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Iowa Code § 275.8 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 275 / Section 275.8
Cooperation of department of education planning joint districts.
Status: in_force

(1) For purposes of this chapter the planning of joint districts is defined to include all of the following acts:

(1) (a) Preparation of a written joint plan in which contiguous territory in two or more area education agencies is considered as a part of a potential school district in the area education agency on behalf of which such plan is filed with the department of education by the area education agency board.

(1) (b) Adoption of the written joint plan at a joint session of the several area education agency boards in whose areas the territory is situated. A quorum of each of the boards is necessary to transact business. Votes shall be taken in the manner prescribed in section 275.16.

(1) (c) Filing said plan with the department of education.

(2) For purposes of subsection 1, paragraph “a”, joint planning shall be evidenced by filing the following items with the department of education:

(2) (a) A plat of the entire area of such potential district.

(2) (b) A statement of the number of pupils residing within the area of said potential district enrolled in public schools in the preceding school year.

(2) (c) A statement of the assessed valuation of taxable property located within such potential district.

(2) (d) An affidavit signed on behalf of each of said boards of directors of area education agencies by a member of such board stating the boundaries as shown on such plat have been agreed upon by the respective boards as a part of the overall plan of school district reorganization of each such school.

(3) Planning of joint districts shall be conducted in the same manner as planning for single districts, except as provided in this section. Studies and surveys relating to the planning of joint districts shall be filed with the area education agency in which one of the districts is located which has the greatest taxable property base. In the case of controversy over the planning of joint districts, the matter shall be submitted to the director of the department of education. Judicial review of the director’s decision may be sought in accordance with the terms of the Iowa administrative procedure Act, chapter 17A. Notwithstanding the terms of that Act, petitions for judicial review must be filed within thirty days after the decision of the director.

[C46, 50, §275.10, 276.4; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §275.8]84 Acts, ch 1078, §5; 86 Acts, ch 1245, §1462; 2001 Acts, ch 24, §43, 44; 2010 Acts, ch 1069, §76
Iowa Code § 179.4 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 179 / Section 179.4
Expenditure of funds.
Status: in_force

Funds collected through the excise tax are to be used for purposes of advertising and promotion, product, process, and nutrition, dietetics, and physiology research, nutrition education, public relations, research and development, and for other activities that contribute to producer efficiency and productivity. In addition, the commission shall use these funds to maintain existing markets, to make contributions to organizations working toward the purposes of this section, and to assist in the development of new or enlarged markets for milk, both domestic and foreign. The primary purpose for use of these funds is to increase consumption of milk. The commission may contract for advertising, publicity, sales promotion, research, and educational services the committee deems appropriate to further the objectives of this section.

[C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §179.4]85 Acts, ch 126, §10
Iowa Code § 419.7 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 419 / Section 419.7
Application of proceeds limited.
Status: in_force

The proceeds from the sale of any bonds, issued under authority of this chapter, shall be applied only for the purpose for which the bonds were issued and if, for any reason, any portion of such proceeds shall not be needed for the purpose for which the bonds were issued, such unneeded portion of said proceeds shall be applied to the payment of the principal or the interest on said bonds. The cost of any project shall be deemed to include the actual cost of acquiring a site or the cost of the construction of any part of a project which may be constructed including architects’ and engineers’ fees, the purchase price of any part of a project that may be acquired by purchase, all expenses in connection with the authorization, sale and issuance of the bonds to finance such acquisition, an amount to be held as a bond reserve fund, and the interest on such bonds for a reasonable time prior to construction, during construction and for not exceeding six months after completion of construction.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §419.7]
Iowa Code § 303.20 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 303 / Section 303.20
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Transferred to §15.445 through 15.459; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2125.
Iowa Code § 137.103 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 137 / Section 137.103
Local boards of health jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

(1) A city board shall have jurisdiction over public health matters within the city.

(2) A county board shall have jurisdiction over public health matters within the county.

(3) A district board shall have jurisdiction over public health matters within the district.

2010 Acts, ch 1036, §3
Iowa Code § 92.10 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 92 / Section 92.10
Permit on file.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2023 Acts, ch 92, §22.
Iowa Code § 453A.40 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 453A / Section 453A.40
Inventory tax.
Status: in_force

(1) All persons required to obtain a permit or to be licensed under section 453A.13 or section 453A.44 having in their possession and held for resale on the effective date of an increase in the tax rate cigarettes, little cigars, or tobacco products upon which the tax under section 453A.6 or 453A.43 has been paid, unused cigarette tax stamps which have been paid for under section 453A.8, unused metered imprints which have been paid for under section 453A.12, or tobacco products for which the tax has not been paid under section 453A.46 shall be subject to an inventory tax on the items as provided in this section.

(2) Persons subject to the inventory tax imposed under this section shall take an inventory as of the close of the business day next preceding the effective date of the increased tax rate of those items subject to the inventory tax for the purpose of determining the tax due. These persons shall report the tax on forms provided by the department of revenue and remit the tax due within thirty days of the prescribed inventory date. The report and remittance required under this subsection shall be submitted to the department electronically. The department of revenue shall adopt rules as are necessary to carry out this section.

(3) The rate of the inventory tax on each item subject to the tax as specified in subsection 1 is equal to the difference between the amount paid on each item under section 453A.6, 453A.8, 453A.12, or 453A.43 prior to the tax increase and the amount that is to be paid on each similar item under section 453A.6, 453A.8, 453A.12, or 453A.43 after the tax increase except that in computing the rate of the inventory tax any discount allowed or allowable under section 453A.8 shall not be considered.

88 Acts, ch 1005, §2C89, §98.40C93, §453A.402003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2007 Acts, ch 17, §7, 11, 12; 2025 Acts, ch 132, §22
Iowa Code § 521.4 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 521 / Section 521.4
Procedure — notice.
Status: in_force

The commission may hear and determine an application, and approve, disapprove, or require modification of a plan submitted under section 521.3 without notice and without public hearing. The commission may require a public hearing when necessary to conserve the interests of the members, policyholders, or shareholders of the affected company. In such cases the commission shall require the affected company to mail to all of its members, policyholders, or shareholders written notice of the public hearing stating that an application and plan have been filed with the commission, the nature of the plan, and the date, time, and place of the public hearing on the application and plan. The commission shall determine the number of days prior to the public hearing that notice is required to be given to the members or shareholders, which shall be no fewer than ten nor more than sixty days.

[S13, §1821-p; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §9107; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §521.4]2006 Acts, ch 1117, §101
Iowa Code § 692A.5 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 692A / Section 692A.5
Section 692A.5
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2009 Acts, ch 119, §31.
Iowa Code § 299A.10 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 299A / Section 299A.10
Rulemaking.
Status: in_force

The department of education shall develop and recommend and the state board shall adopt rules to implement this chapter.

91 Acts, ch 200, §29
Iowa Code § 639.11 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 639 / Section 639.11
Bond.
Status: in_force

In all cases before it can be issued, the plaintiff must file with the clerk a bond for the use of the defendant, with sureties to be approved by such clerk, in a penalty at least double the value of the property sought to be attached, and in no case less than two hundred fifty dollars conditioned that the plaintiff will pay all damages which the defendant may sustain by reason of the wrongful suing out of the attachment.

[C51, §1853; R60, §3181; C73, §2959; C97, §3885; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12088; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §639.11]
Iowa Code § 68B.31A — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 68B / Section 68B.31A
Investigation by independent special counsel — probable cause.
Status: in_force

The purpose of an investigation by the independent special counsel is to determine whether there is probable cause to proceed with an adjudicatory hearing on the matter. In conducting investigations and holding hearings, the independent special counsel may require by subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses and may subpoena books, papers, records, and any other real evidence relating to the matter before the independent special counsel. The independent special counsel shall have the additional authority provided in section 17A.13. If the independent special counsel determines at any stage in the proceedings that take place prior to hearing that the complaint is without merit, the independent special counsel shall report that determination to the appropriate ethics committee and the complaint shall be dismissed and the complainant and the party charged shall be notified. If, after investigation, the independent special counsel determines evidence exists which, if proven, would support a finding of a violation of this chapter, a finding of probable cause shall be made and reported to the ethics committee, and a hearing shall be ordered by the ethics committee as provided in section 68B.31. Independent special counsel investigations are not meetings of a governmental body within the meaning of chapter 21, and records and information obtained by independent special counsel during investigations are confidential until disclosed to a legislative ethics committee under section 68B.31.

2004 Acts, ch 1091, §9
Iowa Code § 12D.4 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 12D / Section 12D.4
Program and administrative funds investment and payments.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) The treasurer of state shall segregate moneys received by the trust into two funds:the program fund and the administrative fund.

(1) (b) All moneys paid by participants in connection with participation agreements shall be deposited as received into separate accounts within the program fund.

(1) (c) Contributions to the trust made by participants may only be made in the form of cash.

(1) (d) A participant or beneficiary may, directly or indirectly, direct the investment of any contributions to the trust or any earnings thereon no more than two times in a calendar year.

(1) (e) The amount of cash distributions from the trust and all other qualified state tuition programs under section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code to a beneficiary during any taxable year shall, in the aggregate, include no more than ten thousand dollars in expenses for tuition in connection with enrollment at an elementary or secondary public, private, or religious school incurred during the taxable year.

(2) Moneys accrued by participants in the program fund of the trust may be used for payments to any qualified educational institution. Payments can be made to the qualified educational institution, the participant, or the beneficiary.

98 Acts, ch 1172, §4; 2004 Acts, ch 1079, §9, 17; 2018 Acts, ch 1161, §139, 147, 148
Iowa Code § 633.272 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.272
Partial intestacy.
Status: in_force

If part but not all of the estate of a decedent is validly disposed of by will, the part not disposed of by will shall be distributed as provided herein for intestate estates. If the testator left a surviving spouse, and the spouse does not take an elective share, the spouse shall receive, in addition to the property given to the spouse by the will, so much of the intestate property subject to the payment of its proportionate share of debts and charges as the spouse would receive pursuant to section 633.211 or 633.212.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.272]94 Acts, ch 1165, §42; 2007 Acts, ch 134, §12, 28
Iowa Code § 325A.6 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 325A / Section 325A.6
Insurance.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsection 2, all motor carriers subject to this chapter shall have minimum insurance coverage which meets the limits established in the federal motor carrier safety regulations in 49 C.F.R. pt. 387.

(2) All motor vehicles providing taxicab services, having a seating capacity of less than seven passengers, and not operating on a regular route or between specified points shall maintain primary automobile insurance in the amount of at least one million dollars because of bodily injury to or death of one or more persons and injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident. A political subdivision of the state shall not enact an ordinance requiring insurance coverage for such vehicles in an amount different than the amount required by this subsection.

97 Acts, ch 104, §37, 61; 2014 Acts, ch 1092, §178; 2016 Acts, ch 1101, §19, 24
Iowa Code § 524.221 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 524 / Section 524.221
Preservation of bank records — statute of limitations.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) A state bank is not required to preserve its records for a period longer than seven years after the first day of January of the year following the time of the making or filing of such records, provided, however, that account records showing unpaid balances due to depositors shall not be destroyed. A copy of an original may be kept in lieu of any such original record. For purposes of this subsection, a copy includes any duplicate, rerecording or reproduction of an original record from any photograph, photostat, microfilm, microcard, miniature or microphotograph, computer printout, electronically stored data or image, or other process which accurately reproduces or forms a durable medium for accurately and legibly reproducing an unaltered image or reproduction of the original record.

(1) (b) A copy is deemed to be an original and shall be treated as an original record in a judicial or administrative proceeding for purposes of admissibility in evidence. A facsimile, exemplification, or certified copy of any such copy reproduced from a film record is deemed to be a facsimile, exemplification, or certified copy of the original. A printout or other tangible output readable by sight shown to accurately reflect data contained in a promissory note, negotiable instrument, or letter of credit, which contains a signature made or created by electronic or digital means such that it is stored by a computer or similar device, is deemed to be an original of such note, instrument, or letter for purposes of presenting such note, instrument, or letter for payment, acceptance, or honor, or for purposes of a judicial proceeding involving a claim based upon such note, instrument, or letter.

(2) All causes of action, other than actions for relief on the grounds of fraud or mistake, against a state bank based upon a claim or claims founded on a written contract, or a claim or claims inconsistent with an entry or entries in a state bank record, made in the regular course of business, shall be deemed to have accrued, and shall accrue for the purpose of the statute of limitations one year after the breach or failure of performance of a written contract, or one year after the date of such entry or entries. No action founded upon such a cause may be brought after the expiration of six years from the date of such accrual.

(3) The provisions of this section, insofar as applicable, shall apply to the records of a national bank, a federal savings association, or an out-of-state bank.

[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §528A.1 – 528A.5; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §524.221]91 Acts, ch 95, §1; 99 Acts, ch 34, §1; 2011 Acts, ch 87, §1, 2; 2012 Acts, ch 1023, §81; 2022 Acts, ch 1062, §20
Iowa Code § 46.20 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 46 / Section 46.20
Declaration of candidacy.
Status: in_force

At least one hundred four days before the judicial election preceding expiration of the initial or regular term of office, a judge of the supreme court, court of appeals, or district court including district associate judges, full-time associate juvenile judges, or full-time associate probate judges, or a clerk of the district court who is required to stand for retention under section 602.1216 may file a declaration of candidacy with the state commissioner of elections to stand for retention or rejection at that election. If a judge or clerk fails to file the declaration, the office shall be vacant at the end of the term. District associate judges, full-time associate juvenile judges, and full-time associate probate judges filing the declaration shall stand for retention in the judicial election district of their residence.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §46.20]83 Acts, ch 186, §10023, 10201; 89 Acts, ch 136, §29; 99 Acts, ch 93, §2
Iowa Code § 327F.2 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 327F / Section 327F.2
Maintenance of bridges — damages.
Status: in_force

Every railroad company shall build, maintain, and keep in good repair all bridges, abutments, or other construction necessary to enable it to cross over or under any canal, watercourse, other railway, public highway, or other way, except as otherwise provided by law, and shall be liable for all damages sustained by any person by reason of any neglect or violation of the provisions of this section.

[R60, §1326, 1327; C73, §1266, 1267; C97, §2021; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7947; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §477.2; C77, 79, 81, §327F.2]
Iowa Code § 522.10 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 522 / Section 522.10
Severability.
Status: in_force

If any provision of this chapter, or the application of this chapter to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, such holding shall not affect the provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to that end the provisions of this chapter are severable.

2013 Acts, ch 40, §10, 11
Iowa Code § 720.7 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 720 / Section 720.7
Interference with judicial acts — penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(1) (a) “Court employee” means the same as defined in section 602.1101.

(1) (b) “Family member” means a spouse, son, daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, first cousin, nephew, niece, grandfather, grandmother, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother, or half sister.

(1) (c) “Judicial officer” means the same as defined in section 602.1101.

(2) A person who harasses a judicial officer, court employee, or a family member of a judicial officer or a court employee in violation of section 708.7, with the intent to interfere with or improperly influence, or in retaliation for, the official acts of a judicial officer or court employee, commits an aggravated misdemeanor.

2009 Acts, ch 77, §1
Iowa Code § 543B.6A — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 543B / Section 543B.6A
Wholesaling of residential property.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(1) (a) “Residential property” means real property that includes no less than one but no more than four dwelling units.

(1) (b) “Wholesaler” means a licensee, or a person represented by a licensee, who holds an equitable interest, but not legal title, in a residential property for the purpose of selling the equitable interest to a buyer.

(1) (c) “Wholesaling” means the practice of a wholesaler entering into an assignable contract with an owner of residential property for the purpose of marketing and selling the equitable interest of the residential property to another person.

(2) A person must be licensed as a real estate broker under this chapter, or be represented by a real estate broker licensed under this chapter, to engage in wholesaling.

(3) (a) A wholesaler shall disclose all of the following information in writing to all parties to a wholesale transaction prior to executing a contract to purchase or to convey an equitable interest to a buyer or other entity:

(3) (a) The legal identities of all parties to the wholesale transaction.

(3) (a) An explanation of the wholesaling process, including but not limited to disclosure that the wholesaler holds an equitable interest in the residential property that is the subject of the transaction and may not be able to convey title to the property.

(3) (b) A wholesaler shall provide a copy of an executed agency agreement to all parties to a wholesale transaction prior to executing a contract to purchase or convey an equitable interest to a buyer or other entity.

(3) (c) Notwithstanding provisions to the contrary contained in a contract executed pursuant to this subsection, if a wholesaler fails to comply with the disclosure requirement under paragraph “a”, the seller or the buyer may cancel the contract at any time prior to the closing of the sale of the residential property without penalty, and may retain any earnest money paid by the wholesaler.

(4) An individual engaged in wholesaling in violation of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to the greater of ten thousand dollars, or ten percent of the sale price of each residential property for which the individual engaged in wholesaling in violation of this section.

(5) The real estate commission shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A necessary to implement and administer this section.

2024 Acts, ch 1040, §1
Iowa Code § 10A.532 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 10A / Section 10A.532
Natural hair braiding.
Status: in_force

A person shall register with the department in order to perform a commercial service involving natural hair braiding. For purposes of this section, “natural hair braiding” means a method of natural hair care consisting of braiding, locking, twisting, weaving, cornrowing, or otherwise physically manipulating hair without the use of chemicals to alter the hair’s physical characteristics that incorporates both traditional and modern styling techniques.

2016 Acts, ch 1138, §12C2017, §135.37A2023 Acts, ch 19, §1711C2024, §10A.532
Iowa Code § 460.205 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 460 / Section 460.205
Prohibition against constructing earthen storage structures.
Status: in_force

A person shall not construct or expand an earthen storage structure within an agricultural drainage well area. Each day that a person operates an earthen storage structure which is constructed in violation of this section constitutes a separate violation.

97 Acts, ch 193, §8CS97, §455I.52002 Acts, ch 1137, §68, 71; 2002 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 1003, §260, 262C2003, §460.205