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Iowa Code § 48A.2 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 48A / Section 48A.2
Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions established by this section and section 39.3 shall apply wherever the terms so defined appear in this chapter, unless the context in which any such term is used clearly requires otherwise.

(1) “Commissioner of registration” means the county commissioner of elections as defined in section 47.2.

(2) “Document” means, for purposes of satisfying proof of residence under this chapter, information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic record and is retrievable in perceivable form.

(3) “Homeless person” means a person who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence and who has a primary nighttime residence that is one of the following:

(3) (a) A supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations.

(3) (b) An institution that provides a temporary residence for persons intended to be institutionalized.

(3) (c) A public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.

(4) “Person who is incompetent to vote” means a person with an intellectual disability who has been found to lack the mental capacity to vote in a proceeding held pursuant to section 633.552.

(5) “Voter registration agency” means an agency designated to conduct voter registration under section 48A.19. Offices of the office of driver services of the state department of transportation are not voter registration agencies.

(6) “Voter identification card” means a card issued pursuant to section 48A.10A.

(7) “Voter registration form” means an application to register to vote which must be completed by or on behalf of any person registering to vote. The voter registration form may also be used to make changes to an existing voter registration record.

(8) “Voter registration list” means a compilation of voter registration records produced, upon request, from the electronic voter registration file or by viewing, upon request, the original, completed voter registration applications and forms.

94 Acts, ch 1169, §2; 96 Acts, ch 1129, §14; 98 Acts, ch 1185, §1; 2002 Acts, ch 1134, §17, 115; 2007 Acts, ch 59, §39, 43; 2009 Acts, ch 57, §14; 2012 Acts, ch 1019, §5; 2013 Acts, ch 130, §16, 35; 2017 Acts, ch 110, §12, 35, 36; 2018 Acts, ch 1149, §4, 12; 2019 Acts, ch 57, §1, 43, 44
Iowa Code § 509A.2 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 509A / Section 509A.2
Sources of funds.
Status: in_force

The funds for such plans shall be created solely from the contributions of employees, or from contributions wholly or in part by the governing body.

[C50, 54, 58, 62, §365A.2; C66, §509.16; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §509A.2]
Iowa Code § 499.65 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 499 / Section 499.65
Objection of members — purchase of shares upon demand.
Status: in_force

(1) If a voting member or voting shareholder of a cooperative association which is a party to a merger or consolidation files with the cooperative association, prior to or at the meeting of members at which the plan is submitted to a vote, a written objection to the plan of merger or consolidation, and votes in opposition to the plan, and the member or shareholder, within twenty days after the merger or consolidation is approved by the other members, makes written demand on the surviving or new association for payment of the fair value of that member’s or shareholder’s interest as of the day prior to the date on which the vote was taken approving the merger or consolidation, the surviving or new association shall pay to the member or shareholder, upon surrender of that person’s certificate of membership or shares of stock, the fair value of that person’s interest as provided in section 499.66. A member or shareholder who fails to make demand within the twenty-day period is conclusively presumed to have consented to the merger or consolidation and is bound by its terms.

(2) In the event that a dissenting member or shareholder does business with the surviving or new association before payment has been made for that person’s membership or stock, the dissenting member or shareholder is deemed to have consented to the merger or consolidation and to have waived all further rights as a dissenting member or shareholder.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §499.65]86 Acts, ch 1196, §7; 92 Acts, ch 1147, §2; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127
Iowa Code § 208.16 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 208 / Section 208.16
Transfer to new operator.
Status: in_force

(1) If control of a mine site registered pursuant to section 208.9 is acquired by an operator other than the operator holding authorization to conduct mining on the site, the new operator shall within thirty days apply for registration of the site. The application shall be made and processed as provided under sections 208.9 and 208.14. The former operator’s bond or security shall not be released until the new operator’s bond or security has been accepted by the division.

(2) The division may establish procedures for transferring the responsibility for reclamation of a mine site to a state agency or political subdivision, or to a private entity, which intends to use the site for other purposes. The division, with agreement from the receiving agency or subdivision, or from a private entity, to complete adequate reclamation, may approve the transfer of responsibility, release the bond or security, and terminate or amend the operator’s authorization to conduct mining on the site.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §83A.16]C93, §208.1696 Acts, ch 1043, §9; 2004 Acts, ch 1175, §228
Iowa Code § 455B.219 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 455B / Section 455B.219
Revocation or suspension.
Status: in_force

The director may suspend or revoke the certificate of an operator, following a hearing before the director, when the operator is guilty of the following acts or offenses:

(1) Fraud in procuring a license.

(2) Professional incompetency.

(3) Knowingly making misleading, deceptive, untrue or fraudulent representations in the practice of the operator’s profession or engaging in unethical conduct or practice harmful or detrimental to the public. Proof of actual injury need not be established.

(4) Habitual intoxication or addiction to the use of drugs.

(5) Conviction of a felony related to the profession or occupation of the licensee, or the conviction of any felony that would affect the licensee’s ability to operate a water treatment or wastewater treatment plant. A copy of the record of conviction or plea of guilty shall be conclusive evidence.

(6) Fraud in representation as to skill or ability.

(7) Use of untruthful or improbable statements in advertisements.

(8) Willful or repeated violations of this subchapter III.

[C66, 71, §136A.11; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §455B.59]C83, §455B.21986 Acts, ch 1245, §1896; 2021 Acts, ch 76, §99
Iowa Code § 184A.13 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 184A / Section 184A.13
Section 184A.13
Status: repealed

Repealed by 99 Acts, ch 158, §17, 19.
Iowa Code § 554.11104 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.11104
Transition provision on change of requirement of filing.
Status: in_force

A security interest for the perfection of which filing or the taking of possession was required under this chapter prior to amendment and which attached prior to January 1, 1975, but was not perfected shall be deemed perfected on January 1, 1975, if this chapter as amended permits perfection without filing or the taking of possession, or authorizes filing in the office or offices where a prior ineffective filing was made.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §554.11104]
Iowa Code § 449.6 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 449 / Section 449.6
Appeal.
Status: in_force

A party aggrieved by an order of apportionment may appeal therefrom to the district court at any time within ten days from the date of said order, by serving written notice of said appeal on all other parties to said proceeding. Should personal service of said notice within the county be impossible as to any party, any judge of the district court may prescribe the manner of such service.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7302; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §449.6]
Iowa Code § 809.10 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 809 / Section 809.10
Section 809.10
Status: repealed

Repealed by 96 Acts, ch 1133, §53.See §809.12A and chapter 809A.
Iowa Code § 306A.1 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 306A / Section 306A.1
Declaration of policy.
Status: in_force

The legislature hereby finds, determines, and declares that this chapter is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, and for the promotion of the general welfare.

[C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §306A.1]
Iowa Code § 144E.6 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 144E / Section 144E.6
Provider recourse.
Status: in_force

(1) To the extent consistent with state law, the board of medicine created under chapter 147 shall not revoke, fail to renew, suspend, or take any action against a physician’s license based solely on the physician’s recommendations to an eligible patient regarding access to or treatment with an investigational drug, biological product, or device, or an individualized investigational treatment.

(2) To the extent consistent with federal law, an entity responsible for Medicare certification shall not take action against a physician’s Medicare certification based solely on the physician’s recommendation that a patient have access to an investigational drug, biological product, or device, or an individualized investigational treatment.

2017 Acts, ch 130, §6; 2025 Acts, ch 80, §5
Iowa Code § 10A.501 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 10A / Section 10A.501
Section 10A.501
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2004 Acts, ch 1026, §4.
Iowa Code § 357A.7 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 357A / Section 357A.7
Meeting of members.
Status: in_force

As a part of the order incorporating the district, the supervisors shall fix the time and place at which the members shall meet to select from their number a board of directors. Selection of the initial board shall be not later than thirty days after the hearing. The number of directors on the board, not to exceed nine, shall be determined by a majority vote of those members present. Any member elected a director who fails to become a participating member, within thirty days after entry in the minutes of the board of a declaration of availability of benefit units for subscription, shall forfeit the office of director.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §357A.7]
Iowa Code § 80D.14 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 80D / Section 80D.14
No participation in a pension fund or retirement system.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not be construed to authorize or permit a reserve peace officer to become eligible for participation in a pension fund or retirement system created by the laws of this state of which regular peace officers may become members.

[C81, §80D.14]
Iowa Code § 455B.104 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 455B / Section 455B.104
Departmental duties.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall either approve or deny a permit to a person applying for a permit under this chapter within six months from the date that the department receives a completed application for the permit. An application which is not approved or denied within the six-month period shall be approved by default. The department shall issue a permit to the applicant within ten days following the date of default approval. However, this subsection shall not apply to applications for permits which are issued under subchapter II or subchapter IV, parts 2 through 5.

(2) The department may periodically forward recommendations to the commission designed to encourage the reduction of statewide greenhouse gas emissions.

(3) By December 31 of each year, the department shall submit a report to the governor and the general assembly regarding the greenhouse gas emissions in the state during the previous calendar year and forecasting trends in such emissions. The first submission by the department shall be filed by December 31, 2011, for the calendar year beginning January 1, 2010.

93 Acts, ch 176, §44; 94 Acts, ch 1119, §30; 98 Acts, ch 1209, §10, 53; 2002 Acts, ch 1137, §68, 71; 2002 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 1003, §260, 2622009 Acts, ch 123, §31; 2010 Acts, ch 1031, §258; 2010 Acts, ch 1193, §54; 2011 Acts, ch 9, §2; 2011 Acts, ch 118, §86, 89; 2012 Acts, ch 1126, §25; 2021 Acts, ch 76, §150; 2025 Acts, ch 136, §54, 59
Iowa Code § 263B.2 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 263B / Section 263B.2
Duties.
Status: in_force

The state archaeologist shall have the primary responsibility for the discovery, location and excavation of archaeological sites and for the recovery, restoration and preservation of archaeological remains in and for the state of Iowa, and shall coordinate all such activities through cooperation with the state department of transportation, the department of natural resources, and other state agencies concerned with archaeological salvage or the products thereof. The state archaeologist may publish educational and scientific reports relating to the responsibilities and duties of the office.

[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §305A.2]C93, §263B.2
Iowa Code § 137F.5 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 137F / Section 137F.5
Application for license.
Status: in_force

(1) An application form prescribed by the department for a license under this chapter shall be obtained from the department or from a municipal corporation which is a regulatory authority. A completed application shall be submitted to the appropriate regulatory authority.

(2) A person conducting an event shall submit a license application and an application fee of fifty dollars to the appropriate regulatory authority at least sixty days in advance of the event. An “event” for purposes of this subsection does not include a function with ten or fewer temporary food establishments, a fair as defined in section 174.1, or a farmers market.

(3) The dominant form of business shall determine the type of license for establishments which engage in operations covered under both the definition of a food establishment and of a food processing plant.

(4) The regulatory authority where the unit is domiciled shall issue a license for a mobile food unit.

98 Acts, ch 1162, §10, 30; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76; 2018 Acts, ch 1144, §12, 16
Iowa Code § 174.22 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 174 / Section 174.22
Entry under changed name.
Status: in_force

The name of any horse for the purpose of entry for competition in any contest of speed shall not be changed after having once contested for a prize, purse, premium, stake, or sweepstake, except as provided by the code of printed rules of the fair or association under which the contest is advertised to be conducted, unless the former name is given.

[C97, §1667; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2914; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §174.22]2004 Acts, ch 1019, §25
Iowa Code § 249A.24 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 249A / Section 249A.24
Iowa medical assistance drug utilization review commission — created.
Status: in_force

(1) An Iowa medical assistance drug utilization review commission is created within the department. The commission membership, duties, and related provisions shall comply with 42 C.F.R. pt. 456, subpt. K.

(2) In addition to any other duties prescribed, the commission shall make recommendations to the council on health and human services regarding strategies to reduce state expenditures for prescription drugs under the medical assistance program excluding provider reimbursement rates. Following approval of any recommendation by the council on health and human services, the department shall include the approved recommendation in a notice of intended action under chapter 17A and shall comply with chapter 17A in adopting any rules to implement the recommendation. The department shall seek any federal waiver necessary to implement any approved recommendation. The strategies to be considered for recommendation by the commission shall include at a minimum all of the following:

(2) (a) Development of a preferred drug formulary pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §1396r-8.

(2) (b) Negotiation of supplemental rebates from manufacturers that are in addition to those required by Tit. XIX of the federal Social Security Act. For the purposes of this paragraph, “supplemental rebates” may include, at the department’s discretion, cash rebates and other program benefits that offset a medical assistance expenditure. Pharmaceutical manufacturers agreeing to provide a supplemental rebate as provided in this paragraph shall have an opportunity to present evidence supporting inclusion of a product on any preferred drug formulary developed.

(2) (c) Disease management programs.

(2) (d) Drug product donation programs.

(2) (e) Drug utilization control programs.

(2) (f) Prescriber and beneficiary counseling and education.

(2) (g) Fraud and abuse initiatives.

(2) (h) Pharmaceutical case management.

(2) (i) Services or administrative investments with guaranteed savings to the medical assistance program.

(2) (j) Expansion of prior authorization for prescription drugs and pharmaceutical case management under the medical assistance program.

(2) (k) Any other strategy that has been approved by the United States department of health and human services regarding prescription drugs under the medical assistance program.

(3) When making recommendations or determinations regarding beneficiary access to drugs and biological products for rare diseases, as defined in the federal Orphan Drug Act of 1983, Pub. L. No. 97-414, and drugs and biological products that are genetically targeted, the commission shall request and consider information from individuals who possess scientific or medical training with respect to the drug, biological product, or rare disease.

2002 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 1003, §263, 2662005 Acts, ch 175, §112; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §180; 2017 Acts, ch 174, §82; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §804; 2024 Acts, ch 1018, §11, 13, 14
Iowa Code § 565B.17 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 565B / Section 565B.17
Liability to third persons.
Status: in_force

(1) A claim based on:

(1) (a) A contract entered into by a custodian acting in a custodial capacity;

(1) (b) An obligation arising from the ownership or control of custodial property; or

(1) (c) A tort committed during the custodianship, may be asserted against the custodial property by proceeding against the custodian in the custodial capacity, whether or not the custodian or the minor is personally liable therefor.

(2) A custodian is not personally liable:

(2) (a) On a contract properly entered into in the custodial capacity unless the custodian fails to reveal that capacity and to identify the custodianship in the contract; or

(2) (b) For an obligation arising from control of custodial property or for a tort committed during the custodianship unless the custodian is personally at fault.

(3) A minor is not personally liable for an obligation arising from ownership of custodial property or for a tort committed during the custodianship unless the minor is personally at fault.

86 Acts, ch 1035, §17
Iowa Code § 321.221 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.221
Employing unlicensed chauffeur.
Status: in_force

A person shall not employ as a chauffeur of a motor vehicle a person not then holding a class D driver’s license or a commercial driver’s license as provided in this chapter.

[C31, 35, §4960-d49; C39, §5015.06; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.221]90 Acts, ch 1230, §62
Iowa Code § 556E.2 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 556E / Section 556E.2
Tests.
Status: in_force

In any test for the ascertainment of the fineness of the gold or alloy in any such article, according to the foregoing standards, the part of the gold or alloy taken for the test shall be such portion as does not contain or have attached thereto any solder or alloy of inferior fineness used for brazing or uniting the parts of said article; and in addition to the foregoing tests and standards, the actual fineness of the entire quantity of gold and its alloys contained in any article mentioned in this section and section 556E.1, except watchcases and flatware, including all solder or alloy of inferior metal used for brazing or uniting the parts of the article, all such gold, alloys, and solder being assayed as one piece, shall not be less than the fineness indicated by the mark stamped, branded, engraved, or imprinted upon such article, or upon any tag, card, or label attached thereto, or upon any container in which said article is enclosed.

[S13, §5077-b; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1907; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §119.2]C93, §556E.22023 Acts, ch 64, §94
Iowa Code § 558A.5 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 558A / Section 558A.5
Agency.
Status: in_force

(1) A person other than a broker or salesperson acting in the capacity of an agent in the transfer of real property shall not be deemed to be an agent of the transferor or transferee for purposes of this chapter, unless the person is granted powers of attorney or is empowered as an agent, as expressly provided in writing, and is subject to any other applicable requirements as provided by law.

(2) A broker or salesperson representing the transferor shall deliver the disclosure statement to the transferee as required in section 558A.2, unless the transferor or transferee has instructed the broker or salesperson otherwise in writing.

93 Acts, ch 30, §7
Iowa Code § 665.5 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 665 / Section 665.5
Imprisonment.
Status: in_force

If the contempt consists in an omission to perform an act which is yet in the power of the person to perform, the person may be imprisoned until the person performs it. In that case the act to be performed must be specified in the warrant of the commitment.

[C51, §1601; R60, §2691; C73, §3494; C97, §4463; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12544; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §665.5]
Iowa Code § 479.34 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 479 / Section 479.34
Cancellation.
Status: in_force

A person seeking to acquire an easement or other property interest for the construction, maintenance, or operation of a pipeline shall:

(1) Allow the landowner or a person serving in a fiduciary capacity in the landowner’s behalf to cancel an agreement granting an easement or other interest by certified mail with return requested to the company’s principal place of business if received by the company within seven days, excluding Saturday and Sunday, of the date of the contract and inform the landowner or such fiduciary in writing of the right to cancel prior to the signing of the agreement by the landowner or such fiduciary.

(2) Provide the landowner or a person serving in a fiduciary capacity in the landowner’s behalf with a form in duplicate for the notice of cancellation.

(3) Not record any agreement until after the period for cancellation has expired.

(4) Not include in the agreement any waiver of the right to cancel in accordance with this section. The landowner or a person serving in a fiduciary capacity in the landowner’s behalf may exercise the right of cancellation only once for each pipeline project.

[C81, §479.34]2022 Acts, ch 1032, §80