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Iowa Code § 9B.21 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 9B / Section 9B.21
Commission as notary public qualifications no immunity or benefit.
Status: in_force

(1) An individual qualified under subsection 2 may apply to the secretary of state for a commission as a notary public. The applicant shall comply with and provide the information required by rules established by the secretary of state and pay an application fee of thirty dollars to the secretary of state. A person appointed as a notary public under subsection 4 is not subject to the fee imposed by this subsection.

(2) An applicant for a commission as a notary public shall meet all of the following qualifications:

(2) (a) Be at least eighteen years of age.

(2) (b) Be a citizen or permanent legal resident of the United States.

(2) (c) Be a resident of or have a place of employment or practice in this state.

(2) (d) Be able to read and write English.

(2) (e) Not be disqualified to receive a commission under section 9B.23.

(3) Before issuance of a commission as a notary public, an applicant for the commission shall execute an oath of office and submit it to the secretary of state.

(4) (a) The secretary of state shall appoint members of the general assembly as notaries public, upon request, and may revoke an appointment for cause.

(4) (b) The secretary of state may appoint one or more employees of a state agency as a notary public to perform notarial acts associated with their positions, pursuant to conditions established by the secretary of state. As used in this paragraph, “state agency” means any executive, judicial, or legislative department, commission, board, institution, division, bureau, office, agency, or other entity of state government.

(5) The secretary of state may appoint as a notary public a resident of a state bordering Iowa if that person’s place of work or business is within the state of Iowa. If a notary public who is a resident of a state bordering Iowa ceases to work or maintain a place of business in Iowa, the notary commission expires.

(6) On compliance with this section, the secretary of state shall issue a commission as a notary public to an applicant for a term of three years. The term of a notarial officer who is a resident of a state bordering Iowa and whose place of work or business is in Iowa is one year. The term of a notary public who is a member of the general assembly is the member’s term of office. The term of a notary public who is an employee of a state agency designated to receive an appointment as provided in subsection 4 shall terminate at the end of employment.

(7) A commission to act as a notary public authorizes the notary public to perform notarial acts. The commission does not provide the notary public any immunity or benefit conferred by law of this state on public officials or employees.

2012 Acts, ch 1050, §19, 60
Iowa Code § 12J.6 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 12J / Section 12J.6
Public entities contract requirements.
Status: in_force

A public entity shall not enter into a contract of one thousand dollars or more with a scrutinized company included on a scrutinized companies list created by a public fund pursuant to section 12J.3 to acquire or dispose of services, supplies, information technology, or construction.

2016 Acts, ch 1102, §6; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §10
Iowa Code § 84D.7 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 84D / Section 84D.7
Requirements for sponsors and employers.
Status: in_force

A sponsor of a quality pre-apprenticeship program, youth apprenticeship program, registered apprenticeship program, or apprenticeship program is responsible for the administration and supervision of on-the-job training and related technical instruction for each apprentice in the quality pre-apprenticeship program, youth apprenticeship program, registered apprenticeship program, or apprenticeship program. When training is provided by a lead apprenticeship sponsor or intermediary, the employer of the apprentice is responsible for the administration and supervision of on-the-job training, and the lead apprenticeship sponsor or intermediary is responsible for related technical instruction for each apprenticeship.

2023 Acts, ch 72, §7
Iowa Code § 668.1 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 668 / Section 668.1
Fault defined.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this chapter, “fault” means one or more acts or omissions that are in any measure negligent or reckless toward the person or property of the actor or others, or that subject a person to strict tort liability. The term also includes breach of warranty, unreasonable assumption of risk not constituting an enforceable express consent, misuse of a product for which the defendant otherwise would be liable, and unreasonable failure to avoid an injury or to mitigate damages.

(2) The legal requirements of cause in fact and proximate cause apply both to fault as the basis for liability and to contributory fault.

84 Acts, ch 1293, §1
Iowa Code § 155A.15 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 155A / Section 155A.15
Pharmacies — license required — discipline, violations, and penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) A pharmacy subject to section 155A.13 shall not be operated until a license or renewal certificate has been issued to the pharmacy by the board.

(2) The board shall refuse to issue a pharmacy license for failure to meet the requirements of section 155A.13. The board may refuse to issue or renew a license or may impose a fine, issue a reprimand, or revoke, restrict, cancel, or suspend a license, and may place a licensee on probation, if the board finds that the applicant or licensee has done any of the following:

(2) (a) Been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, or if the applicant is an association, joint stock company, partnership, or corporation, that a managing officer has been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, under the law of this state, another state, or the United States.

(2) (b) Advertised any prescription drugs or devices in a deceitful, misleading, or fraudulent manner.

(2) (c) Violated any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted under this chapter or that any owner or employee of the pharmacy has violated any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted under this chapter.

(2) (d) Delivered without legal authorization prescription drugs or devices to a person other than one of the following:

(2) (d) A pharmacy licensed by the board.

(2) (d) A practitioner.

(2) (d) A person who procures prescription drugs or devices for the purpose of lawful research, teaching, or testing, and not for resale.

(2) (d) A manufacturer or wholesaler licensed by the board.

(2) (d) A licensed health care facility which is furnished the drug or device by a pharmacy for storage in secured emergency pharmaceutical supplies containers maintained within the facility in accordance with rules of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing and rules of the board.

(2) (e) Allowed an employee who is not a licensed pharmacist to practice pharmacy.

(2) (f) Delivered mislabeled prescription or nonprescription drugs.

(2) (g) Failed to engage in or ceased to engage in the business described in the application for a license.

(2) (h) Failed to keep and maintain records as required by this chapter, the controlled substances Act, or rules adopted under the controlled substances Act.

(2) (i) Failed to establish effective controls against diversion of prescription drugs into other than legitimate medical, scientific, or industrial channels as provided by this chapter and other Iowa or federal laws or rules.

87 Acts, ch 215, §15; 91 Acts, ch 233, §2; 97 Acts, ch 39, §2; 2009 Acts, ch 133, §642023 Acts, ch 19, §1917
Iowa Code § 135H.2 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 135H / Section 135H.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 psychiatric medical institution for children which will ensure the safe and adequate diagnosis and evaluation and treatment of the residents.

89 Acts, ch 283, §3
Iowa Code § 84H.9 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 84H / Section 84H.9
Agreement continued.
Status: in_force

The agreement between the director of the department of education and the commissioner of the United States social security administration relating to making determinations of disability under Tit. II and Tit. XVI of the federal Social Security Act as amended, 42 U.S.C. ch. 7, completed prior to July 1, 1986, remains in effect.

86 Acts, ch 1245, §1440C87, §259.996 Acts, ch 1127, §10; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §180; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2247C2024, §84H.9
Iowa Code § 351.11 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 351 / Section 351.11
Section 351.11
Status: repealed

Repealed by 94 Acts, ch 1173, §42.
Iowa Code § 600.2 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 600 / Section 600.2
Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Adoption service provider”, “adult”, “agency”, “biological parent”, “certified adoption investigator”, “child”, “court”, “custodian”, “department”, “guardian”, “guardian ad litem”, “juvenile court”, “minor”, “parent”, “parent-child relationship”, “stepparent”, and “termination of parental rights” mean the same as defined in section 600A.2.

(2) “Investigator” means a natural person who is certified or approved by the department, after inspection by the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing, as being capable of conducting an investigation under section 600.8.

[C77, 79, 81, §600.2]90 Acts, ch 1204, §64; 94 Acts, ch 1046, §12; 2017 Acts, ch 113, §3; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1245, 2032
Iowa Code § 554E.2 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554E / Section 554E.2
Classification of digital assets.
Status: in_force

Digital assets are personal property.

2022 Acts, ch 1116, §5; 2024 Acts, ch 1023, §135
Iowa Code § 12A.8 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 12A / Section 12A.8
Bonds secured by authorizing documents.
Status: in_force

The authorizing documents may pledge or assign the revenue to be received for payment of the bonds or the proceeds of any contract pledged. A pledge or assignment made by the issuer pursuant to this chapter is valid and binding from the time that the pledge or assignment is made, and the revenue pledged and thereafter received by the issuer is immediately subject to the lien of the pledge or assignment without physical delivery or any further act. The lien of the pledge or assignment is valid and binding against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the issuer irrespective of whether the parties have notice of the lien. The authorizing documents may contain other provisions the issuer deems reasonable and proper for the security of the bond holders.

2007 Acts, ch 133, §8; 2008 Acts, ch 1065, §8
Iowa Code § 428.23 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 428 / Section 428.23
Manufacturer to list.
Status: in_force

Corporations organized for pecuniary profit and engaged in manufacturing as defined in section 428.20 shall list their real property in the same manner as is required of individuals.

[C97, §1319; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §6978; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §428.23]89 Acts, ch 296, §54; 95 Acts, ch 83, §21
Iowa Code § 633.655 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.655
Requirements when claim founded on written instrument.
Status: in_force

If a claim is founded upon a written instrument, the original of such instrument, or a copy thereof, with all endorsements, must be attached to the claim. The original instrument must be exhibited to the conservator or to the court, upon demand, unless it has been lost or destroyed, in which case, its loss or destruction must be stated in the claim.

[C51, §1359; R60, §2391; C73, §2408; C97, §3338; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11957, 11958; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §635.53, 635.54; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.655]
Iowa Code § 52.7 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 52 / Section 52.7
Construction of machine approved — requirements.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2009 Acts, ch 57, §96.
Iowa Code § 309.23 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 309 / Section 309.23
Review by department and operation of program.
Status: in_force

The secondary road construction program is subject to review by the department under section 309.94 and subject to program operation requirements under section 309.96, subsection 2.

84 Acts, ch 1102, §5
Iowa Code § 256.17 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 256 / Section 256.17
Postsecondary course audit.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall annually audit postsecondary courses offered to high school students in accordance with chapter 261E.

(2) The department shall establish a sampling technique that randomly selects courses for audit. The audit shall include but not be limited to a review of the course syllabus, teacher qualifications, examples of student products, and results of student assessments. Standards for review shall be established by the department. Audit findings shall be submitted to the institutions providing the classes audited and shall be posted on the department’s internet site.

(3) If the department determines that a postsecondary course offered to high school students in accordance with chapter 261E does not meet the standards established by the department pursuant to subsection 2, the course shall not be eligible for future supplementary weighting under section 257.11. If the institution makes changes to the course sufficient to cause the course to meet the standards of the department, the department may reinstate the eligibility of the course for future supplementary weighting under section 257.11.

2008 Acts, ch 1181, §44; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §286
Iowa Code § 468.307 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.307
Appeal by landowner.
Status: in_force

Any landowner affected by the establishment of the new intercounty district may appeal to the district court of the county where the owner’s land lies from the action of the joint boards in establishing the new district or in including the owner’s land within it.

[C27, 31, 35, §7626-a3; C39, §7626.3; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §458.3]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.307
Iowa Code § 68A.304 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 68A / Section 68A.304
Campaign property.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) Equipment, supplies, or other materials purchased with campaign funds or received in kind are campaign property.

(1) (b) Campaign property belongs to the candidate’s committee and not to the candidate.

(1) (c) Campaign property that has a value of five hundred dollars or more at the time it is acquired by the committee shall be separately disclosed as committee inventory on reports filed pursuant to section 68A.402, including a declaration of the approximate current value of the property. The campaign property shall continue to be reported as committee inventory until it is disposed of by the committee or until the property has been reported once as having a residual value of less than one hundred dollars.

(1) (d) Consumable campaign property is not required to be reported as committee inventory, regardless of the initial value of the consumable campaign property. “Consumable campaign property”, for purposes of this section, means stationery, campaign signs, and other campaign materials that have been permanently imprinted to be specific to a candidate or election.

(2) Upon dissolution of the candidate’s committee, a report accounting for the disposition of all items of campaign property, excluding consumable campaign property, having a residual value of one hundred dollars or more shall be filed with the board. Campaign property, excluding consumable campaign property, having a residual value of one hundred dollars or more shall be disposed of by one of the following methods:

(2) (a) Sale of the property at fair market value, in which case the proceeds shall be treated the same as other campaign funds.

(2) (b) Donation of the property under one of the options for transferring campaign funds set forth in section 68A.303.

(3) Consumable campaign property may be disposed of in any manner by the candidate’s committee. A candidate’s committee shall not transfer consumable campaign property to another candidate without receiving fair market value compensation unless the candidate in both campaigns is the same person.

(4) The board shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A defining “fair market value” for purposes of this section.

91 Acts, ch 226, §12CS91, §56.4393 Acts, ch 163, §38; 95 Acts, ch 198, §17; 2003 Acts, ch 40, §8, 9CS2003, §68A.3042005 Acts, ch 72, §6, 7; 2010 Acts, ch 1025, §4; 2023 Acts, ch 64, §12
Iowa Code § 628.11 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 628 / Section 628.11
Terms.
Status: in_force

The terms of redemption, when made by a creditor, in all cases shall be the reimbursement of the amount bid or paid by the holder of the certificate, including all costs, with interest the same as the lien redeemed from bears on the amount of such bid or payment, from the time thereof.

[C51, §1930; R60, §3336; C73, §3106; C97, §4050; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11782; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §628.11]
Iowa Code § 455B.187 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 455B / Section 455B.187
Water well construction.
Status: in_force

(1) A contractor shall not engage in well construction or reconstruction without first being certified as required in this part and department rules adopted pursuant to this part. Water wells shall not be constructed, reconstructed, or abandoned by a person except as provided in this part or rules adopted pursuant to this part. Within thirty days after construction or reconstruction of a well, a contractor shall provide well information required by rule to the department and the Iowa geological survey.

(2) A landowner or the landowner’s agent shall not drill for or construct a new water well without first obtaining a permit for this activity from the department. The department shall not issue a permit to any person for this activity unless the person first registers with the department all wells, including abandoned wells, on the property. The department may delegate the authority to issue a permit to a county board of supervisors or the board’s designee. In the event of such delegation, the department shall retain concurrent authority. The commission shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to implement this subsection.

(3) The director may charge a fee for permits issued pursuant to this section. All fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the private water supply system account within the water quality protection fund created in section 455B.183A.

(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, a county board of supervisors or the board’s designee may grant an exemption from the permit requirements to a landowner or the landowner’s agent if an emergency drilling is necessary to meet an immediate need for water. The exemption shall be effective immediately upon approval of the county board of supervisors or the board’s designee. The board of supervisors or the board’s designee shall notify the director within thirty days of the granting of an exemption.

(5) In the case of property owned by a state agency, a person shall not drill for or construct a new water well without first registering with the department the existence of any abandoned wells on the property. The department shall develop a prioritized closure program and time frame for the completion of the program, and shall adopt rules to implement the program.

85 Acts, ch 176, §4; 87 Acts, ch 225, §304; 91 Acts, ch 224, §6; 2003 Acts, ch 30, §2; 2003 Acts, ch 44, §68; 2016 Acts, ch 1011, §78
Iowa Code § 29D.4 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 29D / Section 29D.4
Natural hazard mitigation revolving loan fund.
Status: in_force

(1) A natural hazard mitigation revolving loan fund is created in the state treasury under the control of the department in consultation with the authority. The revolving loan fund is a separate dedicated fund under the administration and control of the department in consultation with the authority and shall be subject to section 16.31. Moneys on deposit in the revolving loan fund shall be invested by the treasurer of state in cooperation with the department, in consultation with the authority, and the income from the investments shall be credited to and deposited in the revolving loan fund.

(2) (a) The fund shall consist of moneys appropriated by the general assembly, moneys received by the fund through the federal emergency management agency and the STORM Act, moneys received as repayment of loan principal and interest from loans paid for by the fund, and all other moneys received by the fund from any other source. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys in the fund that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund.

(2) (b) Moneys in the fund are appropriated to the department to provide loans to eligible entities pursuant to section 29D.8, and for administration of the program as permitted under the STORM Act. Moneys in the fund shall not be used to provide a loan to a private entity for the acquisition of real property. Moneys in the fund shall not be considered part of the general fund of the state subject to appropriation for any other purpose by the general assembly, and in determining a general fund balance, shall not be included in the general fund of the state subject to section 16.31, insofar as section 16.31 complies with the STORM Act.

2025 Acts, ch 28, §8; 2025 Acts, ch 159, §7
Iowa Code § 99.29 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 99 / Section 99.29
Collection of mulct tax.
Status: in_force

The provisions of the law relating to the collection of taxes in this state, the delinquency thereof, and sale of property for taxes shall govern in the collection of the mulct tax prescribed in this chapter insofar as those provisions are applicable.

[SS15, §4944-h8; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1615; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §99.29]2016 Acts, ch 1073, §25
Iowa Code § 428A.4 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 428A / Section 428A.4
Recording refused.
Status: in_force

(1) The county recorder shall refuse to record any deed, instrument, or writing, taxable under section 428A.1 for which payment of the tax determined on the full amount of the consideration in the transaction has not been paid. However, if the deed, instrument, or writing, is exempt under section 428A.2, the county recorder shall not refuse to record the document if there is filed with or endorsed on it a statement signed by either the grantor or grantee or an authorized agent, that the instrument or writing is excepted from the tax under section 428A.2. The validity of an instrument as between the parties, and as to any person who would otherwise be bound by the instrument, is not affected by the failure to comply with this section. If an instrument is accepted for recording or filing contrary to this section the failure to comply does not destroy or impair the record as notice.

(2) The county recorder shall refuse to record any deed, instrument, or writing by which any real property in this state shall be granted, assigned, transferred, or otherwise conveyed, except those transfers exempt from tax under section 428A.2, subsections 2 through 5, 7 through 13, and 16 through 21, or under section 428A.2, subsection 6, except in the case of a federal agency or instrumentality, until the declaration of value has been submitted to the county recorder. A declaration of value shall not be required with a deed given in fulfillment of a recorded real estate contract provided the deed has a notation that it is given in fulfillment of a contract.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §428A.4]83 Acts, ch 135, §1; 87 Acts, ch 133, §2; 2009 Acts, ch 27, §16