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Iowa Code § 598.20A — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 598 / Section 598.20A
Beneficiary revocation life insurance.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as preempted by federal law, if a decree of dissolution, annulment, or separate maintenance is issued after the policy owner of an insurance contract insuring the policy owner’s own life has designated the policy owner’s spouse or one or more relatives of the policy owner’s spouse as a beneficiary under a life insurance policy in effect on the date of the decree, a provision in the life insurance policy making such a designation is voided by the issuance of the decree unless any of the following apply:

(1) (a) The decree designates the policy owner’s former spouse or one or more relatives of the policy owner’s spouse as beneficiary.

(1) (b) After issuance of the decree, the policy owner executes a designation of beneficiary form provided by the insurance company naming the policy owner’s former spouse or one or more relatives of the policy owner’s former spouse as beneficiary.

(1) (c) The policy owner and the policy owner’s former spouse remarry.

(2) If a beneficiary designation is not effective pursuant to subsection 1, the benefits or proceeds of the life insurance policy are payable to an alternate beneficiary, or if there is no alternate beneficiary, to the estate of the policy owner.

(3) An insurer who pays benefits or proceeds of a life insurance policy to a beneficiary under a designation that is void pursuant to subsection 1 is not liable for payment to an alternative beneficiary as provided under subsection 2 unless both of the following apply:

(3) (a) At least ten days prior to payment of the benefits or proceeds of the life insurance policy to the designated beneficiary, the insurer receives written notice at the home office of the insurer that the designation of the beneficiary is not effective pursuant to subsection 1.

(3) (b) The insurer has failed to interplead the benefits or proceeds of the life insurance policy in a court of competent jurisdiction in accordance with the rules of civil procedure.

(4) This section does not limit the right of a beneficiary to seek recovery from any person or entity that erroneously receives or collects the benefits or proceeds from a life insurance policy.

(5) This section does not affect the right of a policy owner’s former spouse to assert an ownership interest in a life insurance policy insuring the life of the policy owner that is not disclosed to the policy owner’s spouse prior to the decree of dissolution, annulment, or separate maintenance and that is not addressed by the decree.

(6) For purposes of this section, “relative of the policy owner’s spouse” means a person who is related to the policy owner’s former spouse by blood, adoption, or affinity, and who, subsequent to a decree of dissolution, annulment, or separate maintenance, ceases to be related to the policy owner by blood, adoption, or affinity.

2007 Acts, ch 134, §4, 28; 2013 Acts, ch 124, §30
Iowa Code § 639.9 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 639 / Section 639.9
For debts not due — grounds.
Status: in_force

The property of a debtor may be attached on debts not due, when nothing but time is wanting to fix an absolute indebtedness, and when the petition, in addition to that fact, states one or more of the following grounds:

(1) That the defendant is about to dispose of the defendant’s property with intent to defraud the defendant’s creditors.

(2) That the defendant is about to remove or has removed from the state, and refuses to secure the payment of the debt when it falls due, and which removal or contemplated removal was not known to the plaintiff at the time the debt was contracted.

(3) That the defendant has disposed of the defendant’s property in whole or in part with intent to defraud the defendant’s creditors.

(4) That the debt was incurred for property obtained under false pretenses.

[C51, §1852; R60, §3178; C73, §2956; C97, §3883; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12086; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §639.9]
Iowa Code § 703.2 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 703 / Section 703.2
Joint criminal conduct.
Status: in_force

When two or more persons, acting in concert, knowingly participate in a public offense, each is responsible for the acts of the other done in furtherance of the commission of the offense or escape therefrom, and each person’s guilt will be the same as that of the person so acting, unless the act was one which the person could not reasonably expect to be done in the furtherance of the commission of the offense.

[C79, 81, §703.2]
Iowa Code § 275.36 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 275 / Section 275.36
Submission of change to electors.
Status: in_force

(1) If a petition for a change in the number of directors or in the method of election of school directors is filed with the school board of a school district pursuant to the requirements of section 278.2, the school board shall submit such proposition to the voters at an election held on a date specified in section 39.2, subsection 4, paragraph “c”. The petition shall be accompanied by an affidavit as required by section 275.13. If a proposition for a change in the number of directors or in the method of election of school directors submitted to the voters under this section is rejected, it shall not be resubmitted to the voters of the district in substantially the same form within the next three years; if it is approved, no other proposal may be submitted to the voters of the district under this section within the next six years.

(2) If the proposal adopted by the voters requires the establishment of or a change in director district boundaries pursuant to section 275.12, subsection 2, paragraph “b”, “c”, “d”, or “e”, the school board shall draw the necessary boundaries within forty days after the date of the election. The boundaries shall be drawn according to the requirements of section 275.23A. Following adoption by the school board, the plan shall be submitted to the state commissioner of elections for approval. The new boundaries shall become effective on July 1 following approval.

[C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §275.36]93 Acts, ch 143, §44; 2002 Acts, ch 1134, §84, 115; 2008 Acts, ch 1115, §42, 71
Iowa Code § 679B.23 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 679B / Section 679B.23
Findings and report.
Status: in_force

The board shall as soon as practical visit the place where the dispute exists and make careful inquiry into its cause. The board shall hear all interested persons who come before it and advise the respective parties concerning courses of action to adjust the dispute, and shall put in writing its findings and recommendations. A copy of such report shall be filed by the board secretary in the office of the clerk of the city in which the dispute arose and shall be open for public inspection. All hearings shall be open to the public and press.

[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §90.23]86 Acts, ch 1245, §944C87, §679B.23
Iowa Code § 543D.9 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 543D / Section 543D.9
Education and experience requirement.
Status: in_force

The board shall determine what real estate appraisal or real estate appraisal review experience and what education shall be required to provide appropriate assurance that an applicant for certification is competent to perform the certified appraisal work which is within the scope of practice defined by the board. All experience required for initial certification shall be performed as a registered associate real estate appraiser acting under the direct supervision of a certified real estate appraiser who meets the supervisory requirements established by applicable federal authorities or federal law, rule, or policy in effect at the time the hours of experience are claimed, except as the board may provide by rule. Subject to requirements or limitations established by applicable federal authorities or federal law, rule, or policy, hours qualifying for experience in a bordering state will be considered qualifying hours for experience in this state without requiring a waiver or authorization from the board in accordance with rules and standards adopted by the board. Qualifying hours completed in a bordering state shall be under the direct supervision of a certified real estate appraiser with active certification in that bordering state. The board shall prescribe a required minimum number of tested hours of education relating to the provisions of this chapter, the uniform appraisal standards, and other rules issued in accordance with this chapter.

89 Acts, ch 290, §9CS89, §117B.9C93, §543D.92007 Acts, ch 72, §2; 2020 Acts, ch 1103, §42, 51; 2024 Acts, ch 1169, §38
Iowa Code § 600A.6A — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 600A / Section 600A.6A
Right to and appointment of counsel.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon the filing of a petition for termination of parental rights under this chapter, the parent identified in the petition shall have the right to counsel in connection with all subsequent hearings and proceedings.

(2) If the parent against whom the petition is filed desires but is financially unable to employ counsel, the court shall appoint counsel for the person if the person requests appointment of counsel and the court determines that the person is indigent.

2005 Acts, ch 107, §4, 14; 2014 Acts, ch 1038, §3, 5
Iowa Code § 321.514 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.514
Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this section and sections 321.515 through 321.519, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Automated driving system” means the hardware and software collectively capable of performing the entire dynamic driving task on a sustained basis, regardless of whether the system is limited to a specific operational design domain, if any.

(2) “Conventional human driver” means a natural person who manually controls the in-vehicle accelerating, braking, steering, and transmission gear selection input devices in order to operate a motor vehicle.

(3) “Driverless-capable vehicle” means a system-equipped vehicle capable of performing the entire dynamic driving task within the automated driving system’s operational design domain, if any, including but not limited to achievement of a minimal risk condition without intervention or supervision by a conventional human driver.

(4) “Dynamic driving task” means all real-time operational and tactical functions required to operate a motor vehicle on a highway in traffic within an automated driving system’s specific operational design domain, if any. “Dynamic driving task” does not include any strategic function such as trip scheduling or the selection of destinations and waypoints.

(5) “Minimal risk condition” means a reasonably safe state to which an automated driving system brings a system-equipped vehicle upon experiencing a performance-relevant failure of the system that renders the system unable to perform the entire dynamic driving task, including but not limited to removing the vehicle to the nearest shoulder if the vehicle is capable of doing so, bringing the vehicle to a complete stop, and activating the vehicle’s emergency signal lamps.

(6) “On-demand driverless-capable vehicle network” means a transportation service network that uses a software application or other digital means to dispatch driverless-capable vehicles for the purposes of transporting persons or goods, including transportation for hire as defined in section 325A.1, and public transportation.

(7) “Operational design domain” means a set of constraints used to define the domain under which an automated driving system is designed to properly operate, including but not limited to types of highways, speed ranges, environmental conditions such as weather or time of day, and other constraints.

(8) “System-equipped vehicle” means a motor vehicle equipped with an automated driving system.

2019 Acts, ch 75, §1
Iowa Code § 547.4 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 547 / Section 547.4
Penalty.
Status: in_force

Any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor.

[C27, 31, 35, §9866-a3; C39, §9866.3; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §547.4]
Iowa Code § 330A.12 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 330A / Section 330A.12
Award of contract.
Status: in_force

All contracts entered into by an authority for the construction, reconstruction, and improvement of aviation facilities shall be entered into pursuant to and shall comply with the competitive bid procedures in chapter 26. However, where an authority determines an emergency exists, it may enter into contracts obligating the authority for not in excess of the competitive bid threshold in section 26.3, or as established in section 314.1B per emergency without regard to the requirements of chapter 26 and the authority may proceed with the necessary action as expeditiously as possible to the extent necessary to resolve such emergency.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §330A.12]2006 Acts, ch 1017, §30, 42, 43
Iowa Code § 331.233A — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 331 / Section 331.233A
Appointment of commission members — city-county consolidation or community commonwealth.
Status: in_force

(1) The members of a commission created to study city-county consolidation or the community commonwealth form shall be appointed within thirty days after the adoption of a resolution creating the commission as follows:

(1) (a) One city council member shall be appointed by the city council of each city participating in the charter process.

(1) (b) Two members of the board of supervisors shall be appointed by the board of each county participating in the charter process. One supervisor must be a resident of the unincorporated area of the county for each participating county. However, if no supervisor resides in the unincorporated area, the board shall appoint a resident of the unincorporated area of the county in lieu of appointing a supervisor.

(1) (c) One member shall be appointed by each state legislator whose legislative district is located in the commission area if a majority of the constituents of that legislative district resides in the commission area. However, if a commission area does not have a state legislative district which has a majority of its constituents residing in the commission area, the legislative district having the largest plurality of constituents residing in the commission area shall appoint one member.

(1) (d) An additional member shall be appointed by each city council and each county board for every twenty-five thousand residents in the participating city or unincorporated area of the county, whichever is applicable. The member shall be a resident of the city or county, as applicable. The member shall be a person who is not holding elected office at the time of the appointment.

(2) A vacancy on the commission shall be filled by appointment in the same manner as the original appointment. The county auditor shall notify the appropriate appointing authority of a vacancy.

(3) If at any time during the commission process, the commission adopts a resolution by majority vote to prepare a charter proposing an alternative form other than city-county consolidation or the community commonwealth form, the resolution shall be submitted to the board of supervisors of the participating county, and the board shall proceed pursuant to section 331.233. The life of the commission shall be extended up to six months after the appointment of the new members.

91 Acts, ch 256, §8; 2004 Acts, ch 1066, §5, 31
Iowa Code § 508F.3 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 508F / Section 508F.3
Annuity agreement — notice to donor.
Status: in_force

An agreement for a qualified charitable gift annuity executed by a charitable organization and a donor shall be in writing. The annuity agreement shall include a notice stating that a qualified charitable gift annuity is not insurance under the laws of this state and is not subject to regulation by the commissioner or protected by an insurance guaranty fund or an insurance guaranty association. The notice required by this section shall be in a separate paragraph and in a type size no smaller than that generally used in the annuity agreement.

2001 Acts, ch 28, §4
Iowa Code § 21.3 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 21 / Section 21.3
Meetings of governmental bodies.
Status: in_force

(1) Meetings of governmental bodies shall be preceded by public notice as provided in section 21.4 and shall be held in open session unless closed sessions are expressly permitted by law. Except as provided in section 21.5, all actions and discussions at meetings of governmental bodies, whether formal or informal, shall be conducted and executed in open session.

(2) Each governmental body shall keep minutes of all its meetings showing the date, time and place, the members present, and the action taken at each meeting. The minutes shall show the results of each vote taken and information sufficient to indicate the vote of each member present. The vote of each member present shall be made public at the open session. The minutes shall be public records open to public inspection.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, §28A.1, 28A.5; C79, 81, §28A.3]C85, §21.393 Acts, ch 25, §2; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §94
Iowa Code § 279.8B — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 279 / Section 279.8B
Petition school board meeting agenda public comment.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon petition signed by eligible electors of a school district equal in number to at least ten percent of the persons who voted in the last preceding election of school officials under section 277.1, or five hundred eligible electors, whichever is less, the board of directors of the school district shall place the proposal specified in the petition on the agenda of the next regular meeting of the school board or on the agenda of a school board meeting held within thirty days of receipt of the petition filed in accordance with this subsection. If the proposal relates to curriculum, the school district may halt use of the subject instructional materials until the school board holds the board meeting at which the proposal is presented and discussed. The meeting notice shall include a brief description of the proposal.

(2) The board of directors of the school district shall provide sufficient time to receive public comment on the proposal. The board shall allow each interested member of the public to speak at the meeting regarding the proposal, but may impose a time limit on the amount of time a member of the public is allowed to speak if the time limit is the same for each speaker and necessary due to the amount of people wishing to speak.

2021 Acts, ch 170, §31
Iowa Code § 462A.83 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 462A / Section 462A.83
Security interest in vessels — exemptions.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to or affect any of the following:

(1) A lien given by statute or rule of law to a supplier of services or materials for a vessel.

(2) A lien given by statute to the United States, this state, or any political subdivision of this state.

(3) A security interest in a vessel created by a manufacturer or dealer who holds the vessel for sale, but a buyer in the ordinary course of trade from the manufacturer or dealer takes free of the security interest.

(4) A lien arising out of an attachment of a vessel.

(5) A security interest claimed on proceeds if the original security interest did not have to be noted on the certificate of title in order to be perfected.

(6) A vessel for which a certificate of title is not required under this chapter.

(7) A security interest perfected under chapter 554 before January 1, 1988.

87 Acts, ch 134, §10CS87, §106.83C93, §462A.832014 Acts, ch 1026, §143
Iowa Code § 126.23B — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 126 / Section 126.23B
Civil penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) A city or a county may enforce section 126.23A, after giving the retailer an opportunity to be heard upon ten days’ written notice by restricted certified mail stating the alleged violation and the time and place at which the retailer may appear and be heard.

(2) For a violation of section 126.23A by the retailer or an employee of the retailer a civil penalty shall be assessed against the retailer as follows:

(2) (a) For a first violation, the retailer shall be assessed a civil penalty in the amount of three hundred dollars.

(2) (b) For a second violation within a period of two years, the retailer shall be assessed a civil penalty in the amount of one thousand five hundred dollars.

(2) (c) For a third violation within a period of three years, the retailer shall be assessed a civil penalty in the amount of two thousand dollars. The retailer may also be prohibited from selling pseudoephedrine for up to three years from the date of assessment of the civil penalty.

(2) (d) For a fourth or subsequent violation within a period of three years, the retailer shall be assessed a civil penalty in the amount of three thousand dollars. On a fourth or subsequent violation, the retailer shall be prohibited from selling pseudoephedrine products for three years from the date of the assessment of the civil penalty.

(3) The city or county that takes legal action against a retailer under this section shall report the assessment of a civil penalty to the department of public safety within thirty days of the penalty being assessed.

(4) The civil penalty shall be collected by the clerk of the district court and shall be distributed as provided in section 602.8105, subsection 4.

2005 Acts, ch 15, §4, 14
Iowa Code § 15.319 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 15 / Section 15.319
Renewable chemical production tax credit.
Status: in_force

(1) An eligible business that has entered into an agreement pursuant to section 15.318 may claim a tax credit in an amount equal to the product of five cents multiplied by the number of pounds of renewable chemicals produced in this state from biomass feedstock by the eligible business during the calendar year in excess of the eligible business’s pre-eligibility production threshold. However, an eligible business shall not receive a tax credit for the production of a secondarily derived building block chemical if that chemical is also the subject of a credit at the time of production as a first product. The renewable chemical production tax credit shall not be available for any renewable chemical produced before the 2017 calendar year or after the 2035 calendar year.

(2) The tax credit shall be allowed against taxes imposed under chapter 422, subchapter II or III.

(3) The tax credit shall be claimed for the tax year during which the eligible business was issued the tax credit.

(4) An individual may claim a tax credit under this section of a partnership, limited liability company, S corporation, cooperative organized under chapter 501 and filing as a partnership for federal tax purposes, estate, or trust electing to have income taxed directly to the individual. The amount claimed by the individual shall be based upon the pro rata share of the individual’s earnings from the partnership, limited liability company, S corporation, cooperative, estate, or trust.

(5) Any tax credit in excess of the tax liability is refundable. In lieu of claiming a refund, the taxpayer may elect to have the overpayment shown on the taxpayer’s final, completed return credited to the tax liability for the following tax year.

(6) (a) To claim a tax credit under this section, a taxpayer shall include one or more tax credit certificates with the taxpayer’s tax return.

(6) (b) The tax credit certificate shall contain the taxpayer’s name, address, tax identification number, the amount of the credit, the name of the eligible business, and any other information required by the department of revenue.

(6) (c) The tax credit certificate, unless rescinded by the authority, shall be accepted by the department of revenue as payment for taxes imposed pursuant to chapter 422, subchapters II and III, subject to any conditions or restrictions placed by the authority upon the face of the tax credit certificate and subject to the limitations of the program.

(6) (d) Tax credit certificates issued pursuant to this section shall not be transferred to any other person.

2016 Acts, ch 1065, §8, 15, 16; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §94; 2023 Acts, ch 116, §6