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Iowa Code § 151.1 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 151 / Section 151.1
“Chiropractic” defined.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of this subtitle the following classes of persons shall be deemed to be engaged in the practice of chiropractic:

(1) Persons publicly professing to be chiropractors or publicly professing to assume the duties incident to the practice of chiropractic.

(2) Persons who treat human ailments by the adjustment of the neuromusculoskeletal structures, primarily, by hand or instrument, through spinal care.

(3) Persons utilizing differential diagnosis and procedures related thereto, withdrawing or ordering withdrawal of the patient’s blood for diagnostic purposes, performing or utilizing routine laboratory tests, performing physical examinations, rendering nutritional advice, utilizing chiropractic physiotherapy procedures, all of which are subject to and authorized by section 151.8.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2555; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §151.1]83 Acts, ch 83, §1, 2; 99 Acts, ch 141, §27
Iowa Code § 643.20 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 643 / Section 643.20
Judgment on bond.
Status: in_force

When property for which a bond has been given as hereinbefore provided is not forthcoming to answer the judgment, and the party entitled thereto so elects, a judgment may be entered against the principal and sureties in the bond for its value.

[C73, §3242; C97, §4179; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12196; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §643.20]
Iowa Code § 135G.2 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 135G / Section 135G.2
Purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the development, establishment, and enforcement of basic standards for the operation, construction, and maintenance of a subacute care facility which will ensure the safe and adequate diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of persons with serious and persistent mental illness so that the persons are able to experience recovery and live successfully in the community.

2012 Acts, ch 1120, §41
Iowa Code § 502.301 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 502 / Section 502.301
Securities registration requirement.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for a person to offer or sell a security in this state unless one of the following applies:

(1) The security is a federal covered security.

(2) The security, transaction, or offer is exempted from registration under sections 502.201 through 502.203.

(3) The security is registered under this chapter.

[SS15, §1920-u15; C24, 27, §8561, 8563; C31, 35, §8581-c11; C39, §8581.11; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §502.11; C77, 79, 81, §502.301]83 Acts, ch 169, §9; 91 Acts, ch 40, §19; 96 Acts, ch 1025, §7; 98 Acts, ch 1106, §3, 4, 24; 2004 Acts, ch 1161, §9, 68
Iowa Code § 50.22 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 50 / Section 50.22
Special precinct board to determine challenges and canvass absentee ballots.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon being reconvened, the special precinct election board shall review the information upon the envelopes bearing the provisional ballots, and all evidence submitted in support of or opposition to the right of each challenged person to vote in the election. The board may divide itself into panels of not less than three members each in order to hear and determine two or more challenges simultaneously, but each panel shall meet the requirements of section 49.12 as regards political party affiliation of the members of each panel.

(2) The decision to count or reject each ballot shall be made upon the basis of the information given on the envelope containing the provisional ballot, the evidence concerning the challenge, the registration and the returned receipts of registration. Ballots submitted to the board pursuant to section 49.78 or 49.81 that are not cured by the deadline provided in section 49.81, subsection 6, shall be rejected.

(3) If a provisional ballot is rejected, the person casting the ballot shall be notified by the commissioner within ten days of the reason for the rejection, on the form prescribed by the state commissioner pursuant to section 53.25, and the envelope containing the provisional ballot shall be preserved unopened and disposed of in the same manner as spoiled ballots. The provisional ballots which are accepted shall be counted in the manner prescribed by section 53.23, subsection 5. The commissioner shall make public the number of provisional ballots rejected and not counted, at the time of the canvass of the election.

(4) The special precinct board shall also canvass any absentee ballots which were received after the polls closed in accordance with section 53.17. If necessary, they shall reconvene again on the day of the canvass by the board of supervisors to canvass any absentee ballots which were timely received. The special precinct board shall submit their tally list to the supervisors before the conclusion of the canvass by the board.

[C77, 79, 81, §50.22]87 Acts, ch 221, §24; 88 Acts, ch 1119, §20; 89 Acts, ch 136, §47, 48; 94 Acts, ch 1169, §53; 2005 Acts, ch 19, §22; 2009 Acts, ch 57, §39; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76; 2025 Acts, ch 123, §47
Iowa Code § 124.601 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 124 / Section 124.601
Uniformity of interpretation.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, §3167; C39, §3169.23; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §204.24; C66, 71, §204.22; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §204.601]C93, §124.601
Iowa Code § 216A.104 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 216A / Section 216A.104
Energy utility assessment and resolution program.
Status: in_force

(1) The general assembly finds that provision of assistance to prevent utility disconnections will also prevent the development of public health risks due to such disconnections. The department shall establish an energy utility assessment and resolution program administered by each community action agency for persons with low incomes who have or need a deferred payment agreement or are in need of an emergency fuel delivery to address home energy utility costs.

(2) A person must meet all of the following requirements to be eligible for the program:

(2) (a) The person is eligible for the federal low-income home energy assistance program.

(2) (b) The person is a residential customer of an energy utility approved for the program by the department.

(2) (c) The person has or is in need of a deferred payment agreement to address the person’s home energy utility costs.

(2) (d) The person is able to maintain or regain residential energy utility service in the person’s own name.

(2) (e) The person provides the information necessary to determine the person’s eligibility for the program.

(2) (f) The person complies with other eligibility requirements adopted in rules by the department.

(3) The program components shall include but are not limited to all of the following:

(3) (a) Analysis of a program participant’s current financial situation.

(3) (b) Review of a program participant’s resource and money management options.

(3) (c) Skills development and assistance for a program participant in negotiating a deferred payment agreement with the participant’s energy utility.

(3) (d) Development of a written household energy affordability plan.

(3) (e) Provision of energy conservation training and assistance.

(3) (f) A requirement that a program participant must make uninterrupted, regular utility payments while participating in the program.

2007 Acts, ch 218, §136; 2010 Acts, ch 1031, §134, 170; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §302, 303
Iowa Code § 9B.9 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 9B / Section 9B.9
Signature if individual unable to sign.
Status: in_force

If an individual is physically unable to sign a record, the individual may direct an individual other than the notarial officer to sign the individual’s name on the record. The notarial officer shall insert “Signature affixed by (name of other individual) at the direction of (name of individual)” or words of similar import.

2012 Acts, ch 1050, §8, 60
Iowa Code § 322A.18 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 322A / Section 322A.18
Duty of good faith.
Status: in_force

A franchise imposes on the parties a duty of good faith in performance and enforcement of the franchise agreement. “Good faith” means honesty in fact and the observance of reasonable commercial standards of fair dealing in the trade.

2010 Acts, ch 1081, §2
Iowa Code § 502.216 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 502 / Section 502.216
Section 502.216
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2004 Acts, ch 1161, §63, 68.See §502.321B – 502.321I.
Iowa Code § 80H.6 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 80H / Section 80H.6
Rules.
Status: in_force

The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to implement this chapter.

2020 Acts, ch 1104, §6
Iowa Code § 718A.5 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 718A / Section 718A.5
Presumptive evidence of desecration.
Status: in_force

The possession by any person other than a public officer, as such, of any flag, standard, color, ensign, shield, or other insignia of the United States, or flag, ensign, great seal, or other insignia of this state, on which shall be anything made unlawful by this chapter, or of any article or substance or thing on which shall be anything made unlawful by this chapter, shall be presumptive evidence that the same is in violation of this chapter.

[S13, §5028-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §476; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §32.5]C93, §718A.5
Iowa Code § 39.7 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 39 / Section 39.7
Time of choosing officer.
Status: in_force

At the general election next preceding the expiration of the term of any officer, a successor shall be elected.

[R60, §461; C73, §575; C97, §1059; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §510; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §39.7]
Iowa Code § 336.2 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 336 / Section 336.2
Library districts formed.
Status: in_force

(1) A library district may be established composed of one or more counties, one or more cities, or any combination of cities and counties.

(2) (a) Eligible electors residing within the proposed district in a number not less than five percent of those voting for president of the United States or governor, as the case may be, within the district at the last general election may petition the board of supervisors of the county, or the city council, for the establishment of the library district. The petition shall clearly designate the area to be included in the district, the total number of board members, and how representation on the board shall be divided among the jurisdictions.

(2) (b) The board of supervisors of each county and the city council of each city containing area within the proposed district shall submit the question to the registered voters within their respective counties and cities at the next general election. The petition shall be filed not less than eighty-two days before the election.

(3) (a) A library district shall be established if a majority of the electors voting on the question and residing in the proposed library district favor its establishment.

(3) (b) The result of the election within cities maintaining a free public library shall be considered separately, and no city shall be included within the library district unless a majority of its electors voting on the question favor its inclusion. In such cases the boundaries of an established district may vary from those of the proposed district.

(4) After the establishment of a library district, other areas may be included subject to the approval of the board of trustees of the library district and the passage of a referendum by the electors of the area sought to be included.

[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358B.2]C93, §336.295 Acts, ch 67, §53; 2001 Acts, ch 158, §26; 2002 Acts, ch 1134, §96, 115; 2010 Acts, ch 1031, §322; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §139
Iowa Code § 357.20 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 357 / Section 357.20
Due date bonds.
Status: in_force

Assessments of five hundred dollars or less will come due at the first taxpaying date after the approval of the final assessment, and assessments of more than five hundred dollars may be paid in ten annual installments with interest on the unpaid balance at a rate not exceeding that permitted by chapter 74A. The board of supervisors shall issue bonds against the completed assessment in an amount equal to the total cost of the project, so that the amount of the assessment will be approximately ten percent greater than the amount of the bonds.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, §5522; C39, §5526.20; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §357.20]99 Acts, ch 83, §5; 2012 Acts, ch 1138, §98
Iowa Code § 135H.10 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 135H / Section 135H.10
Rules.
Status: in_force

(1) The department, in consultation with the department of health and human services and affected professional groups, shall adopt and enforce rules setting out the standards for a psychiatric medical institution for children and the rights of the residents admitted to a psychiatric institution. The department and the department of health and human services shall coordinate the adoption of rules and the enforcement of the rules in order to prevent duplication of effort by the departments and of requirements of the licensee.

(2) This chapter shall not be construed to prohibit funds appropriated for foster care from being used to provide payment to a psychiatric medical institution for children for the financial participation required of a youth whose foster care placement is in a psychiatric medical institution for children. In accordance with established policies and procedures for foster care, the department of health and human services shall act to recover any such payment for financial participation, apply to be named payee for the youth’s unearned income, and recommend parental liability for the costs of a court-ordered foster care placement in a psychiatric institution.

89 Acts, ch 283, §11; 2001 Acts, ch 135, §30; 2012 Acts, ch 1133, §94; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §189, 1896; 2025 Acts, ch 86, §9
Iowa Code § 554.2313 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.2313
Express warranties by affirmation, promise, description, sample.
Status: in_force

(1) Express warranties by the seller are created as follows:

(1) (a) Any affirmation of fact or promise made by the seller to the buyer which relates to the goods and becomes part of the basis of the bargain creates an express warranty that the goods shall conform to the affirmation or promise.

(1) (b) Any description of the goods which is made part of the basis of the bargain creates an express warranty that the goods shall conform to the description.

(1) (c) Any sample or model which is made part of the basis of the bargain creates an express warranty that the whole of the goods shall conform to the sample or model.

(2) It is not necessary to the creation of an express warranty that the seller use formal words such as “warrant” or “guarantee” or that the seller have a specific intention to make a warranty, but an affirmation merely of the value of the goods or a statement purporting to be merely the seller’s opinion or commendation of the goods does not create a warranty.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §9941, 9943, 9945; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §554.13, 554.15, 554.17; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §554.2313]
Iowa Code § 490.850 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 490 / Section 490.850
Part definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this part:

(1) “Corporation” includes any domestic or foreign predecessor entity of a corporation in a merger.

(2) “Director” or “officer” means an individual who is or was a director or officer, respectively, of a corporation or who, while a director or officer of the corporation, is or was serving at the corporation’s request as a director, officer, manager, partner, trustee, employee, or agent of another entity or employee benefit plan. A director or officer is considered to be serving an employee benefit plan at the corporation’s request if the individual’s duties to the corporation also impose duties on, or otherwise involve services by, the individual to the plan or to participants in or beneficiaries of the plan. “Director” or “officer” includes, unless the context requires otherwise, the estate or personal representative of a director or officer.

(3) “Liability” means the obligation to pay a judgment, settlement, penalty, fine, including an excise tax assessed with respect to an employee benefit plan, or expenses incurred with respect to a proceeding.

(4) (a) “Official capacity” means the following:

(4) (a) When used with respect to a director, the office of director in a corporation.

(4) (a) When used with respect to an officer, as contemplated in section 490.856, the office in a corporation held by the officer.

(4) (b) “Official capacity” does not include service for any other domestic or foreign corporation or any joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other entity.

(5) “Party” means an individual who was, is, or is threatened to be made a defendant or respondent in a proceeding.

(6) “Proceeding” means any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, arbitrative, or investigative and whether formal or informal.

89 Acts, ch 288, §98; 2002 Acts, ch 1154, §44, 125; 2005 Acts, ch 19, §72; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §116; 2013 Acts, ch 31, §33 – 35, 82; 2021 Acts, ch 165, §110, 230
Iowa Code § 498.11 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 498 / Section 498.11
Membership certificates.
Status: in_force

Membership certificates in due form shall be issued to all charter members and to such others as shall subsequently be admitted by the association in accordance with its articles and bylaws.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8495; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §498.11]
Iowa Code § 432.4 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 432 / Section 432.4
Deduction for debts.
Status: in_force

No deduction or exemption from the taxes herein provided shall be allowed for or on account of any indebtedness owing by any such insurance company or association; provided, however, that companies doing a fire insurance business may deduct from the gross amount of premiums received, the amount of premiums returned upon canceled policies issued upon property situated in this state.

[C97, §1333; S13, §1333; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7024; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §432.4]
Iowa Code § 15.526 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 15 / Section 15.526
Confidentiality.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsection 2, all information or records in the possession of the authority with respect to this part shall be presumed by the authority to be a trade secret protected under chapter 550 or common law, and shall be kept confidential by the authority unless otherwise ordered by the court.

(2) The identity of a tax credit recipient and the amount of the tax credit shall be considered public information under chapter 22.

2025 Acts, ch 136, §114, 118
Iowa Code § 642.14A — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 642 / Section 642.14A
Notice to defendant nonemployer garnishees.
Status: in_force

(1) If the garnishment is to property other than earnings an employer owes a defendant, the judgment creditor shall serve upon a debtor who is a natural person not later than seven business days after the sheriff’s filing of a garnishee’s answers pursuant to section 642.5, subsection 4, which show that the garnishee is indebted to the defendant, a notice of garnishment and levy notifying the defendant of the information required in subsection 3.

(2) The notice required by this section shall be served by personal service or restricted certified mail and first class mail to the last known address of the defendant. Service shall not be made by a party to the action or an attorney for a party to the action. Service may be made by taking acknowledgment of service from the defendant. Proof of such service shall be filed with the court.

(3) The notice required by this section shall:

(3) (a) Inform the defendant that judgment has been entered in the main action and the defendant’s funds or other property is subject to execution under the judgment.

(3) (b) Inform the defendant that the defendant has the right to claim funds or other property exempt from execution or garnishment and a right to request and have a timely hearing before a judge to claim such exemptions.

(3) (c) Inform the defendant that if the defendant does not file a motion or other appropriate pleading to claim funds or other property exempt from execution or garnishment under state or federal law, the defendant may lose any such rights and the funds or other property may be applied to the judgment against the defendant.

(3) (d) Inform the defendant that state and federal laws may place limits on the amount of earnings that may be garnished annually and per pay period and limits on other funds and property that may be garnished or levied against.

(3) (e) Contain the full text of section 630.3A.

(3) (f) State that the defendant may wish to consult a lawyer for advice as to the meaning of the notice.

(3) (g) Inform the defendant that any garnishment for fines imposed on a defendant in a criminal case is subject to section 909.6, including the provision that any law which exempts a person’s personal property from any lien or legal process is not applicable for such garnishment.

(4) An additional court filing fee shall not be assessed for proceedings under this section.

2014 Acts, ch 1090, §2; 2015 Acts, ch 79, §4
Iowa Code § 718.1 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 718 / Section 718.1
Insurrection.
Status: in_force

An insurrection is three or more persons acting in concert and using physical violence against persons or property, with the purpose of interfering with, disrupting, or destroying the government of the state or any subdivision thereof, or to prevent any executive, legislative, or judicial officer or body from performing its lawful function. Participation in insurrection is a class “C” felony.

[C51, §2565, 2567; R60, §4188, 4190; C73, §3845, 3847; C97, §4724, 4726; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12897, 12898, 12900, 12904; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §689.1, 689.2, 689.4, 689.8; C79, 81, §718.1]
Iowa Code § 231.59 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 231 / Section 231.59
Section 231.59
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2003 Acts, ch 141, §16.
Iowa Code § 598B.316 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 598B / Section 598B.316
Role of law enforcement.
Status: in_force

At the request of a prosecutor acting under section 598B.315, a law enforcement officer may take any lawful action reasonably necessary to locate a child or a party and assist a prosecutor with responsibilities under section 598B.315.

99 Acts, ch 103, §38
Iowa Code § 489.110 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 489 / Section 489.110
Operating agreement scope, function, and limitations.
Status: in_force

Transferred to §489.105; 2023 Acts, ch 152, §143, 161.
Iowa Code § 239B.12 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 239B / Section 239B.12
Immunization.
Status: in_force

(1) To the extent feasible, the department shall determine the immunization status of children receiving assistance under this chapter. The status shall be determined in accordance with the immunization recommendations adopted under section 139A.8, including the exemption provisions in section 139A.8, subsection 4. If the department determines a child is not in compliance with the immunization recommendations, the department shall refer the child’s parent or guardian to a local public health agency for immunization services for the child and other members of the child’s family.

(2) The department shall determine immunization rates of participants, evaluate family investment program efforts to encourage immunizations, and develop strategies to further encourage immunization of participants.

97 Acts, ch 41, §13, 34; 2000 Acts, ch 1066, §432023 Acts, ch 19, §785