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Iowa Code § 602.1216 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 602 / Section 602.1216
Retention of clerks of the district court.
Status: in_force

A clerk of the district court shall stand for retention in office, in the county of the clerk’s office, upon the petition signed by eligible electors residing in the county equal in number to at least ten percent of all registered voters in the county to the state commissioner of elections, at the judicial election in 1988 and every four years thereafter, under sections 46.17 through 46.24. The petition shall be filed in the office of the state commissioner not later than one hundred twenty days before the general election. A clerk who is not retained in office is ineligible to serve as clerk, in the county in which the clerk was not retained, for the four years following the retention vote.

83 Acts, ch 186, §1215, 10201; 89 Acts, ch 136, §74; 2001 Acts, ch 56, §37
Iowa Code § 7A.10 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 7A / Section 7A.10
Utilities commission.
Status: in_force

The annual report of the utilities commission shall, as to all statistical data, cover the year ending December 31 preceding the filing of the report, and the proceedings of the utilities commission to date of filing the report each year. The report shall be filed on or before December 1. The utilities commission shall determine the manner in which the annual report shall be published.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §253; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §17.10]88 Acts, ch 1134, §14C93, §7A.102024 Acts, ch 1170, §369
Iowa Code § 618.6 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 618 / Section 618.6
Selection by plaintiff.
Status: in_force

The plaintiff or executor or the plaintiff’s or executor’s attorney, in all publications concerning actions, executions, and estates, may designate the newspaper in which such publication shall be made.

[C73, §3832; C97, §1293; S13, §1293; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11101; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §618.6]
Iowa Code § 561.4 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 561 / Section 561.4
Selecting — platting.
Status: in_force

The owner, husband or wife, or a single person, may select the homestead and cause it to be platted, but a failure to do so shall not render the same liable when it otherwise would not be, and a selection by the owner shall control. When selected, it shall be designated by a legal description, or if impossible it shall be marked off by permanent, visible monuments, and the description shall give the direction and distance of the starting point from some corner of the dwelling, which description, with the plat, shall be filed and recorded by the recorder of the proper county in the manner provided in sections 558.49 and 558.52.

[C51, §1254, 1255; R60, §2286, 2287; C73, §1998, 1999; C97, §2979; S13, §2979; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10138; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §561.4]87 Acts, ch 116, §1; 2006 Acts, ch 1031, §13
Iowa Code § 388.5 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 388 / Section 388.5
Control of tax revenues.
Status: in_force

(1) A utility board shall control tax revenues allocated to the city utility, city utilities, or combined utility system it administers and all moneys derived from the operation of the city utility, city utilities, or combined utility system, the sale of utility property, interest on investments, or from any other source related to the city utility, city utilities, or combined utility system.

(2) All city utility moneys received must be held in a separate utility fund, with a separate account or accounts for each city utility or combined utility system. If a board administers a municipal utility or combined utility system, moneys may be paid out of that utility account only at the direction of the board.

[C97, §748; C13, §741-b, 748; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5676, 6158; C46, 50, §363.50, 398.9; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §368A.6, 398.9; C75, 77, 79, 81, §388.5]2019 Acts, ch 24, §104
Iowa Code § 28G.4 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 28G / Section 28G.4
Powers of entity.
Status: in_force

A legal entity created pursuant to chapter 28E and operating under this chapter has all the rights, powers, privileges, and immunities of local governments relating to the purpose for which it is created. A legal entity operating under this chapter may:

(1) Engage in, manage, own, operate, and regulate the collection, transportation, storage, and disposal or diversion of solid waste including, but not limited to, the designation of a specific facility which must be used for the collection, transportation, storage, and disposal or diversion of solid waste within its jurisdiction or geographic area.

(2) Grant permits, licenses, or franchises, exclusive or nonexclusive, or a combination of exclusive or nonexclusive franchises, to solid waste management services.

(3) Enter into contracts for construction and may contract, license, or permit the construction of resource recovery facilities for recycling of solid waste for an energy source or of facilities necessary to implement solid waste management projects as defined in section 28G.2.

(4) Require the use of the resource recovery facilities or of facilities necessary to implement solid waste management projects as defined in section 28G.2, by any person who can be effectively served by the facilities. However, this subsection does not prohibit a private agency from dumping or depositing solid waste resulting from its own residential, farming, manufacturing, mining, or commercial activities on land owned or leased by it if the action does not violate any statute of this state or rules adopted by the environmental protection commission or local boards of health or local ordinances.

84 Acts, ch 1039, §4; 92 Acts, ch 1215, §4
Iowa Code § 216A.161 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 216A / Section 216A.161
Definitions.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §464.
Iowa Code § 626A.5 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 626A / Section 626A.5
Fee.
Status: in_force

For filing a foreign judgment, the clerk shall collect a fee in the amount collected for filing and docketing a petition under section 602.8105, subsection 1, paragraph “a”.

[C81, §626A.5]94 Acts, ch 1074, §9
Iowa Code § 490.731 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 490 / Section 490.731
Voting agreement.
Status: in_force

(1) Two or more shareholders may provide for the manner in which they will vote their shares by signing an agreement for that purpose. A voting agreement created under this section is not subject to the provisions of section 490.730.

(2) A voting agreement created under this section is specifically enforceable.

89 Acts, ch 288, §70; 2021 Acts, ch 165, §78, 230
Iowa Code § 546.4 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 546 / Section 546.4
Credit union division.
Status: in_force

(1) The credit union division created by section 533.103 shall regulate and supervise credit unions under chapter 533.

(2) The division is headed by the superintendent of credit unions who shall be appointed pursuant to section 533.104.

(3) The credit union review board shall perform duties within the division as prescribed in chapter 533.

86 Acts, ch 1245, §704; 2007 Acts, ch 174, §96
Iowa Code § 17A.24 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 17A / Section 17A.24
Uniform rules on agency procedure.
Status: in_force

(1) The administrative rules coordinator may adopt uniform rules on agency procedure that are suitable for general applicability to agencies. Such adoption and such rules shall be subject to this chapter. Such rules may address the subjects of agency procedures for rulemaking, petitions for rulemaking, waiver of rules, declaratory orders, contested cases, and fair information practices.

(2) If an agency does not have rules in effect that address a subject provided in subsection 1, and uniform rules on agency procedure addressing the subject are in effect, such uniform rules shall apply to the agency as though the agency had adopted them.

(3) An agency may adopt rules providing for additions, exceptions, or amendments to a uniform rule on agency procedure that, pursuant to subsection 2, is applicable to the agency.

(4) This section does not apply to uniform rules on agency procedure published prior to January 1, 2024, and does not affect the validity of rules that have adopted such uniform rules by reference.

(5) The attorney general shall assist the administrative rules coordinator in implementation of this section upon request.

2024 Acts, ch 1169, §12
Iowa Code § 28E.35 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 28E / Section 28E.35
Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this subchapter unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Community cluster” means a cooperative community unit established pursuant to this chapter for the joint exercise of powers by two or more governmental units.

(2) “Governmental unit” means a city, county, or special taxing district.

90 Acts, ch 1200, §1; 2016 Acts, ch 1011, §121
Iowa Code § 321.279 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.279
Eluding or attempting to elude pursuing law enforcement vehicle.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) The driver of a motor vehicle commits a serious misdemeanor if the driver willfully fails to bring the motor vehicle to a stop or otherwise eludes or attempts to elude a marked or unmarked official law enforcement vehicle driven by a peace officer after being given a visual and audible signal to stop. The signal given by the peace officer shall be by flashing red light, or by flashing red and blue lights, and siren. For purposes of this section, “peace officer” means those officers designated under section 801.4, subsection 11, paragraphs “a”, “b”, “c”, “f”, “g”, and “h”.

(1) (b) The driver of a motor vehicle who commits a violation under this subsection and who has previously committed any violation under this section is, upon conviction, guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor.

(2) (a) The driver of a motor vehicle commits a class “D” felony if the driver willfully fails to bring the motor vehicle to a stop or otherwise eludes or attempts to elude a marked or unmarked official law enforcement vehicle that is driven by a peace officer after being given a visual and audible signal as provided in this section and in doing so exceeds the speed limit by twenty-five miles per hour or more.

(2) (b) The driver of a motor vehicle who commits a violation under this subsection and who has previously committed any violation under this section is, upon conviction, guilty of a class “C” felony.

[C81, §321.279]94 Acts, ch 1069, §1; 99 Acts, ch 31, §1; 2002 Acts, ch 1119, §153; 2008 Acts, ch 1147, §3; 2020 Acts, ch 1028, §1; 2020 Acts, ch 1121, §65, 70; 2021 Acts, ch 183, §49, 52; 2023 Acts, ch 42, §3 – 5
Iowa Code § 678.7 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 678 / Section 678.7
Pleadings abandoned — lien and custody of property.
Status: in_force

Such submission of a stated case shall be an abandonment by both parties of all pleadings filed in such cause, and the cause shall stand on the agreed case alone, which must provide for any lien created for attachment, and for any property in the custody of the law, else such lien and custody will be held to be waived.

[R60, §3413; C73, §3413; C97, §4382; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12692; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §678.7]
Iowa Code § 358.23 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 358 / Section 358.23
Appeal to district court.
Status: in_force

Any person aggrieved by any proceeding had by the board of supervisors or by the board of trustees as provided in this chapter in relation to any matter involving the person’s rights not included under the provisions of section 358.22 may appeal to the district court of the county in which the proceedings were had. Such appeals shall be governed in all respects as is provided by pertinent sections under chapter 468, subchapter I, parts 1 through 5.

[C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358.23]2020 Acts, ch 1063, §192
Iowa Code § 321.209 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.209
Mandatory revocation.
Status: in_force

The department, upon thirty days’ notice and without preliminary hearing, shall revoke the license or operating privilege of an operator upon receiving a record of the operator’s conviction for any of the following offenses, when such conviction has become final:

(1) Manslaughter resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle.

(2) A felony if during the commission of the felony a motor vehicle is used.

(3) Failure to stop and render aid as required under the laws of this state or to otherwise comply with section 321.261 in the event of a motor vehicle accident resulting in the death or personal injury of another.

(4) Perjury or the making of a false affidavit or statement under oath to the department under this chapter or under any other law relating to the ownership or operation of motor vehicles.

(5) Conviction, or forfeiture of bail not vacated, upon two charges of reckless driving.

(6) Conviction of drag racing.

(7) Eluding or attempting to elude a law enforcement vehicle as provided in section 321.279.

[C31, 35, §4960-d33, 5027-d1; C39, §5014.09; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.209; 82 Acts, ch 1167, §2]83 Acts, ch 125, §3; 86 Acts, ch 1220, §31; 90 Acts, ch 1230, §53; 93 Acts, ch 16, §4; 96 Acts, ch 1152, §14; 96 Acts, ch 1218, §59; 2021 Acts, ch 180, §1
Iowa Code § 23.5 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 23 / Section 23.5
Election of remedies.
Status: in_force

(1) An aggrieved person, any taxpayer to or citizen of this state, the attorney general, or any county attorney may seek enforcement of the requirements of chapters 21 and 22 by electing either to file an action pursuant to section 17A.19, 21.6, or 22.10, whichever is applicable, or in the alternative, to file a timely complaint with the board.

(2) If more than one person seeks enforcement of chapter 21 or 22 with respect to the same incident involving an alleged violation, and one or more of such persons elects to do so by filing an action under section 17A.19, 21.6, or 22.10, and one or more of such persons elects to do so by filing a timely complaint with the board, the court in which the action was filed shall stay the action pending resolution of the complaint with the board, authorizing the complainant to file a complaint with respect to the same incident with the board without regard to the timeliness of the filing of the complaint at the time the action in court is stayed.

(3) If a person files an action pursuant to section 22.8 seeking to enjoin the inspection of a public record, the respondent or person requesting access to the record which is the subject of the request for injunction may remove the proceeding to the board for its determination by filing, within thirty days of the commencement of the judicial proceeding, a complaint with the board alleging a violation of chapter 22 in regard to the same matter.

2012 Acts, ch 1115, §8, 17
Iowa Code § 596.6 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 596 / Section 596.6
Effective date of agreement.
Status: in_force

A premarital agreement becomes effective upon the marriage of the parties.

91 Acts, ch 77, §6
Iowa Code § 261D.1 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 261D / Section 261D.1
Definition.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, “commission” means the midwestern higher education compact commission.

2005 Acts, ch 145, §1
Iowa Code § 481A.71 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 481A / Section 481A.71
Releasing unlawful catch.
Status: in_force

Any fish caught that is less than lawful minimum length or weight shall be handled with wet hands and released under water immediately with as little injury as possible.

[C39, §1794.033; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §109.71]C93, §481A.71
Iowa Code § 256.4 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 256 / Section 256.4
Oath — vacancies.
Status: in_force

The members of the state board shall qualify by taking the regular oath of office as prescribed by law for state officers. Vacancies in the voting membership shall be filled in the same manner in which regular appointments are required to be made.

86 Acts, ch 1245, §1404; 2002 Acts, ch 1140, §2
Iowa Code § 215.19 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 215 / Section 215.19
Automatic recorders on scales.
Status: in_force

Except for scales used by packers slaughtering fewer than one hundred twenty head of livestock per day, all scales with a capacity over five hundred pounds, which are used for commercial purposes in this state, and installed after January 1, 1981, shall be equipped with a type-registering weigh beam, a dial with a mechanical ticket printer, an automatic weight recorder, or some similar device which shall be used for printing or stamping the weight values on scale tickets. A scale equipped with a malfunctioning automatic weight recorder may be used for not more than seven days if the device is unable to print or stamp the ticket so long as a repair to the automatic recorder is immediately initiated and the user dates, signs, and accurately handwrites the required information on the ticket until the device is operational.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §215.19]2017 Acts, ch 159, §52
Iowa Code § 702.25 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 702 / Section 702.25
Film.
Status: in_force

“Film” means capturing moving images upon a membrane or other thin flexible material coated with light sensitive emulsion; capturing moving images electronically or digitally in such a manner that the images are stored by a computer or other electronic device; or receiving moving images in a continuous flow.

2016 Acts, ch 1082, §1
Iowa Code § 123.115 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 123 / Section 123.115
Defense.
Status: in_force

In any prosecution under this chapter for the unlawful transportation of alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer it shall be a defense that the character and contents of the shipment or thing transported were not known to the accused or to the accused’s agent or employee.

[C97, §2419; C24, §2059; C27, 31, 35, §1945-a2; C39, §1945.3; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, §125.28; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §123.115]2013 Acts, ch 35, §34; 2018 Acts, ch 1060, §57
Iowa Code § 262.37 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 262 / Section 262.37
Title to property.
Status: in_force

The title to all real estate acquired under section 262.36 and the improvements erected on that real estate shall be taken and held in the name of the state.

[C27, 31, 35, §3945-a3; C39, §3945.3; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §262.37]2020 Acts, ch 1063, §110
Iowa Code § 554.2718 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.2718
Liquidation or limitation of damages — deposits.
Status: in_force

(1) Damages for breach by either party may be liquidated in the agreement but only at an amount which is reasonable in the light of the anticipated or actual harm caused by the breach, the difficulties of proof of loss, and the inconvenience or nonfeasibility of otherwise obtaining an adequate remedy. A term fixing unreasonably large liquidated damages is void as a penalty.

(2) Where the seller justifiably withholds delivery of goods because of the buyer’s breach, the buyer is entitled to restitution of any amount by which the sum of the buyer’s payments exceeds

(2) (a) the amount to which the seller is entitled by virtue of terms liquidating the seller’s damages in accordance with subsection 1, or

(2) (b) in the absence of such terms, twenty percent of the value of the total performance for which the buyer is obligated under the contract or five hundred dollars, whichever is smaller.

(3) The buyer’s right to restitution under subsection 2 is subject to offset to the extent that the seller establishes

(3) (a) a right to recover damages under the provisions of this Article other than subsection 1, and

(3) (b) the amount or value of any benefits received by the buyer directly or indirectly by reason of the contract.

(4) Where a seller has received payment in goods their reasonable value or the proceeds of their resale shall be treated as payments for the purposes of subsection 2; but if the seller has notice of the buyer’s breach before reselling goods received in part performance, the seller’s resale is subject to the conditions laid down in this Article on resale by an aggrieved seller (section 554.2706).

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §554.2718]
Iowa Code § 581.2A — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 581 / Section 581.2A
Lien created.
Status: in_force

A veterinarian shall have an agricultural lien as provided in section 554.9102 for the actual and reasonable value of treating livestock, including the cost of any product used and the actual and reasonable value of any professional service rendered by the veterinarian. The veterinarian is a secured party and the owner of the livestock is a debtor for purposes of chapter 554, article 9. The lien applies to the livestock treated by the veterinarian.

2003 Acts, ch 82, §17
Iowa Code § 2.61 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 2 / Section 2.61
Requests for research.
Status: in_force

Requests for research on governmental matters may be made to the legislative services agency by either house of the general assembly, committees of either house of the general assembly, special interim committees of the general assembly, the legislative council, or upon petition by twenty or more members of the general assembly. Any legislative committee may request the legislative services agency to do research on any matter under consideration by such committee. For each such request the legislative council may, if deemed advisable, authorize a special interim study committee to conduct the research study or may request a standing committee to conduct such study. Members on a study committee shall be appointed by the council and shall consist of at least one member of the council and such other members of the majority and minority parties of the senate and the house of representatives as the council may designate. As far as practicable, a study committee shall include members of standing committees concerned with the subject matter of the study. No legislator shall serve on more than two study committees. Nonlegislative members having special knowledge of the subject under study may be appointed by the council to a study committee but such members shall be nonvoting members of such committee. The legislative services agency shall assist study committees on research studies when authorized by the legislative council.

[C58, §2.52; C62, 66, §2.55; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §2.61]2003 Acts, ch 35, §44, 46, 49
Iowa Code § 216A.4 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 216A / Section 216A.4
Definitions.
Status: in_force

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

(1) “Asian or Pacific Islander” means an individual from any of the countries of Asia or islands of the Pacific.

(2) “Board” means the human rights board.

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

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

(5) “Tribal government” means the governing body of a federally recognized Indian tribe.

(6) “Underrepresented” means the historical marginalization of populations or groups in the United States and Iowa, including but not limited to African Americans, Asian and Pacific Islanders, persons who are deaf or hard of hearing, persons with disabilities, Latinos, Native Americans, women, persons who have low socioeconomic status, at-risk youth, and adults or juveniles with a criminal history.

86 Acts, ch 1245, §1204C87, §601K.490 Acts, ch 1180, §5C93, §216A.42010 Acts, ch 1031, §104, 170; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §287; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §447
Iowa Code § 642.11 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 642 / Section 642.11
Answer controverted.
Status: in_force

When the garnishee has answered the interrogatories propounded to the garnishee, the plaintiff may controvert them by pleading thereto, and an issue may be joined, which shall be tried in the usual manner, upon which trial such answer of the garnishee shall be competent testimony.

[C51, §1872; R60, §3208; C73, §2987; C97, §3945; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12168; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §642.11]