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Iowa Code § 518C.4 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 518C / Section 518C.4
Association established.
Status: in_force

An Iowa county and state mutual insurance guaranty association is established as a nonprofit unincorporated legal entity. An insurer shall be a member of the association as a condition of the insurer’s authority to transact insurance business in this state. The association shall perform its functions under a plan of operation established and approved pursuant to section 518C.7 and shall exercise its powers through a board of directors established under section 518C.5. Except as otherwise provided in such plan of operation, an annual or special meeting of members of the association may be held on call as directed by the association’s board of directors or by the commissioner of insurance. Written notice shall be given not less than ten days prior to the meeting by ordinary mail to each member at the member’s principal office as shown by the records in the commissioner’s office. The notice shall state the time and place, and in the case of a special meeting, the purpose of the meeting. Members may vote in person and ten members present in person shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business.

2000 Acts, ch 1035, §4
Iowa Code § 481A.68 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 481A / Section 481A.68
Tip-up fishing device.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, “tip-up fishing device” means an ice fishing mechanism with an attached flag or signal to indicate fishing action, used to hold a fishing rod or pole with line and hook.

(2) A person shall not use more than three tip-up fishing devices for fishing in the waters of the Mississippi river, the Missouri river, and the Big Sioux river, and their connected backwaters. A person may use two or three hooks on the same line, but the total number of hooks used by each person shall not exceed three. Each tip-up fishing device used in fishing shall have attached a tag plainly labeled with the owner’s name and address. A person shall not use a tip-up fishing device for fishing within three hundred feet of a dam or spillway or in a part of the river which is closed or posted against use of the device. Three tip-up fishing devices may be used in addition to the two lines with no more than two hooks per line, as specified in section 481A.72.

(3) An untagged tip-up fishing device found in use shall be confiscated by any officer appointed pursuant to section 456A.13 or 456A.14.

88 Acts, ch 1041, §1C89, §109.68C93, §481A.682003 Acts, ch 31, §1
Iowa Code § 533.328 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 533 / Section 533.328
Section 533.328
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2016 Acts, ch 1030, §9.
Iowa Code § 663.14 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 663 / Section 663.14
Mode.
Status: in_force

The service shall be made by leaving the original writ with the defendant, and preserving a copy thereof on which to make the return of service, but a failure in this respect shall not be held material.

[C51, §2225; R60, §3813; C73, §3461; C97, §4429; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12481; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §663.14]
Iowa Code § 633.591 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.591
Voluntary petition for appointment of conservator standby basis.
Status: in_force

Any person of full age and sound mind may execute a verified petition for the voluntary appointment of a conservator of the person’s property upon the express condition that such petition shall be acted upon by the court only upon the occurrence of an event specified or the existence of a described condition of the mental or physical health of the petitioner, the occurrence of which event, or the existence of which condition, shall be established in the manner directed in the petition. The petition, if executed on or after January 1, 1991, shall advise the respondent of a conservator’s powers as provided in section 633.570.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.591]89 Acts, ch 178, §15; 90 Acts, ch 1036, §2; 91 Acts, ch 36, §7; 2019 Acts, ch 57, §29, 43, 44
Iowa Code § 185C.8 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 185C / Section 185C.8
Administration of elections for directors.
Status: in_force

(1) The Iowa corn promotion board shall administer elections for district elected directors of the board with the assistance of the secretary. Prior to the expiration of a director’s term of office, the board shall appoint a nominating committee for the district represented by that director. The nominating committee shall consist of five producers who are residents of the district from which a director must be elected. The nominating committee shall nominate two resident producers as candidates for each director position for which an election is to be held. Additional candidates may be nominated by a written petition of twenty-five producers. Procedures governing the time and place of filing shall be adopted and publicized by the board.

(2) Following recommencement of the promotional order, or termination of the promotional order’s suspension as provided in section 185C.24, the secretary shall order the reconstitution of the board. An election of district elected directors shall be held within thirty days from the date of the order. The secretary shall call for, provide for notice of, conduct, and certify the results of the election in a manner consistent with sections 185C.5 through 185C.7. Directors shall serve terms as provided in section 185C.7. Rules or procedures adopted by the board and in effect at the date of suspension shall continue in effect upon reconstitution of the board. The Iowa corn growers association may nominate two resident producers as candidates for each director position. Additional candidates may be nominated by a written petition of at least twenty-five producers.

(3) The Iowa corn promotion board shall administer elections for board elected directors. Prior to the expiration of a board elected director’s term of office, the board may appoint a nominating committee. In order to be eligible for nomination and election, a candidate must have previously served on the board as an elected director. An officer of the board shall certify the results of the election.

[C77, 79, 81, §185C.8]88 Acts, ch 1134, §41; 89 Acts, ch 198, §5; 2013 Acts, ch 140, §108, 112
Iowa Code § 166B.4 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 166B / Section 166B.4
Institution of indemnification.
Status: in_force

It is hereby recognized and declared that indemnification for destruction of swine infected with or exposed to classical swine fever is an expression of the public policy of this state but employed only in the final stages of eradication of the disease, or as a means of preventing or minimizing its recurrence. The department shall not therefore institute an initial program of indemnification pursuant to the chapter until it is mutually agreed between the department and the United States department of agriculture that such action is necessary in order to carry out the classical-swine-fever eradication program.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §166B.4]2012 Acts, ch 1095, §44
Iowa Code § 414.10 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 414 / Section 414.10
Appeals.
Status: in_force

Appeals to the board of adjustment may be taken by any person aggrieved or by any officer, department, board, or bureau of the municipality affected by any decision of the administrative officer. Such appeal shall be taken within a reasonable time as provided by the rules of the board by filing with the officer from whom the appeal is taken and with the board of adjustment a notice of appeal specifying the grounds thereof. The officer from whom the appeal is taken shall forthwith transmit to the board all the papers constituting the record upon which the action appealed from was taken.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §6461; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §414.10]
Iowa Code § 453A.48 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 453A / Section 453A.48
Investigations and hearings, testimonial powers.
Status: in_force

(1) The director, or the director’s duly authorized agents, may conduct investigations, inquiries, and hearings for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this subchapter, and, in connection with such investigations, inquiries, and hearings, the director and the director’s duly authorized agents shall have all the powers conferred upon the director and the director’s examiners by Iowa statutes, and the provisions of such shall apply to all such investigations, inquiries and hearings.

(2) A hearing conducted under this subchapter shall be preceded by ten days’ notice in writing of the subject of the hearing, including, in the case of suspension or revocation of a license, a statement of the nature of the charges against the licensee. The notice shall be sent by mail to the last known address of the licensee or other person involved in the hearing, and the service shall be complete upon mailing. After every hearing the director shall make the director’s findings and order in writing. The findings and order shall be filed in the office of the director, and a copy sent by mail or otherwise to the person to whom the notice was directed.

(3) The director may exchange information with the officers and agencies of other states administering laws relating to the taxation of tobacco products.

(4) No person shall be excused from testifying or from producing, pursuant to a subpoena, any books, papers, records or memoranda in any investigation or upon any hearing, upon the ground that the testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise, may tend to incriminate the person or subject the person to a criminal penalty, but no person shall be prosecuted or subjected to any criminal penalty for or on account of any transaction made or thing concerning which the person may testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, before the director or an employee or agent thereof; provided that such immunity shall extend only to a natural person who, in obedience to a subpoena, gives testimony under oath or produces evidence, documentary or otherwise, pursuant to a subpoena. No person so testifying shall be exempt from prosecution and punishment for perjury committed in so testifying.

(5) Any person aggrieved by an order of the director fixing a tax, penalty, or interest under section 453A.43 may, within sixty days from the date of notice of the order, appeal to the board of review in the manner provided by law or unless the taxpayer contests the determination by paying the tax, interest, and penalty and timely filing a claim for refund. Judicial review of any other action of the director may be sought in accordance with the terms of the Iowa administrative procedure Act, chapter 17A.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §98.48]86 Acts, ch 1241, §5C93, §453A.4894 Acts, ch 1133, §15, 16; 2003 Acts, ch 44, §114; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127
Iowa Code § 521H.2 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 521H / Section 521H.2
Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of insurance.

(2) “Corporate governance annual disclosure” or “disclosure” means a confidential report filed by an insurer or insurance group pursuant to the requirements of this chapter.

(3) “Insurance group” means those insurers and affiliates included within an insurance holding company system.

(4) “Insurance holding company system” means the same as defined in section 521A.1.

(5) “Insurer” means the same as defined in section 521A.1.

2015 Acts, ch 27, §2, 9
Iowa Code § 514B.2 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 514B / Section 514B.2
Establishment of health maintenance organizations.
Status: in_force

Any person may apply to the commissioner for and obtain a certificate of authority to establish and operate a health maintenance organization in compliance with this chapter. A person shall not establish or operate a health maintenance organization in this state, nor sell, offer to sell, or solicit offers to purchase or receive advance or periodic consideration in conjunction with a health maintenance organization without obtaining a certificate under this chapter.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §514B.2]
Iowa Code § 554.8312 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.8312
Section 554.8312
Status: repealed

Repealed by 96 Acts, ch 1138, §81, 84.
Iowa Code § 524.525 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 524 / Section 524.525
Subscription for shares before incorporation or organization.
Status: in_force

(1) A subscription for shares entered into before incorporation or organization of the state bank is irrevocable for six months unless the subscription agreement provides a longer or shorter period, or all subscribers agree to revocation.

(2) The board of directors may determine the payment terms of subscriptions for shares that were entered into before incorporation or organization of the state bank unless the subscription agreement specifies the terms. A call for payment by the board of directors must be uniform so far as practicable as to all shares of the same class or series, unless the subscription agreement specifies otherwise.

(3) Shares issued pursuant to subscriptions entered into before incorporation or organization of the state bank are fully paid and nonassessable when the state bank receives the consideration specified in the subscription agreement.

(4) If a subscriber defaults in payment of money or property under a subscription agreement entered into before incorporation or organization of the state bank, the state bank may do either of the following:

(4) (a) Collect the amount owed as any other debt.

(4) (b) Unless the subscription agreement provides otherwise, the state bank may rescind the agreement and may sell the shares if the debt remains unpaid more than twenty days after the state bank delivers a written demand for payment to the subscriber.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §524.504]95 Acts, ch 148, §42CS95, §524.5252004 Acts, ch 1141, §63; 2022 Acts, ch 1062, §44
Iowa Code § 490.745 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 490 / Section 490.745
Discontinuance or settlement.
Status: in_force

A derivative proceeding shall not be discontinued or settled without the court’s approval. If the court determines that a proposed discontinuance or settlement will substantially affect the interests of the corporation’s shareholders or a class or series of shareholders, the court shall direct that notice be given to the shareholders affected.

2002 Acts, ch 1154, §28, 125; 2021 Acts, ch 165, §83, 230
Iowa Code § 403A.16 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 403A / Section 403A.16
Additional remedies conferrable by a municipality.
Status: in_force

A municipality shall have power by its resolution, trust indenture, mortgage, lease, or other contract to confer upon any obligee the right, in addition to all rights that may otherwise be conferred, upon the happening of an event of default as defined in such resolution or instrument, by suit, action, or proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction to:

(1) Cause possession of any housing project or any part thereof to be surrendered to any such obligee.

(2) Obtain the appointment of a receiver of any housing project of said municipality or any part thereof and of the rents and profits therefrom, and provide that, if a receiver be appointed, the receiver may enter and take possession of such housing project or any part thereof and operate and maintain same, and collect and receive all fees, rents, revenues, or other charges thereafter arising therefrom, and keep such moneys in a separate account or accounts and apply the same in accordance with the obligations of the municipality as the court shall direct.

(3) Require said municipality and the officers, agents, and employees thereof to account as if it and they were the trustees of an express trust.

[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §403A.16]2016 Acts, ch 1011, §64
Iowa Code § 626B.109 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 626B / Section 626B.109
Statute of limitations.
Status: in_force

An action to recognize a foreign-country judgment must be commenced within the earlier of the time during which the foreign-country judgment is effective in the foreign country or fifteen years from the date that the foreign-country judgment became effective in the foreign country.

2010 Acts, ch 1053, §9, 12
Iowa Code § 99A.3 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 99A / Section 99A.3
Proceedings to revoke.
Status: in_force

The proceedings for revocation shall be had before the issuing authority, which shall have power to revoke the license or licenses involved, as hereinafter provided.

[C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §99A.3]
Iowa Code § 714A.5 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 714A / Section 714A.5
Enforcement.
Status: in_force

A violation of this chapter is an unfair or deceptive trade practice and is subject to the provisions of section 714.16, except that the remedies and penalties provided pursuant to that section shall not be applied to a newspaper, magazine, publication, directory, or other print media in which an advertisement appears, or to a radio station, television station, or other electronic media which disseminates the advertisement, and no other penalty or cause of action under this chapter shall accrue against the media in or by which the advertisement appears or is disseminated, where the particular advertisement is not sponsored by the media, unless the media also performs the billing or collecting for the pay-per-call service.

91 Acts, ch 171, §5
Iowa Code § 311.14 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 311 / Section 311.14
Appearance.
Status: in_force

The appearance of any interested party, either in writing or personally, or by authorized agent, before the board of supervisors at any stage of the pending proceedings for a secondary road assessment district shall be deemed a full appearance. Only interested parties shall have the right to appear in such proceedings. All persons so appearing shall state for whom they appear. The clerk of the board shall make definite entry accordingly in the minutes of the board.

[C24, §4707; C27, 31, 35, §4753-a1; C39, §4753.01; C46, §311.11; C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §311.14]
Iowa Code § 176A.14 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 176A / Section 176A.14
Extension council officers — duties.
Status: in_force

(1) The chairperson of the extension council shall preside at all meetings of the extension council, have authority to call special meetings of said council upon such notice as shall be fixed and determined by the extension council, and shall call special meetings of the extension council upon the written request of a majority of the members of said council, and in addition to the duties imposed in this chapter perform and exercise the usual duties performed and exercised by a chairperson or president of a board of directors of a corporation.

(2) The vice chairperson, in the absence or disability of the chairperson, or the chairperson’s refusal to act, shall perform the duties imposed upon the chairperson and act in the chairperson’s stead.

(3) The secretary shall perform the duties usually incident to this office. The secretary shall keep the minutes of all meetings of the extension council. The secretary shall sign such instruments and papers as are required to be signed by the secretary as such in this chapter, and by the extension council from time to time.

(4) The treasurer shall receive, deposit and have charge of all of the funds of the extension council and pay and disburse the same as in this chapter required, and as may be from time to time required by the extension council. The treasurer shall keep an accurate record of receipts and disbursements and submit a report thereof at such times as may be required by the extension council.

(5) Each of the officers of the extension council shall perform and carry out the officer’s duties as provided in this section and shall perform and carry out any other duties as required by rules adopted by the extension council as authorized in this chapter. A member of the extension council, within fifteen days after the member’s election, shall take and sign the usual oath of public officers which shall be filed in the office of the county auditor of the county of the extension district. The treasurer of the extension council, within ten days after being elected and before entering upon the duties of the office, shall execute to the extension council a corporate surety bond for an amount not less than twenty thousand dollars. The bond shall be continued until the treasurer faithfully discharges the duties of the office. The bond shall be filed with the county auditor of the county of the extension district. The county auditor shall notify the chairperson of the extension council of the bond’s filing in the auditor’s office. The cost of the surety bond shall be paid for by the extension council.

[S13, §1683-i, -j, -m; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2933, 2934, 2938; C46, 50, 54, §176.11, 176.12, 176.16; C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §176A.14]97 Acts, ch 73, §1; 98 Acts, ch 1107, §2
Iowa Code § 276.4 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 276 / Section 276.4
State consultant.
Status: in_force

The state consultant of community education shall serve district and local advisory councils in accordance with rules promulgated by the director of the department of education and in compliance with Pub. L. No. 93-380.

[C79, 81, §276.4]85 Acts, ch 212, §21
Iowa Code § 44.8 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 44 / Section 44.8
Hearing before mayor.
Status: in_force

(1) Objections filed with the city clerk pursuant to section 362.4 or with the commissioner for an elective city office shall be considered by the mayor and clerk and one member of the council chosen by the council by ballot, and a majority decision shall be final. However, if the objection is to the certificate of nomination of either of those city officials, that official shall not pass upon the objection, but the official’s place shall be filled by a member of the council against whom no such objection exists, chosen as above provided.

(2) The hearing shall be held within twenty-four hours of the receipt of the objection if a primary election must be held for the office sought by the candidate against whom the objection has been filed.

(3) Objections relating to incorrect or incomplete information for information that is required under section 44.3 shall be sustained.

[C97, §1103; C24, §654; C27, 31, 35, §655-a8; C39, §655.08; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §44.8]88 Acts, ch 1119, §9; 2014 Acts, ch 1101, §4; 2021 Acts, ch 147, §17, 54