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Iowa Code § 554.2724 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.2724
Admissibility of market quotations.
Status: in_force

If the prevailing price or value of goods regularly bought and sold in an established commodity market is in issue, reports in official publications or trade journals or in newspapers or periodicals of general circulation published as the reports of that market are admissible in evidence. The circumstances of the preparation of such a report may be shown to affect its weight but not its admissibility. Reports are also admissible under rule of evidence 5.803(17).

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §554.2724]83 Acts, ch 37, §2
Iowa Code § 504.1002 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 504 / Section 504.1002
Amendment by directors.
Status: in_force

(1) Unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, a corporation’s board of directors may adopt amendments to the corporation’s articles of incorporation without member approval for any of the following purposes:

(1) (a) To extend the duration of the corporation if it was incorporated at a time when limited duration was required by law.

(1) (b) To delete the names and addresses of the initial directors.

(1) (c) To delete the name and address of the initial registered agent or registered office, if a statement of change is on file with the secretary of state.

(1) (d) To change the corporate name by substituting the word “corporation”, “incorporated”, “company”, “limited”, or the abbreviation “corp.”, “inc.”, “co.”, or “ltd.”, for a similar word or abbreviation in the name, or by adding, deleting, or changing a geographical attribution to the name.

(1) (e) To make any other change expressly permitted by this subchapter to be made by director action.

(2) If a corporation has no members, its incorporators, until directors have been chosen, and thereafter its board of directors, may adopt one or more amendments to the corporation’s articles subject to any approval required pursuant to section 504.1031. The corporation shall provide notice of any meeting at which an amendment is to be voted upon. The notice shall be in accordance with section 504.823, subsection 3. The notice must also state that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider a proposed amendment to the articles and contain or be accompanied by a copy or summary of the amendment or state the general nature of the amendment. The amendment must be approved by a majority of the directors in office at the time the amendment is adopted.

2004 Acts, ch 1049, §113, 192; 2006 Acts, ch 1089, §52
Iowa Code § 256.23 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 256 / Section 256.23
Administrative advancement and recruitment program.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2013 Acts, ch 88, §37.
Iowa Code § 13A.7 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 13A / Section 13A.7
Expenses paid.
Status: in_force

The members of the council shall serve without compensation but shall be entitled to their actual expenses in attending meetings and in the performance of their duties.

[C77, 79, 81, §13A.7]
Iowa Code § 639.38 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 639 / Section 639.38
Lien acquired — action to determine interest.
Status: in_force

The plaintiff shall, from the time such property is taken possession of by the officer, have a lien on the interest of the defendant therein, and may, either before or after the plaintiff obtains judgment in the action in which the attachment issued, commence action by equitable proceedings to ascertain the nature and extent of such interest and to enforce the lien.

[C73, §2974; C97, §3904; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12114; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §639.38]
Iowa Code § 437B.13 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 437B / Section 437B.13
Statutes applicable rate calculations.
Status: in_force

(1) The director shall administer and enforce the replacement tax imposed by this chapter in the same manner as provided in and subject to sections 422.68, 422.70, 422.71, and 422.75.

(2) The calculation of tax rates and adjustments to such rates by the director pursuant to this chapter do not constitute rulemaking subject to the provisions of chapter 17A.

2013 Acts, ch 94, §22, 35, 36
Iowa Code § 314.12 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 314 / Section 314.12
Borrow pits — topsoil preserved.
Status: reserved

In the award of contracts for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, repair or maintenance of any highway, the agency having charge of awarding such contracts shall require that when fill dirt, soil or other materials are to be removed from borrow pits acquired by title or easement, whether by agreement or condemnation, for use in the project, adequate provision shall be made for the restoration of the borrow pit area, either by removal and replacement of a minimum of eight inches of topsoil, or by fertilizing, mulching, reseeding or other appropriate measures to provide vegetative cover or prevent erosion, except where a lake or subwater table conditions are designed, or where the area is zoned for commercial, industrial, or residential use, or where the borrow is in locations of white oak, sand, loess or undrainable clays. When the borrow pit is acquired by easement, the restoration method shall be determined by agreement with the landowner.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §314.12]
Iowa Code § 453A.5 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 453A / Section 453A.5
Tobacco compliance employee training program.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall develop a tobacco compliance employee training program not to exceed two hours in length for employees and prospective employees of retailers, as defined in sections 453A.1 and 453A.42, to inform the employees about state and federal laws and regulations regarding the sale of tobacco, tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, vapor products, and cigarettes to persons under twenty-one years of age and compliance with and the importance of laws regarding the sale of tobacco, tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, vapor products, and cigarettes to persons under twenty-one years of age.

(2) The tobacco compliance employee training program shall be made available to employees and prospective employees of retailers, as defined in sections 453A.1 and 453A.42, at no cost to the employee, the prospective employee, or the retailer, and in a manner which is as convenient and accessible to the extent practicable throughout the state so as to encourage attendance. Contingent upon the availability of specified funds for provision of the program, the division shall schedule the program on at least a monthly basis and the program shall be available at a location in at least a majority of counties.

(3) Upon completion of the tobacco compliance employee training program, an employee or prospective employee shall receive a certificate of completion, which shall be valid for a period of two years, unless the employee or prospective employee is convicted of a violation of section 453A.2, subsection 1, in which case the certificate shall be void.

(4) The tobacco compliance employee training program shall also offer periodic continuing employee training and recertification for employees who have completed initial training and received certificates of completion.

2003 Acts, ch 26, §2, 7; 2005 Acts, ch 93, §2; 2014 Acts, ch 1109, §5; 2020 Acts, ch 1106, §4, 8; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2462
Iowa Code § 309.48 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 309 / Section 309.48
Recitals.
Status: in_force

Each certificate shall recite:

(1) The annual accruing secondary road funds, naming the year, of which the certificate is anticipatory.

(2) That said certificate shall be payable on or before December 31 of said year.

(3) That said certificate is payable solely from said accruing secondary road funds.

[C31, 35, §4644-c50; C39, §4644.48; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §309.48]2022 Acts, ch 1032, §51
Iowa Code § 357J.7 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 357J / Section 357J.7
Pilot project — five years — report.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2022 Acts, ch 1017, §6.
Iowa Code § 28F.11 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 28F / Section 28F.11
Eminent domain.
Status: in_force

Any public agency participating in an agreement authorizing the joint exercise of governmental powers pursuant to this chapter may exercise its power of eminent domain to acquire interests in property, under provisions of law then in effect and applicable to the public agency, for the use of the entity created to carry out the agreement, provided that the power of eminent domain is not used to acquire interests in property which is part of a system of facilities in existence, under construction, or planned, for the generation, transmission or sale of electric power, or for the transmission, transportation, or sale of natural gas. In the exercise of the power of eminent domain, the public agency shall proceed in the manner provided by chapter 6B. Any interests in property acquired are acquired for a public purpose, as defined in chapter 6A, of the condemning public agency, and the payment of the costs of the acquisition may be made pursuant to the agreement or to any separate agreement between the public agency and the entity or the other public agencies participating in the entity or any of them. Upon payment of costs, any property acquired is the property of the entity.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §28F.11; 81 Acts, ch 31, §5]2006 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 1001, §28, 49; 2018 Acts, ch 1135, §2
Iowa Code § 256E.12 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 256E / Section 256E.12
Reports.
Status: in_force

(1) Each charter school shall prepare and file an annual report with the department. The department shall prescribe by rule the required contents of the report, but each such report shall include information regarding student achievement, including annual academic growth and proficiency, graduation rates, and financial performance and sustainability. The reports are public records and the examination, publication, and dissemination of the reports are governed by the provisions of chapter 22.

(2) The state board shall prepare and file with the general assembly by December 1, annually, a comprehensive report with findings and recommendations relating to the charter school program in the state and whether the charter school program under this chapter is meeting the goals and purposes of the program. The report also shall contain, for each charter school, a copy of the charter school’s mission statement, attendance statistics and dropout rate, aggregate assessment test scores, projections of financial stability, and the number and qualifications of teachers and administrators.

2021 Acts, ch 112, §12
Iowa Code § 176A.15 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 176A / Section 176A.15
Consolidation of extension districts.
Status: in_force

Any two or more extension districts may be consolidated to form a single extension district, by resolution duly adopted by the extension council of each such extension district. Upon adoption of such resolutions providing for such consolidation, the extension councils shall do all things which may be necessary or convenient to carry into effect such consolidation. The initial extension council for such new extension district shall consist of the members of the extension councils of the consolidated extension districts. The extension council of such new extension district shall promptly elect officers as provided in this chapter, and upon such election the terms of the officers of the extension councils of the consolidated extension districts shall terminate. The extension council of the new extension district shall select a name for such district and shall file the name, together with copies of the resolution providing for such consolidation, with the recorder of each county affected thereby. The new extension district shall be regarded for all purposes as an extension district, the same as if such extension district consisted of a single county, and its extension council and officers thereof shall have all the powers and duties which now or hereafter may pertain to extension councils and officers thereof. All assets and liabilities of the consolidated extension districts shall become the assets and liabilities of the new extension district. The tax rate for the “county agricultural extension education fund” shall be the same in each county included in an extension district formed by consolidation. For the purposes of any law requiring extension districts to file any document with or certify any information to any county officer or board, an extension district formed by consolidation shall file or certify the same with or to the appropriate officer or board of each county included in the extension district. An extension district formed by consolidation may be dissolved and the original extension districts as they existed prior to such consolidation may be reestablished, by resolution duly adopted by the extension council of such extension district; and upon adoption of such resolution, the extension council shall do all things which may be necessary or convenient to carry into effect such dissolution and the reestablishment of the original extension districts.

[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §176A.15]
Iowa Code § 317.1D — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 317 / Section 317.1D
Exemption Iowa hemp Act.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to a plant or any part of the plant qualifying as hemp, if the hemp is produced on the USDA licensee’s lot in accordance with the federal hemp law, as those terms are defined in chapter 204A.

2019 Acts, ch 130, §30, 33; 2024 Acts, ch 1177, §51, 55
Iowa Code § 327D.81 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 327D / Section 327D.81
Indicating change.
Status: in_force

When any change is proposed in any rate, such proposed change shall be plainly indicated on the new schedule filed with the department, by some typographic character immediately preceding or following the item.

[C97, §2128; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8098; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.64; C77, 79, 81, §327D.81; 81 Acts, ch 22, §22]
Iowa Code § 135I.4 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 135I / Section 135I.4
Powers and duties.
Status: in_force

The department is responsible for registering and regulating the operation of spray pads, swimming pools, spas, and, notwithstanding chapter 89, spray pad, swimming pool, or spa water heaters. The department shall conduct seminars and training sessions, and disseminate information regarding health practices, safety measures, and operating procedures required under this chapter. The department may:

(1) Inspect, at the time of installation and periodically thereafter, all spray pads, swimming pools, and spas for the purpose of detecting and eliminating health or safety hazards.

(2) Establish minimum safety and sanitation criteria for the operation and use of spray pads, swimming pools, and spas.

(3) Establish minimum qualifications for swimming pool, spa, and waterslide operators and lifeguards. Swimming pools operated by apartments, condominiums, country clubs, neighborhoods, or manufactured home communities or mobile home parks are exempt from requirements regarding lifeguards.

(4) Establish and collect fees to defray the cost of administering this chapter. It is the intent of the general assembly that fees collected under this chapter be used to defray the cost of administering this chapter. However, the portion of fees needed to defray the costs of a local board of health in implementing this chapter shall be established by the local board of health. A fee imposed for the inspection of a spray pad, swimming pool, or spa shall not be collected until the inspection has actually been performed.

(5) Adopt rules in accordance with chapter 17A for the implementation and enforcement of this chapter and the establishment of fees.

(6) Enter into agreements with a local board of health to implement the inspection and enforcement provisions of this chapter. The agreements shall provide that the fees established by the local board of health for inspection and enforcement shall be retained by the local board. However, inspection fees shall not be charged by the department for facilities which are inspected by third-party authorities. Third-party authorities shall be approved by the department. The department shall monitor and certify the inspection and enforcement programs of local boards of health and approved third-party authorities.

89 Acts, ch 291, §4; 92 Acts, ch 1194, §3; 92 Acts, ch 1237, §9; 2001 Acts, ch 153, §16; 2007 Acts, ch 159, §222023 Acts, ch 57, §4, 5, 7
Iowa Code § 455D.22 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 455D / Section 455D.22
Civil penalty.
Status: in_force

A person who violates section 455D.4A, 455D.6, subsection 4, section 455D.11, 455D.11A, 455D.11B, 455D.11I, or 455D.19, or any rule, permit, or order issued pursuant thereto shall be subject to a civil penalty which shall be established, assessed, and collected in the same manner as provided in section 455B.109. Any civil penalty collected shall be deposited in the general fund of the state.

2007 Acts, ch 151, §8; 2018 Acts, ch 1023, §9
Iowa Code § 512B.25 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 512B / Section 512B.25
Annual license — renewal.
Status: in_force

The authority of a society to transact business in this state may be renewed annually. A license terminates on the first day of June following issuance or renewal. A society shall submit annually on or before March 1 a completed application for renewal of its license. For each license or renewal the society shall pay the commissioner a fee of fifty dollars. A society that fails to timely file an application for renewal shall pay an administrative penalty of five hundred dollars to the treasurer of state for deposit as provided in section 505.7. A duly certified copy or duplicate of the license is prima facie evidence that the licensee is a fraternal benefit society within the meaning of this chapter.

90 Acts, ch 1148, §26; 92 Acts, ch 1162, §18; 2006 Acts, ch 1117, §55; 2007 Acts, ch 126, §90; 2009 Acts, ch 181, §71
Iowa Code § 256I.12 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 256I / Section 256I.12
Early childhood stakeholders alliance.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §368.
Iowa Code § 144B.5 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 144B / Section 144B.5
Durable power of attorney for health care — form.
Status: in_force

(1) A durable power of attorney for health care executed pursuant to this chapter may, but need not, be in the following form:I hereby designate as my attorney in fact (my agent) and give to my agent the power to make health care decisions for me. This power exists only when I am unable, in the judgment of my attending physician or attending physician assistant, to make those health care decisions. The attorney in fact must act consistently with my desires as stated in this document or otherwise made known.Except as otherwise specified in this document, this document gives my agent the power, where otherwise consistent with the law of this state, to consent to my physician or physician assistant not giving health care or stopping health care which is necessary to keep me alive.This document gives my agent power to make health care decisions on my behalf, including to consent, to refuse to consent, or to withdraw consent to the provision of any care, treatment, service, or procedure to maintain, diagnose, or treat a physical or mental condition. This power is subject to any statement of my desires and any limitations included in this document.My agent has the right to examine my medical records and to consent to disclosure of such records.

(2) In addition to the foregoing, the principal may provide specific instructions in the document conferring the durable power of attorney for health care, consistent with the provisions of this chapter.

(3) The principal may include a statement indicating that the designated attorney in fact has been notified of and consented to the designation.

(4) A durable power of attorney for health care may designate one or more alternative attorneys in fact.

(5) A durable power of attorney for health care may include a declaration under chapter 144C that names a designee and alternate designees who may be different persons than the attorney in fact or alternate attorneys in fact who are designated in the durable power of attorney for health care.

91 Acts, ch 140, §5; 2008 Acts, ch 1051, §5, 22; 2022 Acts, ch 1066, §17
Iowa Code § 514J.4 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 514J / Section 514J.4
External review request — fee.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2011 Acts, ch 101, §21.
Iowa Code § 368.19 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 368 / Section 368.19
Time limit — election.
Status: in_force

(1) The committee shall approve or disapprove the petition or plan as amended, within ninety days of the final hearing, and shall file its decision for record and promptly notify the parties to the proceeding of its decision. If a petition or plan is approved, the board shall submit the proposal at an election held on a date specified in section 39.2, subsection 4, paragraph “a” or “b”, whichever is applicable, and the county commissioner of elections shall conduct the election. In a case of incorporation or discontinuance, registered voters of the territory or city may vote, and the proposal is authorized if a majority of those voting approves it. In a case of annexation or severance, registered voters of the territory and of the city may vote, and the proposal is authorized if a majority of the total number of persons voting approves it. In a case of consolidation, registered voters of each city to be consolidated may vote, and the proposal is authorized only if it receives a favorable majority vote in each city. The county commissioner of elections shall publish notice of the election as provided in section 49.53 and shall conduct the election in the same manner as other special elections.

(2) The city shall provide to the commissioner of elections a map of the area to be incorporated, discontinued, annexed, severed, or consolidated, which must be approved by the commissioner as suitable for posting. The map shall be displayed prominently in at least one place within the voting precinct, and inside each voting booth.

(3) The costs of an incorporation election shall be borne by the initiating petitioners if the election fails, but if the proposition is approved the cost shall become a charge of the new city.

[R60, §1032, 1037, 1043, 1044; C73, §422, 423, 425, 430 – 432, 447 – 450; C97, §600 – 605, 610 – 612, 615; S13, §600 – 602, 615; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5592 – 5594, 5596, 5598, 5599, 5605, 5606, 5612 – 5614; C46, 50, §362.5 – 362.7, 362.9, 362.11, 362.12, 362.19, 362.20, 362.26, 362.28, 362.29; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §362.5 – 362.7, 362.9, 362.11, 362.12, 362.19, 362.20, 362.26; C75, 77, 79, 81, §368.19]91 Acts, ch 250, §10; 95 Acts, ch 67, §53; 98 Acts, ch 1123, §16; 2008 Acts, ch 1115, §62, 71; 2009 Acts, ch 57, §90