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Iowa Code § 256.220 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 256 / Section 256.220
Teacher shortage loan forgiveness program.
Status: in_force

(1) A teacher shortage loan forgiveness program is established to be administered by the commission. A teacher is eligible for the program if the teacher is practicing in a teacher shortage area as designated by the department pursuant to subsection 2. A person is ineligible for this program if the person receives a grant under section 256.218 or a forgivable loan under section 256.219. For purposes of this section, “teacher” means an individual holding a practitioner’s license issued under part 3, who is employed in a nonadministrative position in a designated shortage area by a school district or area education agency pursuant to a contract issued by a board of directors under section 279.13.

(2) The director shall annually designate the geographic or subject areas experiencing teacher shortages. The director shall periodically conduct a survey of school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and approved practitioner preparation programs to determine current shortage areas.

(3) Each applicant for loan forgiveness shall, in accordance with the rules of the commission, do the following:

(3) (a) Complete and file an application for teacher shortage loan forgiveness. The individual shall be responsible for the prompt submission of any information required by the commission.

(3) (b) File a new application and submit information as required by the commission annually on the basis of which the applicant’s eligibility for the renewed loan forgiveness will be evaluated and determined.

(3) (c) Complete and return on a form approved by the commission an affidavit of practice verifying that the applicant is a teacher in an eligible teacher shortage area.

(4) The annual amount of teacher shortage loan forgiveness shall not exceed the resident tuition rate established for institutions of higher learning governed by the state board of regents for the first year following the teacher’s graduation from an approved practitioner preparation program, or twenty percent of the teacher’s total federally guaranteed Stafford loan amount under the federal family education loan program or the federal direct loan program, including principal and interest, whichever amount is less. A teacher shall be eligible for the loan forgiveness program for not more than five years. However, practice by an eligible teacher in a teacher shortage area pursuant to subsection 1 must be completed within ten years following graduation from the approved practitioner preparation program.

(5) The commission shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this section.

2007 Acts, ch 214, §31CS2007, §261.1122011 Acts, ch 36, §6; 2017 Acts, ch 150, §2 – 4; 2021 Acts, ch 129, §3; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2634, 2641C2024, §256.2202024 Acts, ch 1057, §8
Iowa Code § 462A.14C — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 462A / Section 462A.14C
Statement of officer.
Status: in_force

(1) A person who has been requested to submit to a chemical test shall be advised by a peace officer of the following:

(1) (a) A refusal to submit to the test is punishable by a mandatory civil penalty of five hundred to two thousand dollars, and suspension of motorboat or sailboat operating privileges for at least a year. In addition, if the person is also convicted of operating a motorboat or sailboat while intoxicated, the person shall be subject to additional penalties.

(1) (b) If the person submits to the test and the results indicate the presence of a controlled substance or other drug, or an alcohol concentration equal to or in excess of the level prohibited by section 462A.14, the person’s privilege to operate a motorboat or sailboat will be prohibited for at least one year, and up to six years.

(2) This section does not apply in any case involving a person described in section 462A.14A, subsection 4, paragraph “f”.

(3) If a person refuses to submit to a chemical test, proof of refusal is admissible in any civil or criminal action or proceeding arising out of acts alleged to have been committed while the person was operating a motorboat or sailboat in violation of section 462A.14.

2000 Acts, ch 1099, §5
Iowa Code § 156.1 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 156 / Section 156.1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Board” means the board of mortuary science.

(2) “Cremation” means the technical process, using heat and flame, that reduces human remains to bone fragments. The reduction takes place through heat and evaporation. Cremation shall include the processing, and may include the pulverization, of the bone fragments.

(3) “Cremation establishment” means a place of business as defined by the board which provides any aspect of cremation services.

(4) “Funeral director” means a person licensed by the board to practice mortuary science.

(5) “Funeral establishment” means a place of business as defined by the board devoted to providing any aspect of mortuary science.

(6) “Intern” means a person registered by the board to practice mortuary science under the direct supervision of a preceptor certified by the board.

(7) “Mortuary science” means the engaging in any of the following:

(7) (a) Preparing, for burial or disposal, or directing and supervising burial or disposal of dead human bodies except supervising cremations.

(7) (b) Making funeral arrangements or furnishing any funeral services in connection with disposition of dead human bodies or sale of any casket, vault, urn, or other burial receptacle.

(7) (c) Using the words “funeral director”, “mortician”, or any other title implying that the person is engaged as a funeral director as defined in this section.

(7) (d) Embalming dead human bodies, entire or in part, by the use of chemical substances, fluids, or gases in the body, or by the introduction of the same into the body by vascular injections, hypodermic injections, or by surface application into the organs or cavities for the purpose of preservation or disinfection.

(8) “Removal” means the act of taking human remains from the place of death or place where the human remains are being held to a funeral establishment or other designated place.

(9) “Removal technician” means a person registered with the board to perform removals.

[S13, §2575-a36; C24, 27, §2584; C31, 35, §2585-c1; C39, §2585.01; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §156.1]96 Acts, ch 1148, §32007 Acts, ch 10, §1562007 Acts, ch 159, §5, 62023 Acts, ch 21, §1
Iowa Code § 306.14 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 306 / Section 306.14
Objections — claims for damages.
Status: in_force

The department, the board of supervisors, or the agency in control of affected state lands and any interested person, may appear and be heard at the hearing. Any person owning land abutting on a road proposed to be vacated and closed, shall have the right to file, in writing, a claim for damages at any time on or before the date fixed for hearing. However, for purposes of this chapter, if an occupied homestead is not located on the abutting land and if the vacating and closing of the road will not landlock the abutting land, a person shall not have a right to claim damages.

[C31, 35, §4755-d6; C39, §4755.41; C46, 50, §313.50; C54, 58, 62, 66, §306.8; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §306.14]94 Acts, ch 1013, §2
Iowa Code § 554B.4 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554B / Section 554B.4
Recording memorandum of mortgage or deed of trust.
Status: in_force

If a mortgage or deed of trust upon real estate is executed by a transmitting utility and the real estate described in the instrument is situated in more than one county, the recording requirement of section 554B.3 establishing constructive notice is satisfied by either of the following:

(1) Recording the mortgage or deed of trust in each county in which any portion of the property is situated.

(2) Recording the mortgage or deed of trust in at least one county in which a portion of the real estate is situated, and by recording in every other county in which a portion of the real estate is situated a memorandum of the mortgage or deed of trust containing, at a minimum, the following:

(2) (a) The names and addresses of the mortgagor and mortgagee.

(2) (b) A legal description of all real property and interests therein subject to the mortgage or deed of trust.

(2) (c) The date of maturity of the indebtedness secured by the mortgage or deed of trust and whether the instrument secures future advances.

(2) (d) A statement as to whether or not the mortgage or deed of trust applies to subsequently acquired property of the transmitting utility.

(2) (e) The county recorder’s office where the mortgage or deed of trust is recorded, the recording date, and document identification number.

(2) (f) Such other information as deemed appropriate by the transmitting utility.

2014 Acts, ch 1002, §2
Iowa Code § 47.3 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 47 / Section 47.3
Election expenses.
Status: in_force

(1) The costs of conducting a special election called by the governor, the general election, and the primary election held prior to the general election shall be paid by the county.

(2) The cost of conducting other elections shall be paid by the political subdivision for which the election is held. The costs shall include but not be limited to the printing of the ballots and the election register, publication of notices, printing of declaration of eligibility affidavits, compensation for precinct election boards, canvass materials, and the preparation and installation of voting equipment. The county commissioner of elections shall certify to the county board of supervisors a statement of cost for an election. The cost shall be assessed by the county board of supervisors against the political subdivision for which the election was held.

(3) (a) Costs of registration and administrative and clerical costs shall not be charged as a part of the election costs.

(3) (b) If automatic tabulating equipment is used in any election, the county commissioner of elections shall not charge any political subdivision of the state a rental fee for the use of any automatic tabulating equipment.

(4) The cost of maintenance of voter registration records and of preparation of election registers and any other voter registration lists required by the commissioner in the discharge of the duties of that office shall be paid by the county. Administrative and clerical costs incurred by the registrar in discharging the duties of that office shall be paid by the state.

[C97, §1129; S13, §1129, 2754; SS15, §1087-a5; C24, §560, 835, 4203; C27, §560, 718-b18, 4203; C31, 35, §560, 718-b18, 4216-c15; C39, §560, 718.18, 4216.15; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, §43.32, 48.18, 49.118, 277.15; C73, §43.32, 47.3, 277.15; C75, 77, 79, 81, §47.3]2009 Acts, ch 57, §12; 2022 Acts, ch 1032, §15
Iowa Code § 490.1006 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 490 / Section 490.1006
Articles of amendment.
Status: in_force

(1) After an amendment to the articles of incorporation has been adopted and approved in the manner required by this chapter and by the articles of incorporation, the corporation shall deliver to the secretary of state, for filing, articles of amendment, which must set forth all of the following:

(1) (a) The name of the corporation.

(1) (b) The text of each amendment adopted, or the information required by section 490.120, subsection 11, paragraph “e”.

(1) (c) If an amendment provides for an exchange, reclassification, or cancellation of issued shares, provisions for implementing the amendment, if not contained in the amendment itself, which may be made dependent upon facts objectively ascertainable outside the articles of amendment in accordance with section 490.120, subsection 11, paragraph “e”.

(1) (d) The date of each amendment’s adoption.

(1) (e) For an amendment, the following:

(1) (e) If it was adopted by the incorporators or board of directors without shareholder approval, a statement that the amendment was duly adopted by the incorporators or by the board of directors, as the case may be, and that shareholder approval was not required.

(1) (e) If it required approval by the shareholders, a statement that the amendment was duly approved by the shareholders in the manner required by this chapter and by the articles of incorporation.

(1) (e) If being filed pursuant to section 490.120, subsection 11, paragraph “e”, a statement to that effect.

(2) Articles of amendment shall take effect at the effective date determined in accordance with section 490.123.

89 Acts, ch 288, §114; 2002 Acts, ch 1154, §59, 125; 2007 Acts, ch 140, §8; 2021 Acts, ch 165, §142, 230
Iowa Code § 43.10 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 43 / Section 43.10
Blanks furnished by others.
Status: in_force

Blank nomination papers which are in form substantially as provided by this chapter may be used even though not furnished by the state commissioner or commissioner.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §536; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.10]
Iowa Code § 479A.17 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 479A / Section 479A.17
Section 479A.17
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2005 Acts, ch 32, §3.
Iowa Code § 904A.1 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 904A / Section 904A.1
Board of parole organization.
Status: in_force

(1) The board of parole is created to consist of five members. Each member shall be appointed by the governor subject to confirmation by the senate. Each member shall serve a term of four years beginning and ending as provided by section 69.19, except for members appointed to fill vacancies who shall serve for the balance of the unexpired term. The terms shall be staggered. All members of the board shall be full-time, salaried members. A majority of the members of the board constitutes a quorum to transact business.

(2) The governor shall appoint a member of the board as the chairperson of the board, subject to confirmation by the senate. The appointment as chairperson shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.

86 Acts, ch 1245, §1511; 89 Acts, ch 282, §1; 90 Acts, ch 1233, §46; 2000 Acts, ch 1177, §1, 52023 Acts, ch 19, §2791
Iowa Code § 455B.140 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 455B / Section 455B.140
Judicial review.
Status: in_force

Judicial review of actions of the commission or of the director may be sought in accordance with the terms of the Iowa administrative procedure Act, chapter 17A. Notwithstanding the terms of chapter 17A, petitions for judicial review may be filed in the district court of the county in which the alleged offense was committed.

[C71, §136B.10; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §455B.19]C83, §455B.14086 Acts, ch 1245, §1899; 2003 Acts, ch 44, §114; 2021 Acts, ch 76, §80
Iowa Code § 105.25 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 105 / Section 105.25
Advertising violations penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) Only a person who is duly licensed pursuant to this chapter may advertise the fact that the person is licensed as a contractor or as a plumbing, mechanical, HVAC-refrigeration, sheet metal, or hydronic professional by the state of Iowa.

(2) All written advertisements distributed in this state by a person who is engaged in the business of designing, installing, or repairing plumbing, HVAC, refrigeration, sheet metal, or hydronic systems shall include the listing of the contractor license number, as applicable.

(3) A person who fraudulently claims to be a licensed contractor or a licensed plumbing, mechanical, HVAC-refrigeration, sheet metal, or hydronic professional pursuant to this chapter, either in writing, cards, signs, circulars, advertisements, or other communications, is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.

(4) A person who fraudulently lists a license number in connection with that person’s advertising or falsely displays a license number is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.

2007 Acts, ch 198, §25; 2008 Acts, ch 1089, §10, 12; 2009 Acts, ch 151, §25, 34; 2013 Acts, ch 77, §29, 36
Iowa Code § 49.32 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 49 / Section 49.32
Candidates for president in place of electors.
Status: in_force

The candidates for electors of president and vice president of any political party or group of petitioners shall not be placed on the ballot, but in the years in which they are to be elected the names of candidates for president and vice president, respectively, of such parties or group of petitioners shall be placed on the ballot, as the names of candidates for United States senators are placed thereon, under their respective party, petition, or adopted titles for each political party, or group of petitioners, nominating a set of candidates for electors.

[C97, §1106; S13, §1106; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §750; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §49.32]
Iowa Code § 602.5203 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 602 / Section 602.5203
Law clerks.
Status: in_force

The court of appeals may employ attorneys or graduates of a reputable law school to act as legal assistants to the court.

83 Acts, ch 186, §6203, 10201; 83 Acts, ch 204, §13; 97 Acts, ch 128, §1
Iowa Code § 554.3102 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.3102
Subject matter.
Status: in_force

(1) This Article applies to negotiable instruments. It does not apply to money, to payment orders governed by Article 12, or to securities governed by Article 8.

(2) If there is conflict between this Article and Article 4 or 9, Articles 4 and 9 govern.

(3) Regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and operating circulars of the Federal Reserve Banks supersede any inconsistent provision of this Article to the extent of the inconsistency.

94 Acts, ch 1167, §11, 121, 122; 95 Acts, ch 67, §41
Iowa Code § 414.7 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 414 / Section 414.7
Board of adjustment review by council.
Status: in_force

(1) The council shall provide for the appointment of a board of adjustment. In the regulations and restrictions adopted pursuant to the authority of this chapter, the council shall provide that the board of adjustment may in appropriate cases and subject to appropriate conditions and safeguards make special exceptions to the terms of the ordinances in harmony with the general purpose and intent of the ordinances and in accordance with general or specific rules contained in the ordinances and provide that any property owner aggrieved by the action of the council in the adoption of such regulations and restrictions may directly petition the board of adjustment to modify regulations and restrictions as applied to such property owners.

(2) The council may provide for review of variances granted by the board of adjustment by the council before the effective date of the variances. The council may remand a decision to grant a variance to the board of adjustment for further study. The effective date of the variance is delayed for thirty days from the date of the remand.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §6458; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §414.7]86 Acts, ch 1098, §1; 2019 Acts, ch 59, §118; 2021 Acts, ch 80, §245
Iowa Code § 306.1 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 306 / Section 306.1
Roads and streets.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 98 Acts, ch 1075, §17.See §306.3, 313.2.
Iowa Code § 50.46 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 50 / Section 50.46
Special elections canvass and certificate.
Status: in_force

When a special election has been held to fill a vacancy, pursuant to section 69.14, the board of county canvassers shall meet no earlier than 1:00 p.m. on the second day after the election, and canvass the votes cast at the election. If the second day after the election is a public holiday, section 4.1, subsection 34, controls. The commissioner, as soon as the canvass is completed, shall transmit to the state commissioner an abstract of the votes so canvassed, and the state board, within five days after receiving such abstracts, shall canvass the tally lists. A certificate of election shall be issued by the county or state board of canvassers, as in other cases. All the provisions regulating elections, obtaining tally lists, and canvass of votes at general elections, except as to time, shall apply to special elections.

[R60, §673; C73, §791-793; C97, §1171; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §885; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §50.46]90 Acts, ch 1238, §27; 2010 Acts, ch 1033, §28
Iowa Code § 12B.6 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 12B / Section 12B.6
Certain public funds of political subdivisions.
Status: in_force

All funds received, expended, or held by an association of elected county officers before, on, or after June 16, 2005, to implement a state-authorized program, are subject to audit by the auditor of state at the request of the general assembly’s standing committees on government oversight or the legislative council. All such funds received or held on and after July 1, 2005, shall be deposited in a fund in the office of the treasurer of state.

2005 Acts, ch 179, §98, 103; 2006 Acts, ch 1010, §175, 177; 2010 Acts, ch 1069, §4
Iowa Code § 203.2A — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 203 / Section 203.2A
Grain purchasers who are not licensed grain dealers special notice requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) This section applies to a person who is not required to be issued a license as a grain dealer pursuant to section 203.3. The person shall not purchase grain from a producer for purposes of resale, milling, feeding, or processing.

(2) Subsection 1 does not apply to any of the following:

(2) (a) A person who purchases less than fifty thousand bushels of grain from all producers in the twelve months prior to purchasing grain from the producer.

(2) (b) A person who provides notice to the producer as provided in subsection 3.

(3) (a) The notice must be in the following form:ATTENTION TO PRODUCERS:The person purchasing this grain is not a licensed grain dealer and this is not a covered transaction eligible for indemnification from the grain dealers and sellers indemnity fund as provided in Iowa Code section 203D.3

(3) (b) The notice must be provided to the producer prior to or at the time of the purchase. The notice may appear on a separate statement or as part of a document received by the producer, including a contract or receipt, as required by the department.

(3) (c) The notice must appear in a printed boldface font in at least ten point type.

99 Acts, ch 106, §4; 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §87
Iowa Code § 354.16 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 354 / Section 354.16
Attachments to auditor’s plats and plats of survey.
Status: in_force

(1) A plat of survey prepared pursuant to section 354.13 shall be accompanied by a certificate of the auditor that the plat of survey was prepared at the direction of the auditor because the proprietors failed to file a plat.

(2) An auditor’s plat shall conform to section 354.6, but is exempt from section 354.11. An auditor’s plat presented to the recorder for recording shall be accompanied by the following documents:

(2) (a) A certificate of the auditor that the auditor’s plat was prepared at the direction of the auditor because the proprietors failed to file a plat, that the plat was prepared for assessment and taxation purposes, and that the recording of the plat does not constitute a dedication or impose any liability upon the state or governmental agency.

(2) (b) A certified resolution by the governing body, approving the plat or waiving the right to review.

(2) (c) A list for each lot within the plat of the proprietor’s names, the area, expressed in acreage or square feet, the document reference number of the recorded conveyance to the proprietors, and the permanent real estate index number, where established.

(2) (d) A certificate of the auditor that no search was made at the time of the recording of the plat to determine the existence of any liens, mortgages, delinquent taxes, or special assessments, that no search was made, other than the records of the auditor’s office, to establish title to the property within the plat, and that the lots within the plat are subject individually to the regulations and ordinances of the applicable governing body.

90 Acts, ch 1236, §30C91, §409A.16C93, §354.162002 Acts, ch 1113, §6