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Iowa Code § 468.299 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.299
County with largest acreage to keep funds.
Status: in_force

When an intercounty district has been finally established and original construction completed and final settlement made with the contractor, as provided by section 468.292, the treasurer of the county having the largest acreage of the district shall be the depository for all funds of the district and the treasurer of the other counties in which the district is situated shall periodically, at least annually, pay over all district funds received within said period to the treasurer of the county with the largest acreage, except that funds payable on improvement certificates or bonds shall be disbursed to the holders of the certificates or bonds by the treasurer of the county in which the land encumbered is located.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §457.30]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.299
Iowa Code § 468.633 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.633
Lost or incomplete records.
Status: in_force

If the records referred to in section 468.632 are incomplete or have been lost, the board may reestablish such records so as to proportion future costs and damages in proportion to the benefits and damages received because of the construction of such mutual drains and improvements thereof, and may order such surveys, engineering reports, reclassification of lands and appraisal of damages as they deem necessary. All costs of such proceedings shall be assessed against the benefited lands.

[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §465.34]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.633
Iowa Code § 155.1 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 155 / Section 155.1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter:

(1) “Board” means the board of nursing home administrators established in chapter 147.

(2) “Nursing home” means an institution or facility, or part of an institution or facility, whether proprietary or nonprofit, licensed as a nursing facility, but not including an intermediate care facility for persons with an intellectual disability or an intermediate care facility for persons with mental illness, defined as such for licensing purposes under state law or administrative rule adopted pursuant to section 135C.2, including but not limited to, a nursing home owned or administered by the federal or state government or an agency or political subdivision of government.

(3) “Nursing home administrator” means a person who administers, manages, supervises, or is in general administrative charge of a nursing home whether or not such individual has an ownership interest in such home and whether or not the individual’s functions and duties are shared with one or more individuals. A member of a board of directors, unless also serving in a supervisory or managerial capacity, shall not be considered a nursing home administrator.

[C71, 73, 75, §147.118; C77, 79, 81, §135E.1]83 Acts, ch 206, §8; 87 Acts, ch 194, §2; 90 Acts, ch 1039, §12; 90 Acts, ch 1204, §18C93, §155.196 Acts, ch 1129, §113; 2007 Acts, ch 10, §151; 2012 Acts, ch 1019, §19; 2012 Acts, ch 1113, §1
Iowa Code § 626A.1 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 626A / Section 626A.1
Definition.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires, “foreign judgment” means a judgment, decree, or order of a court of the United States or of any other court which is entitled to full faith and credit in this state.

[C81, §626A.1]
Iowa Code § 232.13 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 232 / Section 232.13
State liability.
Status: in_force

(1) For purposes of chapter 669, the following persons shall be considered state employees:

(1) (a) A child given a work assignment of value to the state or the public or a community work assignment under this chapter.

(1) (b) A court appointed special advocate and the members of the child advocacy board created in section 237.16 or a local citizen foster care review board created in accordance with section 237.19.

(2) The state of Iowa is exclusively liable for and shall pay any compensation becoming due a person under section 85.59.

84 Acts, ch 1280, §2; 85 Acts, ch 177, §2; 87 Acts, ch 24, §1; 87 Acts, ch 121, §3; 2005 Acts, ch 55, §1
Iowa Code § 654.13 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 654 / Section 654.13
Pledge of rents priority.
Status: in_force

Whenever any real estate is encumbered by two or more real estate mortgages which in addition to the lien upon the real estate grant to the mortgagee the right to subject the rents, profits, avails, or income from said real estate to the payment of the debt secured by such mortgage, the priority of the respective mortgagees under the provisions of their mortgages affecting the rents, profits, avails, or incomes from the said real estate shall, as between such mortgagees, be in the same order as the priority of the lien of their respective mortgages on the real estate.

[C35, §12383-e1; C39, §12383.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §654.13]2015 Acts, ch 30, §188
Iowa Code § 458A.16 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 458A / Section 458A.16
Penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter, or any rule or order of the department where no other penalty is provided is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.

(2) A person is guilty of a fraudulent practice if the person, for the purpose of evading this chapter, or any rule or order of the department, does any of the following:

(2) (a) Makes or causes to be made any false entry or statement in a report required by this chapter or by any rule or order.

(2) (b) Makes or causes to be made any false entry in any record, account, or memorandum required by this chapter, or by any rule or order.

(2) (c) Omits, or causes to be omitted, from any record, account, or memorandum, full, true, and correct entries as required by this chapter, or by any rule or order.

(2) (d) Removes from this state or destroys, mutilates, alters, or falsifies any record, account, or memorandum required by this chapter, or by any rule or order.

(3) Any person knowingly aiding or abetting any other person in the violation of any provision of this chapter, or any rule or order of the department is subject to the same penalty as that prescribed by this chapter for the violation by the other person.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §84.16; 82 Acts, ch 1199, §51, 96]C93, §458A.162021 Acts, ch 80, §291
Iowa Code § 554.4108 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.4108
Time of receipt of items.
Status: in_force

(1) For the purpose of allowing time to process items, prove balances, and make the necessary entries on its books to determine its position for the day, a bank may fix an afternoon hour of 2:00 p.m. or later as a cutoff hour for the handling of money and items and the making of entries on its books.

(2) An item or deposit of money received on any day after a cutoff hour so fixed or after the close of the banking day may be treated as being received at the opening of the next banking day.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §554.4107]94 Acts, ch 1167, §84, 120, 122C95, §554.4108
Iowa Code § 423.54 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 423 / Section 423.54
Amnesty for registered sellers.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to the limitations in subsections 2 through 6, the following provisions apply:

(1) (a) Amnesty is provided for uncollected or unpaid sales or use tax to a seller who registers to pay or to collect and remit applicable sales or use tax on sales made to purchasers in this state in accordance with the terms of the agreement, provided the seller was not so registered in this state in the twelve-month period preceding the commencement of Iowa’s participation in the agreement.

(1) (b) Amnesty precludes assessment of the seller for uncollected or unpaid sales or use tax together with penalty or interest for sales made during the period the seller was not registered in this state, provided registration occurs within twelve months of the commencement of Iowa’s participation in the agreement.

(1) (c) Amnesty shall be provided to any seller lawfully registered under the agreement by any other member state prior to the date of the commencement of Iowa’s participation in the agreement.

(2) Amnesty is not available to a seller with respect to any matter or matters for which the seller received notice of the commencement of an audit and which audit is not yet finally resolved, including any related administrative and judicial processes.

(3) Amnesty is not available for sales or use taxes already paid or remitted or to taxes collected by the seller.

(4) Amnesty is fully effective absent the seller’s fraud or intentional misrepresentation of a material fact as long as the seller continues registration and continues payment or collection and remittance of applicable sales or use taxes for a period of at least thirty-six months. The statute of limitations applicable to asserting a tax liability is tolled during this thirty-six month period.

(5) Amnesty is applicable only to sales or use taxes due from a seller in its capacity as a seller and not to sales or use taxes due from a seller in its capacity as a buyer.

(6) The director may allow amnesty on terms and conditions more favorable to a seller than the terms required by this section.

2003 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 2, §147, 205
Iowa Code § 176A.11 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 176A / Section 176A.11
Annual levy by board of supervisors.
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of each county shall annually, at the time of levying taxes for county purposes, levy the taxes necessary to raise the county agricultural extension education fund and certified to it by the extension council as provided in this chapter, but if the amount certified for such fund is in excess of the amount authorized by this chapter it shall levy only so much thereof as is authorized by this chapter.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2930; C46, 50, 54, §176.8; C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §176A.11]
Iowa Code § 557B.9 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 557B / Section 557B.9
Membership camping contracts.
Status: in_force

The membership camping operator shall deliver to the purchaser a fully executed copy of a membership camping contract, in writing, which contract shall include at least the following information:

(1) The name of the membership camping operator and the address of its principal place of business.

(2) The actual date the membership camping contract is executed by the purchaser.

(3) The total financial obligation imposed on the purchaser by the contract, including the initial purchase price and any additional charge the purchaser may be required to pay.

(4) A statement that the membership camping operator is required by law to provide each purchaser with a copy of the membership camping operator’s disclosure statement prior to execution of the contract and that failure to do so is a violation of the law.

(5) The full name of each salesperson involved in the execution of the membership camping contract.

(6) In immediate proximity to the space reserved for the purchaser’s signature, a conspicuous statement printed in boldface type of a minimum size of ten points:You the purchaser may cancel this contract without any penalty or obligation at any time within three business days following the date of execution of the contract or the receipt of the disclosure statement from the membership camping operator, whichever event occurs later. To cancel the contract, hand deliver or mail a postage prepaid written cancellation to the membership camping operator at the address listed on this contract. Upon cancellation and return of all membership and reciprocal use program materials furnished at the time of purchase, you will receive a refund of all money paid within thirty calendar days after the membership camping operator receives notice of your cancellation.

87 Acts, ch 181, §13
Iowa Code § 299A.7 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 299A / Section 299A.7
Notice to parents — remediation.
Status: in_force

If a child is placed under competent private instruction and the child fails to make adequate progress under competent private instruction, the director of the department of education, or the director’s designee, shall notify the parent, guardian, or custodian of the child that the child is required to attend an accredited public or nonpublic school, unless approval for competent private instruction under a remediation plan is granted. The director, or the director’s designee, may provisionally approve continued competent private instruction under an approved remediation plan designed to improve instruction for up to one year.

91 Acts, ch 200, §26
Iowa Code § 87.3 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 87 / Section 87.3
Maximum commission for renewal.
Status: in_force

No insurer of any obligation under this chapter shall either by itself or through another, either directly or indirectly, charge or accept as a commission or compensation for placing or renewing any insurance under this chapter, more than fifteen percent of the premium charged.

[S13, §2477-m46; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1469; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §87.3]
Iowa Code § 524.813 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 524 / Section 524.813
Authority to receive property for safekeeping.
Status: in_force

(1) A state bank may accept property for safekeeping if, except in the case of night depositories, it issues a receipt therefor. A state bank accepting property for safekeeping shall purchase and maintain reasonable insurance coverage to insure against loss incurred in connection with the acceptance of property for safekeeping. Property held for safekeeping shall not be commingled with the property of the state bank or the property of others.

(2) A state bank shall have a lien upon any property held for safekeeping for past due charges for safekeeping and for expenses incurred in any sale made pursuant to this subsection. If the charge for the safekeeping of property is not paid within six months from the day it is due, at any time thereafter and while such charge remains unpaid, the state bank may mail a notice to the customer at the customer’s last known address as shown upon the records of the state bank, stating that if the amount due is not paid on or before a specified day, which shall be at least thirty days after the date of mailing such notice, the state bank will remove the property from safekeeping and hold the same for the account of the customer. After the expiration of the period specified in such notice, if the charge for safekeeping has not been paid, the state bank may remove the property from safekeeping, cause the property to be inventoried and hold the same for the account of the customer. If the property is not claimed within two years after its removal from safekeeping the state bank may proceed to sell so much thereof as is necessary to pay the charge which remains unpaid and the expense incurred in making the sale in the manner provided for in subsections 3 and 4 of section 524.812. The proceeds of any sale made pursuant to this section, after payment of any amounts with respect to which the state bank has a lien, any property which was not offered for sale and property which, although offered for sale, was not sold, shall be retained by the state bank until such time as the property is presumed abandoned according to the provisions of section 556.2, and shall thereafter be handled in accordance with the provisions of that chapter.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §524.813]
Iowa Code § 809.16 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 809 / Section 809.16
Rulemaking.
Status: in_force

The attorney general shall adopt, amend, or repeal rules pursuant to chapter 17A to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

86 Acts, ch 1140, §18; 96 Acts, ch 1133, §51
Iowa Code § 145A.7 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 145A / Section 145A.7
Special election.
Status: in_force

When a protesting petition is received, the officials receiving the petition shall call a special election of all registered voters of that political subdivision upon the question of approving or rejecting the order setting out the proposed merger plan. The election shall be held on a date specified in section 39.2, subsection 4, paragraph “a” or “b”, as applicable. The vote will be taken by ballot in the form provided by sections 49.43 through 49.47, and the election shall be initiated and held as provided in chapter 49. A majority vote of those registered voters voting at the special election shall be sufficient to approve the order and thus include the political subdivision within the merged area.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §145A.7]2001 Acts, ch 56, §9; 2008 Acts, ch 1115, §31, 71; 2021 Acts, ch 80, §79
Iowa Code § 419.15 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 419 / Section 419.15
Limitation of actions.
Status: in_force

No action shall be brought questioning the legality of any contract, lease, mortgage, proceedings or bonds executed in connection with any project or improvements authorized by this chapter from and after three months from the time the bonds are ordered issued by the proper authority.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §419.15]
Iowa Code § 600A.5 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 600A / Section 600A.5
Petition for termination venue safety or security concerns.
Status: in_force

(1) The following persons may petition a juvenile court for termination of parental rights under this chapter if the child of the parent-child relationship is born or expected to be born within one hundred eighty days of the date of petition filing:

(1) (a) A parent or prospective parent of the parent-child relationship.

(1) (b) A custodian or guardian of the child.

(2) A petition for termination of parental rights shall be filed, and venue shall lie, with the juvenile court in the county in which the guardian or custodian of the child resides or the child, the biological mother, or the pregnant woman is domiciled. If a juvenile court has made an order pertaining to a minor child under chapter 232, subchapter III, and that order is still in force, the termination proceedings shall be conducted pursuant to the provisions of chapter 232, subchapter IV.

(3) A petition for termination of parental rights shall include the following:

(3) (a) The legal name, age, and domicile, if any, of the child.

(3) (b) The names, residences, and domicile of any:

(3) (b) Living parents of the child.

(3) (b) Guardian of the child.

(3) (b) Custodian of the child.

(3) (b) Guardian ad litem of the child.

(3) (b) Petitioner.

(3) (b) Person standing in the place of the parents of the child.

(3) (c) A plain statement of the facts and grounds in section 600A.8 which indicate that the parent-child relationship should be terminated.

(3) (d) A plain statement explaining why the petitioner does not know any of the information required under paragraphs “a” and “b” of this subsection.

(3) (e) The signature and verification of the petitioner.

(3) (f) If the petitioner intends to access public funds for the fees of the guardian ad litem or the respondent’s attorney fees, an attached financial affidavit, signed under penalty of perjury, reflecting the household income and family size of the petitioner.

(4) If the petitioner alleges and affirms in the verified petition that the petitioner has a legitimate concern for the safety or security of the child or petitioner, all of the following shall apply:

(4) (a) Notwithstanding subsection 2, the petitioner may file the petition in a county within the same judicial district but other than those counties specified, and venue shall be in the county in which the petition is filed.

(4) (b) The court shall keep confidential the residence and domicile of the child and the petitioner disclosed in the petition.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, §232.42, 232.43; C77, 79, 81, §600A.5]94 Acts, ch 1046, §20; 95 Acts, ch 49, §21; 95 Acts, ch 182, §25; 2017 Acts, ch 87, §1; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §94; 2024 Acts, ch 1112, §2
Iowa Code § 542B.9 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 542B / Section 542B.9
Organization of board staff.
Status: in_force

The board shall elect annually from its members a chairperson and a vice chairperson. The director of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing shall hire and provide staff to assist the board in implementing this chapter. Meetings shall be called by the director or the director’s designee at the request of the chairperson or four members of the board. At any meeting of the board, a majority of members constitutes a quorum.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1862; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §114.9]86 Acts, ch 1245, §718; 88 Acts, ch 1158, §19C93, §542B.92006 Acts, ch 1177, §37; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1667; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §116
Iowa Code § 443.23 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 443 / Section 443.23
Definition.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2003 Acts, ch 44, §112.See §443.23A.
Iowa Code § 266.4 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 266 / Section 266.4
Cooperative agricultural extension work.
Status: in_force

The assent of the legislature of the state of Iowa is hereby given to the provisions and requirements of an Act of Congress approved May 8, 1914, providing for cooperative agricultural extension work between the agricultural colleges in the several states receiving the benefits of the Act of Congress approved July 2, 1862, and amendments thereto.

[SS15, §2682-y1; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4034; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §266.4]
Iowa Code § 535B.9 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 535B / Section 535B.9
Bonds required of license applicants.
Status: in_force

(1) An applicant for a license shall file with the administrator a bond furnished by a surety company authorized to do business in this state, together with evidence of whether the applicant is seeking to transact business as a mortgage broker, mortgage banker, or closing agent. Until such time as the superintendent pursuant to administrative rule determines a bond amount that reflects the dollar value of loans originated, the bond shall be in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars for applicants seeking to transact business as a mortgage broker or mortgage banker. For applicants seeking to transact business as a closing agent, the bond shall be in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars, unless the administrator by rule establishes a higher bond amount. The bond shall be continuous in nature until canceled by the surety with not less than thirty days’ notice in writing to the mortgage broker, mortgage banker, or closing agent and to the administrator indicating the surety’s intention to cancel the bond on a specific date.

(2) For applicants seeking to transact business as a mortgage broker or mortgage banker, the bond shall be for the use of the state and any persons who may have causes of action against the applicant. The bond shall be conditioned upon the applicant’s faithfully conforming to and abiding by this chapter and any rules adopted under this chapter and shall require that the surety pay to the state and to any persons all moneys that become due or owing to the state and to the persons from the applicant by virtue of this chapter.

(3) For applicants seeking to transact business as a closing agent, the bond shall be conditioned upon the applicant’s faithfully conforming to and abiding by this chapter and any rules adopted under this chapter and shall require that the surety pay to the state all moneys that become due or owing to the state from the applicant by virtue of this chapter.

(4) In lieu of filing a bond, the applicant may pledge an alternative form of collateral acceptable to the administrator, if the alternative collateral provides protection to the state and any aggrieved person that is equivalent to that provided by a bond.

(5) A licensee may not act as a closing agent unless the bond requirements in this section are in place at the time of a real estate closing.

88 Acts, ch 1146, §9; 89 Acts, ch 133, §8; 2005 Acts, ch 83, §7, 10; 2006 Acts, ch 1042, §20; 2008 Acts, ch 1160, §22; 2009 Acts, ch 61, §32, 39; 2010 Acts, ch 1111, §7, 13