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Iowa Code § 322D.6 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 322D / Section 322D.6
Security interests not affected.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to affect, in any way, the existence or enforcement of any security interest which a supplier, any financial institution or any other person may have in the inventory of the retailer.

84 Acts, ch 1087, §6; 94 Acts, ch 1121, §1
Iowa Code § 309.51 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 309 / Section 309.51
Taxation.
Status: in_force

Certificates issued under this subchapter shall be exempt from taxation.

[C31, 35, §4644-c53; C39, §4644.51; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §309.51]2020 Acts, ch 1063, §139
Iowa Code § 22A.6 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 22A / Section 22A.6
Applicability — department of revenue.
Status: in_force

(1) The following shall not be construed as a violation of this chapter with respect to the department of revenue:

(1) (a) The identification of a person as a representative, responsible party, employee, withholding agent, or other signatory or contact of an entity exempt from taxation under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code on any return, form, application, or other document required to be filed with the department, including but not limited to a tax return or tax permit.

(1) (b) Powers exercised under section 422.70.

(1) (c) Information sought pursuant to discovery in a contested case proceeding.

(1) (d) Information that is expressly required to be provided by the department by law including but not limited to section 422.11S.

(2) The restrictions imposed under this chapter shall not be construed to entitle any taxpayer or tax-exempt entity to any deduction, exemption, credit, or other tax position which the taxpayer or exempt entity is unable to substantiate with sufficient evidence.

2021 Acts, ch 151, §16
Iowa Code § 674.13 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 674 / Section 674.13
Further change barred.
Status: in_force

A person shall not change the person’s name more than once under this chapter unless just cause is shown. However, in a decree dissolving a person’s marriage, the person’s name may be changed back to the name appearing on the person’s original birth certificate or to a legal name previously acquired in a former marriage.

[S13, §4471-h; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12655; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, §674.11; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §674.13]88 Acts, ch 1158, §98
Iowa Code § 356.31 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 356 / Section 356.31
Application of wages.
Status: in_force

By order of the court, the wages, salaries, or other income of employed prisoners shall be disbursed by the sheriff for the following purposes and in the order stated.

(1) The meals of the prisoner.

(2) Necessary travel expense to and from work including reimbursement for travel furnished by the county, and other incidental expenses of the prisoner.

(3) Support of the prisoner’s dependents, if any.

(4) Payment, either in full or ratably, of the prisoner’s obligations if acknowledged by the prisoner in writing or which have been reduced to judgment.

(5) The balance, if any, to the prisoner upon the prisoner’s release.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §356.31]
Iowa Code § 29C.25 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 29C / Section 29C.25
Firearms and ammunition limitations exceptions remedies.
Status: in_force

(1) This chapter shall not be construed to authorize the governor or any other official of this state or any of its political subdivisions or any agent or person acting at the direction of the governor or any such official to do any of the following:

(1) (a) Prohibit, regulate, or curtail the otherwise lawful possession, carrying, transportation, or defensive use of firearms or ammunition.

(1) (b) Suspend or revoke, except in accordance with section 724.13, a permit issued pursuant to section 724.6, 724.7, or 724.19.

(1) (c) Seize or confiscate firearms and ammunition possessed in accordance with the laws of this state.

(2) This section shall not prohibit any of the following:

(2) (a) The temporary closure or limitations on the operating hours of businesses that sell firearms or ammunition if the same operating restrictions apply to all businesses in the affected area.

(2) (b) The adoption or enforcement of regulations pertaining to firearms and ammunition used or carried for official purposes by law enforcement officers or persons acting under the authority of emergency management agencies or officials.

(3) (a) A person aggrieved by a violation of this section may seek relief in an action at law or in equity or in any other proper proceeding for actual damages, injunctive relief, or other appropriate redress against a person who commits or causes the commission of such violation.

(3) (b) In addition to any other remedy available at law or in equity, a person aggrieved by the seizure or confiscation of a firearm or ammunition in violation of this section may make application pursuant to section 809.3 for its return in the office of the clerk of court for the county in which the property was seized.

(3) (c) In an action or proceeding to enforce this section, the court shall award the prevailing plaintiff reasonable court costs and attorney fees.

2017 Acts, ch 69, §36; 2022 Acts, ch 1021, §18
Iowa Code § 135.118 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 135 / Section 135.118
Child protection center grant program.
Status: in_force

(1) A child protection center grant program is established in the department in accordance with this section. The department shall establish requirements for the grant program and shall award grants. A grant may be used for establishment of a new center or for support of an existing center.

(2) The eligibility requirements for a child protection center grant shall include but are not limited to all of the following:

(2) (a) A grantee must meet or be in the process of meeting the standards established by the national children’s alliance for children’s advocacy centers.

(2) (b) A grantee must have in place an interagency memorandum of understanding regarding participation in the operation of the center and for coordinating the activities of the government entities that respond to cases of child abuse in order to facilitate the appropriate disposition of child abuse cases through the juvenile and criminal justice systems. Agencies participating under the memorandum must include the following that are operating in the area served by the grantee:

(2) (b) Department of human services county offices assigned to child protection.

(2) (b) County and municipal law enforcement agencies.

(2) (b) Office of the county attorney.

(2) (b) Other government agencies involved with child abuse assessments or service provision.

(2) (c) The interagency memorandum must provide for a cooperative team approach to responding to child abuse, reducing the number of interviews required of a victim of child abuse, and establishing an approach that emphasizes the best interest of the child and that provides investigation, assessment, and rehabilitative services.

(2) (d) As necessary to address serious cases of child abuse such as those involving sexual abuse, serious physical abuse, and substance use disorder, a grantee must be able to involve or consult with persons from various professional disciplines who have training and expertise in addressing special types of child abuse. These persons may include but are not limited to physicians and other health care professionals, mental health professionals, social workers, child protection workers, attorneys, juvenile court officers, public health workers, child development experts, child educators, and child advocates.

(3) The director shall create a committee to consider grant proposals and to make grant recommendations to the director. The committee membership may include but is not limited to representatives of the following:departments of health and human services and justice, Iowa medical society, Iowa hospital association, Iowa nurses association, and an association representing social workers.

(4) Implementation of the grant program is subject to the availability of funding for the grant program.

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

2001 Acts, ch 166, §1; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §149 – 151; 2025 Acts, ch 135, §38
Iowa Code § 502.104 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 502 / Section 502.104
References to federal agencies.
Status: in_force

A reference in this chapter to an agency or department of the United States is also a reference to a successor agency or department.

2004 Acts, ch 1161, §3, 68
Iowa Code § 203C.16 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 203C / Section 203C.16
License required for the storage of bulk grain.
Status: in_force

A person other than a licensed warehouse operator shall not place in storage or accept for storage any bulk grain. A person shall not place bulk grain in storage in a warehouse other than a licensed warehouse. This section shall not apply to any of the following:

(1) The acceptance and storage of bulk grain by a person bonded and licensed under the United States Warehouse Act.

(2) The storage of bulk grain by a person who owns all the stored bulk grain.

(3) (a) The storage of bulk grain by more than one person, if all of the following apply:

(3) (a) The bulk grain was jointly produced by all persons storing the grain.

(3) (a) The bulk grain is stored on the property owned or leased by one of the persons jointly producing the grain.

(3) (a) No person other than persons jointly producing the grain owns the stored bulk grain.

(3) (b) As used in this subsection, “jointly produced” includes but is not limited to grain owned by a landlord who receives a share of agricultural products as rent.

[C24, 27, 31, §9722, 9724; C35, §9751-g2; C39, §9751.02; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §543.16]C93, §203C.1694 Acts, ch 1113, §1; 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §111; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §35
Iowa Code § 321.297 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.297
Driving on right-hand side of roadway — exceptions.
Status: in_force

(1) A vehicle shall be driven upon the right half of the roadway upon all roadways of sufficient width, except as follows:

(1) (a) When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction under the rules governing such movement.

(1) (b) When an obstruction exists making it necessary to drive to the left of the center of the roadway, provided, any person so doing shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles traveling in the proper direction upon the unobstructed portion of the roadway within such distance as to constitute an immediate hazard.

(1) (c) Upon a roadway divided into three marked lanes for traffic under the rules applicable thereon.

(1) (d) Upon a roadway restricted to one-way traffic.

(2) Any vehicle proceeding at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then existing shall be driven in the right-hand lane then available for traffic upon all roadways, or as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway, except when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction or when preparing for a left turn at an intersection, an alley, private road or driveway.

(3) A vehicle shall not be driven upon any roadway having four or more lanes for moving traffic and providing for two-way movement of traffic, to the left of the center line of the roadway, except when authorized by official traffic-control devices designating certain lanes to the left side of the center of the roadway for use by traffic not otherwise permitted to use such lanes, or except as permitted under subsection 1, paragraph “b”. This subsection shall not be construed as prohibiting the crossing of the center line in making a left turn into or from an alley, private road, or driveway.

[S13, §1571-m18; C24, 27, 31, 35, §5019; C39, §5024.01; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.297]
Iowa Code § 148A.6 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 148A / Section 148A.6
Physical therapist assistant.
Status: in_force

(1) A licensed physical therapist assistant is required to function under the direction and supervision of a licensed physical therapist to perform physical therapy procedures delegated and supervised by the licensed physical therapist in a manner consistent with the rules adopted by the board. Selected and delegated tasks of physical therapist assistants may include but are not limited to therapeutic procedures and related tasks, routine operational functions, documentation of treatment progress, and the use of selected physical agents. The ability of the licensed physical therapist assistant to perform the selected and delegated tasks shall be assessed on an ongoing basis by the supervising physical therapist. The licensed physical therapist assistant shall not interpret referrals, perform initial evaluation or reevaluations, initiate physical therapy treatment programs, change specified treatment programs, or discharge a patient from physical therapy services.

(2) Each applicant for a license to practice as a physical therapist assistant shall:

(2) (a) Successfully complete a course of study for the physical therapist assistant accredited by the commission on accreditation in education of the American physical therapy association, or another appropriate accrediting body, and meet other requirements established by the rules of the board.

(2) (b) Have passed an examination administered by the board.

(3) This section does not prevent a person not licensed as a physical therapist assistant from performing services ordinarily performed by a physical therapy aide, assistant, or technician, provided that the person does not represent to the public that the person is a licensed physical therapist assistant, or use the title “physical therapist assistant” or the letters “P.T.A.”, and provided that the person performs services consistent with the supervision requirements of the board for persons not licensed as physical therapist assistants.

91 Acts, ch 228, §3; 2000 Acts, ch 1140, §33; 2004 Acts, ch 1068, §2; 2007 Acts, ch 10, §101
Iowa Code § 425.30 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 425 / Section 425.30
Notices.
Status: in_force

(1) A notice authorized or required under this subchapter related to a credit for property taxes due may be given by mailing the notice to the person for whom it is intended, addressed to that person at the address given in the last credit claim form filed by the person pursuant to this subchapter, or if no return has been filed, then to any address obtainable.

(2) A notice authorized or required under this subchapter related to a reimbursement for rent constituting property taxes paid may be given by mailing the notice to the person for whom it is intended, addressed to that person at the address given in the reimbursement claim form filed by the person pursuant to this subchapter, or if no return has been filed, then to any address obtainable.

(3) The mailing of the notice is presumptive evidence of the receipt of the notice by the person to whom addressed. Any period of time which is determined according to this subchapter by the giving of notice commences to run from the date of mailing of the notice.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §425.30]2003 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 2, §194, 205; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127; 2021 Acts, ch 41, §27, 36
Iowa Code § 327H.3 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 327H / Section 327H.3
Section 327H.3
Status: repealed

Repealed by 78 Acts, ch 1110, §25.
Iowa Code § 29C.5 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 29C / Section 29C.5
Department of homeland security and emergency management.
Status: in_force

The department of homeland security and emergency management is created. The department of homeland security and emergency management shall be responsible for the administration of emergency planning matters, including emergency resource planning in this state, cooperation with, support of, funding for, and tasking of the civil air patrol for missions not qualifying for federal mission status as described in section 29A.3A in accordance with operational and funding criteria developed with the adjutant general and coordinated with the civil air patrol, homeland security activities, and coordination of available services and resources in the event of a disaster to include those services and resources of the federal government and private entities.

[C62, §28A.1; C66, 71, 73, 75, §29C.1; C77, 79, 81, §29C.5]92 Acts, ch 1139, §3; 2001 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 1, §22, 28; 2003 Acts, ch 179, §157; 2005 Acts, ch 119, §4; 2013 Acts, ch 29, §16; 2017 Acts, ch 28, §1
Iowa Code § 490.204 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 490 / Section 490.204
Liability for preincorporation transactions.
Status: in_force

All persons purporting to act as or on behalf of a corporation, knowing there was no incorporation under this chapter, are jointly and severally liable for all liabilities created while so acting.

89 Acts, ch 288, §21
Iowa Code § 99D.3 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 99D / Section 99D.3
Scope of provisions.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to horse-race or dog-race meetings unless the pari-mutuel system of wagering is used or intended to be used in connection with the horse-race or dog-race meetings. If the pari-mutuel system is used or intended to be used a person shall not conduct a race meeting without a license as provided by section 99D.9.

83 Acts, ch 187, §3
Iowa Code § 263A.10 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 263A / Section 263A.10
Gifts, loans or grants accepted.
Status: in_force

The state board of regents is authorized to apply for and accept federal or nonfederal gifts, loans, or grants of funds and to use the same to pay all or any part of the cost of carrying out any project at the institution under the terms of this chapter or to pay any bonds or notes and interest thereon issued for any of the purposes specified in this chapter.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §263A.10]
Iowa Code § 468.146 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.146
Outlet in adjoining county or in another state.
Status: in_force

(1) When a drainage district is established and a satisfactory outlet cannot be obtained except through lands in an adjoining county, or when an improved outlet cannot be obtained except through lands downstream from the district boundary, the board shall have the power to purchase a right-of-way, to construct and maintain such outlets, and to pay all necessary costs and expenses out of the district funds. The board shall have similar authority relative to the construction and maintenance of silt basins upstream from the district boundary. In case the board and the owners of the land required for such outlet or silt basin cannot agree upon the price to be paid as compensation for the land taken or used, the board is hereby empowered to exercise the right of eminent domain as provided for in chapter 6B in order to procure such necessary right-of-way.

(2) When a district is, or has been established in this state and no practicable outlet therefor can be obtained except through lands in an adjoining state, the board of supervisors of the county where said district is situated shall, as drainage commissioners, have power to purchase a right-of-way and to construct a ditch for such outlet in an adjoining state or to contribute to the construction of such a ditch, in an adjoining state and to pay for the same out of the funds of such district. Provided, however, that no drainage district or districts shall be charged or assessed any of the cost for land or work done unless previously agreed to by the board of supervisors or trustees of all of the drainage districts which will be assessed.

[S13, §1989-a39, -a55; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7577, 7578; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §455.156, 455.157]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.1462006 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 1001, §45, 49
Iowa Code § 313.5 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 313 / Section 313.5
Biennial appropriation — budget.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall submit to the department of management, as provided by chapter 8, a detailed estimate of the amount required by the department during each succeeding biennium for the support of the department and for engineering and administration of highway work and maintenance of the primary road system. Such estimate shall be in the same general form and detail as is required by chapter 8 and said chapter shall apply to the budgeting, appropriation, and expenditure of funds in the primary road fund in the same manner as such chapter applies to other departments. However, the amount of contracts for bituminous resurfacing, bridge painting and repair, pavement and shoulder repair, agreements with cities for maintenance on primary road extensions and agreements with counties, cities, and institutions for maintenance on state park, state institution, and other state land roads need not be included in the amount appropriated for maintenance.

(2) The provisions of chapter 8 shall apply except that the provisions of section 8.39 shall not apply to funds appropriated to the department under section 313.4; however, section 8.39, subsection 1, shall apply to appropriations for support of the department and for engineering and administration of highway work and maintenance of the primary road system.

(3) Any contingent fund appropriated to the department from the primary road fund shall be subject to the following conditions:

(3) (a) A written statement from the department of management shall be obtained, recommending expenditures from the fund for the purposes requested by the department.

(3) (b) The department of management and the governor shall determine that the expenditures contemplated are in the best interest of the state, and that the purpose or project for which funds are requested was not presented to the general assembly by way of a bill and which failed to become enacted into law.

[C39, §4755.05; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §313.5]2010 Acts, ch 1061, §180; 2017 Acts, ch 29, §87