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Iowa Code § 144.43 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 144 / Section 144.43
Vital records closed to inspection exceptions.
Status: in_force

(1) To protect the integrity of vital statistics records, to ensure their proper use, and to ensure the efficient and proper administration of the vital statistics system kept by the state registrar, access to vital statistics records kept by the state registrar shall be limited to the state registrar and the state registrar’s employees, and then only for administrative purposes.

(2) It shall be unlawful for the state registrar to permit inspection of, or to disclose information contained in vital statistics records, or to copy or permit to be copied all or part of any such record except as authorized by rule.

(3) (a) The following vital statistics records in the custody of a county registrar may be inspected and copied as of right under chapter 22:

(3) (a) A record of birth.

(3) (a) A record of marriage.

(3) (a) A record of divorce, dissolution of marriage, or annulment of marriage.

(3) (a) A record of death if that death was not a fetal death.

(3) (b) The following vital statistics records in the custody of the state archivist may be inspected and copied as of right under chapter 22:

(3) (b) A record of birth if the record is at least seventy-five years old or upon proof of entitlement to the record.

(3) (b) A record of marriage if the record is at least seventy-five years old or upon proof of entitlement to the record.

(3) (b) A record of divorce, dissolution of marriage, or annulment of marriage if the record is at least seventy-five years old or upon proof of entitlement to the record.

(3) (b) A record of death or fetal death, if the record is at least fifty years old or upon proof of entitlement to the record.

(4) A public record shall not be withheld from the public because it is combined with data processing software. The state registrar shall not implement any electronic data processing system for the storage, manipulation, or retrieval of vital records that would impair a county registrar’s ability to permit the examination of a public record and the copying of a public record, as established by rule. If it is necessary to separate a public record from data processing software in order to permit the examination of the public record, the county registrar shall periodically generate a written log available for public inspection which contains the public record.

[C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §144.45; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §144.43; 81 Acts, ch 64, §10; 82 Acts, ch 1100, §2]88 Acts, ch 1158, §43; 90 Acts, ch 1025, §1; 94 Acts, ch 1171, §5; 97 Acts, ch 159, §21; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §194; 2015 Acts, ch 30, §59; 2018 Acts, ch 1125, §2; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §257
Iowa Code § 622B.3 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 622B / Section 622B.3
Notice of need.
Status: in_force

When a deaf or hard-of-hearing person is entitled to a sign language interpreter, the deaf or hard-of-hearing person shall notify the presiding official within three days after receiving notice of the proceeding, stating the disability and requesting the services of a sign language interpreter. If the deaf or hard-of-hearing person receives notification of an appearance less than five days prior to the proceeding, that person shall notify the presiding official requesting a sign language interpreter as soon as practicable or may apply for a continuance until a sign language interpreter is appointed.

[C81, §622B.3]93 Acts, ch 75, §9; 2021 Acts, ch 77, §15
Iowa Code § 554.9116 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.9116
Section 554.9116
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2000 Acts, ch 1149, §185, 187.
Iowa Code § 208.9 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 208 / Section 208.9
Registering mine site.
Status: in_force

(1) At least seven days before beginning mining or removal of overburden at a mine site not previously registered, an operator engaging, or preparing to engage, in mining in this state shall register the mine site with the division. Application for registration shall be made upon a form provided by the division and shall be accompanied by a bond or security as provided by section 208.14. A registration renewal shall be filed annually. Application for renewal of registration shall be on a form provided by the division. The registration and registration cancellation fees shall be established by the division in an amount not to exceed the cost of administering the provisions of this chapter. The application shall include a description of the tract or tracts of land where the site is located and the estimated number of acres at the site to be affected by the mine. The description shall include the section, township, range, and county in which the land is located and shall otherwise describe the land with sufficient certainty to determine the location and to distinguish the land to be registered from other lands. The application shall include a statement explaining the authority of the applicant’s legal right to operate a mine on the land.

(2) A mine site registered pursuant to this chapter shall have a clearly visible sign which identifies the mining operation. Failure to post and maintain a sign as required by this subsection, within thirty days after notice from the division, invalidates the registration.

(3) The division shall automatically invalidate all registrations of an operator who fails to renew the operator’s mining license within a time period set by the division, who has been denied license renewal by the division, or whose license has been suspended or revoked by the division.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §83A.9]85 Acts, ch 137, §9C93, §208.996 Acts, ch 1043, §52024 Acts, ch 1170, §37
Iowa Code § 16.188 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 16 / Section 16.188
Workforce housing assistance grant fund.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2014 Acts, ch 1080, §111, 114; . See §16.50.
Iowa Code § 523G.2 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 523G / Section 523G.2
Purpose of the chapter.
Status: in_force

The general assembly declares that the purpose of this chapter is to safeguard the public against fraud, deceit, imposition, and financial hardship, and to foster and encourage competition, fair dealing, and prosperity in the field of invention development services by prohibiting or restricting deceptive practices, misleading advertising, onerous contract terms, harmful financial practices, and other unfair, dishonest, deceptive, destructive, unscrupulous, fraudulent, or discriminatory practices which threaten the public welfare.

92 Acts, ch 1114, §3
Iowa Code § 124.408 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 124 / Section 124.408
Joint criminal trials.
Status: in_force

Information, indictments, trial, and sentencing for violations of this chapter may allege any number of violations of their provisions against one person and join one or more persons as defendants who it is alleged violated the same provisions in the same transaction or series of transactions and which involve common questions of law and fact. The several charges shall be set out in separate counts and each accused person shall be convicted or acquitted upon each count by separate verdict. Each accused person shall thereafter be sentenced upon each verdict of guilty. The court may consider such separate verdicts of guilty returned at the same time as one offense for the purpose of sentencing as provided in this chapter. The court may grant a severance and separate trial to any accused person jointly charged or indicted if it appears that substantial injustice would result to such accused person unless a separate trial was granted.

[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §204.408]C93, §124.408
Iowa Code § 137C.25 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 137C / Section 137C.25
Right of hotel operator to deny services.
Status: in_force

(1) A person operating a hotel has the right to refuse or deny the use of a room, accommodations, facilities, or other privileges of the hotel to any of the following:

(1) (a) An individual unwilling or unable to pay for the room, accommodations, facilities, or other privileges of the hotel.

(1) (b) An individual who is visibly publicly intoxicated or under the influence of alcohol or some other illegal drug, or who is disorderly so as to create a public nuisance.

(1) (c) An individual the hotel operator reasonably believes is seeking to use a room, accommodations, facilities, or other privileges of the hotel for an unlawful purpose.

(1) (d) An individual the hotel operator reasonably believes is bringing in anything which may create an unreasonable danger or risk to other persons, including but not limited to firearms or explosives.

(1) (e) An individual whose use of the room, accommodations, facilities, or other privileges of the hotel would result in a violation of the maximum capacity of such hotel.

(2) A hotel operator who reasonably refuses or denies the use of a room, accommodations, facilities, or other privileges of the hotel pursuant to this section is not subject to any civil or criminal action or any fine or other penalty, unless the refusal or denial is a violation of state or federal law.

94 Acts, ch 1032, §1
Iowa Code § 232.73A — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 232 / Section 232.73A
Retaliation prohibited remedy.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) An employer shall not take retaliatory action against an employee as a reprisal for the employee’s participation in good faith in making a report, photograph, or X ray, or in the performance of a medically relevant test pursuant to this chapter, or aiding and assisting in an assessment of a child abuse report pursuant to section 232.71B. This section does not apply to a disclosure of information that is prohibited by statute.

(1) (b) For purposes of this section, “retaliatory action” includes but is not limited to an employer’s action to discharge an employee or to take or fail to take action regarding an employee’s appointment or proposed appointment to a position in employment, to take or fail to take action regarding an employee’s promotion or proposed promotion to a position in employment, or to fail to provide an advantage in a position in employment.

(2) Subsection 1 may be enforced through a civil action.

(2) (a) A person who violates subsection 1 is liable to an aggrieved employee for affirmative relief including reinstatement, with or without back pay, or any other equitable relief the court deems appropriate, including attorney fees and costs.

(2) (b) When a person commits, is committing, or proposes to commit an act in violation of subsection 1, an injunction may be granted through an action in district court to prohibit the person from continuing such acts. The action for injunctive relief may be brought by an aggrieved employee or the county attorney.

2012 Acts, ch 1040, §2; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §59
Iowa Code § 627.13 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 627 / Section 627.13
Workers’ compensation.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 554.9406 and 554.9408, any compensation due or that may become due an employee or dependent under chapter 85, 85A, or 85B is exempt from garnishment, attachment, execution, and assignment of income, except for the purposes of enforcing child, spousal, or medical support obligations. For the purposes of enforcing child, spousal, or medical support obligations, an assignment of income, garnishment or attachment of or the execution against compensation due an employee under chapter 85, 85A, or 85B is not exempt but shall be limited as specified in 15 U.S.C. §1673(b).

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11766; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §627.13]92 Acts, ch 1195, §511; 94 Acts, ch 1171, §50; 2001 Acts, ch 87, §8
Iowa Code § 542.1 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 542 / Section 542.1
Title.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Iowa Accountancy Act of 2001”.

2001 Acts, ch 55, §1, 38
Iowa Code § 614.27 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 614 / Section 614.27
Persons under disability.
Status: in_force

The provisions of section 614.8 as to the rights of minors and persons with mental illness shall not be applicable against the provisions of sections 614.24 through 614.26, this section, and section 614.28.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §614.27]96 Acts, ch 1129, §113; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §328
Iowa Code § 502A.22 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 502A / Section 502A.22
Affirmative defense.
Status: in_force

It is an affirmative defense in a complaint, information, indictment, writ, or proceeding brought under this chapter alleging a violation of section 502A.2 based solely on the failure in an individual case to make physical delivery within the applicable time period under section 502A.1, subsection 5, or section 502A.4, subsection 1, paragraph “b” if both of the following apply:

(1) Failure to make physical delivery was due solely to factors beyond the control of the seller, the seller’s officers, directors, partners, agents, servants, or employees, every person occupying a similar status or performing similar functions, every person who directly or indirectly controls or is controlled by the seller, or any of them, the seller’s affiliates, subsidiaries, or successors.

(2) Physical delivery was completed within a reasonable time under the applicable circumstances.

90 Acts, ch 1169, §21
Iowa Code § 535D.2 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 535D / Section 535D.2
Legislative findings and purpose.
Status: in_force

The activities of mortgage loan originators and the origination or offering of financing for residential real property have a direct, valuable, and immediate impact upon this state’s consumers, its economy, the neighborhoods and communities of this state, and the housing and real estate industry. The general assembly finds that accessibility to mortgage credit is vital to the state’s citizens. The general assembly also finds that it is essential for the protection of the citizens of this state and the stability of the state’s economy that reasonable standards for licensing and regulation of the business practices of mortgage loan originators be imposed. The general assembly further finds that the obligations of mortgage loan originators to consumers in connection with originating or making residential mortgage loans are such as to warrant the regulation of the mortgage lending process. The purpose of this chapter is to protect consumers seeking mortgage loans and to ensure that the mortgage lending industry is operating without unfair, deceptive, or fraudulent practices on the part of mortgage loan originators.

2009 Acts, ch 61, §2, 25
Iowa Code § 633.553 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.553
Basis for appointment of conservator for an adult.
Status: in_force

(1) On petition and after notice and hearing, the court may appoint a conservator for an adult if the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that both of the following are true:

(1) (a) The decision-making capacity of the respondent is so impaired that the respondent is unable to make, communicate, or carry out important decisions concerning the respondent’s financial affairs.

(1) (b) The appointment of a conservator is in the best interest of the respondent.

(2) Section 633.551 applies to the appointment of a conservatorship under subsection 1.

2019 Acts, ch 57, §11, 43, 44
Iowa Code § 185.31 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 185 / Section 185.31
Penalty.
Status: in_force

It is a simple misdemeanor for any person to willfully violate any provision of this chapter or for any person to willfully render or furnish a false or fraudulent report, statement, or record required by the secretary.

[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §185.31]
Iowa Code § 501.419 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 501 / Section 501.419
Variation by corporate action — application of this part.
Status: in_force

(1) A cooperative may, by a provision in its articles of organization 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 501.412 or advance funds to pay for or reimburse expenses in accordance with section 501.414. Any such obligatory provision shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements for authorization referred to in section 501.414, subsection 3, and in section 501.416, subsection 3. Any such provision that obligates the cooperative to provide indemnification to the fullest extent permitted by law shall be deemed to obligate the cooperative to advance funds to pay for or reimburse expenses in accordance with section 501.414 to the fullest extent permitted by law, unless the provision specifically provides otherwise.

(2) Any provision pursuant to subsection 1 shall not obligate the cooperative to indemnify or advance expenses to a director of a predecessor of the cooperative, pertaining to conduct with respect to the predecessor, unless otherwise specifically provided. Any provision for indemnification or advance for expenses in the articles of organization, bylaws, or a resolution of the board of directors or members of a predecessor of the cooperative 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 501.618, subsection 3.

(3) A cooperative may, by a provision in its articles of organization, 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 cooperative’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 cooperative’s power to indemnify, advance expenses to, or provide or maintain insurance on behalf of an employee or agent.

98 Acts, ch 1152, §28, 69; 2003 Acts, ch 66, §24
Iowa Code § 490.740 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 490 / Section 490.740
Part definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this part:

(1) “Derivative proceeding” means a civil suit in the right of a domestic corporation or, to the extent provided in section 490.747, in the right of a foreign corporation.

(2) “Shareholder” means a record shareholder, a beneficial shareholder, and an unrestricted voting trust beneficial owner.

89 Acts, ch 288, §71; 2002 Acts, ch 1154, §23, 125; 2021 Acts, ch 165, §80, 230
Iowa Code § 598B.202 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 598B / Section 598B.202
Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in section 598B.204, a court of this state which has made a child-custody determination consistent with section 598B.201 or 598B.203 has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination until any of the following occurs:

(1) (a) A court of this state determines that the child does not have, the child and one parent do not have, or the child and a person acting as a parent do not have a significant connection with this state and that substantial evidence is no longer available in this state concerning the child’s care, protection, training, and personal relationships.

(1) (b) A court of this state or a court of another state determines that the child, the child’s parents, and any person acting as a parent do not presently reside in this state.

(2) A court of this state which has made a child-custody determination and does not have exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under this section may modify that determination only if it has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under section 598B.201.

99 Acts, ch 103, §14
Iowa Code § 692.10 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 692 / Section 692.10
Rules.
Status: in_force

The department shall adopt rules designed to assure the security and confidentiality of all systems established for the exchange of criminal history data and intelligence data between criminal or juvenile justice agencies and for the authorization of officers or employees to access a department or agency computer data storage system in which criminal intelligence data is stored.

[C75, 77, §749B.10; C79, 81, §692.10; 81 Acts, ch 38, §5]84 Acts, ch 1145, §3; 95 Acts, ch 191, §39
Iowa Code § 468.100 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.100
Monthly estimate payment.
Status: in_force

(1) The supervising engineer shall, on or before the tenth day of each calendar month, furnish the contractor and file with the auditor estimates for work done during the preceding calendar month under the contract on each section, and the auditor shall at once draw warrants in favor of such contractor on the drainage funds of the district or give the contractor an order directing the county treasurer to deliver to the contractor or contractors improvement certificates, or drainage bonds as the case may be, for ninety percent of the estimate on work done. Such monthly estimates shall remain on file in the office of the auditor as a part of the permanent records of the district to which they relate. Drainage warrants, bonds, or improvement certificates when so issued shall be in such amounts as the auditor determines, not however, in amounts in excess of five thousand dollars.

(2) All of the provisions of this section shall, when applicable, apply to repair work and improvement work in the same force and effect as to original construction.

[C97, §1944; S13, §1944, 1989-a9; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7531; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §455.110]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.1002014 Acts, ch 1022, §1
Iowa Code § 554.4301 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.4301
Deferred posting — recovery of payment by return of items — time of dishonor — return of items by payor bank.
Status: in_force

(1) If a payor settles for a demand item other than a documentary draft presented otherwise than for immediate payment over the counter before midnight of the banking day of receipt, the payor bank may revoke the settlement and recover the payment settlement if, before it has made final payment and before its midnight deadline, it

(1) (a) returns the item; or

(1) (b) sends written notice of dishonor or nonpayment if the item is unavailable for return; and the item or notice includes the reason for dishonor or nonpayment.

(2) If a demand item is received by a payor bank for credit on its books, it may return the item or send notice of dishonor and may revoke any credit given or recover the amount thereof withdrawn by its customer, if it acts within the time limit and in the manner specified in subsection 1.

(3) Unless previous notice of dishonor has been sent, an item is dishonored at the time when for purposes of dishonor it is returned or notice sent in accordance with this section.

(4) An item is returned:

(4) (a) as to an item presented through a clearing house, when it is delivered to the presenting or last collecting bank or to the clearing house or is sent or delivered in accordance with clearing-house rules; or

(4) (b) in all other cases, when it is sent or delivered to the bank’s customer or transferor or pursuant to that customer’s or transferor’s instructions.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §554.4301]94 Acts, ch 1167, §104, 122
Iowa Code § 69.17 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 69 / Section 69.17
Employees as members — voting.
Status: in_force

Transferred to §4A.17; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §54.