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Iowa Code § 558.20 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 558 / Section 558.20
Acknowledgments.
Status: in_force

The acknowledgment of any deed, conveyance, or other instrument in writing by which real estate in this state is conveyed or encumbered, whether made within this state, outside this state, outside the United States, or under federal authority, shall comply with the provisions of chapter 9B.

[C51, §1217; R60, §2226; C73, §1955; C97, §2942; S13, §2942; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10085; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §558.20]2004 Acts, ch 1052, §1; 2012 Acts, ch 1050, §48, 60
Iowa Code § 515.49 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 515 / Section 515.49
Limitation on risks.
Status: in_force

A company shall not expose itself to loss on any one risk or hazard to an amount exceeding ten percent of its surplus to policyholders unless one of the following applies:

(1) The excess is reinsured in some other good and reliable company licensed to sell insurance in this state.

(2) The excess is reinsured by a group of individual unincorporated insurers who are authorized to sell insurance in at least one state of the United States and who possess assets which are held in trust for the benefit of the American policyholders in the sum of not less than fifty million dollars, and a certificate of such reinsurance shall be furnished to the insured.

(3) The excess is reinsured with a company which has, with respect to the ceding insurer, created a trust fund, made a deposit, or obtained letters of credit, on terms satisfactory to the commissioner.

[C73, §1132; C97, §1710; S13, §1710; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8941; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §515.49]88 Acts, ch 1112, §403
Iowa Code § 713.43 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 713 / Section 713.43
Section 713.43
Status: repealed

Repealed by 76 Acts, ch 1245(4), §525.
Iowa Code § 298A.6 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 298A / Section 298A.6
Public education and recreation levy fund.
Status: in_force

The public education and recreation levy fund is a special revenue fund. A public education and recreation levy fund must be established in any school corporation which levies the tax authorized under section 300.2 or which receives revenue from a chapter 28E agreement authorized under section 300.1.

94 Acts, ch 1029, §6
Iowa Code § 450B.5 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 450B / Section 450B.5
Ratio of applicable tax.
Status: in_force

The amount of the additional inheritance tax imposed by section 450B.3 is the excess of what the tax imposed by chapter 450 would have been had the election to use the qualified use valuation under section 450B.2 not been made over the tax paid on the real estate based on qualified use valuation. However, if all of the real estate valued under section 450B.2 is not disposed of or does not cease to be used for the qualified use, the amount of the additional inheritance tax is the amount computed by applying the ratio that the real estate subject to the qualified use valuation which has been disposed of or which the qualified use ceases bears to all the real estate subject to the qualified use valuation passing to the taxpayer to the excess of the tax which would have been imposed by chapter 450 had the election under section 450B.2 not been made over the tax paid on the real estate based on qualified use valuation. However, the additional inheritance tax shall not be computed on a value greater than the fair market value of the qualified real estate at the time the disposition or cessation of the qualified use occurs.

[81 Acts, ch 147, §16]
Iowa Code § 322A.21 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 322A / Section 322A.21
Waivers void.
Status: in_force

A condition, stipulation, or provision in a franchise requiring a franchisee to waive compliance with or relieving a person of a duty or liability imposed by or a right provided by this chapter or order under this chapter is void. This section shall not affect the settlement of disputes, claims, controversies or civil lawsuits arising or brought pursuant to this chapter by written release or other written document where separate and adequate consideration is offered and accepted.

2010 Acts, ch 1081, §5
Iowa Code § 364.21 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 364 / Section 364.21
Use of vacant school property.
Status: in_force

A city shall not lease, purchase, or construct a building before considering the leasing of a vacant facility or building owned by a local public school corporation. The city may lease a facility or building owned by a local public school corporation with an option to purchase the facility or building in compliance with section 297.22. The lease shall provide that the public school corporation may terminate the lease if the corporation needs to use the facility or building for school purposes. The public school corporation shall notify the city at least thirty days before the termination of the lease.

[82 Acts, ch 1148, §4]97 Acts, ch 184, §6
Iowa Code § 455B.387 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 455B / Section 455B.387
Removal of hazardous substances.
Status: in_force

(1) When any hazardous condition exists, the director may remove or provide for the removal and disposal of the hazardous substance at any time, unless the director determines such removal will be properly and promptly accomplished by the owner or operator of the vessel, vehicle, container, pipeline or other facility.

(2) The director may use any resources available under the hazardous condition contingency plan to provide for the removal of hazardous substances. If the director finds that public agencies cannot provide the necessary labor or equipment or if the director determines that emergency conditions exist, the director may contract with a private person or agency for removal of the hazardous substance. In those cases where equipment or services are obtained from a public or private person or agency under emergency conditions, section 455B.105, subsection 6 does not apply.

(3) An action taken by a person to abate, control, or clean up a hazardous substance involved in a hazardous condition shall not be construed as an admission of liability for a hazardous condition.

[C79, 81, §455B.116]C83, §455B.38783 Acts, ch 101, §94; 84 Acts, ch 1108, §3; 86 Acts, ch 1245, §1899
Iowa Code § 459A.411 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 459A / Section 459A.411
Discontinuance of operations.
Status: in_force

The owner of an open feedlot operation or animal truck wash facility who discontinues its operation shall remove all effluent from related open feedlot operation structures or animal truck wash effluent structures used to store effluent, as soon as practical but not later than six months following the date the operations of the open feedlot operation or animal truck wash facility are discontinued.

2005 Acts, ch 136, §17; 2015 Acts, ch 92, §43; 2015 Acts, ch 138, §45, 161, 162
Iowa Code § 48A.13 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 48A / Section 48A.13
Electronic signatures on voter registration records.
Status: in_force

Electronic signatures shall be accepted. However, before the use of electronic signatures is accepted on voter registration forms, the state voter registration commission shall prescribe by rule the technological requirements for guaranteeing the security and integrity of electronic signatures.

94 Acts, ch 1169, §14
Iowa Code § 617.15 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 617 / Section 617.15
Notice perpetuated.
Status: in_force

Within two months after the determination of the action, there shall also be filed with such clerk a certified copy of the final order, judgment, or decree, who shall enter and index the same as though rendered in that county, or such notice of pendency shall cease to be constructive notice.

[R60, §2843; C73, §2629; C97, §3544; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11097; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §617.15]
Iowa Code § 418A.2 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 418A / Section 418A.2
Purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to reduce and manage risks associated with a hazardous event caused by a levee’s inadequate design, structural performance, or operational control.

2023 Acts, ch 163, §4, 10
Iowa Code § 558.7 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 558 / Section 558.7
Assignment of certificate of entry deemed deed.
Status: in_force

An assignment shall have the same force and effect as a deed of conveyance and shall be conclusively presumed to carry all right, title, and interest of the patentee of the real estate, the same as though a deed of conveyance had been subsequently executed by the patentee or assignor to a subsequent grantor, when the record shows:

(1) That the original entry, certificate of entry, receipt, or duplicate thereof has been assigned;

(2) That prior or subsequent to such assignment, the United States or state issued a patent or conveyance to the assignor;

(3) That no deed of conveyance appears on record from the person who made the original entry or assignor to the assignee; and

(4) That the present record owner holds title under such assignment.

[S13, §2963-n; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10072; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §558.7]2023 Acts, ch 66, §142
Iowa Code § 804.8 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 804 / Section 804.8
Use of force by peace officer making an arrest.
Status: in_force

(1) A peace officer, while making a lawful arrest, is justified in the use of any force which the peace officer reasonably believes to be necessary to effect the arrest or to defend any person from bodily harm while making the arrest. However, the use of deadly force or a chokehold is only justified when a person cannot be captured any other way and either of the following apply:

(1) (a) The person has used or threatened to use deadly force in committing a felony.

(1) (b) The peace officer reasonably believes the person would use deadly force against any person unless immediately apprehended.

(2) A peace officer making an arrest pursuant to an invalid warrant is justified in the use of any force which the peace officer would be justified in using if the warrant were valid, unless the peace officer knows that the warrant is invalid.

(3) For purposes of this section, “chokehold” means the intentional and prolonged application of force to the throat or windpipe that prevents or hinders breathing or reduces the intake of air.

[C51, §2844; R60, §4553; C73, §4205; C97, §5200; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13472; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §755.8; C79, 81, §804.8]2013 Acts, ch 90, §238; 2020 Acts, ch 1037, §2
Iowa Code § 161A.50 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 161A / Section 161A.50
Burden — court order.
Status: in_force

In any action brought under section 161A.49, the burden of proof shall be upon the commissioners to show that soil erosion is in fact occurring in excess of the applicable soil loss limits and that the defendant has not established or maintained soil and water conservation practices or erosion control practices in compliance with the soil and water conservation district’s regulations. With respect to construction, repair, or maintenance of any public street, road, or highway, evidence that soil erosion control standards equivalent to or in excess of those currently imposed by the United States government on the project or like projects involving use of federal funds shall create a presumption of compliance with the applicable soil loss limit. Upon receiving satisfactory proof, the court shall issue an order directing the landowner or landowners to comply with the administrative order previously issued by the commissioners. The court may modify such administrative order if deemed necessary. Notice of the court order shall be given either by personal service or by restricted certified mail to each of the persons to whom the order is directed, who may within thirty days from the date of the court order appeal to the supreme court. Any person who fails to comply with a court order issued pursuant to this section within the time specified in such order, unless the order has been stayed pending an appeal, shall be deemed in contempt of court and may be punished accordingly.

[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467A.50]C93, §161A.50
Iowa Code § 262.45 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 262 / Section 262.45
Purchase or condemnation of real estate.
Status: in_force

The erection of the buildings, improvements, and facilities for the educational institutions of higher learning in this state is a public necessity and the board is vested with full power to purchase or condemn at those institutions, or convenient to those institutions, all real estate necessary to carry out the powers herein granted.

[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §262.45]2020 Acts, ch 1063, §115
Iowa Code § 554.13515 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.13515
Acceptance of goods.
Status: in_force

(1) Acceptance of goods occurs after the lessee has had a reasonable opportunity to inspect the goods and

(1) (a) the lessee signifies or acts with respect to the goods in a manner that signifies to the lessor or the supplier that the goods are conforming or that the lessee will take or retain them in spite of their nonconformity; or

(1) (b) the lessee fails to make an effective rejection of the goods (section 554.13509, subsection 2).

(2) Acceptance of a part of any commercial unit is acceptance of that entire unit.

94 Acts, ch 1052, §67
Iowa Code § 571.4 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 571 / Section 571.4
Enforcement — time limit.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2003 Acts, ch 82, §14.
Iowa Code § 423.34A — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 423 / Section 423.34A
Exclusion from liability for purchasers.
Status: in_force

A purchaser is relieved of liability for payment of state sales or use tax, for payment of any local option sales tax, for payment of interest, or for payment of any penalty for nonpayment of tax which nonpayment is not fraudulent, willful, or intentional, under the following circumstances:

(1) The purchaser, the purchaser’s seller or certified service provider, or the purchaser holding a direct pay permit relied on erroneous data contained in this state’s taxability matrix completed pursuant to the agreement.

(2) The purchaser, the purchaser’s seller or certified service provider, or the purchaser holding a direct pay permit relied on erroneous data provided by the state with regard to tax rates, boundaries, or taxing jurisdiction assignments.

(3) The purchaser used a database described in section 423.52, subsection 1, or section 423.55 and relied on erroneous data about tax rates, boundaries, or taxing jurisdiction assignments contained in that database.

2007 Acts, ch 179, §4, 10
Iowa Code § 28J.25 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 28J / Section 28J.25
Funds and property held in trust — use and deposit of funds.
Status: in_force

All revenues, funds, properties, and assets acquired by the port authority under this chapter, whether as proceeds from the sale of port authority revenue bonds, pledge orders, or as revenues, shall be held in trust for the purposes of carrying out the port authority’s powers and duties, shall be used and reused as provided in this chapter, and shall at no time be part of other public funds. Such funds, except as otherwise provided in a resolution authorizing port authority revenue bonds or in a trust agreement securing the same, or except when invested pursuant to section 28J.26, shall be kept in depositories selected by the port authority in the manner provided in chapter 12C, and the deposits shall be secured as provided in that chapter. The resolution authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds or pledge orders, or the trust agreement securing such bonds or pledge orders, shall provide that any officer to whom, or any bank or trust company to which, such moneys are paid shall act as trustee of such moneys and hold and apply them for the purposes hereof, subject to such conditions as this chapter and such resolution or trust agreement provide.

2005 Acts, ch 150, §113
Iowa Code § 321.88 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.88
Failure of owner to claim.
Status: in_force

If the owner does not appear within forty days, the motor vehicle shall be deemed abandoned and the officer having possession of the motor vehicle shall proceed as provided in section 321.89, subsections 3 and 5.

[C24, §12225; C27, 31, 35, §5083-b3, 12225; C39, §5006.17; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.88]
Iowa Code § 904.904 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 904 / Section 904.904
Housing facilities halfway houses.
Status: in_force

Unless the inmate returns after working hours to the institution under jurisdiction of the department, the department shall coordinate with a district department for the quartering and supervision of the inmate in local housing facilities. The board of parole shall include as a specific term or condition in the work release plan of any inmate the place where the inmate is to be housed when not on the work assignment. The board of parole shall not place an inmate on work release for longer than six months in any twelve-month period unless approval is given by a majority of the full board of parole. Inmates may be temporarily released to the supervision of a responsible person to participate in family and selected community, religious, educational, social, civic, and recreational activities when it is determined that the participation will directly facilitate the release transition from institution to community. The department shall provide a copy of the work release plan and a copy of any restitution plan of payment to the district department quartering and supervising the inmate.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §247A.5]83 Acts, ch 96, §105, 159; 85 Acts, ch 21, §54CS85, §246.90486 Acts, ch 1245, §1508C93, §904.90497 Acts, ch 130, §62024 Acts, ch 1182, §77
Iowa Code § 725.8 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 725 / Section 725.8
Wagers — forfeiture.
Status: in_force

Property, whether real or personal, offered as a stake, or any moneys, property, or other thing of value staked, paid, bet, wagered, laid, or deposited in connection with or as a part of any game of chance, lottery, gambling scheme or device, gift enterprise, or other trade scheme unlawful under the laws of this state shall be forfeited to the state and said personal property may be seized and disposed of under chapter 809.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13203; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §726.4; C79, 81, §725.8]
Iowa Code § 637.601 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 637 / Section 637.601
Definitions.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this subchapter:

(1) “Disinterested person” means a person who is not a related or subordinate party as defined in section 672(c) of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the person acting as trustee of the trust and excludes the trustor of the trust and any interested trustee.

(2) “Income trust” means a trust, created by either an inter vivos or a testamentary instrument, which directs or permits the trustee to distribute the net income of the trust to one or more persons, either in fixed proportions or in amounts or proportions determined by the trustee. However, a trust that does not meet this definition is nonetheless an income trust if the trust is subject to taxation under section 2001 or 2501 of the Internal Revenue Code, until the expiration of the period for filing the return, including extensions.

(3) “Interested distributee” means a person, to whom distributions of income or principal can currently be made, who has the power to remove the existing trustee and designate as successor a person who may be a related or subordinate party, as defined in section 672(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to such distributee.

(4) “Interested trustee” means any of the following:

(4) (a) An individual trustee to whom the net income or principal of the trust can currently be distributed or would be distributed if the trust were to terminate and be distributed.

(4) (b) Any trustee who may be removed and replaced by an interested distributee.

(4) (c) An individual trustee whose legal obligation to support a beneficiary may be satisfied by distributions of income and principal of the trust.

(5) “Total return unitrust” means an income trust which has been converted under and meets the provisions of this subchapter.

(6) “Trustee” means a person acting as trustee of the trust, except where expressly noted otherwise, whether acting in the trustee’s discretion or on the direction of one or more persons acting in a fiduciary capacity.

(7) “Trustor” means an individual who creates an inter vivos or a testamentary trust.

(8) “Unitrust amount” means an amount computed as a percentage of the fair market value of the trust.

99 Acts, ch 124, §30; 2002 Acts, ch 1086, §5, 21; 2003 Acts, ch 108, §110
Iowa Code § 501.803 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 501 / Section 501.803
Articles of dissolution.
Status: in_force

(1) At any time after dissolution is authorized, the cooperative may dissolve by delivering to the secretary of state for filing articles of dissolution setting forth all of the following:

(1) (a) The name of the cooperative.

(1) (b) The date dissolution was authorized.

(1) (c) If dissolution was approved by the members, both of the following:

(1) (c) The number of votes entitled to be cast on the proposal to dissolve.

(1) (c) Either the total number of votes cast for and against dissolution or the total number of undisputed votes cast for dissolution and a statement that the number cast for dissolution was sufficient for approval.

(2) A cooperative is dissolved upon the effective date of its articles of dissolution.

98 Acts, ch 1152, §53, 69
Iowa Code § 508F.4 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 508F / Section 508F.4
Notice filed with the commissioner.
Status: in_force

(1) A charitable organization that issues qualified charitable gift annuities in this state on and after July 1, 2001, shall file a notice with the commissioner in writing not later than the date on which it executes the organization’s first qualified charitable annuity agreement. All of the following shall apply:

(1) (a) The notice must be signed by an officer or director of the charitable organization.

(1) (b) The notice must identify the name and address of the charitable organization.

(1) (c) The notice must include a copy of the determination letter issued by the internal revenue service.

(1) (d) The notice must certify that the charitable organization is a bona fide charitable organization and that the annuities issued by the charitable organization are qualified charitable gift annuities.

(2) The charitable organization is not required to submit additional information, unless the information is to be used to determine appropriate penalties that may be applicable under section 508F.5.

2001 Acts, ch 28, §5
Iowa Code § 479A.6 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 479A / Section 479A.6
Cost of construction inspection.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2005 Acts, ch 32, §3.
Iowa Code § 135H.16 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 135H / Section 135H.16
Injunction.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the existence or pursuit of another remedy, the department may maintain an action for injunction or other process to restrain or prevent the establishment, operation, or management of a psychiatric medical institution for children without a license.

89 Acts, ch 283, §17