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Iowa Code § 321.260 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.260
Interference with devices, signs, or signals — unlawful possession — traffic signal preemption devices.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) A person who willfully and intentionally, without lawful authority, attempts to or in fact alters, defaces, injures, knocks down, or removes an official traffic-control device, an authorized warning sign or signal or barricade, whether temporary or permanent, a railroad sign or signal, an inscription, shield, or insignia on any of such devices, signs, signals, or barricades, or any other part thereof, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a simple misdemeanor and shall be required to make restitution to the affected jurisdiction. In addition to any other penalties, the punishment imposed for a violation of this subsection shall include assessment of a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars.

(1) (b) A person who is convicted under paragraph “a” of an act relating to a stop sign or a yield sign may be required to complete community service in addition to making restitution to the affected jurisdiction.

(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to have in the person’s possession any official traffic-control device except by legal right or authority. Any person convicted of unauthorized possession of any official traffic-control device shall upon conviction be guilty of a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8A, subsection 8, paragraph “c”.

(3) (a) A person shall not sell, own, possess, or use a traffic signal preemption device except as permitted in connection with the lawful operation of an authorized emergency vehicle as defined in section 321.1 or as otherwise authorized by the jurisdiction owning and operating an official traffic control signal. A person who is convicted of the unauthorized sale, ownership, possession, or use of a traffic signal preemption device is guilty of a simple misdemeanor. In addition to any other penalties, the punishment imposed for a violation under this subsection shall include assessment of a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars, and if the violation involves the unauthorized use of a traffic signal preemption device, the person may also be required to complete community service.

(3) (b) For purposes of this subsection, “traffic signal preemption device” means a device that, when activated, is capable of changing an official traffic control signal to green out of sequence.

[C39, §5019.09; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.260]90 Acts, ch 1064, §1; 91 Acts, ch 131, §1; 99 Acts, ch 153, §3, 4; 2005 Acts, ch 63, §1; 2020 Acts, ch 1074, §32, 93
Iowa Code § 266.41 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 266 / Section 266.41
Establishment.
Status: in_force

Iowa state university of science and technology shall consult with the department of agriculture and land stewardship and the department of natural resources to establish and administer livestock odor mitigation efforts to reduce the impacts of odor emitted from livestock operations involving swine, beef or dairy cattle, chickens, or turkeys as provided in this subchapter.

2008 Acts, ch 1174, §2, 13; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76
Iowa Code § 261H.7 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 261H / Section 261H.7
Student government organizations student fees appeals liability.
Status: in_force

(1) Each institution of higher education governed by the state board of regents shall make a student government organization’s access to and authority over any moneys disbursed to the student government organization by the institution contingent upon the student government organization’s compliance with the first amendment to the Constitution of the United States and the provisions of this chapter.

(2) If, after exhaustion of all administrative appeals, it is determined that a student government organization knowingly and intentionally violated the first amendment rights of a member of the campus community or that an action or decision of a student government organization is in violation of this section, the institution shall suspend the student government organization’s authority to manage and disburse student fees for a period of one year. During this period of suspension, such student fees shall be managed and disbursed by the institution.

2021 Acts, ch 130, §3
Iowa Code § 721.1 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 721 / Section 721.1
Felonious misconduct in office.
Status: in_force

Any public officer or employee, who knowingly does any of the following, commits a class “D” felony:

(1) Makes or gives any false entry, false return, false certificate, or false receipt, where such entries, returns, certificates, or receipts are authorized by law.

(2) Falsifies any public record, or issues any document falsely purporting to be a public document.

(3) Falsifies a writing, or knowingly delivers a falsified writing, with the knowledge that the writing is falsified and that the writing will become a public record of a government body.

(4) For purposes of this section, “government body” and “public record” mean the same as defined in section 22.1.

[C51, §2677; R60, §4304, 4309; C73, §3968, 3971; C97, §1136, 4907, 4910; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13283, 13311, 13314; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §738.21, 740.9, 740.12; C79, 81, §721.1]2001 Acts, ch 31, §1
Iowa Code § 138.14 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 138 / Section 138.14
Communicable diseases reported.
Status: in_force

The camp operator shall report immediately to the local board of health the name and address of any individual in the camp known to have or suspected of having a communicable disease. Whenever there shall occur in any camp, or portion thereof, a case of suspected food poisoning or an unusual prevalence of any illness in which fever, diarrhea, sore throat, vomiting, or jaundice is a prominent symptom, the camp operator shall report immediately the existence of the condition to the local board of health and the director.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §138.14]
Iowa Code § 654.2 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 654 / Section 654.2
Deeds of trust.
Status: in_force

Deeds of trust of real property may be executed as securities for the performance of contracts, and shall be considered as, and foreclosed like, mortgages.

[C51, §2096; R60, §3673; C73, §3318; C97, §4284; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12373; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §654.2]
Iowa Code § 104A.1 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 104A / Section 104A.1
Intent of chapter.
Status: in_force

It is the intent of this chapter that standards and specifications are followed in the construction of public and private buildings and facilities which are intended for use by the general public to ensure that these buildings and facilities are accessible to and functional for persons with disabilities.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §104A.1]93 Acts, ch 95, §2
Iowa Code § 423.10 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 423 / Section 423.10
Relationship to state law.
Status: in_force

Entry into the agreement by the director does not amend or modify any law of this state. Implementation of any condition of the agreement in this state, whether adopted before, at, or after membership of this state in the agreement, shall be by action of the general assembly.

2003 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 2, §103, 205
Iowa Code § 22.3 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 22 / Section 22.3
Supervision fees.
Status: in_force

(1) The examination and copying of public records shall be done under the supervision of the lawful custodian of the records or the custodian’s authorized designee. The lawful custodian shall not require the physical presence of a person requesting or receiving a copy of a public record and shall fulfill requests for a copy of a public record received in writing, by telephone, or by electronic means. Although fulfillment of a request for a copy of a public record may be contingent upon receipt of payment of reasonable expenses, the lawful custodian shall make every reasonable effort to provide the public record requested at no cost other than copying costs for a record which takes less than thirty minutes to produce. In the event expenses are necessary, such expenses shall be reasonable and communicated to the requester upon receipt of the request. A person may contest the reasonableness of the custodian’s expenses as provided for in this chapter. The lawful custodian may adopt and enforce reasonable rules regarding the examination and copying of the records and the protection of the records against damage or disorganization. The lawful custodian shall provide a suitable place for the examination and copying of the records, but if it is impracticable to do the examination and copying of the records in the office of the lawful custodian, the person desiring to examine or copy shall pay any necessary expenses of providing a place for the examination and copying.

(2) All reasonable expenses of the examination and copying shall be paid by the person desiring to examine or copy. The lawful custodian may charge a reasonable fee for the services of the lawful custodian or the custodian’s authorized designee in supervising the examination and copying of the records. If copy equipment is available at the office of the lawful custodian of any public records, the lawful custodian shall provide any person a reasonable number of copies of any public record in the custody of the office upon the payment of a fee. The fee for the copying service as determined by the lawful custodian shall not exceed the actual cost of providing the service. Actual costs shall include only those reasonable expenses directly attributable to supervising the examination of and making and providing copies of public records. Actual costs shall not include charges for ordinary expenses or costs such as employment benefits, depreciation, maintenance, electricity, or insurance associated with the administration of the office of the lawful custodian. Costs for legal services should only be utilized for the redaction or review of legally protected confidential information. However, a county recorder shall not charge a fee for the examination and copying of public records necessary to complete and file claims for benefits with the Iowa department of veterans affairs or the United States department of veterans affairs.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §68A.3]C85, §22.32001 Acts, ch 44, §2; 2005 Acts, ch 103, §1; 2006 Acts, ch 1010, §14; 2020 Acts, ch 1052, §1; 2022 Acts, ch 1039, §1
Iowa Code § 148C.5A — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 148C / Section 148C.5A
Initiating disciplinary proceedings — advice from board of medical examiners.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2003 Acts, ch 93, §13, 14.
Iowa Code § 249A.55 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 249A / Section 249A.55
Restitution.
Status: in_force

If restitution is ordered by the court pursuant to section 910.2, and the victim is a recipient of medical assistance for whom expenditures were made as a result of the offender’s criminal activities, restitution may be made to the medical assistance program in accordance with section 910.2.

2010 Acts, ch 1093, §1C2011, §249A.6A2013 Acts, ch 24, §14C2014, §249A.55
Iowa Code § 85.30 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 85 / Section 85.30
Maturity date and interest.
Status: in_force

Compensation payments shall be made each week beginning on the eleventh day after the injury, and each week thereafter during the period for which compensation is payable, and if not paid when due, there shall be added to the weekly compensation payments, interest at the rate provided in section 535.3 for court judgments and decrees.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1391; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §85.30; 82 Acts, ch 1161, §5]
Iowa Code § 280.7A — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 280 / Section 280.7A
Student eye care.
Status: in_force

(1) A parent or guardian who registers a child for kindergarten or a preschool program shall be given a student vision card provided by the Iowa optometric association and as approved by the department of education with a goal of every child receiving an eye examination by age seven, as needed.

(2) School districts may encourage a student to receive an eye examination by a licensed ophthalmologist or optometrist prior to the student receiving special education services pursuant to chapter 256B. The eye examination is not a requirement for a student to receive special education services. A parent or guardian shall be responsible for ensuring that a student receives an eye examination pursuant to this section.

(3) Area education agencies, pursuant to section 273.3, shall make every effort to provide, in collaboration with local community organizations, vision screening services to children ages two through four.

2008 Acts, ch 1100, §1, 2
Iowa Code § 124.401G — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 124 / Section 124.401G
Iowa hemp Act.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, a person shall not be guilty of an offense under this chapter, including under section 124.401 or 124.410, for producing, possessing, using, harvesting, handling, manufacturing, marketing, transporting, delivering, or distributing the plant cannabis, to the extent that the person is a USDA licensee acting in accordance with the federal hemp law, as those terms are defined in chapter 204A.

2019 Acts, ch 130, §25, 33; 2024 Acts, ch 1177, §49, 55
Iowa Code § 230.7 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 230 / Section 230.7
Transfer of nonresidents.
Status: in_force

Upon determining that a patient in a state mental health institute who has been involuntarily hospitalized under chapter 229 or admitted voluntarily at public expense was not a resident of this state at the time of the involuntary hospitalization or admission, the director or director’s designee may cause the patient to be conveyed to the patient’s place of residence. However, a transfer under this section may be made only if the patient’s condition permits and other reasons do not render the transfer inadvisable. If the patient was involuntarily hospitalized, prior approval of the transfer shall be obtained from the court which ordered the patient hospitalized.

[C73, §1419; C97, §2283; S13, §2283, 2727-a28a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3587; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §230.7]97 Acts, ch 23, §192023 Acts, ch 19, §554
Iowa Code § 633.633A — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.633A
Liability of guardians and conservators.
Status: in_force

Guardians and conservators shall not be held personally liable for actions or omissions taken or made in the official discharge of the guardian’s or conservator’s duties, except for any of the following:

(1) A breach of fiduciary duty imposed by this probate code.

(2) Willful or wanton misconduct in the official discharge of the guardian’s or conservator’s duties.

89 Acts, ch 178, §16; 2005 Acts, ch 38, §51
Iowa Code § 555C.2 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 555C / Section 555C.2
Removal or transfer of title of valueless home — presumption of value.
Status: in_force

(1) An owner of a manufactured home community or mobile home park may remove, or cause to be removed, from the manufactured home community or mobile home park a valueless home and personal property associated with the home at any time following a determination of abandonment by the manufactured home community or mobile home park owner in accordance with section 562B.27, subsection 1, and an order of removal pursuant to chapter 648 without further notice to the owner or occupant of the valueless home. Within ten days of the removal or transfer of title, the manufactured home community or mobile home park owner shall give written notice to the county treasurer for the county in which the manufactured home community or mobile home park is located by affidavit which shall include a description of the valueless home, its owner or occupant, if known, the date of removal or transfer of title, and if applicable, the name and address of any third party to whom a new title shall be issued.

(2) A valueless home and any personal property associated with the valueless home shall be conclusively deemed in value to be equal to or less than the reasonable cost of disposal plus all sums owing to the manufactured home community or mobile home park owner pertaining to the valueless home, if the manufactured home community or mobile home park owner or an agent of the owner removes the home and personal property to a demolisher, sanitary landfill, or other lawful disposal site or if the manufactured home community or mobile home park owner allows a disinterested third party to remove the valueless home and personal property or to leave the home in the manufactured home community or mobile home park in a transaction in which the manufactured home community or mobile home park owner receives no consideration.

95 Acts, ch 104, §2; 99 Acts, ch 155, §2, 14; 2001 Acts, ch 153, §16
Iowa Code § 163.37 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 163 / Section 163.37
Form of identification required.
Status: in_force

(1) The slap tattoo or other means of identification required by section 163.36 shall be in accordance with regulations of the department.

(2) Each person required by section 163.36 to identify animals shall record such identification on forms specified and furnished by the department. The identification shall include the tattoo specifications, the date of application, and the name, address and county of residence of the person who owned or controlled the herd from which the animals originated.

(3) Such records shall be maintained for a length of time as required by and pursuant to chapter 8A, subchapter VI, and at the point of concentration and shall be made available for inspection by the department at reasonable times.

[C77, §172A.18; C79, 81, §163.37]2003 Acts, ch 92, §2; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1383
Iowa Code § 330.18 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 330 / Section 330.18
Notice of election.
Status: in_force

Notice of the election shall be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the city, subject to section 362.3 or in the county, subject to section 331.305.

[C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §330.18; 81 Acts, ch 117, §1055]
Iowa Code § 573.3 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 573 / Section 573.3
Bond mandatory.
Status: in_force

(1) The obligation of the public corporation to require, and the contractor to execute and deliver said bond, shall not be limited or avoided by contract.

(2) A public corporation, with respect to a public improvement which is or has been competitively bid or negotiated, shall not require a contractor to procure a bond, as required under section 573.2, from a particular insurance or surety company, agent, or broker.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10301; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §573.3]2000 Acts, ch 1023, §58
Iowa Code § 452A.52 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 452A / Section 452A.52
Fuels imported applicability.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) A person shall not bring into this state in the fuel supply tanks of a commercial motor vehicle, or any other container, regardless of whether the supply tanks are connected to the motor of the vehicle, any motor fuel or special fuel to be used in the operation of the vehicle in this state unless that person has paid or made arrangements in advance with the state department of transportation for payment of Iowa fuel taxes on the gallonage consumed in operating the vehicle in this state.

(1) (b) A person shall not bring into this state in the batteries or other energy storage devices of a commercial motor vehicle, or any other energy storage device, regardless of whether the batteries or storage devices are connected to the motor of the vehicle, any electric fuel to be used in the operation of the vehicle in this state unless that person has paid or made arrangements in advance with the state department of transportation for payment of Iowa fuel taxes on the kilowatt hours consumed in operating the vehicle in this state.

(2) Any person who is unable to display either of the permits or the license provided in section 452A.53 and brings into the state in the fuel supply tanks of a commercial motor vehicle more than thirty gallons of motor fuel or special fuel, or brings into the state in the batteries or other energy storage devices of a commercial motor vehicle more than three hundred fifty kilowatt hours of electric fuel, in violation of subsection 1 commits a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8A, subsection 13, paragraph “c”.

(3) This subchapter shall not apply to a private passenger automobile.

[C35, §5093-f19; C39, §5093.19; C46, 50, 54, §324.34, 324.37; C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §324.52]C93, §452A.5298 Acts, ch 1100, §61; 2001 Acts, ch 176, §57, 59; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127; 2019 Acts, ch 151, §28, 46
Iowa Code § 6B.45 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 6B / Section 6B.45
Mailing copy of appraisal.
Status: in_force

(1) When any real property or interest in real property is to be purchased, or in lieu thereof to be condemned, the acquiring agency or its agent shall submit to the person, corporation, or entity whose property or interest in the property is to be taken, by ordinary mail, at least ten days prior to the date upon which the acquiring agency or its agent contacts the property owner to commence negotiations, a copy of the appraisal in its entirety upon such real property or interest in such real property prepared for the acquiring agency or its agent, which shall include, at a minimum, an itemization of the appraised value of the real property or interest in the property, any buildings on the property, all other improvements including fences, severance damages, and loss of access. In determining fair market value of property, the acquiring agency shall not consider only the assessed value assigned to such property for purposes of property taxation. The appraisal sent to the condemnee shall be that appraisal upon which the condemnor will rely to establish an amount which the condemnor believes to be just compensation for the real property. All other appraisals made on the property as a result of the condemnation proceeding shall be made available to the condemnee upon request. In lieu of an appraisal, a utility or person under the jurisdiction of the utilities commission, or any other utility conferred the right by statute to condemn private property, shall provide in writing by certified mail to the owner of record thirty days prior to negotiations, the methods and factors used in arriving at an offered price for voluntary easements including the range of cash amount of each component. An acquiring agency may obtain a signed written waiver from the landowner to allow negotiations to commence prior to the expiration of the applicable waiting period for the commencement of negotiations.

(2) Only the appraisal prepared under this section shall be forwarded to the compensation commission by the acquiring agency.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §472.45]C93, §6B.4599 Acts, ch 171, §18, 42; 2000 Acts, ch 1179, §20, 30; 2006 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 1001, §17, 49; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §94; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2655; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §369
Iowa Code § 222.37 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 222 / Section 222.37
Order to deliver committed person.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2013 Acts, ch 130, §34, 35.
Iowa Code § 504.1611 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 504 / Section 504.1611
Financial statements for members.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in the articles or bylaws of a religious corporation, a corporation upon written demand from a member shall furnish that member the corporation’s latest annual financial statements, which may be consolidated or combined statements of the corporation and one or more of its subsidiaries or affiliates, as appropriate, that include a balance sheet as of the end of the fiscal year and a statement of operations for that year.

(2) If annual financial statements are reported upon by a public accountant, the accountant’s report must accompany them.

2004 Acts, ch 1049, §173, 192
Iowa Code § 421.39 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 421 / Section 421.39
Section 421.39
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2003 Acts, ch 145, §291.See §8A.502, 8A.506 – 8A.519.