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Iowa Code § 452A.59 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 452A / Section 452A.59
Administrative rules.
Status: in_force

The department of revenue and the state department of transportation are authorized and empowered to adopt rules under chapter 17A, relating to the administration and enforcement of this chapter as deemed necessary by the departments. However, when in the opinion of the director it is necessary for the efficient administration of this chapter, the director may regard persons in possession of motor fuel, special fuel, biofuel, alcohol, or alcohol derivative substances as blenders, dealers, eligible purchasers, exporters, importers, restrictive suppliers, suppliers, terminal operators, or nonterminal storage facility operators, or persons in possession of electric fuel as electric fuel dealers or users.

[C35, §5093-f18, -f21, -f36; C39, §5093.18, 5093.21, 5093.36; C46, 50, 54, §324.32, 324.40, 324.64; C58, 62, 66, §324.58; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §324.59]C93, §452A.5995 Acts, ch 155, §29; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2008 Acts, ch 1184, §642019 Acts, ch 151, §33, 46
Iowa Code § 541.142 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 541 / Section 541.142
Section 541.142
Status: repealed

Repealed by 65 Acts, ch 413, §10102.
Iowa Code § 81.7 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 81 / Section 81.7
Conviction or arrest not invalidated.
Status: in_force

The detention, arrest, or conviction of a person based upon a DNA database match is not invalidated if it is determined that the DNA sample or DNA profile was obtained or placed into the DNA database by mistake or error.

2005 Acts, ch 158, §7, 19
Iowa Code § 585.3 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 585 / Section 585.3
Caption of publication.
Status: in_force

(1) The publication required by this chapter shall be made under the following caption or heading, to wit:Proposed bill for the legalization of the proceedings of (name of official body).

(2) If the proposed bill be for the legalization of the bonds or warrants of the public corporation, the caption shall be modified accordingly.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10360; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §585.3]2013 Acts, ch 30, §181
Iowa Code § 660.3 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 660 / Section 660.3
Action against officers of corporation.
Status: in_force

When judgment of ouster is rendered against a corporation on account of the misconduct of the directors or officers thereof, such officers shall be jointly and severally liable to an action by anyone injured thereby.

[C51, §2173; R60, §3755; C73, §3359; C97, §4327; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12431; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §660.3]
Iowa Code § 73A.6 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 73A / Section 73A.6
Notice of hearing on appeal.
Status: in_force

(1) The appeal board shall forthwith fix a time and place in the municipality or nearby convenient place for hearing said appeal, and notice of such hearing shall be given by certified mail to the executive officer of the municipality, and to the first five persons whose names appear upon the notice of appeal, at least ten days before the date fixed for such hearing.

(2) The hearing on contracts for the state institutions and state fair board shall be at the seat of government.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §356; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §23.6]C93, §73A.6
Iowa Code § 403A.23 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 403A / Section 403A.23
Eligibility of persons receiving public assistance.
Status: in_force

Any statute to the contrary notwithstanding, no person otherwise eligible to be a tenant in a municipal housing project, shall be declared ineligible or denied occupancy in the municipal housing project merely because the person is receiving in some form public assistance including but not limited to federal supplemental security income or state supplementary assistance as defined by section 249.1, unemployment compensation, or social security.

[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §403A.23]2023 Acts, ch 19, §1115
Iowa Code § 316.12 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 316 / Section 316.12
Payments to displaced persons not to be considered as income.
Status: in_force

Except for any federal or state law providing low-income housing assistance, a payment received by a displaced person under this chapter shall not be considered as income for the purpose of determining the eligibility or extent of eligibility of any person for assistance under any federal or state law or for the purposes of chapter 422.

[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §316.12]89 Acts, ch 20, §14
Iowa Code § 13B.8 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 13B / Section 13B.8
Office of local public defender.
Status: in_force

(1) The state public defender may establish or abolish local public defender offices. In determining whether to establish or abolish a local public defender office, the state public defender shall consider the following:

(1) (a) The number of cases or potential cases where a local public defender is or would be involved.

(1) (b) The population of the area served or to be served.

(1) (c) The willingness of the local private bar to participate in cases where a public defender is or would be involved.

(1) (d) Other factors which the state public defender deems to be important.

(2) The state public defender may appoint and may, for cause, remove the local public defender, assistant local public defenders, clerks, investigators, secretaries, or other employees. Each local public defender, and any assistant local public defender, must be an attorney admitted to the practice of law before the Iowa supreme court.

(3) The compensation of the local public defender and staff of the local public defender offices shall be fixed by the state public defender.

(4) (a) The state public defender shall provide separate and suitable office space, furniture, equipment, computers, support staff, and supplies for each office of the local public defender out of funds appropriated to the state public defender for this purpose.

(4) (b) The state public defender may enter into agreements with the department of management to provide or procure suitable computer networks and other information technology services to or for each office of the state public defender, including the central administrative office and the office of the state appellate defender, and to each office of the local public defender.

(5) An employee of a local public defender office shall not have access to any confidential client information in any other local public defender office, and the state public defender shall not have access to such confidential information.

88 Acts, ch 1161, §8; 91 Acts, ch 268, §412, 439; 95 Acts, ch 67, §3; 99 Acts, ch 135, §7; 2000 Acts, ch 1115, §1; 2000 Acts, ch 1154, §4; 2002 Acts, ch 1067, §6 – 8; 2002 Acts, ch 1119, §117; 2017 Acts, ch 88, §3; 2024 Acts, ch 1185, §103
Iowa Code § 7D.1 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 7D / Section 7D.1
Membership.
Status: in_force

(1) The executive council shall consist of the:

(1) (a) Governor.

(1) (b) Secretary of state.

(1) (c) Auditor of state.

(1) (d) Treasurer of state.

(1) (e) Secretary of agriculture.

(2) A majority shall constitute a quorum. No deputy shall act on the council for the deputy’s principal.

[R60, §993; C73, §111; C97, §155; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §276; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §19.1]C93, §7D.12008 Acts, ch 1032, §201
Iowa Code § 722.1 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 722 / Section 722.1
Bribery.
Status: in_force

A person who offers, promises, or gives anything of value or any benefit to a person who is serving or has been elected, selected, appointed, employed, or otherwise engaged to serve in a public capacity, including a public officer or employee, a referee, juror, or jury panel member, or a witness in a judicial or arbitration hearing or any official inquiry, or a member of a board of arbitration, pursuant to an agreement or arrangement or with the understanding that the promise or thing of value or benefit will influence the act, vote, opinion, judgment, decision, or exercise of discretion of the person with respect to the person’s services in that capacity commits a class “D” felony. In addition, a person convicted under this section is disqualified from holding public office under the laws of this state.

[C51, §2647, 2649, 2650, 2652; R60, §4274, 4276, 4277, 4279; C73, §3939, 3941, 3942, 3944; C97, §4875, 4877, 4878, 4880, 4886; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13292, 13294, 13295, 13297, 13302; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §739.1, 739.3, 739.4, 739.6, 739.11; C79, 81, §722.1]87 Acts, ch 213, §9
Iowa Code § 125.88 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 125 / Section 125.88
Status if commitment delayed.
Status: in_force

If a court directs a respondent who was previously ordered taken into immediate custody under section 125.81 to be placed at a facility for evaluation and appropriate treatment under section 125.83, and no suitable facility can immediately admit the respondent, the respondent shall remain in custody as previously ordered by the court, notwithstanding the time limits stated in section 125.81, until a suitable facility can admit the respondent. The court shall take appropriate steps to expedite the admission of the respondent to a suitable facility at the earliest feasible time.

[82 Acts, ch 1212, §16]
Iowa Code § 489.910 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 489 / Section 489.910
Transfer of registration.
Status: in_force

(1) If a registered foreign limited liability company merges into a nonregistered foreign entity or converts to a foreign entity required to register with the secretary of state to do business in this state, the foreign entity shall deliver to the secretary of state for filing a transfer of registration statement. The transfer of registration statement must be signed by the surviving or converted foreign entity and state all of the following:

(1) (a) The name of the registered foreign limited liability company and its jurisdiction of formation before the merger or conversion.

(1) (b) The name and type of the surviving or converted foreign entity and its jurisdiction of formation after the merger or conversion and, if the name does not comply with section 489.112, an alternate name adopted pursuant to section 489.906.

(1) (c) All of the following information regarding the surviving or converted foreign entity after the merger or conversion:

(1) (c) The street and mailing addresses of the principal office of the foreign entity and, if the law of the foreign entity’s jurisdiction of formation requires it to maintain an office in that jurisdiction, the street and mailing addresses of that office.

(1) (c) The street and mailing addresses of the place of business of the foreign entity’s registered agent in this state and the name of its registered agent.

(2) On the effective date of a transfer of registration statement as determined in accordance with section 489.207, the registration of the registered foreign limited liability company to do business in this state is transferred without interruption to the foreign entity into which it has merged or to which it has been converted.

2023 Acts, ch 152, §75, 161
Iowa Code § 493.3 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 493 / Section 493.3
Amount of stock.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of any rule of law or of any statutory provision relating to the amount of capital stock issued and represented by shares of stock without par value except as otherwise provided in this chapter such amounts shall be taken to be the amount of money or the actual value of the consideration, as fixed by the directors or otherwise, in accordance with law, as the case may be, for which such shares of stock shall have been issued. In any such case in which stock having a par value shall have been issued with stock without par value for a specified combined consideration, in determining the amount of the capital stock issued and represented by shares of stock without par value the then book value of such stock having a par value shall first be deducted from the amount of the money or actual value of the consideration determined as aforesaid, and the excess thereof, if any, shall be taken to be the amount of capital stock represented by the shares of stock without par value so issued.

[C31, 35, §8419-c3; C39, §8419.03; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §493.3]
Iowa Code § 537.2309 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 537 / Section 537.2309
No other business for purpose of evasion.
Status: in_force

A lender shall not carry on other business for the purpose of evasion or violation of this chapter at a location where the lender makes supervised loans.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §537.2309]2022 Acts, ch 1021, §156
Iowa Code § 602.5111 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 602 / Section 602.5111
Publication of opinions.
Status: in_force

The state court administrator shall cause the publication of opinions of the judges of the court of appeals in accordance with rules prescribed by the supreme court. Section 602.4106 applies to decisions of the court of appeals. The state court administrator shall cause the publication of abstracts of all decisions for which written opinions are not published.

83 Acts, ch 186, §6111, 10201
Iowa Code § 154A.8 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 154A / Section 154A.8
Duties of department.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2012 Acts, ch 1113, §15.
Iowa Code § 9B.6 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 9B / Section 9B.6
Personal appearance required.
Status: in_force

(1) If a notarial act relates to a statement made in or a signature executed on a record, the individual making the statement or executing the signature shall appear personally before the notarial officer.

(2) This section is satisfied by a remotely located individual using communication technology to appear before a notary public as provided in section 9B.14A.

2012 Acts, ch 1050, §5, 60; 2019 Acts, ch 44, §5, 11
Iowa Code § 628.22 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 628 / Section 628.22
Assignment of certificate.
Status: in_force

A creditor redeeming pursuant to this chapter is entitled to receive an assignment of the certificate issued by the sheriff to the original purchaser.

[C51, §1942; R60, §3350; C73, §3120; C97, §4058; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11793; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §628.22]2019 Acts, ch 59, §212
Iowa Code § 317.12 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 317 / Section 317.12
Weeds on railroad or public lands and gravel pits.
Status: in_force

All noxious weeds on railroad lands, public lands and within incorporated cities shall be treated in such manner, approved by the board of supervisors, as shall prevent seed production and either destroy or prevent the spread of noxious weeds to adjoining lands. Gravel pits infested with noxious weeds shall not be used as sources of gravel for public highways without previous treatment approved by board of supervisors.

[S13, §1565-c, -d, -f; SS15, §1565-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, §4817, 4819; C39, §4829.12; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §317.12]
Iowa Code § 515.146 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 515 / Section 515.146
Certificate refused — administrative penalty.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of insurance shall withhold the commissioner’s certificate or permission of authority to do business from a company neglecting or failing to comply with this chapter. In addition, a company organized or authorized under this chapter which fails to file the annual statement referred to in section 515.63 in the time required shall pay and forfeit an administrative penalty in an amount of five hundred dollars to be collected in the name of the state for deposit as provided in section 505.7. The company’s right to transact further new business in this state shall immediately cease until the company has fully complied with this chapter. The commissioner may give notice to a company which has failed to file within the time required that the company is in violation of this section and, if the company fails to file the evidence of investment and statement within ten days of the date of the notice, the company shall forfeit and pay the additional sum of one hundred dollars for each day the failure continues, to be paid to the treasurer of state for deposit as provided in section 505.7.

[C97, §1715; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8947; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §515.65]85 Acts, ch 228, §6; 91 Acts, ch 213, §26; 2007 Acts, ch 152, §3CS2007, §515.1462008 Acts, ch 1074, §16; 2009 Acts, ch 181, §78
Iowa Code § 69.1 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 69 / Section 69.1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, “book”, “list”, “record”, or “schedule” kept by a county auditor, assessor, treasurer, recorder, sheriff, or other county officer means the county system as defined in section 445.1.

2000 Acts, ch 1148, §1
Iowa Code § 355.9 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 355 / Section 355.9
Descriptions.
Status: in_force

A description defining land boundaries written for conveyance or other purposes shall be complete, providing definite and unequivocal identification of the property lines or boundaries. The description shall be sufficient to enable the description to be platted and retraced. The description shall commence at or relate to a physically monumented corner or boundary line of record.

(1) If the land is located in a recorded subdivision, the description shall contain the number or other description of the lot, block, or other part of the subdivision, or shall describe the land by reference to a known corner of the lot, block, or other part.

(2) If the land is not located in a recorded subdivision, the description shall identify the section, township, range, and county, and shall describe the land by reference to government lot, by quarter-quarter section, by quarter section, or by metes and bounds commencing with a corner marked and established in the United States public land survey system.

90 Acts, ch 1236, §9C91, §114A.9C93, §355.9
Iowa Code § 544C.10 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 544C / Section 544C.10
Unlawful use of title of “registered interior designer” — violations — penalty — consent agreement.
Status: in_force

(1) It is unlawful for a person to use the title, or aid or abet a person in using the title, of “registered interior designer” or any title or device indicating that the person is a registered interior designer unless the person has been issued a certificate of registration as provided in this chapter. This section does not prohibit the provision of interior design services, or the use of the terms “interior design” or “interior designer”, by an architect or by a person who is not registered as an interior designer.

(2) A person who violates this section is guilty of a simple misdemeanor. The board, in its discretion and in lieu of prosecuting a first offense under this section, may enter into a consent agreement with a violator, or with a person guilty of aiding or abetting a violator, which acknowledges the violation and the violator’s agreement to refrain from any further violations.

2005 Acts, ch 104, §11
Iowa Code § 260I.5 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 260I / Section 260I.5
Eligible costs.
Status: in_force

Costs of a certificate program eligible for coverage by tuition assistance shall include but are not limited to:

(1) Tuition.

(2) Direct training costs and support services.

(3) Required books and equipment.

(4) Fees including but not limited to fees for industry testing services and background check testing services.

(5) Costs of providing direct staff support services including but not limited to marketing, outreach, application, interview, and assessment processes. Eligible costs for this purpose shall be limited to twenty percent of any allocation of moneys to the two smallest community colleges, ten percent of any allocation of moneys to the two largest community colleges, and fifteen percent of any allocation of moneys to the remaining eleven community colleges. Community college size shall be determined based on the most recent three-year rolling average full-time equivalent enrollment.

2011 Acts, ch 132, §83, 106; 2013 Acts, ch 141, §49; 2023 Acts, ch 111, §30
Iowa Code § 322A.22 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 322A / Section 322A.22
Other line-makes.
Status: in_force

A condition, stipulation, or provision in a franchise prohibiting or restricting the franchisee from continuing another line-make at the dealership or adding an additional line-make to the dealership is void. This section does not limit a franchiser from establishing good cause for the termination of a franchise pursuant to sections 322A.2 and 322A.11 on the grounds that the franchisee’s dealership facility is not adequate to accommodate an additional line-make that has been added to the franchisee’s dealership.

2010 Acts, ch 1081, §6
Iowa Code § 455D.26 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 455D / Section 455D.26
Green advisory committee.
Status: repealed

Repealed by its own terms; 2010 Acts, ch 1166, §2.
Iowa Code § 329.13 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 329 / Section 329.13
Administration of airport zoning regulations.
Status: in_force

All airport zoning regulations adopted under this chapter shall provide for the administration and enforcement of such regulations by an administrative agency, which may be an agency created by such regulations, or by any official, board, or other existing agency of the municipality adopting the regulations, or of one or both of the municipalities which participated therein, but in no case shall such administrative agency be or include any member of the board of adjustment. The duties of any administrative agency designated pursuant to this chapter shall not include any of the powers herein delegated to the board of adjustment.

[C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §329.13]2005 Acts, ch 3, §64
Iowa Code § 181.14 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 181 / Section 181.14
Notice.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2004 Acts, ch 1037, §18, 19.
Iowa Code § 554.5104 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.5104
Formal requirements.
Status: in_force

A letter of credit, confirmation, advice, transfer, amendment, or cancellation may be issued in any form that is a signed record.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §554.5104]96 Acts, ch 1026, §3, 28; 2012 Acts, ch 1023, §146; 2024 Acts, ch 1023, §26
Iowa Code § 159.1 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 159 / Section 159.1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of subtitles 1 through 3 of this title, excluding chapters 161A and 161C, unless otherwise provided:

(1) “Department” means the department of agriculture and land stewardship and if the department is required or authorized to do an act, unless otherwise provided, the act may be performed by an officer, regular assistant, or duly authorized agent of the department.

(2) “Person” includes an individual, a corporation, company, firm, society, or association; and the act, omission, or conduct of any officer, agent, or other person acting in a representative capacity shall be imputed to the organization or person represented, and the person acting in such capacity shall also be liable for violation of subtitles 1 through 3 of this Title, excluding chapters 161A and 161C.

(3) “Secretary” means the secretary of agriculture.

[S13, §1657-b; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2586; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §159.1]86 Acts, ch 1245, §604; 91 Acts, ch 74, §1; 92 Acts, ch 1163, §3894 Acts, ch 1023, §13; 97 Acts, ch 193, §1; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §33, 34; 2015 Acts, ch 30, §63
Iowa Code § 49.2 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 49 / Section 49.2
Oversight by the state commissioner.
Status: in_force

The state commissioner, or a designee of the state commissioner, may, at the discretion of the state commissioner, oversee the activities of a county commissioner of elections during a period beginning sixty days before an election and ending sixty days after an election. For the purposes of this section, “oversee” means to observe election-related activity, correct any activity not in accordance with law, and issue a written notice and instructions pursuant to section 39A.6 for any technical infractions that are observed.

2021 Acts, ch 12, §33, 73