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Iowa Code § 310.8 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 310 / Section 310.8
Quarterly statement to county engineer.
Status: in_force

The department shall, quarterly, advise each county engineer of the condition of said county’s allotment of the farm-to-market road fund. Said statement shall show the balance in said county’s allotment at the beginning of said period, the amount or amounts allotted to said county during said period, the amount disbursed from said county’s allotment during said period, and the balance in said county’s allotment at the end of the said period. Said statement shall also show the estimated outstanding obligations against the said county’s allotment at the date of said statement.

[C39, §4686.08; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §310.8]
Iowa Code § 88A.2 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 88A / Section 88A.2
Permit required.
Status: in_force

(1) No amusement device or ride, concession booth, or any related electrical equipment shall be operated at a carnival or fair in this state without a permit having been issued by the director to an operator of such equipment. On or before the first of May of each year, any person required to obtain a permit by this chapter shall apply to the department for a permit on a form furnished by the director which form shall contain such information as the director may require. The director may waive the requirement that an application for a permit must be filed on or before the first of May of each year if the applicant gives satisfactory proof to the director that the applicant could not reasonably comply with the date requirement and if the applicant immediately applies for a permit after the need for a permit is first determined. For the purpose of determining if an amusement ride, amusement device, concession booth, or any related electrical equipment is in safe operating condition and will provide protection to the public using such ride, device, booth, or related electrical equipment, each amusement ride, amusement device, concession booth, or related electrical equipment shall be inspected by the director before it is initially placed in operation in this state, and shall thereafter be inspected at least once each year.

(2) If, after inspection, an amusement device or ride, concession booth, or related electrical equipment is found to comply with the rules adopted under this chapter, the director shall, upon payment of the permit fee and the inspection fee, permit the operation of the amusement device or ride or concession booth or to use any related electrical equipment.

(3) If, after inspection, additions or alterations are contemplated which change a structure, mechanism, classification, or capacity, the operator shall notify the director of the operator’s intentions in writing and provide any plans or diagrams requested by the director.

[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §88A.2]2017 Acts, ch 54, §76; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1764
Iowa Code § 169.35 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 169 / Section 169.35
Registered veterinary technician credentials.
Status: in_force

(1) A person shall not use any recognized title, abbreviation, or sign to indicate that such person is a registered veterinary technician unless that person is an individual who has been issued a certificate of registration pursuant to section 169.34.

(2) A person who violates subsection 1 commits a simple misdemeanor.

2023 Acts, ch 155, §14, 24
Iowa Code § 633A.4102 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633A / Section 633A.4102
Trustee’s bond.
Status: in_force

(1) A trustee is not required to give a bond to secure performance of the trustee’s duties unless one of the following applies:

(1) (a) A bond is expressly required by the terms of the trust.

(1) (b) A bond is found by the court to be necessary to protect the interests of beneficiaries, regardless of the terms of the trust.

(2) If a bond is required, it must be filed, and be in an amount and with sureties and liabilities as the court may order. The court may excuse a requirement of a bond, reduce or increase the amount of a bond, release a surety, or permit the substitution of another bond with the same or different sureties.

(3) The amount of a bond otherwise required may be reduced by the value of trust property deposited with a financial institution in a manner that prevents its unauthorized disposition, and by the value of real property which the trustee, by express limitation of power, lacks power to convey without court authorization.

(4) Except as otherwise provided by the terms of the trust or ordered by the court, the cost of a bond is charged to the trust.

(5) A bank or trust company shall not be required to give a bond, whether or not the terms of the trust require a bond.

99 Acts, ch 125, §37, 109C2001, §633.41022005 Acts, ch 38, §54CS2005, §633A.4102
Iowa Code § 637.603 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 637 / Section 637.603
Trustee requirements to convert or change computation method.
Status: in_force

A trustee may proceed to take action under section 637.602 if all of the following apply:

(1) The trustee adopts a written policy for the trust as follows:

(1) (a) In the case of a trust being administered as an income trust, requiring that future distributions from the trust will be unitrust amounts rather than net income.

(1) (b) In the case of a trust being administered as a total return unitrust, requiring that future distributions from the trust will be net income rather than unitrust amounts.

(1) (c) Requiring that the method used to determine the fair market value of the trust will be changed as stated in the policy.

(2) The trustee sends written notice of the trustee’s intention to take any action described in section 637.602, along with copies of such written policy and this subchapter, to all of the following persons:

(2) (a) The trustor of the trust, if living.

(2) (b) All living persons who are currently receiving or eligible to receive distributions of income of the trust.

(2) (c) All living persons who would receive principal of the trust if the trust were to terminate at the time of the giving of such notice, without regard to the exercise of any power of appointment or, if the trust does not provide for its termination, all living persons who would receive or be eligible to receive distributions of income or principal of the trust if the persons identified in paragraph “b” were deceased.

(2) (d) All persons named in the governing instrument as adviser to or protector of the trust.

(3) At least one person receiving notice under subsection 2, paragraphs “b” and “c”, is legally competent.

(4) No person receiving such notice under subsection 2, objects, by written instrument delivered to the trustee, to the proposed action of the trustee within sixty days of receipt of such notice.

2002 Acts, ch 1086, §7, 21; 2003 Acts, ch 44, §104
Iowa Code § 541.26 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 541 / Section 541.26
Section 541.26
Status: repealed

Repealed by 65 Acts, ch 413, §10102.
Iowa Code § 564A.8 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 564A / Section 564A.8
Restrictive covenants.
Status: in_force

City councils and county boards of supervisors may include in ordinances relating to subdivisions a provision prohibiting deeds for property located in new subdivisions from containing restrictive covenants that include unreasonable restrictions on the use of solar collectors.

[81 Acts, ch 184, §10]
Iowa Code § 633A.1105 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633A / Section 633A.1105
Trust terms control.
Status: in_force

The terms of a trust shall always control and take precedence over any section of this trust code to the contrary. If a term of the trust modifies or makes any section of this trust code inapplicable to the trust, the common law shall apply to any issues raised by such term.

99 Acts, ch 125, §5, 109C2001, §633.11052003 Acts, ch 95, §7; 2004 Acts, ch 1015, §26; 2005 Acts, ch 38, §54CS2005, §633A.1105
Iowa Code § 635.11 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 635 / Section 635.11
Statement in notice by clerk.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2006 Acts, ch 1129, §15.
Iowa Code § 256.69 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 256 / Section 256.69
Local financial support.
Status: in_force

Transferred to §8A.222; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1382.
Iowa Code § 321.439 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.439
Windshield wipers.
Status: in_force

The windshield on every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a device for cleaning rain, snow, or other moisture from the windshield, which device shall be so constructed as to be controlled or operated by the driver of the vehicle.

[C39, §5034.48; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.439]
Iowa Code § 519.12 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 519 / Section 519.12
Foreign companies.
Status: in_force

Any mutual insurance association organized under the laws of any other state, for the purpose of transacting the kind of business described in this chapter, and which has on hand surplus amounting to not less than ten times the maximum single retained risk, and has not less than two hundred fifty members, may upon application, be admitted to do business in this state if the commissioner finds such admission is in the public interest; and shall thereafter make all reports and be subject to taxation, examination, and supervision by the commissioner of insurance to the same extent and in the same manner as are domestic corporations organized under the provisions of this chapter.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §9081; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §519.12]
Iowa Code § 252K.902 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 252K / Section 252K.902
Short title.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2015 Acts, ch 110, §75; . See §252K.101.
Iowa Code § 15E.303 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 15E / Section 15E.303
Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Community affiliate organization” means a group of five or more community leaders or advocates organized for the purpose of increasing philanthropic activity in an identified community or geographic area in this state with the intention of establishing a community affiliate endowment fund.

(2) “Endow Iowa qualified community foundation” means a community foundation organized or operating in this state that attains the national standards established by the national council on foundations as determined by the authority in collaboration with the Iowa council of foundations.

(3) “Endowment gift” means an irrevocable contribution to a permanent endowment held by an endow Iowa qualified community foundation.

2003 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 1, §90, 93[2003 enactment of section rescinded pursuant to Rants v. Vilsack, 684 N.W.2d 193]2004 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 1001, §3, 42005 Acts, ch 150, §71, 81; 2011 Acts, ch 118, §87, 89; 2014 Acts, ch 1124, §27; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76; 2025 Acts, ch 136, §91, 98, 99
Iowa Code § 205.9 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 205 / Section 205.9
Prohibited sales.
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person in this state to sell or deliver any poison to any person known to be of unsound mind or under the influence of intoxicants, and it shall likewise be unlawful for any person in this state to sell or deliver any poison enumerated in section 205.5 to any minor under sixteen years of age except upon a written order signed by some responsible person known to the person selling or delivering the same, which said written order shall contain all of the information required to be entered in the poison register under the provisions of section 205.6.

[C27, 31, 35, §3177-b1; C39, §3177.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §205.9]
Iowa Code § 123.126 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 123 / Section 123.126
High alcoholic content beer applicability.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided by this chapter, the provisions of this chapter applicable to beer shall also apply to high alcoholic content beer.

2010 Acts, ch 1189, §42, 43
Iowa Code § 6B.55 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 6B / Section 6B.55
Buildings, structures, and improvements — policies for acquiring agencies.
Status: in_force

For any public use, public purpose, or public improvement for which condemnation is sought, an acquiring agency shall at a minimum satisfy the following policies:

(1) If an interest in real property is acquired, the acquiring agency shall acquire an equal interest in all buildings, structures, or other improvements located upon the real property which are required to be removed from the real property or which are determined to be adversely affected by the use to which the real property will be put.

(2) For the purpose of determining the just compensation to be paid for any building, structure, or other improvement required to be acquired under this section, the building, structure, or other improvement shall be deemed to be a part of the real property to be acquired, notwithstanding the right or obligation of a tenant of the lands, as against the owner of any other interest in the real property, to remove the building, structure, or improvement at the expiration of the tenant’s term. The fair market value which the building, structure, or improvement contributes to the fair market value of the real property to be acquired, or the fair market value of the building, structure, or improvement for removal from the real property, whichever is the greater, shall be paid to the owner of the building, structure, or improvement.

(3) Payment for the building, structure, or improvement under this section shall not result in duplication of any payments otherwise authorized by state law. The payment shall not be made unless the owner of the land involved disclaims all interest in the improvements of the tenant. In consideration for any such payment, the tenant shall assign, transfer, and release all the tenant’s right, title, and interest in and to the improvements. Nothing with regard to the above-mentioned acquisition of buildings, structures, or other improvements shall be construed to deprive the tenant of any rights to reject payment and to obtain payment for the property interests in accordance with other laws of this state.

89 Acts, ch 20, §20CS89, §472.55C93, §6B.5599 Acts, ch 171, §21, 42; 2006 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 1001, §19, 49
Iowa Code § 214A.33 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 214A / Section 214A.33
Suspension of E-15 access standard by order issued by governor.
Status: in_force

(1) The governor may issue or renew an executive order that temporarily suspends the requirement in section 214A.32 that a retail dealer comply with the E-15 access standard at a retail motor fuel site owned or operated by the retail dealer.

(2) The E-15 access standard suspension order as described in subsection 1 must be supported by the governor’s determination that any of the following apply:

(2) (a) There is an inadequate supply of E-15 gasoline.

(2) (b) The market price of E-15 gasoline may cause consumers to suffer economic hardship.

(2) (c) Existing gasoline storage and dispensing infrastructure is not capable of storing and dispensing E-15 gasoline.

(3) The governor may issue or renew an executive order under this section on a statewide or regional basis.

(4) The E-15 access standard suspension order shall take effect on its date of publication in the Iowa administrative bulletin, unless the order specifies a later date. The order shall expire one year from its effective date unless a shorter period is stated in the order. The early expiration of the order may also occur based on circumstances described in the order.

2022 Acts, ch 1067, §3
Iowa Code § 252H.22 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 252H / Section 252H.22
Support orders subject to cost-of-living alteration.
Status: in_force

A support order meeting all of the following conditions is eligible for a cost-of-living alteration under this subchapter.

(1) The support order is subject to the jurisdiction of this state for the purposes of a cost-of-living alteration.

(2) The support order provides for the ongoing support of at least one child under the age of eighteen or a child between the ages of eighteen and nineteen who has not yet graduated from high school but who is reasonably expected to graduate from high school before attaining the age of nineteen.

(3) Child support services is providing enforcement services for the ongoing support obligation pursuant to chapter 252B.

(4) A parent requests a cost-of-living alteration as provided in section 252H.23.

(5) The support order addresses medical support for the child.

(6) The support order is not subject to the social security disability provisions pursuant to sections 598.22 and 598.22C.

97 Acts, ch 175, §107; 2002 Acts, ch 1018, §152023 Acts, ch 19, §947
Iowa Code § 536A.24 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 536A / Section 536A.24
Electronic transactions.
Status: in_force

A licensee may engage in any transaction otherwise permitted by this chapter and applicable law, by means of either the direct transmission of electronic impulses or other indicia of a transaction for delayed transmission to the licensee. Subject to the provisions of chapter 527, a licensee may utilize, establish or operate, alone or with one or more other licensees, banks incorporated under the provisions of chapter 524 or federal law, credit unions incorporated under the provisions of chapter 533 or federal law, savings and loan associations incorporated under the provisions of federal law, or third parties, the satellite terminals permitted under chapter 527, by means of which the licensee may transmit to or receive from any customer electronic impulses constituting transactions pursuant to this section. However, such utilization, establishment or operation is lawful only when in compliance with chapter 527. Nothing in this section authorizes a licensee or other person to engage in transactions not otherwise permitted by applicable law, nor does anything in this section repeal, replace or in any other way affect any applicable law or rule regarding the maintenance of or access to financial information maintained by a licensee.

[C81, §536A.24]2012 Acts, ch 1017, §137
Iowa Code § 904.808 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 904 / Section 904.808
State purchasing requirements — exceptions.
Status: in_force

(1) A product possessing the performance characteristics of a product listed in the price lists prepared pursuant to section 904.807 shall not be purchased by any department or agency of state government from a source other than Iowa state industries, except:

(1) (a) When the purchase is made under emergency circumstances, which shall be explained in writing by the public body or officer who made or authorized the purchase if the state director so requests; or

(1) (b) When the state director releases, in writing, the obligation of the department or agency to purchase the product from Iowa state industries, after determining that Iowa state industries is unable to meet the performance characteristics of the purchase request for the product, and a copy of the release is attached to the request to the director of the department of administrative services for payment for a similar product, or when Iowa state industries is unable to furnish needed products, comparable in both quality and price to those available from alternative sources, within a reasonable length of time. Any disputes arising between a purchasing department or agency and Iowa state industries regarding similarity of products, or comparability of quality or price, or the availability of the product, shall be referred to the director of the department of administrative services, whose decision shall be subject to appeal as provided in section 8A.313. However, if the purchasing department is the department of administrative services, any matter which would be referred to the director under this paragraph shall be referred to the executive council in the same manner as if the matter were to be heard by the director of the department of administrative services. The decision of the executive council is final.

(2) The state director shall adopt and update as necessary rules setting specific delivery schedules for each of the products manufactured by Iowa state industries. These delivery schedules shall not apply where a different delivery schedule is specifically negotiated by Iowa state industries and a particular purchaser.

(3) A department or agency of the state shall cooperate and enter into agreements, if possible, for the provision of products and services under an inmate work program established by the state director under section 904.703.

[C79, 81, §216.8; 82 Acts, ch 1007, §4]83 Acts, ch 203, §14; 85 Acts, ch 21, §8, 54CS85, §246.80888 Acts, ch 1071, §1C93, §904.80894 Acts, ch 1023, §73; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §284
Iowa Code § 257B.11 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 257B / Section 257B.11
School fund accounts — audit of losses.
Status: in_force

The director of the department of administrative services shall keep the permanent school fund accounts in books provided for that purpose, separate and distinct from the revenue books. The auditor of state shall audit losses to the permanent school or university fund caused by defalcation, mismanagement, or fraud. The auditor of state shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A as necessary to ascertain the losses.

[R60, §1969; C73, §1842; C97, §2847; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4479; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §302.11]83 Acts, ch 185, §14, 62; 92 Acts, ch 1156, §12C93, §257B.1194 Acts, ch 1023, §45; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286
Iowa Code § 306.2 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 306 / Section 306.2
Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Agency” means any governmental body which exercises jurisdiction over any road as provided in section 306.4.

(2) “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.

(3) “Department” means the state department of transportation.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §306.2]2000 Acts, ch 1148, §1; 2002 Acts, ch 1119, §200, 201
Iowa Code § 43.73 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 43 / Section 43.73
State commissioner to certify nominees.
Status: in_force

(1) Not less than sixty-four days before the general election the state commissioner shall certify to each commissioner, under separate party headings, the name of each person nominated as shown by the official canvass made by the executive council, or as certified to the state commissioner by the proper persons when any person has been nominated by a convention or by a party committee, or by petition, the office to which the person is nominated, and the order in which federal and state offices, judges, constitutional amendments, and state public measures shall appear on the official ballot.

(2) The state commissioner shall similarly certify to the appropriate commissioner or commissioners at the earliest practicable time the names of nominees for a special election, called under section 69.14, submitted to the state commissioner pursuant to section 43.78, subsection 4.

[C97, §1105; S13, §1087-a23; SS15, §1105; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §601, 602; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §43.73; C75, §43.73, 43.74; C77, 79, 81, §43.73]89 Acts, ch 136, §19; 97 Acts, ch 170, §3; 2017 Acts, ch 110, §66