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Iowa Code § 904.704 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 904 / Section 904.704
Limitation on contracts.
Status: in_force

The director or the superintendent or district director, as applicable, of the institutions shall not, nor shall any other person employed by the state, make any contract by which the labor or time of an inmate in the institution is given, loaned, or sold to any person unless as provided by subchapter VIII or section 904.703.

[S13, §2727-a51, 5718-a28a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3764; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §246.25]83 Acts, ch 51, §4, 7, 9; 83 Acts, ch 96, §159, 160CS83, §217A.7985 Acts, ch 21, §27, 54CS85, §246.704C93, §904.7042017 Acts, ch 54, §76; 2024 Acts, ch 1182, §76
Iowa Code § 176A.2 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 176A / Section 176A.2
Declaration of policy.
Status: in_force

It is the policy of the legislature to provide for aid in disseminating among the people of Iowa useful and practical information on subjects relating to agriculture, home economics, and community and economic development, and to encourage the application of the information in the counties of the state through extension work to be carried on in cooperation with Iowa state university of science and technology and the United States department of agriculture as provided in the Act of Congress known as the Smith-Lever Act, adopted May 8, 1914, as amended, 38 Stat. 372 – 374, codified at 7 U.S.C. §341 – 349.

[C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §176A.2]86 Acts, ch 1245, §838; 2006 Acts, ch 1010, §57
Iowa Code § 22.1 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 22 / Section 22.1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(1) “Government body” means this state, or any county, city, township, school corporation, political subdivision, tax-supported district, nonprofit corporation other than a fair conducting a fair event as provided in chapter 174, whose facilities or indebtedness are supported in whole or in part with property tax revenue and which is licensed to conduct pari-mutuel wagering pursuant to chapter 99D; the governing body of a drainage or levee district as provided in chapter 468, including a board as defined in section 468.3, regardless of how the district is organized; or other entity of this state, or any branch, department, board, bureau, commission, council, committee, official, or officer of any of the foregoing or any employee delegated the responsibility for implementing the requirements of this chapter.

(2) “Lawful custodian” means the government body currently in physical possession of the public record. The custodian of a public record in the physical possession of persons outside a government body is the government body owning that record. The records relating to the investment of public funds are the property of the public body responsible for the public funds. Each government body shall delegate to particular officials or employees of that government body the responsibility for implementing the requirements of this chapter and shall publicly announce the particular officials or employees to whom responsibility for implementing the requirements of this chapter has been delegated. “Lawful custodian” does not mean an automated data processing unit of a public body if the data processing unit holds the records solely as the agent of another public body, nor does it mean a unit which holds the records of other public bodies solely for storage.

(3) (a) “Public records” includes all records, documents, tape, or other information, stored or preserved in any medium, of or belonging to this state or any county, city, township, school corporation, political subdivision, nonprofit corporation other than a fair conducting a fair event as provided in chapter 174, whose facilities or indebtedness are supported in whole or in part with property tax revenue and which is licensed to conduct pari-mutuel wagering pursuant to chapter 99D, or tax-supported district in this state, or any branch, department, board, bureau, commission, council, or committee of any of the foregoing.

(3) (b) “Public records” also includes all records relating to the investment of public funds including but not limited to investment policies, instructions, trading orders, or contracts, whether in the custody of the public body responsible for the public funds or a fiduciary or other third party.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §68A.1]84 Acts, ch 1145, §1; 84 Acts, ch 1185, §1C85, §22.190 Acts, ch 1271, §702; 91 Acts, ch 258, §27; 92 Acts, ch 1156, §6, 7; 2004 Acts, ch 1019, §2; 2005 Acts, ch 19, §15, 126; 2009 Acts, ch 132, §2; 2009 Acts, ch 179, §32; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §180; 2017 Acts, ch 29, §20
Iowa Code § 533C.502 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 533C / Section 533C.502
Unauthorized activities.
Status: in_force

A person shall not engage in the business of money transmission on behalf of a person not licensed under this chapter. A person who engages in such activity provides money transmission to the same extent as if the person were a licensee, and shall be jointly and severally liable with the unlicensed or nonexempt person.

2003 Acts, ch 96, §17, 42; 2023 Acts, ch 83, §20
Iowa Code § 97B.59 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 97B / Section 97B.59
Section 97B.59
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2001 Acts, ch 68, §23, 24.See §97B.4.
Iowa Code § 16.61 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 16 / Section 16.61
Legislative findings — purposes — public policy.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2007 Acts, ch 54, §45.
Iowa Code § 279.45 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 279 / Section 279.45
Administrative expenditures.
Status: in_force

The administrative expenditures as a percent of a school district’s general fund for a base year shall not exceed five percent. Annually, the board of directors shall certify to the department of education the amounts of the school district’s administrative expenditures and its general fund. For the purposes of this section, “base year” means the same as defined in section 257.2, and “administrative expenditures” means expenditures for executive administration.

86 Acts, ch 1226, §5; 88 Acts, ch 1158, §56; 89 Acts, ch 135, §74; 2013 Acts, ch 88, §18
Iowa Code § 236A.18 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 236A / Section 236A.18
Reference to certain criminal provisions.
Status: in_force

In addition to the provisions contained in this chapter, certain criminal penalties and provisions pertaining to sexual abuse are set forth in chapters 664A and 709 and sections 726.2 and 728.12.

2017 Acts, ch 121, §21
Iowa Code § 252K.608 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 252K / Section 252K.608
Confirmed order.
Status: in_force

Confirmation of a registered support order, whether by operation of law or after notice and hearing, precludes further contest of the order with respect to any matter that could have been asserted at the time of registration.

97 Acts, ch 175, §168; 2015 Acts, ch 110, §50
Iowa Code § 533.114 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 533 / Section 533.114
Annual report of superintendent.
Status: in_force

(1) The superintendent shall report annually to the governor in the manner and within the time required by chapter 7A. A copy of the report shall be furnished by the superintendent to each state credit union and to the Iowa credit union league and its affiliates.

(2) In addition to the matters required by chapter 7A, the annual report of the superintendent shall contain all of the following:

(2) (a) A summary of applications approved or denied by the superintendent pursuant to this chapter since the last previous report.

(2) (b) A summary of the assets, liabilities, and capital structures of all state credit unions as of December 31 of the year for which the report is made.

(2) (c) A statement of the receipts and disbursements of funds of the superintendent during the fiscal year ending on June 30 of the year for which the report is made and of the funds on hand on that June 30.

(2) (d) Information that the administrator of the Iowa consumer credit code may require to be included.

(2) (e) A list of state credit unions that have been designated as serving predominantly low-income members pursuant to section 533.301, subsection 1.

(2) (f) Other information the superintendent deems appropriate and advisable to disclose in the discharge of the duties imposed upon the superintendent by this chapter.

2007 Acts, ch 174, §14; 2016 Acts, ch 1030, §3
Iowa Code § 633A.4214 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633A / Section 633A.4214
Duties with regard to discretionary powers.
Status: in_force

(1) A trustee shall exercise a discretionary power within the bounds of reasonable judgment and in accordance with applicable fiduciary principles and the terms of the trust.

(2) Notwithstanding the use of such terms as “absolute”, “sole”, or “uncontrolled” in the grant of discretion, a trustee shall act in accordance with fiduciary principles and shall not act in bad faith or in disregard of the purposes of the trust or the power. Absent an abuse of discretion, a trustee’s exercise of discretion is not subject to control by a court.

(3) Subject to paragraph “c” and unless the terms of the trust expressly indicate that a rule in this subsection does not apply, all of the following shall apply:

(3) (a) A person other than a settlor who is a beneficiary and trustee of a trust that confers on the trustee the power to make discretionary distributions to or for the trustee’s personal benefit may exercise the power only in accordance with an ascertainable standard relating to the trustee’s individual health, education, support, or maintenance within the meaning of section 2041(b)(1)(A) or 2514(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(3) (b) A trustee shall not exercise a power to make discretionary distributions to satisfy a legal obligation of support that the trustee personally owes to another person.

(3) (c) This subsection does not apply to the following:

(3) (c) A power held by the settlor’s spouse who is the trustee of a trust for which a marital deduction, as defined in section 2056(b)(5) or 2523(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, was previously allowed.

(3) (c) A trust that may be revoked or amended by the settlor.

(3) (c) A trust, if contributions to the trust qualify for an annual exclusion under section 2503(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(4) A power whose exercise is limited or prohibited by subsection 3 may be exercised by a majority of the remaining trustees whose exercise of the power is not so limited or prohibited. If the power of all trustees is so limited or prohibited, the court may appoint a special fiduciary with authority to exercise the power.

99 Acts, ch 125, §60, 109C2001, §633.42142002 Acts, ch 1107, §13; 2003 Acts, ch 95, §16; 2003 Acts, ch 108, §109; 2005 Acts, ch 38, §54CS2005, §633A.4214
Iowa Code § 437B.16 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 437B / Section 437B.16
Tax exemptions.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in section 437B.12, all property tax exemptions in the Code do not apply to property subject to the statewide property tax unless such exemptions expressly refer to the statewide property tax, except that if property was exempt from property tax on January 1, 2013, such exemption shall continue until the exemption expires, is phased out, or is repealed. The property of a taxpayer who does not owe any replacement tax is exempt from the statewide property tax for the coinciding assessment year.

2013 Acts, ch 94, §25, 35, 36
Iowa Code § 229.44 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 229 / Section 229.44
Venue.
Status: in_force

(1) Venue for hospitalization proceedings shall be in the county where the respondent is found, unless the matter is transferred pursuant to Iowa court rule 12.15 for the involuntary hospitalization of persons with mental illness, in which case venue shall be in the county where the matter is transferred for hearing.

(2) After an order is entered pursuant to section 229.13 or 229.14, the court may transfer proceedings to the court of any county having venue at any further stage in the proceeding as follows:

(2) (a) When it appears that the best interests of the respondent or the convenience of the parties will be served by a transfer, the court may transfer the case to the court of the county of the respondent’s residence.

(2) (b) When it appears that the best interests of the respondent or the convenience of the parties will be served by a transfer, the court may transfer the case to the court of the county where the respondent is found.

(3) If a proceeding is transferred, the court shall contact the court in the county which is to be the recipient of the transfer before entering the order to transfer the case. The court shall then transfer the case by ordering a transfer of the matter to the recipient county, by ordering a continuance of the matter in the transferring county, and by forwarding to the clerk of the receiving court a certified copy of all papers filed, together with the order of transfer. The referee of the receiving court may accept the filings of the transferring court or may direct the filing of a new application and may hear the case anew.

92 Acts, ch 1165, §7; 96 Acts, ch 1079, §9; 96 Acts, ch 1129, §113
Iowa Code § 489.14607 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 489 / Section 489.14607
Effect of merger.
Status: in_force

When a merger under section 489.14604 becomes effective, in addition to the effects stated in section 489.1026, all of the following apply:

(1) As provided in the plan of merger, each protected series of each merging company which was established before the merger is any of the following:

(1) (a) Is a relocated protected series or continuing protected series.

(1) (b) Is dissolved, wound up, and terminated.

(2) Any protected series to be established as a result of the merger is established.

(3) Any relocated protected series or continuing protected series is the same person without interruption as it was before the merger.

(4) All property of a relocated protected series or continuing protected series continues to be vested in the protected series without transfer, reversion, or impairment.

(5) All debts, obligations, and other liabilities of a relocated protected series or continuing protected series continue as debts, obligations, and other liabilities of the protected series.

(6) Except as otherwise provided by law or the plan of merger, all the rights, privileges, immunities, powers, and purposes of a relocated protected series or continuing protected series remain in the protected series.

(7) The new name of a relocated protected series may be substituted for the former name of the protected series in any pending action or proceeding.

(8) If provided in the plan of merger all of the following apply:

(8) (a) A person becomes an associated member or protected-series transferee of a relocated protected series or continuing protected series.

(8) (b) A person becomes an associated member of a protected series established by the surviving company as a result of the merger.

(8) (c) Any change in the rights or obligations of a person in the person’s capacity as an associated member or protected-series transferee of a relocated protected series or continuing protected series take effect.

(8) (d) Any consideration to be paid to a person that before the merger was an associated member or protected-series transferee of a relocated protected series or continuing protected series is due.

(9) Any person that is a member of a relocated protected series becomes a member of the surviving company, if not already a member.

2019 Acts, ch 26, §33, 41; 2024 Acts, ch 1125, §29, 31
Iowa Code § 911.5 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 911 / Section 911.5
Agricultural theft surcharge.
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to any other surcharge, the court or clerk of the district court shall assess an agricultural theft surcharge equal to five hundred dollars, if an adjudication of guilt or a deferred judgment has been entered for a criminal violation involving any of the following:

(1) (a) Theft of agricultural property under section 714.2, subsection 1, 2, or 3.

(1) (b) Criminal mischief under section 716.3, 716.4, or 716.5, by damaging, defacing, altering, or destroying agricultural property.

(2) As used in this section, agricultural property means any of the following:

(2) (a) A crop as defined in section 717A.1.

(2) (b) Livestock as defined in section 717.1.

(2) (c) A colony or package as defined in section 160.1A, or a hive where bees are kept as described in section 160.5, if the department of agriculture and land stewardship is authorized by that chapter to inspect the colony, package, or hive or to regulate the movement of the colony, package, or hive.

(2) (c) A queen bee that is part of a colony or is being moved to be part of a colony as described in subparagraph (1).

(3) The surcharge shall be remitted by the clerk of the district court as provided in section 602.8108, subsection 11.

2020 Acts, ch 1074, §21, 93
Iowa Code § 455B.242 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 455B / Section 455B.242
Grants of assistance.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2011 Acts, ch 9, §10.
Iowa Code § 97B.49E — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 97B / Section 97B.49E
Minimum benefits.
Status: in_force

(1) For each active member retiring on or after June 30, 1973, and who has completed ten or more years of membership service, the total amount of monthly benefit payable at the normal retirement date for prior service and membership service shall not be less than fifty dollars per month. If benefits commence on an early retirement date, the amount of benefit shall be reduced in accordance with section 97B.50. If an optional allowance is selected under section 97B.51, the amount payable shall be the actuarial equivalent of the minimum benefit. An employee who is in employment on a school year or academic year basis, will be considered to be an active member as of June 30, 1973, if the employee completed the 1972-1973 school year or academic year.

(2) Effective January 1, 1997, for members who retired on or after July 1, 1953, and before July 1, 1990, with at least ten years of prior and membership service, the minimum monthly benefit payable at the normal retirement date for prior and membership service shall be two hundred dollars. The minimum monthly benefit payable shall be increased by ten dollars for each year of prior and membership service beyond ten years, up to a maximum of twenty additional years of prior and membership service. If benefits commenced on an early retirement date, the amount of the benefit shall be reduced in accordance with section 97B.50. If an optional allowance was selected under section 97B.51, the amount payable shall be the actuarial equivalent of the minimum benefit.

98 Acts, ch 1183, §39
Iowa Code § 470.6 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 470 / Section 470.6
Restriction on use of public funds.
Status: in_force

Public funds shall not be used for the construction or renovation of a facility or the construction of an addition unless the design for the work is prepared in accordance with this chapter and the actual construction or renovation of the facility or the construction of the addition meets the requirements of the design.

[C81, §470.6]2016 Acts, ch 1109, §6, 9
Iowa Code § 504.1421 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 504 / Section 504.1421
Grounds for administrative dissolution.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state may commence a proceeding under section 504.1422 to administratively dissolve a corporation if any of the following occurs:

(1) The corporation does not deliver its biennial report to the secretary of state, in a form that meets the requirements of section 504.1613, within sixty days after the report is due.

(2) The corporation is without a registered agent or registered office in this state for sixty days or more.

(3) The corporation does not notify the secretary of state within sixty days that its registered agent or registered office has been changed, that its registered agent has resigned, or that its registered office has been discontinued.

(4) The corporation’s period of duration, if any, stated in its articles of incorporation expires.

2004 Acts, ch 1049, §144, 192
Iowa Code § 706A.1 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 706A / Section 706A.1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Criminal network” means any combination of persons engaging, for financial gain on a continuing basis, in conduct which is an indictable offense under the laws of this state regardless of whether such conduct is charged or indicted. As used in this subsection, persons combine if they collaborate or act in concert in carrying on or furthering the activities or purposes of a network even though such persons may not know each other’s identity, membership in the network changes from time to time, or one or more members of the network stand in a wholesaler-retailer, service provider, or other arm’s length relationship with others as to conduct in the furtherance of the financial goals of the network.

(2) “Enterprise” includes any sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, trust, or other legal entity, or any unchartered union, association, or group of persons associated in fact although not a legal entity, and includes unlawful as well as lawful enterprises.

(3) “Proceeds” means property acquired or derived directly or indirectly from, produced through, realized through, or caused by an act or omission and includes any property of any kind.

(4) “Property” means anything of value, and includes any interest in property, including any benefit, privilege, claim, or right with respect to anything of value, whether real or personal, tangible or intangible, without reduction for expenses incurred for acquisition, maintenance, production, or any other purpose.

(5) “Specified unlawful activity” means any act, including any preparatory or completed offense, committed for financial gain on a continuing basis, that is punishable as an indictable offense under the laws of the state in which it occurred and under the laws of this state.

96 Acts, ch 1133, §26
Iowa Code § 85.53 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 85 / Section 85.53
Notice to consular officer.
Status: in_force

If such consular officer, or the officer’s duly appointed representative, shall file with the workers’ compensation commissioner evidence of the officer’s or representative’s authority, the workers’ compensation commissioner shall notify such consular officer or representative of the death of all employees leaving an alien dependent or dependents residing in the country of said consular officer that shall come to the commissioner’s knowledge.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1413; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §85.53]98 Acts, ch 1061, §11; 2018 Acts, ch 1026, §31
Iowa Code § 351.46 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 351 / Section 351.46
Tampering with an electronic handling device penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) A person commits the offense of tampering with an electronic handling device if all of the following apply:

(1) (a) The person knowingly removes, disables, or destroys an electric device designed and used to maintain custody or control of the dog or modify the dog’s behavior.

(1) (b) The electronic device is attached to or worn by the dog or attached to an item worn by the dog, including but not limited to a collar, harness, or vest.

(2) (a) For a first conviction, the person is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.

(2) (b) For a second or subsequent conviction, the person is guilty of a serious misdemeanor.

(3) This section shall not apply to an act taken by any of the following:

(3) (a) The owner of the dog, an agent of the owner, or a person authorized to take action by the owner.

(3) (b) A peace officer as defined in section 801.4.

(3) (c) A veterinarian licensed as provided in chapter 169.

(3) (d) An animal shelter or pound as defined in section 162.2.

2020 Acts, ch 1111, §2