise permitted under 49 C.F.R. §392.80.

(1) (b) A person subject to rules adopted by the department of public safety pursuant to section 321.449 shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle while using a hand-held mobile telephone as prohibited by 49 C.F.R. §392.82, except in an emergency or as otherwise permitted under 49 C.F.R. §392.82.

(2) (a) A person convicted of a violation of this section is guilty of a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8A, subsection 13, paragraph “b”.

(2) (b) A violation of this section shall be considered a moving violation for the purposes of this chapter and rules adopted pursuant to this chapter.

(2) (c) A conviction for a violation of this section shall be in lieu of a conviction for a violation of section 321.276 if the violations are based on the same facts and circumstances.

2018 Acts, ch 1017, §2; 2023 Acts, ch 85, §15
Iowa Code § 310.11 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 310 / Section 310.11
Participating county — funds reserved.
Status: reserved

Any county having complied with the provisions of this chapter may by its board of supervisors submit to the department for its approval project statements for the construction, reconstruction, or improvement of farm-to-market roads.

[C39, §4686.11; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §310.11]
Iowa Code § 125.75 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 125 / Section 125.75
Application.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) Proceedings for the involuntary commitment or treatment of a person with a substance use disorder to a facility pursuant to this chapter or for the involuntary hospitalization of a person pursuant to chapter 229 may be commenced by any interested person by filing a verified application with the clerk of a district court.

(1) (b) If the verified application was filed in a district court of a county where the respondent is not located and does not reside, the court shall transfer jurisdiction of the case to the district court of the county where the respondent is presently located or which is the respondent’s place of residence.

(1) (c) The clerk, or the clerk’s designee, shall assist an applicant in completing the verified application.

(2) The application shall:

(2) (a) State the applicant’s belief that the respondent is a person who presents a danger to self or others and lacks judgmental capacity due to either of the following:

(2) (a) A substance use disorder as defined in section 125.2.

(2) (a) A serious mental impairment as defined in section 229.1.

(2) (b) State facts in support of each belief described in paragraph “a”.

(2) (c) Be accompanied by one or more of the following:

(2) (c) A written statement of a licensed physician and surgeon or osteopathic physician and surgeon or mental health professional in support of the application.

(2) (c) One or more supporting affidavits corroborating the application.

(2) (c) Corroborative information obtained and reduced to writing by the clerk or the clerk’s designee, but only when circumstances make it infeasible to obtain, or when the clerk considers it appropriate to supplement, the information under either subparagraph (1) or (2).

(3) Prior to the filing of an application pursuant to this section, the clerk or the clerk’s designee shall inform the interested person referred to in subsection 1 about the option of requesting a preapplication screening assessment pursuant to section 125.74.

(4) The supreme court shall prescribe rules and establish forms as necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.

[C75, 77, §125.19(1, 2); C79, 81, §229.51; 82 Acts, ch 1212, §3]90 Acts, ch 1085, §13; 2011 Acts, ch 121, §42, 43, 62; 2013 Acts, ch 130, §37; 2017 Acts, ch 34, §5; 2018 Acts, ch 1026, §41; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §113, 114; 2025 Acts, ch 95, §1
Iowa Code § 520.8 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 520 / Section 520.8
Reports — limitations on risks.
Status: in_force

There shall be filed with the commissioner of insurance by such attorney whenever the commissioner of insurance shall so require, a statement under oath of such attorney showing the maximum amount of indemnity upon a single risk, and, except as to workers’ compensation insurance, no subscriber shall assume on any single risk an amount greater than ten percent of the net worth of such subscriber.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §9090; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §520.8]
Iowa Code § 717D.2 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 717D / Section 717D.2
Prohibitions — contest events.
Status: in_force

A person shall not do any of the following:

(1) Own or operate an establishment located in this state in which a contest event occurs or is to occur.

(2) Act as a promoter of a contest event, regardless of whether the contest event occurs in this state or another state. For purposes of this subsection, a person who aids, abets, or assists in the promotion of a contest event shall be deemed to act as a promoter.

(3) Possess or own an animal engaged or to be engaged in a contest event conducted in this state or another state.

(4) Be a party to a commercial transaction for the transfer of an animal engaged or to be engaged in a contest event conducted in this state or another state, including but not limited to a transaction by purchase or sale, barter, trade, or an offer involving such a transaction.

(5) Act as a trainer of an animal engaged or to be engaged in a contest event conducted in this state or another state. For purposes of this subsection, a person who aids, abets, or assists in the training of an animal engaged or to be engaged in a contest event shall be deemed to act as a trainer.

(6) Possess, own, or manufacture a contest device.

(7) Be a party to a commercial transaction for the transfer of a contest device, including but not limited to a transaction by purchase or sale, barter, trade, or an offer involving such a transaction.

(8) Act as a transporter moving an animal engaged or to be engaged in a contest event in this state.

(9) Gambling at a contest event conducted in this state, including but not limited to wagering on the outcome of a contest involving animals.

(10) Act as a spectator of a contest event conducted in this state, regardless of whether the person paid admission to witness the contest event.

2002 Acts, ch 1130, §6; 2004 Acts, ch 1056, §5, 6, 10; 2008 Acts, ch 1135, §2
Iowa Code § 497.14 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 497 / Section 497.14
May act as trustee.
Status: in_force

In case the cash value of such purchased business exceeds one thousand dollars, the directors of the association are authorized to hold the shares in excess of one thousand dollars in trust for the vendor, and dispose of the same to such persons, and within such times, as may be mutually satisfactory to the parties in interest, and to pay the proceeds thereof as currently received to the former owner of said business.

[SS15, §1641-r11; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8472; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §497.14]
Iowa Code § 154A.7 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 154A / Section 154A.7
Board meetings.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §368.
Iowa Code § 437A.10 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 437A / Section 437A.10
Judicial review.
Status: in_force

(1) Judicial review of the actions of the director may be sought pursuant to chapter 17A, the Iowa administrative procedure Act.

(2) For cause and upon a showing by the director that collection of the tax in dispute is in doubt, the court may order the petitioner to file with the clerk of the district court a bond for the use of the appropriate local taxing authorities, with sureties approved by the clerk of the district court, in the amount of the tax appealed from, conditioned upon the performance by the petitioner of any orders of the court.

(3) An appeal may be taken by the taxpayer or the director to the supreme court irrespective of the amount involved.

(4) A person aggrieved by a decision of the chief financial officer of a city under this chapter may seek review by writ of certiorari within thirty days of the decision sought to be reviewed.

98 Acts, ch 1194, §11, 40; 99 Acts, ch 152, §25, 40
Iowa Code § 461B.13 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 461B / Section 461B.13
Dismissal — effect.
Status: in_force

The dismissal of an action after the nonresident has entered a general appearance under the substituted service herein authorized shall bar the recommencement of the same action against the same defendant unless said recommenced action is accompanied by actual personal service of the original notice of suit on said defendant in this state.

[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §106A.13]C93, §461B.13
Iowa Code § 461A.32 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 461A / Section 461A.32
Sale of lands and structures conveyances to cities or counties.
Status: in_force

(1) The commission may sell or exchange such parts of public lands or structures under the jurisdiction of the commission as in its judgment may be undesirable for conservation purposes, excepting state-owned meandered lands already surveyed and platted at state expense as a conservation plan and project tentatively adopted and now in the process of rehabilitation and development authorized by a special legislative Act. The sale or exchange shall be made upon the terms, conditions, or considerations as the commission may approve, whereupon the secretary of state shall issue a patent therefor in the manner provided by law in other cases. Moneys generated from any such sale from a state park shall be deposited in the state conservation fund created in section 456A.17 and are appropriated to the department to be used exclusively for structure or infrastructure costs at the specific state park from which the moneys were generated. The proceeds of any other such sale or exchange shall become a part of the moneys to be expended under the provisions of this chapter.

(2) Upon request by resolution of any city, county, or any legal agency of any city or county, the executive council may, upon majority recommendation of the commission, convey without consideration to such city, county, or legal agency of the city or county, such public lands under the jurisdiction of the commission as in its judgment may be desirable for city or county parks. Conveyance shall be in the name of the state, with the great seal of the state attached and shall contain a provision that when such lands cease to be used as public park by said city or county such lands revert to the state, and such park shall, within one year after such land has reverted to the state, be restored, as nearly as possible, to the condition it was in when acquired by such city, county, or legal agency of the city or county at the expense of such city, county, or legal agency.

(3) The state may require that the city, county, or legal agency of the city or county file a notice of intention every three years.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1824; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §111.32]86 Acts, ch 1244, §25; 86 Acts, ch 1245, §1877C93, §461A.322017 Acts, ch 29, §129; 2025 Acts, ch 156, §43
Iowa Code § 16.24 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 16 / Section 16.24
Section 16.24
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2007 Acts, ch 54, §45.