FrankGoortani/open-us-law huggingface dataset:
Iowa Code § 504.859 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 504 / Section 504.859
Application of part.
Status: in_force

(1) A corporation may, by a provision in its articles of incorporation or bylaws or in a resolution adopted or a contract approved by its board of directors or members, obligate itself in advance of the act or omission giving rise to a proceeding to provide indemnification in accordance with section 504.852 or advance funds to pay for or reimburse expenses in accordance with section 504.854. Any such obligatory provision shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements for authorization referred to in section 504.854, subsection 3, and in section 504.856, subsection 2 or 3. Any such provision that obligates the corporation to provide indemnification to the fullest extent permitted by law shall be deemed to obligate the corporation to advance funds to pay for or reimburse expenses in accordance with section 504.854 to the fullest extent permitted by law, unless the provision specifically provides otherwise.

(2) Any provision pursuant to subsection 1 shall not obligate the corporation to indemnify or advance expenses to a director of a predecessor of the corporation, pertaining to conduct with respect to the predecessor, unless otherwise specifically provided. Any provision for indemnification or advance for expenses in the articles of incorporation, bylaws, or a resolution of the board of directors or members of a predecessor of the corporation in a merger or in a contract to which the predecessor is a party, existing at the time the merger takes effect, shall be governed by section 504.1104.

(3) A corporation may, by a provision in its articles of incorporation, limit any of the rights to indemnification or advance for expenses created by or pursuant to this part.

(4) This part does not limit a corporation’s power to pay or reimburse expenses incurred by a director or an officer in connection with the director’s or officer’s appearance as a witness in a proceeding at a time when the director or officer is not a party.

(5) This part does not limit a corporation’s power to indemnify, advance expenses to, or provide or maintain insurance on behalf of an employee or agent.

2004 Acts, ch 1049, §109, 192
Iowa Code § 123.116 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 123 / Section 123.116
Right to receive alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer.
Status: in_force

The consignee of alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer shall, on demand of the carrier transporting such alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer, furnish the carrier, at the place of delivery, with legal proof of the consignee’s legal right to receive such alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer at the time of delivery, and until such proof is furnished the carrier shall be under no legal obligation to make delivery nor be liable for failure to deliver.

[C24, §2061; C27, 31, 35, §1945-a4; C39, §1945.5; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, §125.30; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §123.116]2013 Acts, ch 35, §35; 2018 Acts, ch 1060, §58
Iowa Code § 427C.9 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 427C / Section 427C.9
Replacing trees.
Status: in_force

When any tree or trees on a fruit-tree or forest reservation shall be removed or die, the owner or owners of such reservation shall, within one year, plant and care for other fruit or forest trees, in order that the number of such trees may not fall below that required by this chapter.

[S13, §1400-j; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2613; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §161.9]C93, §427C.9
Iowa Code § 509A.10 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 509A / Section 509A.10
Decisions of governing body final.
Status: in_force

The decisions of the governing body upon all matters upon which the said governing body is empowered to act, under and pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, shall be final and conclusive, in the absence of fraud, and no appeal shall be allowed therefrom nor shall such decisions of the governing body, in the absence of fraud, be reviewed, enjoined or set aside by any court.

[C50, 54, 58, 62, §365A.10; C66, §509.24; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §509A.10]2020 Acts, ch 1063, §278
Iowa Code § 372.3 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 372 / Section 372.3
Home rule charter.
Status: in_force

If a petition for appointment of a home rule charter commission is filed with the city clerk not more than ten days after the council has published the first notice announcing the date of the special election on adoption of another form of government, the special election shall not be held until the charter proposed by the home rule charter commission is filed. Both forms must be published as provided in section 372.9 and submitted to the voters at the special election.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §372.3]97 Acts, ch 170, §89; 2008 Acts, ch 1115, §64, 71
Iowa Code § 541.22 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 541 / Section 541.22
Section 541.22
Status: repealed

Repealed by 65 Acts, ch 413, §10102.
Iowa Code § 453A.38 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 453A / Section 453A.38
Counterfeiting and previously used stamps.
Status: in_force

Any person who shall print, engrave, make, issue, sell, or circulate, or shall possess or have in the person’s possession with intent to use, sell, circulate, or pass, any counterfeit stamp or previously used stamp, or who shall use, or consent to the use of, any counterfeit stamp or previously used stamp in connection with the sale, or offering for sale, of any cigarettes, or who shall place, or cause to be placed, on any individual package of cigarettes, any counterfeit stamp or previously used stamp, shall be guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, §1573; C39, §1556.33; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §98.38]C93, §453A.38
Iowa Code § 633.126 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.126
Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Common trust fund” means a fund maintained by a bank or trust company exclusively for the collective investment and reinvestment of moneys contributed thereto by that bank or trust company, or by another bank or trust company at least eighty percent of the voting stock of which is owned or controlled by a bank holding company which owns or controls at least eighty percent of the voting stock of the bank or trust company maintaining the common trust fund, in its capacity as a fiduciary or cofiduciary.

(2) “Fiduciary”, for the purposes of this section and sections 633.127 through 633.129, means acting in any of the following capacities, namely:testamentary trustee appointed by any court, trustee under any written agreement, declaration or instrument of trust, executor, administrator, guardian, or conservator, custodian under chapter 565B, or other capacity permitted under any state or federal law or regulation governing collective investment funds maintained by a bank or trust company.

[C62, §533A.1 – 533A.5; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.126]92 Acts, ch 1012, §2; 2021 Acts, ch 80, §360
Iowa Code § 410.3 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 410 / Section 410.3
Investment of surplus.
Status: in_force

The boards shall have power to invest any surplus left in such funds, respectively, at the end of the fiscal year, but no part of the funds realized from any tax levy shall be used for any purpose other than the payment of pensions. Investments shall be in interest-bearing bonds, notes, certificates, or other evidences of indebtedness which are obligations of or guaranteed by the United States, or in interest-bearing bonds of the state of Iowa, of any county, township, or municipal corporation of the state of Iowa. All such securities shall be deposited with the treasurer of the boards of trustees for safekeeping.

[S13, §932-1; SS15, §932-c; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §6312; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §410.3]
Iowa Code § 810.3 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 810 / Section 810.3
Authority to issue order.
Status: in_force

A nontestimonial identification order authorized by this chapter may be issued only by a district court or district associate court judge upon written application of a prosecuting attorney in the investigation of a felony offense.

[81 Acts, ch 206, §2]
Iowa Code § 554.9520 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.9520
Acceptance and refusal to accept record.
Status: in_force

(1) A filing office shall refuse to accept a record for filing for a reason set forth in section 554.9516, subsection 2, and may refuse to accept a record for filing only for a reason set forth in section 554.9516, subsection 2.

(2) If a filing office refuses to accept a record for filing, it shall communicate to the person that presented the record the fact of and reason for the refusal and the date and time the record would have been filed had the filing office accepted it. The communication must be made at the time and in the manner prescribed by filing-office rule but in no event more than two business days after the filing office receives the record.

(3) A filed financing statement satisfying section 554.9502, subsections 1 and 2, is effective, even if the filing office is required to refuse to accept it for filing under subsection 1. However, section 554.9338 applies to a filed financing statement providing information described in section 554.9516, subsection 2, paragraph “e”, which is incorrect at the time the financing statement is filed.

(4) If a record communicated to a filing office provides information that relates to more than one debtor, this part applies as to each debtor separately.

2000 Acts, ch 1149, §91, 187
Iowa Code § 541.162 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 541 / Section 541.162
Section 541.162
Status: repealed

Repealed by 65 Acts, ch 413, §10102.
Iowa Code § 582.4 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 582 / Section 582.4
Lien docket — fees.
Status: in_force

Every clerk of the district court shall maintain a hospital lien docket in which, upon the filing of any lien claim under the provisions of this chapter, the clerk shall enter the name of the injured person, the date of the accident, and the name of the hospital or other institution making the claim. The clerk shall make a proper index of the same in the name of the injured person and the clerk shall collect a fee in the amount provided for in section 602.8105 for filing each lien claim.

[C35, §10347-f8; C39, §10347.17; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §582.4]95 Acts, ch 91, §2; 2006 Acts, ch 1144, §6
Iowa Code § 600.17 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 600 / Section 600.17
Financial assistance.
Status: in_force

The department shall, within the limits of funds appropriated to the department and any gifts or grants received by the department for this purpose, provide financial assistance to any person who adopts a child with physical or mental disabilities or an older or otherwise hard-to-place child, if the adoptive parent has the capability of providing a suitable home for the child but the need for special services or the costs of maintenance are beyond the economic resources of the adoptive parent.

(1) Financial assistance shall not be provided when the special services are available free of cost to the adoptive parent or are covered by an insurance policy of the adoptive parent.

(2) “Special services” means any medical, dental, therapeutic, educational, or other similar service or appliance required by an adopted child by reason of a mental or physical disability.

(3) The department shall make adoption presubsidy and adoption subsidy payments to adoptive parents at the beginning of the month for the current month.

[C73, 75, §600.11; C77, 79, 81, §600.17]83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159; 96 Acts, ch 1129, §102; 2005 Acts, ch 175, §1262023 Acts, ch 19, §1250, 1251
Iowa Code § 537.6102 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 537 / Section 537.6102
Applicability.
Status: in_force

This part applies to persons who:

(1) Participate in transactions, acts, practices or conduct to which this chapter applies pursuant to section 537.1201.

(2) Participate in this state in transactions, acts, practices or conduct to which this chapter would apply pursuant to section 537.1201, but for the residence of the consumer.

(3) Enter into or modify a sale of an interest in land or a loan secured by an interest in land, if, but for the rate of the finance charge, the sale, loan or modification would involve a consumer credit sale or consumer loan, but applies only for the purpose of authorizing the administrator to enforce the provisions on compliance with the Truth in Lending Act.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §537.6102]
Iowa Code § 704.2A — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 704 / Section 704.2A
Justifiable use of deadly force.
Status: in_force

(1) For purposes of this chapter, a person is presumed to reasonably believe that deadly force is necessary to avoid injury or risk to one’s life or safety or the life or safety of another in either of the following circumstances:

(1) (a) The person against whom force is used, at the time the force is used, is doing any of the following:

(1) (a) Unlawfully entering by force or stealth the dwelling, place of business or employment, or occupied vehicle of the person using force, or has unlawfully entered by force or stealth and remains within the dwelling, place of business or employment, or occupied vehicle of the person using force.

(1) (a) Unlawfully removing or is attempting to unlawfully remove another person against the other person’s will from the dwelling, place of business or employment, or occupied vehicle of the person using force.

(1) (b) The person using force knows or has reason to believe that any of the conditions set forth in paragraph “a” are occurring.

(2) The presumption set forth in subsection 1 does not apply if, at the time force is used, any of the following circumstances are present:

(2) (a) The person using defensive force is engaged in a criminal offense, is attempting to escape from the scene of a criminal offense that the person has committed, or is using the dwelling, place of business or employment, or occupied vehicle to further a criminal offense.

(2) (b) The person sought to be removed is a child or grandchild or is otherwise in the lawful custody or under the lawful guardianship of the person against whom force is used.

(2) (c) The person against whom force is used is a peace officer who has entered or is attempting to enter a dwelling, place of business or employment, or occupied vehicle in the lawful performance of the peace officer’s official duties.

(2) (d) The person against whom the force is used has the right to be in, or is a lawful resident of, the dwelling, place of business or employment, or occupied vehicle of the person using force, and a protective or no-contact order is not in effect against the person against whom the force is used.

2017 Acts, ch 69, §39; 2018 Acts, ch 1026, §170
Iowa Code § 468.251 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.251
Notice of hearing.
Status: in_force

Upon the filing of such petition the board shall enter an order fixing the date for hearing thereon not less than forty days from the date of the filing thereof and shall enter an order directing the county auditor, if such district is under the control of the board of supervisors, or the clerk of the board, if under the control of a board of trustees, to immediately cause notice of hearing thereon to be served on the owners of lands in such district as may then be provided by law in proceedings for the establishment of a drainage or levee district.

[C35, §7598-g2; C39, §7598.12; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §456.2]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.251
Iowa Code § 231.13 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 231 / Section 231.13
Meetings — officers.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2024 Acts, ch 1161, §160.
Iowa Code § 691.8 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 691 / Section 691.8
Governor to transfer laboratory.
Status: in_force

The governor shall by executive order provide for the transfer of any appropriate laboratory facilities, equipment, and technical personnel of the state to the state criminalistics laboratory if such transfer will more effectively and efficiently aid the investigation of crime.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, §749A.8; C79, 81, §691.8]
Iowa Code § 657A.10A — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 657A / Section 657A.10A
Applicability.
Status: in_force

1. The provisions of sections 657A.1A through 657A.10 shall only apply to cities and counties that have, by ordinance, provided that the provisions shall apply.

(2) The provisions of sections 657A.1A through 657A.10 shall not apply to a house, barn, outbuilding, or other building or structure located on agricultural land. For purposes of this subsection, “agricultural land” means land suitable for use in farming. For purposes of this subsection, “farming” means the cultivation of land for the production of agricultural crops, the production of fruit or other horticultural crops, grazing, or the production of livestock.

2019 Acts, ch 105, §15, 17
Iowa Code § 455D.23 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 455D / Section 455D.23
Administrative enforcement compliance orders.
Status: in_force

The director may issue any order necessary to secure compliance with or prevent a violation of the provisions of this chapter or any rule adopted or permit or order issued pursuant to this chapter. Any order issued to enforce section 455D.4A may include a requirement to remove and properly dispose of materials being accumulated speculatively from a property and impose costs and penalties as determined by the department by rule. The person to whom a compliance order is issued under this section may cause to be commenced a contested case within the meaning of chapter 17A by filing a notice of appeal to the commission. On appeal, the commission may affirm, modify, or vacate the order of the director. The applicable time frames for the issuance and appeal of the order are defined in section 455B.110.

2007 Acts, ch 151, §9; 2018 Acts, ch 1023, §10; 2019 Acts, ch 97, §8; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §243
Iowa Code § 453D.4 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 453D / Section 453D.4
Agent for service of process.
Status: in_force

(1) A nonresident or foreign nonparticipating manufacturer that has not registered to do business in the state as a foreign corporation or business entity shall, as a condition precedent to having the nonparticipating manufacturer’s brand family included or retained in the directory, appoint and continually engage without interruption the services of an agent in this state to act as agent for service of process on whom all process, and any action or proceeding against the nonparticipating manufacturer concerning or arising out of the enforcement of this chapter or chapter 453C, may be served in any manner authorized by law. The service shall constitute legal and valid service of process on the nonparticipating manufacturer. The nonparticipating manufacturer shall provide the name, address, telephone number, and proof of the appointment and availability of the agent to, and to the satisfaction of, the director and the attorney general.

(2) The nonparticipating manufacturer shall provide notice to the director and the attorney general thirty calendar days prior to termination of the authority of an agent and shall further provide proof to the satisfaction of the attorney general of the appointment of a new agent at least five calendar days prior to the termination of the existing agent appointment. In the event an agent terminates an agency appointment, the nonparticipating manufacturer shall notify the director and the attorney general of the termination within five calendar days and shall include proof to the satisfaction of the attorney general of the appointment of a new agent.

(3) A nonparticipating manufacturer whose products are sold in this state, who has not appointed or designated an agent as required, shall be deemed to have appointed the secretary of state as agent and may be proceeded against in the courts of this state by service of process upon the secretary of state. However, the appointment of the secretary of state as agent shall not satisfy the condition precedent for having the brand families of the nonparticipating manufacturer included or retained in the directory.

2003 Acts, ch 97, §4, 13
Iowa Code § 602.10110 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 602 / Section 602.10110
Oath or affirmation.
Status: in_force

All persons on being admitted to the bar shall take an oath or affirmation, as promulgated by the supreme court, declaring to support the Constitutions of the United States and of the state of Iowa, and to faithfully discharge, according to the best of their ability, the duties of an attorney.

[C51, §1613; R60, §2703; C73, §208; C97, §314; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10917; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §610.11]83 Acts, ch 186, §10202(2)CS83, §602.101102005 Acts, ch 179, §76, 89
Iowa Code § 504.805 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 504 / Section 504.805
Terms of directors generally.
Status: in_force

(1) The articles or bylaws of a corporation may specify the terms of directors. If the term is not specified in the articles or bylaws, the term of a director is one year. Except for designated or appointed directors, and except as otherwise provided in the articles or bylaws, the terms of directors shall not exceed five years. Directors may be elected for successive terms.

(2) A decrease in the number or term of directors does not shorten an incumbent director’s term.

(3) Except as provided in the articles or bylaws, both of the following apply:

(3) (a) The term of a director filling a vacancy in the office of a director elected by members expires at the next election of directors by members.

(3) (b) The term of a director filling any other vacancy expires at the end of the unexpired term which such director is filling.

(4) Despite the expiration of a director’s term, the director continues to serve until the director’s successor is elected, designated, or appointed, and qualifies, or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

2004 Acts, ch 1049, §76, 192; 2015 Acts, ch 45, §7
Iowa Code § 8A.603 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 8A / Section 8A.603
Commission created.
Status: in_force

A state records commission is created. The commission shall consist of the following officials or their designees:

(1) The secretary of state.

(2) The treasurer of state.

(3) The director of revenue.

(4) The director of the department of management.

(5) The state librarian.

(6) The auditor of state.

(7) The director.

2003 Acts, ch 92, §6CS2003, §305.32003 Acts, ch 179, §70, 84; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1386, 1387, 1399C2024, §8A.603
Iowa Code § 169A.12 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 169A / Section 169A.12
Section 169A.12
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2001 Acts, ch 183, §23.
Iowa Code § 135.37A — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 135 / Section 135.37A
Natural hair braiding.
Status: in_force

Transferred to §10A.532; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1711.
Iowa Code § 359.34 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 359 / Section 359.34
Scope of levy.
Status: in_force

The levy authorized in sections 359.30 and 359.33 may be extended to property within the limits of any city so far as same is situated within the township, unless such city is already maintaining a cemetery, or has levied a tax in support thereof. The said tax may be so expended for the support and maintenance of any such cemetery after the same has been abandoned and is no longer used for the purpose of interring the dead.

[SS15, §586; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5563; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §359.34]