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Iowa Code § 91A.9 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 91A / Section 91A.9
General powers and duties of the director.
Status: in_force

(1) The director shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter. The director may hold hearings and investigate charges of violations of this chapter.

(2) The director may, consistent with due process of law, enter any place of employment to inspect records concerning wages and payrolls, to question the employer and employees, and to investigate such facts, conditions, or matters as are deemed appropriate in determining whether any person has violated the provisions of this chapter. However, such entry by the director shall only be in response to a written complaint.

(3) The director may employ such qualified personnel as are necessary for the enforcement of this chapter. Such personnel shall be employed pursuant to chapter 8A, subchapter IV.

(4) The director shall, in consultation with the United States department of labor, develop a database of the employers in this state utilizing special certificates issued by the United States secretary of labor as authorized under 29 U.S.C. §214, and shall maintain the database.

(5) The director shall promulgate, pursuant to chapter 17A, any rules necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

[C77, 79, 81, §91A.9]2003 Acts, ch 145, §163; 2009 Acts, ch 136, §2; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1828
Iowa Code § 701.9 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 701 / Section 701.9
Merger of lesser included offenses.
Status: in_force

No person shall be convicted of a public offense which is necessarily included in another public offense of which the person is convicted. If the jury returns a verdict of guilty of more than one offense and such verdict conflicts with this section, the court shall enter judgment of guilty of the greater of the offenses only.

[C79, 81, §701.9]
Iowa Code § 502.805 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 502 / Section 502.805
Notification to permissible third party immunity.
Status: in_force

A broker-dealer, investment adviser, or qualified individual who, acting reasonably and in good faith, complies with section 502.804 shall be immune from any administrative or civil liability that might otherwise arise from such disclosure.

2021 Acts, ch 137, §7
Iowa Code § 501A.301 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 501A / Section 501A.301
Name.
Status: in_force

(1) A cooperative name must contain the word “cooperative”, “coop”, or the abbreviation “CP”.

(2) Except as authorized by subsections 3 and 4, a cooperative name must be distinguishable upon the records of the secretary from all of the following:

(2) (a) The name of a domestic cooperative, limited liability company, limited partnership, or corporation organized under the laws of this state or registered as a foreign cooperative, foreign limited liability company, foreign limited partnership, or foreign corporation in this state.

(2) (b) A name reserved in the manner provided under the laws of this state.

(2) (c) The fictitious name adopted by a foreign cooperative, foreign limited liability company, foreign limited partnership, or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state because its real name is unavailable.

(2) (d) The corporate name of a nonprofit corporation incorporated or authorized to transact business in this state.

(3) A cooperative may apply to the secretary for authorization to use a name that is not distinguishable upon the secretary’s records from one or more of the names described in subsection 2. The secretary shall authorize use of the name applied for if one of the following conditions applies:

(3) (a) The other entity consents to the use in writing and submits an undertaking in a form satisfactory to the secretary to change the entity’s name to a name that is distinguishable upon the records of the secretary from the name of the applying cooperative.

(3) (b) The applicant delivers to the secretary a certified copy of the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction establishing the applicant’s right to use the name applied for in this state.

(4) A cooperative may use the name, including the fictitious name, of another business entity that is used in this state if the other business entity is formed under the laws of this state or is authorized to transact business in this state and the proposed user cooperative meets one of the following conditions:

(4) (a) Has merged with the other business entity.

(4) (b) Has been formed by reorganization of the other business entity.

(4) (c) Has acquired all or substantially all of the assets, including the name, of the other business entity.

(5) This chapter does not control the use of fictitious names; however, if a cooperative uses a fictitious name in this state, the cooperative shall deliver to the secretary for filing a certified copy of the resolution of the cooperative adopting the fictitious name.

2005 Acts, ch 135, §18
Iowa Code § 554.9505 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.9505
Filing and compliance with other statutes and treaties for consignments, leases, other bailments, and other transactions.
Status: in_force

(1) A consignor, lessor, or other bailor of goods, a licensor, or a buyer of a payment intangible or promissory note may file a financing statement, or may comply with a statute or treaty described in section 554.9311, subsection 1, using the terms “consignor”, “consignee”, “lessor”, “lessee”, “bailor”, “bailee”, “licensor”, “licensee”, “owner”, “registered owner”, “buyer”, “seller”, or words of similar import, instead of the terms “secured party” and “debtor”.

(2) This part applies to the filing of a financing statement under subsection 1 and, as appropriate, to compliance that is equivalent to filing a financing statement under section 554.9311, subsection 2, but the filing or compliance is not of itself a factor in determining whether the collateral secures an obligation. If it is determined for another reason that the collateral secures an obligation, a security interest held by the consignor, lessor, bailor, licensor, owner, or buyer which attaches to the collateral is perfected by the filing or compliance.

2000 Acts, ch 1149, §76, 185, 187
Iowa Code § 626.33 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 626 / Section 626.33
Lien — equitable proceeding — receiver.
Status: in_force

The plaintiff shall, from the time such property is so levied on, have a lien on the interest of the defendant therein, and may commence an action by equitable proceedings to ascertain the nature and extent of such interest and to enforce the lien; and, if deemed necessary or proper, the court may appoint a receiver under the circumstances provided in the chapter relating to receivers.

[R60, §3289 – 3291; C73, §3054; C97, §3978; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11681; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §626.33]
Iowa Code § 496C.6 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 496C / Section 496C.6
Who may incorporate.
Status: in_force

One or more individuals having capacity to contract, each of whom is licensed to practice in this state a profession which the professional corporation is to be authorized to practice, may act as incorporators of a professional corporation.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §496C.6]
Iowa Code § 633A.2102 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633A / Section 633A.2102
Requirements for validity.
Status: in_force

(1) A trust is created only if all of the following elements are satisfied:

(1) (a) The settlor was competent and indicated an intention to create a trust.

(1) (b) The same person is not the sole trustee and sole beneficiary.

(1) (c) The trust has a definite beneficiary or a beneficiary who will be definitely ascertained within the period of the applicable rule against perpetuities, unless the trust is a charitable trust, an honorary trust, or a trust for pets.

(1) (d) The trustee has duties to perform.

(2) A power in a trustee to select a beneficiary from an indefinite class is valid. If the power is not exercised within a reasonable time, the power fails and the property passes to the person or persons who would have taken the property had the power not been conferred.

(3) A trust is not merged or invalid because a person, including but not limited to the settlor of the trust, is or may become the sole trustee and the sole holder of the present beneficial interest in the trust, provided that one or more other persons hold a beneficial interest in the trust, whether such interest be vested or contingent, present or future, and whether created by express provision of the instrument or as a result of reversion to the settlor’s estate.

99 Acts, ch 125, §9, 109C2001, §633.21022002 Acts, ch 1107, §2; 2003 Acts, ch 95, §9; 2005 Acts, ch 38, §54CS2005, §633A.2102
Iowa Code § 309.16 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 309 / Section 309.16
Duty of department.
Status: in_force

The department shall when requested by the board of supervisors advise with said board as to the manner of constructing and maintaining the secondary roads.

[C31, 35, §4644-c18; C39, §4644.16; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §309.16]
Iowa Code § 321G.15 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321G / Section 321G.15
Operation pending registration.
Status: in_force

The commission shall furnish snowmobile dealers with pasteboard cards bearing the words “registration applied for” and space for the date of purchase. An unregistered snowmobile sold by a dealer shall bear one of these cards which entitles the purchaser to operate it for forty-five days immediately following the purchase. The purchaser of a registered snowmobile may operate it for forty-five days immediately following the purchase, without having completed a transfer of registration. A snowmobile dealer shall make application and pay all registration and title fees if applicable on behalf of the purchaser of a snowmobile.

[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321G.15]86 Acts, ch 1245, §1877; 89 Acts, ch 244, §27; 97 Acts, ch 148, §5, 9; 98 Acts, ch 1076, §1; 2004 Acts, ch 1132, §24; 2007 Acts, ch 141, §11
Iowa Code § 208.15 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 208 / Section 208.15
Amendment or cancellation.
Status: in_force

An operator may at any time apply for amendment or cancellation of registration of any site. The application for amendment or cancellation of registration shall be submitted by the operator on a form provided by the division and shall identify as required under section 208.9 the tract or tracts of land to be added to or removed from registration. If the application is for an increase in the area of a registered site, the application shall be processed in the same manner as an application for original registration. If the application is to cancel registration of any or all of the unmined part of a site, the division shall after ascertaining that no overburden has been disturbed or deposited on the land order release of the bond or the security posted on the land being removed from registration and cancel or amend the operator’s written authorization to conduct mining on the site. Fees for amendment or cancellation of registration shall be determined as provided in section 208.9. No land where overburden has been disturbed or deposited shall be removed from registration or released from bond or security under this section.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §83A.15]C93, §208.1596 Acts, ch 1043, §8
Iowa Code § 504.844 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 504 / Section 504.844
Resignation and removal of officers.
Status: in_force

(1) An officer of a corporation may resign at any time by delivering notice to the corporation. A resignation is effective when the notice is effective unless the notice specifies a future effective time. If a resignation is made effective at a future time and the board or appointing officer accepts the future effective time, its board or appointing officer may fill the pending vacancy before the effective time if the board or appointing officer provides that the successor does not take office until the effective time.

(2) An officer may be removed at any time with or without cause by any of the following:

(2) (a) The board of directors.

(2) (b) The officer who appointed such officer, unless the bylaws or the board of directors provide otherwise.

(2) (c) Any other officer if authorized by the bylaws or the board of directors.

(2) (d) In this section, “appointing officer” means the officer, including any successor to that officer, who appointed the officer resigning or being removed.

2004 Acts, ch 1049, §98, 192
Iowa Code § 459B.101 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 459B / Section 459B.101
Title.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Animal Agriculture Compliance Act for Dry Bedded Confinement Feeding Operations”.

2009 Acts, ch 155, §5, 18
Iowa Code § 321A.19 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321A / Section 321A.19
Certificate of insurance as proof.
Status: in_force

(1) Proof of financial responsibility may be furnished by filing with the department the written certificate of any insurance carrier duly authorized to do business in this state certifying that there is in effect a motor vehicle liability policy for the benefit of the person required to furnish proof of financial responsibility. Such certificate shall give the effective date of such motor vehicle liability policy, which date shall be the same as the effective date of the certificate, and shall designate by explicit description or by appropriate reference all motor vehicles covered thereby, unless the policy is issued to a person who is not the owner of a motor vehicle.

(2) No motor vehicle shall be or continue to be registered in the name of any person required to file proof of financial responsibility unless such motor vehicle is so designated in such a certificate.

[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321A.19]92 Acts, ch 1175, §43
Iowa Code § 279.19B — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 279 / Section 279.19B
Coaching endorsement and authorization.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) The board of directors of a school district may employ for head coach of any interscholastic athletic activities or for assistant coach of any interscholastic athletic activity, an individual who possesses a coaching authorization issued by the board of educational examiners or possesses a teaching license with a coaching endorsement issued pursuant to chapter 256, subchapter VII, part 3. However, a board of directors of a school district shall consider applicants with qualifications described below, in the following order of priority:

(1) (a) A qualified individual who possesses a valid teaching license with a proper coaching endorsement.

(1) (a) A qualified individual who meets the requirements of section 256.165, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, and possesses a coaching authorization issued by the board of educational examiners.

(1) (a) A qualified individual who meets the requirements of section 256.165, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, and possesses a transitional coaching authorization issued by the board of educational examiners.

(1) (b) Qualifications are to be determined by the board of directors or their designee on a case-by-case basis.

(2) For the first two weeks in which a qualified individual who possesses a transitional coaching authorization is employed as a transitional coach and for the first extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition sponsored by an organization as defined in section 280.13, the individual shall be supervised by a certified athletic director, administrator, or other practitioner in a supervisory role. If the individual performs to the supervising practitioner’s satisfaction, the supervising practitioner shall sign and date an evaluation form provided by the organization to certify that the individual meets expectations to work with student athletes as a transitional coach. The organization shall develop and offer on its internet site an evaluation form that meets the requirements of this subsection.

(3) An individual who has been issued a coaching authorization or who possesses a teaching license with a coaching endorsement but is not issued a teaching contract under section 279.13 and who is employed by the board of directors of a school district serves at the pleasure of the board of directors and is not subject to sections 279.13 through 279.19, and 279.27. Section 279.19A, subsection 1, applies to coaching authorizations.

(4) The licensure and coaching authorization requirements of this section shall not apply to community colleges. An individual employed as a coach of a community college interscholastic athletic activity who is not issued a teaching contract under section 279.13 serves at the pleasure of the board of directors of the community college and is not subject to sections 279.13 through 279.19, and 279.27.

84 Acts, ch 1296, §2; 85 Acts, ch 49, §1; 88 Acts, ch 1284, §46; 89 Acts, ch 265, §35, 42; 93 Acts, ch 66, §1, 2; 2003 Acts, ch 19, §2; 2016 Acts, ch 1066, §3 – 5; 2017 Acts, ch 29, §82; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2583
Iowa Code § 84C.5 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 84C / Section 84C.5
Enforcement and penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall adopt rules pursuant to and consistent with chapter 17A regarding investigations to determine whether an employer has violated any provisions of this chapter. A determination by the department that a violation has occurred shall be considered final agency action under chapter 17A.

(2) An employer who violates the provisions of section 84C.3 with respect to the department shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than one hundred dollars for each day of the violation. Any penalties collected by the department shall be forwarded to the treasurer of state and deposited in the general fund of the state.

(3) The penalties provided for in this section shall be the exclusive remedies for any violation of this chapter. Under this chapter, a court shall not have authority to enjoin a business closing or mass layoff.

2010 Acts, ch 1085, §5
Iowa Code § 321.193 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.193
Restrictions on licenses — penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) As provided by rule, the department may impose restrictions suitable to the licensee’s driving ability with respect to the type of motor vehicle or special mechanical control devices required on a motor vehicle which the licensee may operate or other restrictions applicable to the licensee as the department may determine to be appropriate.

(1) (b) The department may set forth restrictions upon the driver’s license.

(2) The department may suspend or revoke the driver’s license upon receiving satisfactory evidence of any violation of the license’s restrictions.

(3) It is a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8A, subsection 4, for a person to operate a motor vehicle in any manner in violation of the restrictions imposed on a restricted license issued to that person under this section.

[C39, §5013.18; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.193]90 Acts, ch 1230, §39; 92 Acts, ch 1175, §33; 98 Acts, ch 1073, §9, 12; 2001 Acts, ch 176, §51, 59; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §180; 2010 Acts, ch 1190, §39
Iowa Code § 137.116 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 137 / Section 137.116
Emergency request for funds.
Status: in_force

A local board of health may, during a public health disaster as defined in section 135.140 or in preparation for or response to such disaster, request additional appropriations which may upon approval of the director be allotted from the funds reserved for that purpose to the extent that funds are appropriated and available. Upon termination of the disaster response, the local board of health shall report its expenditures of emergency funds to the director.

2010 Acts, ch 1036, §16
Iowa Code § 622.13 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 622 / Section 622.13
Civil liability.
Status: in_force

No witness is excused from answering a question upon the mere ground that the witness would be thereby subjected to a civil liability.

[C51, §2396; R60, §3988; C73, §3646; C97, §4611; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11266; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622.13]
Iowa Code § 373.8 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 373 / Section 373.8
Effect of consolidation.
Status: in_force

(1) Cities consolidating pursuant to this chapter shall retain all the rights, powers, and duties conferred upon them by the Constitution of the State of Iowa and shall retain all the rights, powers, and duties conferred upon them by the laws of the state of Iowa, except to the extent those statutory rights, powers, and duties are limited by the charter government in fulfilling its duty to provide efficient administration and delivery of services to its citizens.

(2) The consolidation charter may provide for the replacement of the city government of the member city with the largest population, according to the most recent certified federal census. That city shall be known as the home city of the consolidated metropolitan corporation. If its government is replaced, the consolidation charter shall provide that the home city be governed either directly by the metropolitan council or by those members of the metropolitan council who reside within the corporate boundaries of the home city. The home city shall retain its geographic boundaries for the purposes of taxation.

(3) Cities participating in consolidation shall be referred to as member cities of the consolidated metropolitan corporation.

(4) A city may join an existing consolidated metropolitan corporation government by resolution of the city council or upon petition of eligible electors of the city equal in number to at least twenty-five percent of the persons who voted at the last general election for the office of governor or president of the United States, whichever is fewer. Within fifteen days after receiving a valid petition, the city council of the petitioning city shall adopt a resolution in favor of participation and shall immediately forward the resolution to the metropolitan council. If a majority of the metropolitan council approves the resolution, the question of joining the consolidated metropolitan corporation shall be submitted to the electorate of the petitioning city within sixty days after approval of the resolution.

91 Acts, ch 256, §47; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76
Iowa Code § 474.9 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 474 / Section 474.9
General jurisdiction of utilities commission.
Status: in_force

The utilities commission has general supervision of all pipelines and all lines for the transmission, sale, and distribution of electrical current for light, heat, and power pursuant to chapters 476, 476A, 478, 479, 479A, and 479B and has other duties as provided by law.

[S13, §2120-n; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7874; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §474.10; C75, 77, 79, 81, §474.9]88 Acts, ch 1134, §90; 89 Acts, ch 296, §71; 95 Acts, ch 192, §42024 Acts, ch 1170, §369
Iowa Code § 714.13 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 714 / Section 714.13
Fraudulent practice in the fifth degree.
Status: in_force

(1) Fraudulent practice in the fifth degree is a fraudulent practice where the amount of money or value of property or services involved does not exceed three hundred dollars.

(2) Fraudulent practice in the fifth degree is a simple misdemeanor.

[C79, 81, §714.13]92 Acts, ch 1060, §6; 99 Acts, ch 153, §13; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127; 2019 Acts, ch 140, §16