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Iowa Code § 670A.1 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 670A / Section 670A.1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

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

(1) “Act” means an act as defined under section 702.2.

(2) “Convicted” means a finding of guilt, irrespective of imposition or execution of any sentence; a final and valid admission of guilt or a guilty plea; an entry of judgment of conviction; an adjudication of delinquency; a plea of guilty to a delinquency petition; the entry into an informal adjustment agreement or an agreement to the entry of a consent decree regarding a delinquent act.

(3) “Course of criminal conduct” means an act which when committed constitutes a crime and includes any acts of a victim in defending or attempting to defend against the crime.

(4) “Crime” means a forcible felony as defined under section 702.11.

(5) “Perpetrator” means a person who has committed the acts constituting a crime and includes a person who has been convicted of a crime and any person who jointly participates or aids and abets in the commission of a crime.

(6) “Victim” means a person who is the object of a course of criminal conduct and also includes persons who provide reasonable assistance to or who defend another person who is exposed to or has suffered serious injury at the time of or immediately after the commission of a crime.

98 Acts, ch 1111, §1
Iowa Code § 505.33 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 505 / Section 505.33
Dramshop liability insurance evaluation.
Status: in_force

The division shall biennially conduct an evaluation concerning minimum coverage requirements of dramshop liability insurance. In conducting the evaluation, the division shall include a comparison of other states’ minimum dramshop liability insurance coverage and any other relevant issues the division identifies. By January 31, 2019, and every two years thereafter, the division shall submit a report, including any findings and recommendations, to the general assembly as provided in chapter 7A.

2018 Acts, ch 1172, §52
Iowa Code § 511.22 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 511 / Section 511.22
May not advertise authorized capital.
Status: in_force

No insurance company shall be permitted to advertise or publish an authorized capital, or to represent in any manner itself as possessed of any greater capital than that actually paid up and invested.

[S13, §1783-g; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8761; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §511.22]
Iowa Code § 272D.5 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 272D / Section 272D.5
Written agreement.
Status: in_force

(1) The obligor and the unit may enter into a written agreement for payment of the liability owed which takes into consideration the obligor’s ability to pay and other criteria established by rule of the department of revenue. The written agreement shall include all of the following:

(1) (a) The method, amount, and dates of payments by the obligor.

(1) (b) A statement that upon breach of the written agreement by the obligor, the unit shall issue a certificate of noncompliance to any appropriate licensing authority.

(2) A written agreement entered into pursuant to this section does not preclude any other remedy provided by law.

(3) Following issuance of a certificate of noncompliance, if the obligor enters into a written agreement with the unit, the unit shall issue a withdrawal of the certificate of noncompliance to any appropriate licensing authority and shall forward a copy of the withdrawal by regular mail to the obligor.

2008 Acts, ch 1172, §11
Iowa Code § 8A.204 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 8A / Section 8A.204
State librarian — state library fund created.
Status: in_force

(1) The director shall appoint the state librarian who shall administer the duties of the department as it relates to library services.

(2) The state librarian shall do all of the following:

(2) (a) Organize, staff, and administer the department as it relates to library services so as to render the greatest benefit to libraries in the state.

(2) (b) Control all library services-related property of the department. The state librarian may dispose of, through sale, conveyance, or exchange, any library materials that may be obsolete or worn out or that may no longer be needed or appropriate to the mission of the state library of Iowa. These materials may be sold by the state library directly or the library may sell the materials by consignment with an outside entity. A state library fund is created in the state treasury. Proceeds from the sale of the library materials shall be remitted to the treasurer of state and credited to the state library fund and shall be used for the purchase of books and other library materials. Notwithstanding section 8.33, any balance in the fund on June 30 of any fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund of the state.

(2) (c) Perform other duties as assigned by the director or as imposed by law.

2023 Acts, ch 19, §1360; 2025 Acts, ch 79, §4
Iowa Code § 202A.5 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 202A / Section 202A.5
Rules.
Status: in_force

(1) The department, in consultation with the office of attorney general, shall adopt rules necessary in order to administer this chapter.

(2) The department may establish different rules according to the species of livestock governing all of the following:

(2) (a) Purchase reporting requirements pursuant to section 202A.2.

(2) (b) Purchase notice posting requirements pursuant to section 202A.3.

99 Acts, ch 88, §6, 13
Iowa Code § 483A.21 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 483A / Section 483A.21
Revocation or suspension.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon the conviction of a licensee of any violation of chapter 481A, or of this chapter, or of any administrative order adopted and published by the commission, the magistrate may, as a part of the judgment, revoke one or more license privileges of the licensee, or suspend the privileges for any definite period.

(2) The magistrate shall revoke the hunting license or suspend the privilege of procuring a hunting license for a period of one year of any person who has been convicted twice within a year of trespassing while hunting. If any of the license privileges of a licensee who purchased more than one license privilege is revoked, the remaining license privileges of the licensee shall still be valid and the magistrate shall enter on the license document the privilege that is revoked. A person shall not purchase a license for a privilege that was revoked or suspended during the period of revocation or suspension.

(3) In addition to other civil and criminal penalties imposed for illegally taking or possessing an elk, antelope, buffalo, or moose, the court shall revoke the hunting license of a violator. The violator shall not be allowed to procure a hunting license for the next two calendar years.

[S13, §2563-a9; C24, 27, 31, §1729; C35, §1794-e12; C39, §1794.095; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §110.14; C79, 81, §110.21]86 Acts, ch 1245, §1877; 90 Acts, ch 1142, §2C93, §483A.212001 Acts, ch 134, §13; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127
Iowa Code § 144.43A — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 144 / Section 144.43A
Mutual consent voluntary adoption registry.
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to other procedures by which birth certificates may be inspected under this chapter, the state registrar shall establish a mutual consent voluntary adoption registry through which adult adopted children, adult siblings, and the biological parents of adult adoptees may register to obtain identifying birth information.

(2) If all of the following conditions are met, the state registrar shall reveal the identity of the biological parent to the adult adopted child or the identity of the adult adopted child to the biological parent, shall notify the parties involved that the requests have been matched, and shall disclose the identifying information to those parties:

(2) (a) A biological parent has filed a request and provided consent to the revelation of the biological parent’s identity to the adult adopted child, upon request of the adult adopted child.

(2) (b) An adult adopted child has filed a request and provided consent to the revelation of the identity of the adult adopted child to a biological parent, upon request of the biological parent.

(2) (c) The state registrar has been provided sufficient information to make the requested match.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, if the adult adopted person has a sibling who is a minor and who has also been adopted, the state registrar shall not grant the request of either the adult adopted person or the biological parent to reveal the identities of the parties.

(4) If all of the following conditions are met, the state registrar shall reveal the identity of the adult adopted child to an adult sibling and shall notify the parties involved that the requests have been matched, and disclose the identifying information to those parties:

(4) (a) An adult adopted child has filed a request and provided consent to the revelation of the adult adopted child’s identity to an adult sibling.

(4) (b) The adult sibling has filed a request and provided consent to the revelation of the identity of the adult sibling to the adult adopted child.

(4) (c) The state registrar has been provided with sufficient information to make the requested match.

(5) A person who has filed a request or provided consent under this section may withdraw the consent at any time prior to the release of any information by filing a written withdrawal of consent statement with the state registrar. The adult adoptee, adult sibling, and biological parent shall notify the state registrar of any change in the information contained in a filed request or consent.

(6) The state registrar shall establish a fee by rule based on the average administrative costs for providing services under this section.

99 Acts, ch 141, §19
Iowa Code § 814.26 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 814 / Section 814.26
Judgment enforced.
Status: in_force

Unless some proceeding in the district court is directed, copies of the judgment of the district court and of the decision on appeal or review, or a copy of the judgment and decision on appeal or review, certified by the clerk of the district court, shall be delivered to the sheriff or proper officer as an execution. The sheriff or proper officer shall be authorized to execute the judgment of the court or take any legal measures required to bring the action to a conclusion.

[R60, §4931; C73, §4544; C97, §5467; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §14017; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §793.25; C79, 81, §814.26]
Iowa Code § 99F.2 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 99F / Section 99F.2
Scope of provisions.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to the pari-mutuel system of wagering used or intended to be used in connection with the horse-race or dog-race meetings as authorized under chapter 99D, internet fantasy sports contests authorized under chapter 99E, lottery or lotto games authorized under chapter 99G, or bingo or games of skill or chance authorized under chapter 99B.

89 Acts, ch 67, §2; 2003 Acts, ch 178, §106, 121; 2003 Acts, ch 179, §142; 2019 Acts, ch 132, §36, 45, 46
Iowa Code § 299.9 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 299 / Section 299.9
Truants — rules for punishment.
Status: in_force

The board of directors of a public school district or the authorities in charge of an accredited nonpublic school shall prescribe reasonable rules for the punishment of truants.

[S13, §2823-d, -h; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4418; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §299.9]91 Acts, ch 200, §12
Iowa Code § 468.23 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.23
Settling basins — purchase or lease of lands.
Status: in_force

If a settling basin or basins are provided as a part of a drainage improvement, the board of supervisors may buy or lease the necessary lands in lieu of condemning said lands. The board may by purchase acquire the necessary lands required for right-of-way for open ditches or other improvements in lieu of condemning said lands.

[C27, 31, 35, §7448-a1; C39, §7448.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §455.29]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.23
Iowa Code § 444.4 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 444 / Section 444.4
Fractional rates disregarded.
Status: in_force

If in adjusting the rate to be levied in any taxing district to conform to law, such rates shall make necessary the levying of a fraction of a cent, said fractional excess may be computed as one cent, which latter shall be the smallest required to be spread upon the tax lists for any purpose except rates applicable to a state purpose.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7166; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §444.4]
Iowa Code § 357B.3 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 357B / Section 357B.3
Powers of the board of trustees.
Status: in_force

(1) The board of trustees may purchase, own, rent, or maintain fire apparatus or equipment within the state or outside the territorial jurisdiction and boundary limits of this state and provide housing for such apparatus or equipment. The board of trustees may contract with any public or private agency under chapter 28E for the purpose of providing fire protection under this chapter. The board of trustees may levy an annual tax not exceeding forty and one-half cents per thousand dollars of assessed value for the purpose of exercising the powers granted in this section. The board of trustees may purchase material and employ persons to provide for the maintenance and operation of the benefited fire district. The trustees shall be allowed reimbursement for any necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, but they shall not receive any other compensation for their services.

(2) If the levy authorized under subsection 1 is insufficient to provide the services authorized or required under this section, the trustees may levy an additional annual tax not exceeding twenty and one-fourth cents per thousand dollars of assessed value of the taxable property in the benefited district to provide the services.

(3) Of the levies authorized under subsections 1 and 2, the trustees may credit to a reserve account annually an amount not to exceed ten cents per thousand dollars of the assessed value of the taxable property in the township for the purchase or replacement of supplies and equipment required to carry out the services specified under this section. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, interest earned on moneys credited to the reserve account shall be credited to the reserve account.

[C58, 62, 66, §357A.11; C71, 73, 75, §357B.11; C77, 79, 81, §357B.3]90 Acts, ch 1187, §1
Iowa Code § 169A.7 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 169A / Section 169A.7
Unlawful use of brand — penalty.
Status: in_force

A person shall not use any brand for branding livestock, unless the brand has been recorded as provided by this chapter. A person may use an unrecorded hot brand or an unrecorded cryo-brand, consisting only of Arabic numerals, if the person uses the unrecorded brand in conjunction with the person’s recorded brand, and only for purposes of identifying animals within a herd. However, the unrecorded brand shall not be evidence of ownership. A person convicted of violating this section shall be guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §187.7]C93, §169A.795 Acts, ch 60, §5
Iowa Code § 49.63 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 49 / Section 49.63
Time of printing — inspection and correction.
Status: in_force

Ballots shall be printed and in the possession of the commissioner in time to enable the commissioner to furnish ballots to absent voters as provided by sections 53.8, 53.10, and 53.11. The printed ballots shall be subject to the inspection of candidates and their agents. If mistakes are discovered, they shall be corrected without delay, in the manner provided in this chapter.

[C97, §1110; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §781; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §49.63]2007 Acts, ch 59, §22, 38
Iowa Code § 521C.8 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 521C / Section 521C.8
Prohibited acts.
Status: in_force

The reinsurance intermediary-manager shall not do any of the following:

(1) Bind retrocessions on behalf of the reinsurer, except that the reinsurance intermediary-manager may bind facultative retrocessions pursuant to obligatory facultative agreements if the contract with the reinsurer contains reinsurance underwriting guidelines for such retrocessions. The guidelines shall include a list of reinsurers with which the automatic agreements are in effect, and for each reinsurer, the coverages and amounts or percentages that may be reinsured, and commission schedules.

(2) Commit the reinsurer to participate in reinsurance syndicates.

(3) Appoint any producer without assuring that the producer is licensed to transact the type of reinsurance for which the producer is appointed.

(4) Without prior approval of the reinsurer, pay or commit the reinsurer to pay a claim, or a net amount of retrocessions, that exceeds the lesser of an amount specified by the reinsurer or one percent of the reinsurer’s policyholder’s surplus as of December 31 of the last complete calendar year.

(5) Collect any payment from a retrocessionaire or commit the reinsurer to any claim settlement with a retrocessionaire, without prior approval of the reinsurer. If prior approval is given, a report must be promptly forwarded to the reinsurer.

(6) Jointly employ an individual who is employed by the reinsurer.

(7) Appoint an agent of a reinsurance intermediary-manager.

91 Acts, ch 26, §26
Iowa Code § 256.204 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 256 / Section 256.204
Chiropractic loan revolving fund.
Status: in_force

A chiropractic loan revolving fund is created in the state treasury as a separate fund under the control of the commission. The commission shall deposit payments made by chiropractic loan recipients and the proceeds from the sale of chiropractic loans, less costs of collection of delinquent chiropractic loans, into the chiropractic loan revolving fund. Moneys credited to the fund shall be used to supplement moneys appropriated for the chiropractic graduate student forgivable loan program, for loan forgiveness to eligible chiropractic physicians, and to pay for loan or interest repayment defaults by eligible chiropractic physicians. Notwithstanding section 8.33, any balance in the fund on June 30 of any fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund of the state.

96 Acts, ch 1158, §4C97, §261.722023 Acts, ch 19, §2641C2024, §256.204
Iowa Code § 709.16 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 709 / Section 709.16
Sexual misconduct with offenders and juveniles.
Status: in_force

(1) Any peace officer, or an officer, employee, contractor, vendor, volunteer, or agent of the department of corrections, or an officer, employee, or agent of a judicial district department of correctional services, who engages in a sex act with an individual committed to the custody of the department of corrections or a judicial district department of correctional services commits an aggravated misdemeanor.

(2) (a) Any peace officer, or an officer, employee, contractor, vendor, volunteer, or agent of a juvenile placement facility who engages in a sex act with a juvenile placed at such facility commits an aggravated misdemeanor.

(2) (b) For purposes of this subsection, a “juvenile placement facility” means any of the following:

(2) (b) A child foster care facility under chapter 237.

(2) (b) Institutions controlled by the department of health and human services listed in section 218.1.

(2) (b) Juvenile detention and juvenile shelter care homes approved under section 232.142.

(2) (b) Psychiatric medical institutions for children licensed under chapter 135H.

(2) (b) Facilities for the treatment of persons with a substance use disorder as defined in section 125.2.

(3) Any peace officer, or an officer, employee, contractor, vendor, volunteer, or agent of a county who engages in a sex act with a prisoner incarcerated in a county jail commits an aggravated misdemeanor.

91 Acts, ch 219, §21; 98 Acts, ch 1094, §1; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §204; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §185; 2015 Acts, ch 46, §1; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1302; 2025 Acts, ch 135, §36
Iowa Code § 97.10 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 97 / Section 97.10
Section 97.10
Status: repealed

Repealed by 53 Acts, ch 71, §1, except as indicated herein.
Iowa Code § 7E.6 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 7E / Section 7E.6
Compensation of members of boards, committees, commissions, and councils.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) Any position of membership on any board, committee, commission, or council in the executive branch of state government which is compensated by the payment of a per diem to the holder of that position under statutory law shall be compensated at the rate of fifty dollars per diem, notwithstanding any other law to the contrary.

(1) (b) Reimbursement of expenses to the holder of any position governed by this subsection shall be as provided in the applicable law.

(1) (c) In regard to any board, committee, commission, or council which has its name or organizational location altered after January 1, 1986, the statutory provision on the subject of per diem compensation which was applicable to it on January 1, 1986, shall continue to govern such agency and its successor agency, notwithstanding the change in name or organizational location.

(2) Any position of membership on any board, committee, commission, or council in the state government which has a compensation level limited to expenses only is eligible to receive, in addition to such actual expense reimbursement, an additional expense allowance of fifty dollars per day if the holder of any such position applies for such additional expense allowance and the holder of the position has an income level of one hundred fifty percent or less of the United States poverty level as defined by the most recently revised poverty income guidelines published by the United States department of health and human services.

(3) Any position of membership on the Iowa lottery commission created in section 99G.8 shall receive compensation of fifty dollars per day and expenses.

(4) Any position of membership on the transportation commission shall be compensated at an annual rate of ten thousand dollars.

(5) Any position of membership on the board of parole, the utilities commission, the employment appeal board, and the property assessment appeal board shall be compensated as otherwise provided in law.

(6) All of the compensation provisions of this section are subject to the proper appropriations being made in the state budget legislation.

(7) It is the intent of the general assembly that this section shall be the governing provision on the subject of the compensation of any position of membership on any board, committee, commission, or council in the state government and that the provisions of this section shall govern over any conflicting provision of law except provisions enacted subsequent to July 1, 1986, notwithstanding the provisions of section 4.7.

86 Acts, ch 1245, §205589 Acts, ch 296, §2, 389 Acts, ch 303, §15, 1688 Acts, ch 1277, §222003 Acts, ch 35, §22, 492003 Acts, ch 178, §97, 1212003 Acts, ch 179, §1422005 Acts, ch 150, §1192023 Acts, ch 19, §2155, 2293; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §369
Iowa Code § 15.271 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 15 / Section 15.271
Statement of purpose — intent.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2024 Acts, ch 1167, §14.
Iowa Code § 189.3 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 189 / Section 189.3
Procuring samples.
Status: in_force

The department shall, for the purpose of examination or analysis, procure from time to time, or whenever the department has occasion to believe any of the provisions of this subtitle are being violated, samples of the articles dealt with in these provisions which have been shipped into this state, offered or exposed for sale, or sold in the state.

[C97, §2521, 2524; S13, §2528-f2, 4999-a18, 5077-a11, -a22; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3031; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189.3]94 Acts, ch 1023, §19; 2003 Acts, ch 69, §27; 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §65