FrankGoortani/open-us-law huggingface dataset:
Iowa Code § 169A.3 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 169A / Section 169A.3
Must be recorded.
Status: in_force

Evidence of an animal’s ownership shall not be established in court by the animal’s brand, unless the animal is livestock, the brand complies with the requirements of this chapter, and the brand is recorded as provided in sections 169A.4 and 169A.6 or 169A.9.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §187.3]C93, §169A.395 Acts, ch 60, §3
Iowa Code § 403A.11 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 403A / Section 403A.11
Planning, zoning, and building laws — insulation requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) All housing projects of a municipality shall be subject to the planning, zoning, sanitary, and building laws, ordinances, and regulations applicable to the locality in which the project is situated.

(2) All dwellings which are part of housing projects and which are proposed to be rented to low-income families or the elderly through the programs of the United States department of housing and urban development shall have ceiling insulation having an R value of 38 in the attic, floor insulation having an R value of 20, or perimeter wall insulation having an R value of 10 beneath all habitable heated areas or over unheated spaces. In addition, basement walls shall have insulation with an R value of 6 to their full height, with insulation in the box sill having an R value of 20. As used in this section, “R value” means resistance to heat flow.

(3) The insulation requirements of this section are effective for all dwellings, the construction of which begins on or after July 1, 1991. For dwellings existing or under construction prior to July 1, 1991, the dwelling must comply with the insulation requirements of this section by June 30, 1996.

[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §403A.11]91 Acts, ch 270, §5; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76
Iowa Code § 15E.29 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 15E / Section 15E.29
Confidentiality reports.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsection 2, all information or records in the possession of the authority with respect to this subchapter shall be presumed by the authority to be a trade secret protected under chapter 550 or common law, and shall be kept confidential by the authority unless otherwise ordered by a court.

(2) All of the following shall be considered public information under chapter 22:

(2) (a) The identity of a qualifying business.

(2) (b) The identity of an investor and the qualifying business in which the investor made an equity investment.

(2) (c) The number of tax credit certificates issued by the authority.

(2) (d) The total dollar amount of tax credits issued by the authority.

(3) The authority shall include as part of the annual report under section 15.107B a listing of eligible qualifying businesses, the number of tax credit certificates, and the amount of tax credits issued by the authority in each fiscal year.

2025 Acts, ch 136, §64
Iowa Code § 48A.32 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 48A / Section 48A.32
Destruction or removal of canceled voter registration records.
Status: in_force

Twenty-two months after the next general election following the cancellation of a person’s voter registration, the commissioner may destroy all records of that person’s registration. At the discretion of the commissioner, canceled records may be donated to a historical society if all confidential information has been removed from the records.

94 Acts, ch 1169, §33
Iowa Code § 646.9 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 646 / Section 646.9
Evidence — abstract amended.
Status: in_force

No written evidence of title shall be introduced on the trial unless it has been sufficiently referred to in such abstract, which, on motion, may be made more specific, or may be amended by the party setting it out.

[C73, §3251; C97, §4188; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12238; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §646.9]
Iowa Code § 554.9303 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.9303
Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in goods covered by a certificate of title.
Status: in_force

(1) This section applies to goods covered by a certificate of title, even if there is no other relationship between the jurisdiction under whose certificate of title the goods are covered and the goods or the debtor.

(2) Goods become covered by a certificate of title when a valid application for the certificate of title and the applicable fee are delivered to the appropriate authority. Goods cease to be covered by a certificate of title at the earlier of the time the certificate of title ceases to be effective under the law of the issuing jurisdiction or the time the goods become covered subsequently by a certificate of title issued by another jurisdiction.

(3) The local law of the jurisdiction under whose certificate of title the goods are covered governs perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of a security interest in goods covered by a certificate of title from the time the goods become covered by the certificate of title until the goods cease to be covered by the certificate of title.

2000 Acts, ch 1149, §23, 185, 187
Iowa Code § 49.54 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 49 / Section 49.54
Cost of publication.
Status: in_force

The cost of the publication required by section 49.53, shall not exceed an amount determined by the director of the department of administrative services or the director’s designee.

[C73, §3832; C97, §1112, 1293; S13, §1293; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §772, 796; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §49.54, 49.72; C75, 77, 79, 81, §49.54]2003 Acts, ch 145, §286
Iowa Code § 174.19 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 174 / Section 174.19
Report of county aid.
Status: in_force

A fair shall not receive an appropriation from a county under this chapter until the fair submits a financial statement to the county board of supervisors. The statement shall show all expenditures of moneys appropriated to the fair from the county in the previous year. The financial statement submitted to the board of supervisors shall include vouchers related to the expenditures.

[C73, §1113; C97, §1662; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2911; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §174.19]91 Acts, ch 98, §1; 2004 Acts, ch 1019, §23
Iowa Code § 551.1 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 551 / Section 551.1
Unfair discrimination in sales.
Status: in_force

Any person, firm, company, association, or corporation, foreign or domestic, doing business in the state, and engaged in the production, manufacture, sale, or distribution of any commodity of commerce or commercial services excepting those, the rate of which is now subject to control of cities or other governmental agency, that shall, for the purpose of destroying the business of a competitor in any locality or creating a monopoly, discriminate between different sections, localities, communities or cities of this state, by selling such commodity or commercial services excepting those, the rate of which is now subject to control of cities or other governmental agency at a lower price or rate in one section, locality, community or city than such commodity or commercial services excepting those, the rate of which is now subject to control of cities or other governmental agency is sold for by said person, firm, association, company, or corporation, in another section, locality, community or city, after making due allowance in case of telephone service for the difference in the cost of furnishing service in different localities, and in the case of commodities and commercial services other than telephone service, for the difference, if any, in the grade or quality, and in the actual cost of transportation from the point of production or purchase, if a raw product, or from the point of manufacture, if a manufactured product, to a place of sale, storage, or distribution shall be deemed guilty of unfair discrimination, which is hereby prohibited and declared to be unlawful; provided, however, that prices made to meet competition in such section, locality, community or city shall not be in violation of this section.

[S13, §5028-b; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §9885; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §551.1]
Iowa Code § 633A.6301 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633A / Section 633A.6301
Definition and applicability.
Status: in_force

(1) For purposes of this part, “fiduciary matter” includes any item listed in section 633A.6202, subsection 2.

(2) Persons interested in a fiduciary matter may approve a judicial settlement and represent and bind other persons interested in the fiduciary matter.

(3) Notice to a person who may represent and bind another person under this trust code has the same effect as if notice were given directly to the person represented.

(4) Section 633A.6301, subsection 4, Code 2009, applies to written consents executed prior to July 1, 2010.

(5) A settlor shall not represent and bind a beneficiary under this trust code with respect to the termination or modification of a trust pursuant to section 633A.2202 or 633A.2203.

99 Acts, ch 125, §96, 109C2001, §633.63012002 Acts, ch 1107, §22; 2003 Acts, ch 95, §21; 2005 Acts, ch 38, §54, 55CS2005, §633A.63012006 Acts, ch 1104, §15, 16; 2010 Acts, ch 1137, §11
Iowa Code § 452A.56 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 452A / Section 452A.56
Interstate motor fuel tax — reciprocity agreements.
Status: in_force

(1) The director of transportation may enter into motor fuel tax agreements on behalf of this state with authorized representatives of other states. The director of transportation may enter into and the state department of transportation may become a member of a motor fuel tax agreement for the collection and refund of interstate motor fuel tax. The director of transportation may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to implement the agreement for the collection and refund of interstate motor fuel tax.

(2) The department may enter into an agreement for the collection and refund of interstate motor fuel tax which conflicts with sections 452A.57, 452A.58, 452A.65, and 452A.68 and the agreement shall govern carriers covered by the agreement. Copies of the agreement shall be filed with the secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of the house.

[82 Acts, ch 1071, §1]C83, §324.5686 Acts, ch 1245, §1942C93, §452A.562018 Acts, ch 1041, §127
Iowa Code § 536.20 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 536 / Section 536.20
Nonapplicability of statute.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not apply to any person doing business under and as permitted by any law of this state or of the United States relating to banks, trust companies, building and loan associations, credit unions or licensed pawnbrokers, nor shall it apply to any domestic corporation entitled to the benefits of chapter 536A.

[C35, §9438-f20; C39, §9438.20; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §536.20]
Iowa Code § 321.64 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.64
Implementation of multiyear licensing and issuance of special plates.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 98 Acts, ch 1075, §32.
Iowa Code § 229A.8A — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 229A / Section 229A.8A
Transitional release.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may establish a transitional release program and provide control, care, and treatment, and supervision of committed persons placed in such a program.

(2) A committed person is suitable for placement in the transitional release program if the court finds that all of the following apply:

(2) (a) The committed person’s mental abnormality is no longer such that the person is a high risk to reoffend.

(2) (b) The committed person has achieved and demonstrated significant insights into the person’s sex offending cycle.

(2) (c) The committed person has accepted responsibility for past behavior and understands the impact sexually violent crimes have upon a victim.

(2) (d) A detailed relapse prevention plan has been developed and accepted by the treatment provider which is appropriate for the committed person’s mental abnormality and sex offending history.

(2) (e) No major discipline reports have been issued for the committed person for a period of six months.

(2) (f) The committed person is not likely to escape or attempt to escape custody pursuant to section 229A.5B.

(2) (g) The committed person is not likely to engage in predatory acts constituting sexually violent offenses while in the program.

(2) (h) The placement is in the best interest of the committed person.

(2) (i) The committed person has demonstrated a willingness to agree to and abide by all rules of the program.

(3) If the committed person does not agree to the conditions of release, the person is not eligible for the transitional release program.

(4) A committed person who refuses to register as a sex offender is not eligible for placement in a transitional release program.

(5) Committed persons in the transitional release program are not necessarily required to be segregated from other persons.

(6) The department shall be responsible for establishing and implementing the rules and directives regarding the location of the transitional release program, staffing needs, restrictions on confinement and the movement of committed persons, and for assessing the progress of committed persons in the program. The court may also impose conditions on a committed person placed in the program.

(7) The department may contract with other government or private agencies, including the department of corrections, to implement and administer the transitional release program.

2002 Acts, ch 1139, §11, 27; 2003 Acts, ch 44, §47; 2004 Acts, ch 1175, §463, 468; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §542
Iowa Code § 208.21 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 208 / Section 208.21
Political subdivision engaged in mining.
Status: in_force

Any political subdivision of the state of Iowa which engages or intends to engage in mining shall meet all requirements of this chapter except the subdivision shall not be required to post bond or security on registered land and shall not be required to pay licensing fees.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §83A.21]C93, §208.2196 Acts, ch 1043, §14
Iowa Code § 904.116 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 904 / Section 904.116
Institutional appropriations and expenditures — legislative oversight.
Status: in_force

(1) The department of corrections shall not revise the allocations to the correctional institutions under the control of the department from the amounts allocated to the institutions, unless notice of the revisions is given prior to their effective date to the legislative services agency. The notice shall include information on the department’s rationale for making the changes and details concerning the workload and performance measures upon which the revisions are based.

(2) (a) The department of corrections shall report to the legislative services agency on a monthly basis the current expenditures and full-time equivalent positions of the department’s various allocations with a comparison of actual to budgeted expenditures and full-time equivalent positions.

(2) (b) The department of corrections shall furnish performance measure data designed to enable comparison of this data with historical expenditure information, and shall assist the legislative services agency in developing information to be used in legislative oversight of all programs operated by the department.

90 Acts, ch 1247, §9C91, §246.116C93, §904.1162003 Acts, ch 35, §45, 49; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §261
Iowa Code § 354.18 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 354 / Section 354.18
Recording of plats.
Status: in_force

(1) A plat of survey prepared pursuant to this chapter and a subdivision plat, with attachments, shall be recorded in the office of the county recorder, and an exact copy of the plat shall be filed in the offices of the county auditor and assessor. A replat of any part of an official plat pursuant to section 354.25, or a recorded subdivision plat of any part of an existing official plat shall supersede that part of the original official plat, including unused public utility easements.

(2) The recorder shall examine each plat of survey and subdivision plat to determine whether the plat is clearly legible and whether the approval by the applicable governing body and the other attachments required by this chapter are presented with the plat. The recorder shall also keep a reproducible copy of the plat from which legible copies can be made. The recorder may specify the material and the size of the plat, not less than eight and one-half inches by eleven inches, that will be accepted for recording in order to comply with this section. The recorder shall not record a subdivision plat that violates this chapter.

90 Acts, ch 1236, §32C91, §409A.18C93, §354.18
Iowa Code § 554.11101 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.11101
Effective date.
Status: in_force

Division 2 of 1974 Iowa Acts, ch. 1249, §9 to 72, the Iowa amendments to the Uniform Commercial Code pertaining primarily to security interests, and related amendments, shall become effective at 12:01 a.m. on January 1, 1975.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §554.11101]2009 Acts, ch 41, §163; 2014 Acts, ch 1026, §143
Iowa Code § 541.7 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 541 / Section 541.7
Section 541.7
Status: repealed

Repealed by 65 Acts, ch 413, §10102.
Iowa Code § 537.3610 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 537 / Section 537.3610
Balloon payments prohibited.
Status: in_force

A lessee shall not be required, as a condition to acquiring ownership, to make a payment that is more than twice the amount of a regular rental payment, or to pay lease payments totaling more than the cost to acquire ownership as disclosed pursuant to section 537.3605. This section does not apply to payments made pursuant to section 537.3608, 537.3612, or 537.3619.

87 Acts, ch 80, §10
Iowa Code § 459A.402 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 459A / Section 459A.402
Open feedlot effluent control — alternative control practices.
Status: in_force

If because of topography or other factors related to the site of an open feedlot operation it is economically or physically impractical to comply with open feedlot effluent control requirements using an open feedlot control method in section 459A.401, the department shall allow the use of other open feedlot effluent control practices if those practices will provide an equivalent level of open feedlot effluent control that would be achieved by using an open feedlot effluent control method pursuant to section 459A.401.

2005 Acts, ch 136, §15
Iowa Code § 639.35 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 639 / Section 639.35
Money paid clerk.
Status: in_force

Money attached by the sheriff, or coming into the sheriff’s hands by virtue of the attachment, shall be paid, less the sheriff’s costs, to the clerk. The clerk shall retain the money until directed otherwise by the court.

[C51, §1875, 1882; R60, §3217; C73, §2971; C97, §3902; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12111; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §639.35]92 Acts, ch 1044, §2
Iowa Code § 26.2 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 26 / Section 26.2
Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) “Estimated total cost of a public improvement” or “estimated total cost” means the estimated total cost to the governmental entity to construct a public improvement, including cost of labor, materials, equipment, and supplies, but excluding the cost of architectural, landscape architectural, or engineering design services and inspection.

(2) “Governmental entity” means the state, political subdivisions of the state, public school corporations, and all officers, boards, or commissions empowered by law to enter into contracts for the construction of public improvements, excluding the state board of regents and the state department of transportation.

(3) (a) “Public improvement” means a building or construction work that is constructed under the control of a governmental entity and for which either of the following applies:

(3) (a) Has been paid for in whole or in part with funds of the governmental entity.

(3) (a) A commitment has been made prior to construction by the governmental entity to pay for the building or construction work in whole or in part with funds of the governmental entity.

(3) (b) “Public improvement” includes a building or improvement constructed or operated jointly with any other public or private agency, but excludes all of the following:

(3) (b) Urban renewal demolition and low-rent housing projects.

(3) (b) Industrial aid projects authorized under chapter 419.

(3) (b) Emergency work or repair or maintenance work performed by employees of a governmental entity.

(3) (b) A highway, bridge, or culvert project.

(3) (b) Construction or repair or maintenance work performed for a city utility under chapter 388 when such work is performed by its employees or when such work relates to existing utility infrastructure or establishing connections to existing utility infrastructure. For purposes of this subparagraph,“utility infrastructure” includes facilities used for the storage, collection, disposal, treatment, generation, transmission, or distribution of water, sewage, waste, electricity, gas, or telecommunications service.

(3) (b) Construction or repair or maintenance work performed for a rural water district under chapter 357A by its employees.

(4) “Repair or maintenance work” means the preservation of a building, storm sewer, sanitary sewer, or other public facility or structure so that it remains in sound or proper condition, including minor replacements and additions as necessary to restore the public facility or structure to its original condition with the same design.

(5) “Under the control of a governmental entity” includes determining the construction work to be performed or establishing the specifications for a building or construction work to be occupied by the governmental entity.

2006 Acts, ch 1017, §2, 42, 43; 2007 Acts, ch 144, §1, 2; 2018 Acts, ch 1075, §2, 3, 12, 13; 2018 Acts, ch 1172, §71, 72; 2019 Acts, ch 59, §17; 2020 Acts, ch 1092, §1, 2
Iowa Code § 327G.4 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 327G / Section 327G.4
Specifications.
Status: in_force

(1) All fences shall be not less than fifty-four inches high and may be of any of the following types:

(1) (a) Not less than five barbed wires, properly spaced.

(1) (b) Not less than three barbed wires above and not less than twenty-four inches of woven wire below.

(1) (c) Entirely of woven wire.

(1) (d) Five boards properly spaced.

(1) (e) Any other type which the fence viewers of any township through which it passes may determine as efficient as any of the above types.

(2) Each of the above types shall be securely nailed to posts firmly set, not more than twenty feet apart for the first three types, nor more than eight feet apart for the fourth.

[C97, §2057; S13, §2057; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8003; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §478.4; C77, 79, 81, §327G.4]2010 Acts, ch 1061, §180