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Iowa Code § 351.36 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 351 / Section 351.36
Enforcement.
Status: in_force

Local health and law enforcement officials shall enforce the provisions of sections 351.33, 351.35, this section, and sections 351.37 through 351.43 relating to vaccination and impoundment of dogs. Such public officials shall not be responsible for any accident or disease of a dog resulting from the enforcement of the provisions of said sections.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §351.36]2018 Acts, ch 1026, §121
Iowa Code § 321.327 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.327
Pedestrians’ and bicyclists’ right-of-way.
Status: in_force

(1) Where traffic-control signals are not in place or in operation, the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way, slowing down or stopping if need be to so yield, to a pedestrian or a person riding a bicycle crossing the roadway within any marked crosswalk or within any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.

(2) 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 7.

[C39, §5027.03; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.327]2000 Acts, ch 1203, §13; 2001 Acts, ch 137, §5; 2010 Acts, ch 1190, §48; 2024 Acts, ch 1137, §5
Iowa Code § 311.20 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 311 / Section 311.20
Variation between estimated and actual cost.
Status: in_force

Any variation between the engineer’s estimated cost and the actual cost of a secondary road assessment district project shall in no way affect the validity of the assessment. It is the intent of this chapter that the assessment shall be based on the estimated cost and not on the actual cost.

[C24, §4711; C27, 31, 35, §4753-a4; C39, §4753.04; C46, §311.14; C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §311.20]
Iowa Code § 8.57E — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 8 / Section 8.57E
Taxpayer relief fund.
Status: in_force

(1) A taxpayer relief fund is created. The fund shall be separate from the general fund of the state and the balance in the fund shall not be considered part of the balance of the general fund of the state. The moneys credited to the fund are not subject to section 8.33 and shall not be transferred, used, obligated, appropriated, or otherwise encumbered except as provided in this section.

(2) (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, moneys in the taxpayer relief fund shall only be used pursuant to appropriations or transfers made by the general assembly for tax relief or reductions in income tax rates.

(2) (b) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and for each fiscal year thereafter, if the actual net revenue for the general fund of the state for the fiscal year is less than the net general fund appropriation for the fiscal year, there is transferred from the taxpayer relief fund to the general fund of the state an amount equal to fifty percent of the difference or the remaining balance of the taxpayer relief fund, whichever is lower.

(2) (b) For purposes of this paragraph, “net general fund appropriation” means the total appropriations from the general fund of the state enacted by the general assembly and approved by the governor or otherwise provided by law for the fiscal year, minus reversions to the general fund of the state.

(2) (b) This paragraph is repealed July 1, 2029.

(3) Moneys in the taxpayer relief fund may be used for cash flow purposes during a fiscal year provided that any moneys so allocated are returned to the fund by the end of that fiscal year.

(4) Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys deposited in the taxpayer relief fund shall be credited to the fund.

2011 Acts, ch 123, §30; 2011 Acts, ch 131, §50, 158; 2013 Acts, ch 123, §41, 45, 46; 2018 Acts, ch 1161, §48, 53; 2022 Acts, ch 1002, §65; 2024 Acts, ch 1094, §63; 2024 Acts, ch 1185, §37
Iowa Code § 554.3602 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.3602
Payment.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to subsection 2, an instrument is paid to the extent payment is made by or on behalf of a party obliged to pay the instrument, and to a person entitled to enforce the instrument. To the extent of the payment, the obligation of the party obliged to pay the instrument is discharged even though payment is made with knowledge of a claim to the instrument under section 554.3306 by another person.

(2) The obligation of a party to pay the instrument is not discharged under subsection 1 if:

(2) (a) a claim to the instrument under section 554.3306 is enforceable against the party receiving payment and payment is made with knowledge by the payor that payment is prohibited by injunction or similar process of a court of competent jurisdiction, or in the case of an instrument other than a cashier’s check, teller’s check, or certified check, the party making payment accepted, from the person having a claim to the instrument, indemnity against loss resulting from refusal to pay the person entitled to enforce the instrument; or

(2) (b) the person making payment knows that the instrument is a stolen instrument and pays a person it knows is in wrongful possession of the instrument.

94 Acts, ch 1167, §74, 121, 122; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §261
Iowa Code § 564.3 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 564 / Section 564.3
Pedestrian rights-of-way or easements.
Status: in_force

An easement or right-of-way for pedestrian traffic shall not be acquired by prescription or adverse use for any length of time except when claimed in connection with an easement or right-of-way to permit passage of public or private vehicular traffic.

[C73, §2033; C97, §3006; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10177; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §564.3]2008 Acts, ch 1031, §62
Iowa Code § 9B.21A — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 9B / Section 9B.21A
Notice of expiration of term.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state, two months preceding the expiration of a commission, shall notify the notary public of the expiration date and furnish a blank application for reappointment.

2012 Acts, ch 1050, §20, 60
Iowa Code § 73A.5 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 73A / Section 73A.5
Information certified to appeal board.
Status: in_force

In case an appeal is taken, such body shall forthwith certify and submit to the appeal board for examination and review the following:

(1) A copy of the plans and specifications for such improvement.

(2) A copy of the proposed contract.

(3) An estimate of the cost of such improvement.

(4) A report of the kind and amount of security proposed to be given for the faithful performance of the contract and the cost of such security.

(5) A copy of the objections, if any, which have been urged by any taxpayer against the proposed plans, specifications or contract, or the cost of such improvement.

(6) A separate estimate of the architect’s or engineer’s fees and cost of supervision.

(7) A statement of the taxable value of the property within the municipality proposing to make such improvement.

(8) A statement of the several rates of levy of taxes in such municipality for each fund.

(9) A detailed statement of the bonded and other indebtedness of such municipality.

(10) In case of state institutions and state fair board, the last three requirements may be omitted.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §355; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §23.5]C93, §73A.5
Iowa Code § 633A.4707 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633A / Section 633A.4707
Person causing death.
Status: in_force

A person who intentionally and unjustifiably causes or procures the death of another shall not receive any property, benefit, or other interest as a beneficiary of a trust by reason of such death. Any property, benefit, or other interest that such person would have received because of such death shall be distributed as if the person causing the death died before the person whose death was intentionally and unjustifiably caused or procured.

2006 Acts, ch 1104, §14, 16
Iowa Code § 362.10 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 362 / Section 362.10
Police officers and fire fighters.
Status: in_force

The maximum age for a regular law enforcement officer, as defined in section 80B.3, police officer, or marshal, employed full-time or part-time for police or law enforcement duties, or a paid professional fire fighter, employed full-time or part-time for the duty of fighting fires, is sixty-five years of age. This section does not apply to a reserve peace officer, as defined in section 80D.1A, or to a volunteer fire fighter.

[C35, §6326-f6; C39, §6326.08; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §411.6; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, §410.6, 411.6; C81, §362.10]98 Acts, ch 1183, §1132023 Acts, ch 53, §1, 2
Iowa Code § 159.3 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 159 / Section 159.3
Cooperation.
Status: in_force

(1) The department and the Iowa state university of science and technology shall cooperate in all ways that may be beneficial to the agricultural interests of the state, but without duplicating research or educational work conducted by the university. This section does not subordinate either the department or the university in their spheres of action.

(2) The department may cooperate with the United States department of agriculture as the department deems wise and just.

[C97, §1677; S13, §1657-g; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2588; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §159.3]86 Acts, ch 1245, §606
Iowa Code § 357A.12 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 357A / Section 357A.12
Plans, specifications, and procedures.
Status: in_force

(1) As soon as reasonably possible after incorporation of a district, the board shall file with the supervisors and the department copies of the plans and specifications for, and estimates of the cost of, any improvements authorized by this chapter which the board proposes to construct or acquire. The board shall determine a reasonable fee which each member shall pay for the privilege of utilizing the district’s facilities, and which shall be known as a benefit unit. Benefit units may be classified. The board, by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the district, shall generally describe the planned improvements, the area to be served and the fee members will be required to pay for each service connected to the water system.

(2) The procedures for competitive bidding specified in chapter 26 and for emergency repairs as specified in section 384.103, subsection 2, shall apply to construction carried out pursuant to this chapter.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §357A.12; 82 Acts, ch 1199, §64, 96]91 Acts, ch 134, §11; 2006 Acts, ch 1017, §34, 42, 43; 2019 Acts, ch 24, §104
Iowa Code § 137C.18 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 137C / Section 137C.18
Fire safety.
Status: in_force

Violation of a fire safety rule adopted pursuant to section 10A.523 and applicable to hotels, occurring on the premises of a hotel, is a violation of this chapter.

[S13, §2514-j, -k, -l; SS15, §2514-i, -n, -o; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2843 – 2850; C46, 50, 54, 58, §170.38 – 170.45; C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §170.38; C79, 81, §170B.13; 82 Acts, ch 1157, §6]90 Acts, ch 1204, §66C91, §137C.18
Iowa Code § 541A.6 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 541A / Section 541A.6
Compliance with federal requirements.
Status: in_force

The department shall adopt rules for compliance with federal individual development account requirements under the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, §103, as codified in 42 U.S.C. §604(h), under the federal Assets for Independence Act, Pub. L. No. 105-285, Tit. IV, or with any other federal individual development account program requirements for drawing federal funding. Any rules adopted under this section shall not apply the federal individual development account program requirements to an operating organization which does not utilize federal funding for the accounts with which it is connected or to an account holder who does not receive temporary assistance for needy families block grant or other federal funding.

99 Acts, ch 100, §4; 2008 Acts, ch 1178, §15, 17; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §180; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1228; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §469
Iowa Code § 173.11 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 173 / Section 173.11
Treasurer.
Status: in_force

The board shall elect a treasurer who shall hold office for one year, and the treasurer shall:

(1) Keep a correct account of the receipts and disbursements of all moneys belonging to the board.

(2) Make payments on all warrants signed by the president and secretary from any funds available for such purpose.

(3) Administer the foundation fund under the control of the Iowa state fair foundation, as directed by the board in its capacity as the board of the Iowa state fair foundation. The treasurer shall administer the fund in accordance with procedures of the treasurer of state, and maintain a correct account of receipts and disbursements of assets of the foundation fund.

[R60, §1700; C73, §1104; C97, §1654; S13, §1657-o; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2883; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §173.11]91 Acts, ch 132, §1; 91 Acts, ch 248, §7; 2011 Acts, ch 79, §3; 2012 Acts, ch 1021, §48
Iowa Code § 515B.3 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 515B / Section 515B.3
Creation of the association.
Status: in_force

There is created a nonprofit unincorporated legal entity to be known as the Iowa insurance guaranty association. All insurers as defined in section 515B.2, subsection 5 shall be and remain members of the association as a condition of their authority to transact insurance in this state. The association shall perform its functions under a plan of operation established and approved pursuant to section 515B.6 and shall exercise its powers through a board of directors established under section 515B.4. Except as otherwise provided in such plan of operation, annual or special meetings of members of the association may be held on call as directed by the association’s board of directors or by the commissioner of insurance, upon not less than ten days’ written notice by ordinary mail to each member at the member’s principal office as shown by the records in the commissioner’s office, specifying the time and place, and in the case of a special meeting, the purpose of the meeting. Members may vote in person or by proxy and ten members present in person or by proxy shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §515B.3]
Iowa Code § 22.9 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 22 / Section 22.9
Denial of federal funds rules.
Status: in_force

(1) If it is determined that any provision of this chapter would cause the denial of funds, services or essential information from the United States government which would otherwise definitely be available to an agency of this state, such provision shall be suspended as to such agency, but only to the extent necessary to prevent denial of such funds, services, or essential information.

(2) An agency within the meaning of section 17A.2, subsection 1, shall adopt as a rule, in each situation where this section is believed applicable, the agency’s determination identifying those particular provisions of this chapter that must be waived in the circumstances to prevent the denial of federal funds, services, or information.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §68A.9]84 Acts, ch 1185, §8C85, §22.92018 Acts, ch 1041, §8
Iowa Code § 607A.1 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 607A / Section 607A.1
Declaration of policy.
Status: in_force

It is the policy of this state that all persons be selected at random from a fair cross section of the population of the area served by the court, and that a person shall have both the opportunity in accordance with the provisions of law to be considered for jury service in this state and the obligation to serve as a juror when selected.

86 Acts, ch 1108, §9
Iowa Code § 486A.102 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 486A / Section 486A.102
Knowledge and notice.
Status: in_force

(1) A person knows a fact if the person has actual knowledge of it.

(2) A person has notice of a fact if any of the following apply:

(2) (a) The person knows of it.

(2) (b) The person has received a notification of it.

(2) (c) The person has reason to know it exists from all of the facts known to the person at the time in question.

(3) A person notifies or gives a notification to another by taking steps reasonably required to inform the other person in ordinary course, whether or not the other person learns of it.

(4) A person receives a notification when any of the following occur:

(4) (a) The notification comes to the person’s attention.

(4) (b) The notification is duly delivered at the person’s place of business or at any other place held out by the person as a place for receiving communications.

(5) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, a person other than an individual knows, has notice, or receives a notification of a fact for purposes of a particular transaction when the individual conducting the transaction knows, has notice, or receives a notification of the fact, or in any event when the fact would have been brought to the individual’s attention if the person had exercised reasonable diligence. The person exercises reasonable diligence if the person maintains reasonable routines for communicating significant information to the individual conducting the transaction and there is reasonable compliance with the routines. Reasonable diligence does not require an individual acting for the person to communicate information unless the communication is part of the individual’s regular duties or the individual has reason to know of the transaction and that the transaction would be materially affected by the information.

(6) A partner’s knowledge, notice, or receipt of a notification of a fact relating to the partnership is effective immediately as knowledge by, notice to, or receipt of a notification by the partnership, except in the case of a fraud on the partnership committed by or with the consent of that partner.

98 Acts, ch 1201, §2, 79, 82
Iowa Code § 214A.32 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 214A / Section 214A.32
E-15 access standard retail dealer compliance.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in sections 214A.33 through 214A.36, a retail dealer owning or operating a retail motor fuel site shall comply with the E-15 access standard as provided in this section.

(2) In order to comply with the E-15 access standard, a retail dealer must advertise for sale and sell E-15 gasoline from a minimum number of qualifying gasoline dispensers located at the retail dealer’s retail motor fuel site. A qualifying gasoline dispenser must be capable of dispensing gasoline at all times that it is in operation.

(2) (a) Except as provided in paragraph “b”, a retail dealer shall comply with a general E-15 access standard by dispensing E-15 gasoline from the following:

(2) (a) One qualified gasoline dispenser, if there is only one qualified gasoline dispenser.

(2) (a) At least fifty percent of all qualified gasoline dispensers, if there is more than one qualified gasoline dispenser.

(2) (b) A retail dealer complies with an alternative E-15 access standard if all of the following apply:

(2) (b) On and after January 1, 2023, the retail dealer does not install, replace, or convert a gasoline storage tank.

(2) (b) On and after January 1, 2026, the retail dealer advertises for sale and sells E-15 gasoline from at least one qualifying gasoline dispenser.

(2) (b) A retail dealer who no longer complies with the alternative E-15 access standard as provided in subparagraph (1) shall immediately comply with the general E-15 access standard as provided in paragraph “a”.

(2) (c) The E-15 access standard does not prohibit a retail dealer owning or operating a retail motor fuel site from advertising for sale and selling motor fuel from any number of nonqualifying motor fuel dispensers. A nonqualifying motor fuel dispenser is limited to any of the following:

(2) (c) A dispenser that exclusively dispenses any of the following:

(2) (c) Aviation fuel.

(2) (c) Diesel fuel.

(2) (c) Kerosene.

(2) (c) A dispenser that is part of a tank vehicle as defined in section 321.1 that is not used to dispense gasoline on the premises of the retail motor fuel site.

(2) (c) A dispenser that is part of a commercial marina.

(3) (a) A retail dealer is not in violation of this section during any period of noncompliance with the E-15 access standard caused by an excusable event. An excusable event is limited to any of the following:

(3) (a) The maintenance, repair, or reconditioning of gasoline storage and dispensing infrastructure.

(3) (a) The installation, expansion, replacement, or conversion of gasoline storage and dispensing infrastructure.

(3) (b) The department may require that a retail dealer notify the department that an excusable event as described in paragraph “a” is planned to occur, is occurring, or has occurred. The department may inspect the applicable retail motor fuel site to determine whether the noncompliance is caused by an excusable event.

2022 Acts, ch 1067, §2
Iowa Code § 481A.7 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 481A / Section 481A.7
Hunting on game refuges.
Status: in_force

(1) It shall be unlawful to hunt, pursue, kill, trap or take any wild animal, bird, or game on any state game refuge so established at any time of the year, and no one shall carry firearms thereon, providing, however, that predatory birds and animals may be killed or trapped under the authority and direction of the director.

(2) The commission may specify the distance from a state game refuge where shooting is prohibited, and shall have notice of same posted at such distance in conspicuous places around the refuge, provided, however, this prohibition shall not apply to owners or tenants hunting on their own land outside of a state game refuge. The commission may prohibit shooting at any reasonable distance from a state game refuge deemed necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the refuge is established.

[C27, 31, 35, §1709-a2; C39, §1709.3; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §109.7]86 Acts, ch 1245, §1855C93, §481A.7
Iowa Code § 267A.2 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 267A / Section 267A.2
Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Coordinator” means the local food and farm program coordinator created in section 267A.4.

(2) “Council” means the local food and farm program council established in section 267A.3.

(3) “Department” means the department of agriculture and land stewardship.

(4) “Fund” means the local food and farm program fund created in section 267A.5.

(5) “Secretary” means the secretary of agriculture.

2011 Acts, ch 128, §28, 60; 2012 Acts, ch 1021, §60; 2022 Acts, ch 1152, §27
Iowa Code § 229.5A — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 229 / Section 229.5A
Preapplication screening assessment program.
Status: in_force

Prior to filing an application pursuant to section 229.6, the clerk of the district court or the clerk’s designee shall inform the interested person referred to in section 229.6, subsection 1, about the option of requesting a preapplication screening assessment through a preapplication screening assessment program, if available.

2012 Acts, ch 1079, §9; 2013 Acts, ch 130, §43; 2018 Acts, ch 1165, §133
Iowa Code § 11.15 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 11 / Section 11.15
Report filed with county attorney.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2011 Acts, ch 75, §41. See §11.42, 11.53, and 11.54.
Iowa Code § 628.14 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 628 / Section 628.14
By junior from senior creditor.
Status: in_force

When a senior redeems from a junior creditor, the latter may, in return, redeem from the former, and so on, as often as the land is taken from the creditor by virtue of a paramount lien.

[C51, §1933; R60, §3341; C73, §3111; C97, §4052; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11785; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §628.14]