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Iowa Code § 515.136 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 515 / Section 515.136
Value of building liability.
Status: in_force

An insurance company or association shall be liable for the actual cash value of the property insured at the date of the loss, unless such value exceeds the amount stated in the policy.

[C97, §1742; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8977; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §515.97]2007 Acts, ch 152, §23CS2007, §515.1362013 Acts, ch 124, §21
Iowa Code § 446.35 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 446 / Section 446.35
Assessment to wrong person.
Status: in_force

A sale of a parcel through tax sale is not invalid if taxed in any other name than that of the rightful owner, if it is in other respects sufficiently described.

[R60, §787; C73, §904; C97, §1450; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7269; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §446.35]91 Acts, ch 191, §84
Iowa Code § 432A.8 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 432A / Section 432A.8
Filing tax return.
Status: in_force

Every insurer liable to pay the tax shall, on or before June 1 of each year, file with the commissioner of insurance a tax return in accordance with or upon forms prescribed by the commissioner of insurance. The tax shown to be due, if any, shall be paid to the director of revenue who shall issue to the insurer a receipt in duplicate, one of which shall be filed with the commissioner of insurance before issuance of the annual certificate as provided by law.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §432A.8]2003 Acts, ch 145, §286
Iowa Code § 455B.454 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 455B / Section 455B.454
Penalties.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2011 Acts, ch 9, §10.
Iowa Code § 629.3 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 629 / Section 629.3
Record of lien.
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the clerk of the district court to record the statements so filed in the encumbrance book and to enter the same in the lien index. Payments advanced after execution has been issued upon the junior lien, shall be added to the execution upon receipt, by the sheriff, of a verified statement of such advancements and when the redemption period has expired the clerk shall release them on the clerk’s record.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11799; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §629.3]
Iowa Code § 633A.5106 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633A / Section 633A.5106
Settlor — enforcement of charitable trust — designation.
Status: in_force

A settlor may maintain an action to enforce a charitable trust established by the settlor and may designate, either in the agreement establishing the trust or in a written statement signed by the settlor and delivered to the trustee, a person or persons, by name or by description, whether or not born at the time of such designation, to enforce the charitable trust if the settlor is deceased or not competent.

2008 Acts, ch 1119, §33, 39
Iowa Code § 357.5 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 357 / Section 357.5
Decision at hearing.
Status: in_force

On the day fixed for hearing under section 357.4, the board of supervisors shall by resolution establish the benefited water district or disallow the petition. For adequate reasons, the board of supervisors may defer action on the petition for not to exceed ten days after the day first set for a hearing.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, §5523; C39, §5526.05; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §357.5]2021 Acts, ch 80, §227
Iowa Code § 24.4 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 24 / Section 24.4
Time of filing estimates.
Status: in_force

The estimates required under section 24.3 and any other estimates required by law shall be made and filed a sufficient length of time in advance of any regular or special meeting of the certifying board or levying board, as the case may be, at which tax levies are authorized to be made to permit publication, discussion, and consideration of the estimates and action to be taken as provided in this chapter.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §371; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §24.4]2020 Acts, ch 1063, §12; 2022 Acts, ch 1021, §12
Iowa Code § 908.9 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 908 / Section 908.9
Disposition of violator.
Status: in_force

If the parole of a parole violator is revoked, the violator shall remain in the custody of the Iowa department of corrections under the terms of the parolee’s original commitment. If the parole of a parole violator is not revoked, the parole revocation officer or board panel shall order the person’s release subject to the terms of the person’s parole with any modifications that the parole revocation officer or board panel determines proper, or may order that the violator be placed in a violator facility, established pursuant to section 904.207, if the parole revocation officer or board panel determines that placement in a violator facility is necessary.

[C79, 81, §908.9]83 Acts, ch 96, §153, 159; 88 Acts, ch 1091, §13; 91 Acts, ch 219, §28; 93 Acts, ch 46, §12
Iowa Code § 85B.2 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 85B / Section 85B.2
Workers’ compensation — employers subject.
Status: in_force

All employers as defined in chapter 85 are subject to this chapter.

[C81, §85B.2]
Iowa Code § 239B.2C — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 239B / Section 239B.2C
Absence from home incarceration.
Status: in_force

An individual family member who is absent from the home for more than three months because the individual is incarcerated in jail or a correctional facility shall not be included in the family unit for purposes of assistance.

2012 Acts, ch 1133, §98
Iowa Code § 554.9304 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.9304
Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in deposit accounts.
Status: in_force

(1) The local law of a bank’s jurisdiction governs perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of a security interest in a deposit account maintained with that bank even if the transaction does not bear any relation to the bank’s jurisdiction.

(2) The following rules determine a bank’s jurisdiction for purposes of this part:

(2) (a) If an agreement between the bank and the debtor governing the deposit account expressly provides that a particular jurisdiction is the bank’s jurisdiction for purposes of this part, this Article, or this chapter, that jurisdiction is the bank’s jurisdiction.

(2) (b) If paragraph “a” does not apply and an agreement between the bank and its customer governing the deposit account expressly provides that the agreement is governed by the law of a particular jurisdiction, that jurisdiction is the bank’s jurisdiction.

(2) (c) If neither paragraph “a” nor paragraph “b” applies and an agreement between the bank and its customer governing the deposit account expressly provides that the deposit account is maintained at an office in a particular jurisdiction, that jurisdiction is the bank’s jurisdiction.

(2) (d) If none of the preceding paragraphs applies, the bank’s jurisdiction is the jurisdiction in which the office identified in an account statement as the office serving the customer’s account is located.

(2) (e) If none of the preceding paragraphs applies, the bank’s jurisdiction is the jurisdiction in which the chief executive office of the bank is located.

2000 Acts, ch 1149, §24, 185, 187; 2024 Acts, ch 1023, §55
Iowa Code § 8.45 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 8 / Section 8.45
Purchase of real estate by state departments.
Status: in_force

Purchases of real estate as provided by law may be made by a state department on written contracts providing for payment over a period of years but the obligations thereon shall not constitute a debt or charge against the state of Iowa nor against the funds of the department for which said purchases are made. Purchase payments shall be made from only capital funds appropriated for that purpose. All state-appropriated capital funds used for any one purchase contract shall be taken entirely from a single capital appropriation and shall be set aside for that purpose. In event of default, the only remedy of the seller shall be against the property itself in rem, pursuant to chapter 654. In no event shall a deficiency judgment be entered or enforced against the state or the department making the purchase. The provisions of chapter 656 prescribing how a real estate contract may be forfeited shall, in no event, be applicable. In a foreclosure proceeding pursuant to this section and chapter 654, the department making the purchase and the attorney general shall be the only defendants who need be named and such department and the attorney general may be served personally or by restricted certified mail. The department and the attorney general shall have thirty days from the date of completed service in which to appear.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §8.45]
Iowa Code § 497.29 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 497 / Section 497.29
Chapter extended to former companies.
Status: in_force

All cooperative corporations, companies, or associations heretofore organized and doing business under prior statutes, or which have attempted to so organize and do business, shall have the benefit of all the provisions of this chapter and be bound thereby, on filing with the secretary of state, amended and substituted articles of incorporation drawn in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and a written declaration, signed and sworn to by the president and secretary to the effect that said cooperative company or association has by a majority vote of its stockholders decided to accept the benefits of and to be bound by the provisions hereof.

[SS15, §1641-r16; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8481; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §497.29]94 Acts, ch 1055, §12
Iowa Code § 273.7A — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 273 / Section 273.7A
Services to school districts.
Status: in_force

(1) The board of an area education agency may provide services to school districts located in the area education agency under contract with the school districts. These services may include, but are not limited to, superintendency services, personnel services, business management services, specialized maintenance services, and transportation services. In addition, the board of the area education agency may provide for furnishing expensive and specialized equipment for school districts. School districts shall pay to area education agencies the cost of providing the services.

(2) The board of an area education agency may also provide services authorized to be performed by area education agencies to other area education agencies in this state and to provide a method of payment for these services.

87 Acts, ch 224, §45
Iowa Code § 414.6 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 414 / Section 414.6
Zoning commission powers and duties.
Status: in_force

(1) In order to avail itself of the powers conferred by this chapter, the council shall appoint a commission, to be known as the zoning commission, to recommend the boundaries of the various original districts and appropriate regulations and restrictions to be enforced therein. Where a city plan commission already exists, it may be appointed as the zoning commission. Such commission shall, with due diligence, prepare a preliminary report and hold public hearings thereon before submitting its final report; and such council shall not hold its public hearings or take action until it has received the final report of such commission. After the adoption of such regulations, restrictions, and boundaries of districts, the zoning commission may, from time to time, recommend to the council amendments, supplements, changes, or modifications.

(2) The zoning commission may recommend to the council for adoption a comprehensive plan pursuant to section 414.3, or amendments thereto.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §6457; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §414.6]2010 Acts, ch 1184, §24
Iowa Code § 643.7 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 643 / Section 643.7
Bond.
Status: in_force

When the plaintiff desires the immediate delivery of the property, the plaintiff shall execute a bond to the defendant, with sureties to be approved by the clerk, in a penalty at least equal to twice the value of the property sought to be taken, conditioned that the plaintiff will appear in court on or before the day fixed in the original notice, and prosecute the action to judgment, and return the property, if a return is awarded, and pay all costs and damages that may be adjudged against the plaintiff.

[C51, §1996; R60, §3554; C73, §3229; C97, §4167; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12181; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §643.5; C75, 77, 79, 81, §643.7]
Iowa Code § 633.147 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.147
Record.
Status: in_force

Such certificate shall be recorded by the proper officer in the judgment records of the court in which the same appears of record, or in the appropriate chattel or real estate records, as the case may be.

[C97, §3308; SS15, §3308; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11900; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §633.56; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.147]
Iowa Code § 364.12A — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 364 / Section 364.12A
Condemnation of residential buildings — public purpose.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of section 6A.4, subsection 6, a city may condemn a residential building found to be a public nuisance and take title to the property for the public purpose of disposing of the property under section 364.7 by conveying the property to a private individual for rehabilitation or for demolition and construction of housing.

96 Acts, ch 1204, §26
Iowa Code § 15.331B — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 15 / Section 15.331B
Exemption from land ownership restrictions for nonresident aliens.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2005 Acts, ch 150, §67 – 69.
Iowa Code § 8A.453 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 8A / Section 8A.453
Aid by state employees — records and information.
Status: in_force

(1) All officers and employees of the state shall comply with and aid in all proper ways in carrying out the provisions of this subchapter and the rules and orders under this subchapter. All officers and employees shall furnish any records or information which the director requires for any purpose of this subchapter. The director may institute and maintain any action or proceeding at law or in equity that the director considers necessary or appropriate to secure compliance with this subchapter and the rules and orders under this subchapter.

(2) The director may delegate to a person in any department, agency, board, commission, or office, located away from the seat of government, any of the duties imposed by this subchapter upon the director.

2003 Acts, ch 145, §78
Iowa Code § 523I.701 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 523I / Section 523I.701
Requirements for lawn crypts.
Status: in_force

A lawn crypt shall not be installed unless all of the following apply:

(1) The lawn crypt is constructed of concrete and reinforced steel or other comparable durable material.

(2) The lawn crypt is installed on not less than six inches of rock, gravel, or other drainage material.

(3) The lawn crypt provides a method to drain water out of the lawn crypt.

(4) The lawn crypt is capable of withstanding the weight of the soil and sod above the top surface and the weight of machinery and equipment normally used in the maintenance of the cemetery.

(5) Except as provided by section 523I.702, the lawn crypt is installed in multiple units of ten or more.

(6) The lawn crypt shall be installed in compliance with any applicable law or rule adopted by the department of health and human services.

2005 Acts, ch 128, §54; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1223
Iowa Code § 49.30 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 49 / Section 49.30
All candidates and issues on one ballot exceptions.
Status: in_force

(1) All constitutional amendments, all public measures, and the names of all candidates, other than presidential electors, to be voted for in each election precinct, shall be printed on one ballot, except that separate ballots are authorized when it is not possible to include all offices and public measures on a single ballot. In the event that it is not possible to include all offices and public measures on a single ballot, separate ballots may be provided for nonpartisan offices, judges, or public measures.

(2) If printed on the same ballot, the offices of political subdivisions shall, if applicable, be printed in the following order:

(2) (a) Those of a county.

(2) (b) Those of a city.

(2) (c) Those of a school district.

(2) (d) Those of a merged area.

(2) (e) Those of any other political subdivision.

(3) If printed on the same ballot, the public measures of political subdivisions shall be printed in the same order as provided for offices of the political subdivisions.

[C51, §256; R60, §491; C73, §616; C97, §1106; S13, §1106; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §748; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §49.30]90 Acts, ch 1238, §17; 94 Acts, ch 1169, §64; 97 Acts, ch 170, §29; 98 Acts, ch 1100, §6; 2002 Acts, ch 1134, §31, 115; 2005 Acts, ch 152, §7, 8; 2007 Acts, ch 190, §20 – 22; 2010 Acts, ch 1033, §18; 2017 Acts, ch 155, §19, 44
Iowa Code § 331.753 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 331 / Section 331.753
Multicounty office.
Status: in_force

(1) If two or more counties agree, pursuant to chapter 28E, to share the services of a county attorney, the county attorney shall be elected by a majority of the votes cast for the office of county attorney in all of the counties which the county attorney will serve as provided in the agreement. The election shall be conducted in accordance with section 47.2, subsection 2.

(2) The effective date of the agreement shall be January 1 of the year following the next general election at which the county attorney is elected as provided by this section and section 39.17.

[C79, 81, §336.6; S81, §331.753; 81 Acts, ch 117, §753]
Iowa Code § 12.61 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 12 / Section 12.61
State-sponsored credit card.
Status: in_force

(1) For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) (a) “Financial institution” means a state bank as defined in section 524.103, a federally chartered state bank having its principal office within this state, a federally chartered credit union having its principal office within this state, a federally chartered savings and loan association having its principal office within the state, a credit union organized under chapter 533, or a trust company organized or incorporated under the laws of this state.

(1) (b) “Financial institution credit card” means a credit card that entitles the holder to make open-account purchases up to an approved amount and is issued through the agency of a financial institution.

(1) (c) “Sponsoring entity” means an entity that allows its name or logo to be used on a particular financial institution credit card in exchange for a fee from the credit card issuer.

(2) The treasurer is authorized to participate in a financial institution credit card program for the benefit of the state. Within six months of May 27, 1989, the treasurer shall contact each financial institution to determine if:

(2) (a) The financial institution or its Iowa holding company or Iowa affiliate currently administers a credit card program.

(2) (b) The credit card program provides a fee or commission on retail sales to the sponsoring entity for the issuance and use of the credit card.

(2) (c) The credit card program would accept the state as a sponsoring entity.

(3) If the treasurer determines that the state may be a sponsoring entity for a financial institution credit card, the treasurer shall negotiate the most favorable rate for the state’s fee by a credit card issuer.

(3) (a) The state shall not offer a more favorable rate to any other credit card issuer.

(3) (b) The rate must be expressed as a percentage of the gross sales from the use of the credit card.

(3) (c) The proceeds of the fee shall be deposited in the Iowa resources enhancement and protection fund created under section 455A.18.

(3) (d) The treasurer shall recommend a logo or design for the state-sponsored credit card indicating the use for which the revenues will be used.

(4) In selecting a credit card issuer, the treasurer shall consider the issuer’s record of investments in the state, shall take into consideration credit card features which will enhance the promotion of the state-sponsored credit card including, but not limited to, favorable interest rates, annual fees, and other fees for using the card, and shall require that the card be available to any person who qualifies for a credit card.

(5) Upon entering into an agreement with the financial institution, the treasurer shall notify all state agencies then possessing a credit card to obtain the new state-sponsored credit card.

89 Acts, ch 236, §8; 90 Acts, ch 1255, §1; 2012 Acts, ch 1017, §30; 2022 Acts, ch 1062, §1
Iowa Code § 600.7B — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 600 / Section 600.7B
Postadoption information.
Status: in_force

The department shall develop and furnish to the state registrar of vital statistics a document listing all postadoption services available to adoptive families in the state, to be delivered along with a copy of the new birth certificate to the parents named in the adoption decree pursuant to section 600.13.

2018 Acts, ch 1045, §1
Iowa Code § 904.805 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 904 / Section 904.805
Duties of state director.
Status: in_force

The state director shall:

(1) Conduct market studies and consult with public bodies and officers who are listed in section 904.807, and with other potential purchasers, for the purpose of determining items or services needed and design features desired or required by potential purchasers of Iowa state industries products or services.

(2) Receive, investigate, and take appropriate action upon any complaints from potential purchasers of Iowa state industries products or services regarding lack of cooperation by Iowa state industries with public bodies and officers who are listed in section 904.807, and with other potential purchasers.

(3) Establish, transfer, and close industrial operations as deemed advisable to maximize opportunities for gainful work for inmates and to adjust to actual or potential market demand for particular products or services.

(4) Establish and from time to time adjust, as necessary, levels of allowances paid to inmates working in Iowa state industries.

(5) Coordinate Iowa state industries, and other opportunities for gainful work available to inmates of adult correctional institutions, with vocational and technical training opportunities and apprenticeship programs, to the greatest extent feasible.

(6) Promote, plan, and when deemed advisable, assist in the location of privately owned and operated industrial enterprises on the grounds of adult correctional institutions, pursuant to section 904.809.

[C79, 81, §216.5; 82 Acts, ch 1007, §3]85 Acts, ch 21, §5 – 7, 54CS85, §246.80586 Acts, ch 1245, §1505; 88 Acts, ch 1165, §3C93, §904.8052022 Acts, ch 1032, §104; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §356
Iowa Code § 189.24 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 189 / Section 189.24
Report of violations.
Status: in_force

When it appears that any of the provisions of this subtitle have been violated, the department may certify the facts to the proper county attorney. The certification shall be accompanied with a copy of the results of any analysis, examination, or inspection the department may have made, duly authenticated by the proper person under oath, and with any additional evidence which may be in possession of the department.

[C97, §4998; S13, §4999-a19; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3050; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §189.22; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §189.24]94 Acts, ch 1023, §34; 2003 Acts, ch 69, §42; 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §81
Iowa Code § 423G.1 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 423G / Section 423G.1
Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the “Water Service Tax Act”.

2018 Acts, ch 1001, §11, 27
Iowa Code § 510.5A — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 510 / Section 510.5A
Unfair competition or unfair and deceptive acts or practices prohibited.
Status: in_force

A managing general agent is subject to chapter 507B relating to unfair insurance trade practices.

93 Acts, ch 88, §11