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Iowa Code § 535B.2 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 535B / Section 535B.2
Exemptions.
Status: in_force

This chapter, except for sections 535B.3, 535B.11, 535B.12, and 535B.13, does not apply to any of the following:

(1) A bank, bank holding company, savings bank, savings and loan association, or credit union organized under the laws of this state, another state, or the United States, or a subsidiary owned or controlled by such a bank, bank holding company, savings bank, savings and loan association, or credit union.

(2) A loan company licensed under chapter 536 or 536A, except when acting as a closing agent.

(3) An insurance company or a subsidiary or affiliate of an insurance company organized under the laws of this state, another state, or the United States, and subject to regulation by the commissioner of insurance.

(4) Mortgage lenders or mortgage bankers maintaining an office in this state whose principal business in this state is conducted with or through mortgage lenders or mortgage bankers otherwise exempt under this section and which maintain a place of business in this state.

(5) An individual who is employed by a person otherwise exempt under this section, or who, by contract, operates exclusively on behalf of a person otherwise exempt under this section to the extent that the individual is acting within the scope of the individual’s employment or exclusive contract with the exempt person and is acting within the scope of the exempt person’s charter, license, authority, approval, or certificate.

(6) A real estate broker licensed under chapter 543B while engaged in practice as a real estate broker.

(7) A nonprofit organization qualifying for tax-exempt status under the Internal Revenue Code as defined in section 422.3 which offers housing services to low and moderate income families.

(8) An attorney licensed to practice law in this state or the attorney’s employees or agents acting under the attorney’s direction, in a transaction where the conduct of the attorney is regulated by the Iowa supreme court in its capacity as disciplinary authority over attorneys.

(9) An officer or employee of the federal government, any state government, or a political subdivision of the state acting in an official capacity.

(10) A qualified intermediary or an exchange accommodation titleholder facilitating an exchange under section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code whose role in the transaction is limited to acting in such a capacity.

88 Acts, ch 1146, §2; 89 Acts, ch 83, §76; 89 Acts, ch 133, §4, 5; 96 Acts, ch 1056, §21; 2005 Acts, ch 83, §4, 10; 2008 Acts, ch 1160, §15; 2010 Acts, ch 1111, §2, 13
Iowa Code § 573.17 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 573 / Section 573.17
Parties.
Status: in_force

The official board or officer letting the contract, the principal contractor, all claimants for labor and material who have filed their claim, and the surety on any bond given for the performance of the contract shall be joined as plaintiffs or defendants.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10314; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §573.17]
Iowa Code § 137C.16 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 137C / Section 137C.16
Plumbing.
Status: in_force

(1) A hotel shall have an adequately designed plumbing system conforming to at least the minimum requirements of the state plumbing code. The plumbing system shall have a connection to a municipal water and sewerage system or to a benefited water district or sanitary sewerage district whenever such facilities become available.

(2) A hotel beyond the reach of a central water or sewerage system shall be served by on-site facilities which meet the technical requirements of the local board of health and the department of natural resources.

[S13, §2514-m, 2527-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2814, 2815; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §170.9, 170.10; C79, 81, §170B.9; 82 Acts, ch 1199, §92, 96]90 Acts, ch 1204, §38, 66C91, §137C.16
Iowa Code § 514F.4 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 514F / Section 514F.4
Utilization review requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) A third-party payor which provides health benefits to a covered individual residing in this state shall not conduct utilization review, either directly or indirectly, under a contract with a third-party who does not meet the requirements established for accreditation by the utilization review accreditation commission, national committee on quality assurance, or another national accreditation entity recognized and approved by the commissioner.

(2) This section does not apply to any utilization review performed solely under contract with the federal government for review of patients eligible for services under any of the following:

(2) (a) Tit. XVIII of the federal Social Security Act.

(2) (b) The civilian health and medical program of the uniformed services.

(2) (c) Any other federal employee health benefit plan.

(3) For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(3) (a) “Third-party payor” means:

(3) (a) An insurer subject to chapter 509 or 514A.

(3) (a) A health service corporation subject to chapter 514.

(3) (a) A health maintenance organization subject to chapter 514B.

(3) (a) A preferred provider arrangement.

(3) (a) A multiple employer welfare arrangement.

(3) (a) A third-party administrator.

(3) (a) A fraternal benefit society.

(3) (a) A plan established pursuant to chapter 509A for public employees.

(3) (a) Any other benefit program providing payment, reimbursement, or indemnification for health care costs for an enrollee or an enrollee’s eligible dependents.

(3) (b) “Utilization review” means a program or process by which an evaluation is made of the necessity, appropriateness, and efficiency of the use of health care services, procedures, or facilities given or proposed to be given to an individual within this state. Such evaluation does not apply to requests by an individual or provider for a clarification, guarantee, or statement of an individual’s health insurance coverage or benefits provided under a health insurance policy, nor to claims adjudication. Unless it is specifically stated, verification of benefits, preauthorization, or a prospective or concurrent utilization review program or process shall not be construed as a guarantee or statement of insurance coverage or benefits for any individual under a health insurance policy.

99 Acts, ch 41, §5; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §180
Iowa Code § 515G.1 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 515G / Section 515G.1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

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

(1) “Affiliate” of a mutual insurer means a person who controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the mutual insurer being converted.

(2) “Control” has the meaning assigned to it in section 521A.1, subsection 3.

(3) “Eligible policyholder” means a policyholder who had a policy in force with a mutual insurer at any time during the three-year period immediately preceding the date of the adoption of a plan of conversion by the mutual insurer’s board of directors, including the date of adoption of the plan of conversion, and who, therefore, is eligible to receive an equitable share of the remaining statutory surplus of the mutual insurer, after provision for the base value for voting policyholders, as a result of the conversion.

(4) “Holder of a surplus note agreement” means the holder of a guaranty fund or contribution certificate issued pursuant to section 515.20 or its equivalent which has been approved by the commissioner of insurance.

(5) “Mutual insurer” means a domestic mutual property and casualty insurance company organized and licensed under chapter 515, 518, or 518A.

(6) “Voting policyholder” means a policyholder who had a policy in force as provided in section 515G.4.

90 Acts, ch 1083, §1; 2006 Acts, ch 1117, §742024 Acts, ch 1116, §3
Iowa Code § 507C.31 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 507C / Section 507C.31
Assessments.
Status: in_force

(1) As soon as practicable but not more than two years from the date of an order of liquidation under section 507C.18 of an insurer issuing assessable policies, the liquidator shall make a report to the court setting forth all of the following:

(1) (a) The reasonable value of the assets of the insurer.

(1) (b) The insurer’s probable total liabilities.

(1) (c) The probable aggregate amount of the assessment necessary to pay claims of creditors and expenses in full, including expenses of administration and costs of collecting the assessment.

(1) (d) A recommendation as to whether an assessment should be made and, if so, in what amount.

(2) (a) Upon the basis of the report provided in subsection 1 and any supplement or amendment to the report, the court may levy one or more assessments against all members of the insurer who are subject to assessment.

(2) (b) Subject to any applicable legal limits on assessability, the aggregate assessment shall be for the amount that the sum of the probable liabilities, the expenses of administration, and the estimated cost of collection of the assessment, exceeds the value of existing assets. Due regard shall be given to assessments that cannot be collected economically.

(3) After levy of assessment under subsection 2, the liquidator shall issue an order directing a member who has not paid the assessment pursuant to the order to show cause why the liquidator should not pursue a judgment for the assessment.

(4) The liquidator shall give notice of the order to show cause by publication and by first class mail to a member liable under the order. The notice shall be mailed to the member’s last known address as it appears on the insurer’s records at least twenty days before the return day of the order to show cause.

(5) (a) If a member does not appear and serve duly verified objections upon the liquidator on or before the return day of the order to show cause under subsection 3, the court shall order the adjudging member to be liable for the amount of the assessment plus costs. The liquidator shall have a judgment against the member for the amount entered in the order.

(5) (b) If on or before the return day, the member appears and serves duly verified objections upon the liquidator, the commissioner may hear and determine the matter or may appoint a referee to hear it and make such order as the facts warrant. If the commissioner determines that the objections do not warrant relief from assessment, the member may request the court to review the matter and vacate the order to show cause.

(6) The liquidator may enforce an order or collect a judgment under subsection 5 by any lawful means.

84 Acts, ch 1175, §31
Iowa Code § 358.6 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 358 / Section 358.6
Notice of election.
Status: in_force

In its order for the election the board of supervisors shall direct the county commissioner of elections of the county in which the petition is filed to cause notice of the election to be given at least thirty days before the date of election by publication of the notice as provided in section 331.305. The notice shall state the time and place of holding the election and the hours when the polls will open and close, the purpose of the election, with the name of the proposed sanitary district and a description of the boundaries of it, and shall set forth briefly the limits of each voting precinct and the location of the polling places. Proof of publication shall be made in the manner provided in section 358.4 and filed with the county auditor.

[C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358.6]92 Acts, ch 1204, §17
Iowa Code § 58.4 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 58 / Section 58.4
Contest court.
Status: in_force

Each house shall forthwith proceed, separately, to choose seven members of its own body in the following manner:

(1) The names of members of each house, except the presiding officer, written on similar paper tickets, shall be placed in a box, the names of the senators in their presence by their secretary, and the names of the representatives in their presence by their clerk.

(2) The secretary of the senate in the presence of the senate, and the clerk of the house of representatives in the presence of the house, shall draw from their respective boxes the names of seven members each.

(3) As soon as the names are thus drawn, the names of the members drawn by each house shall be communicated to the other, and entered on the journal of each house.

[C51, §391; R60, §621; C73, §741; C97, §1242; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §990; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §58.4]
Iowa Code § 13B.7 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 13B / Section 13B.7
Legal services to inmates.
Status: in_force

The state public defender may supervise the provision of legal services, funded by an appropriation to the Iowa department of corrections, to inmates of adult correctional institutions in civil cases involving prison litigation.

83 Acts, ch 96, §160; 83 Acts, ch 203, §12; 88 Acts, ch 1161, §7
Iowa Code § 410.12 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 410 / Section 410.12
Volunteer or call fire fighters.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter shall apply to volunteer or call members of a paid fire department, but the amount of pension to be paid to such members shall be determined by the board of trustees.

[S13, §932-e; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §6320; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §410.12]
Iowa Code § 313.24 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 313 / Section 313.24
Separated cities.
Status: in_force

The department shall designate the street or streets which shall constitute the primary road extensions in any city of the state, which city is separated from the remainder of the state by a river more than five hundred feet in width from bank to bank. The laws of this state relating to the construction, reconstruction, or maintenance of the extensions of primary roads in cities, and to the purchase or condemnation of right-of-way for those primary roads, and to the expenditure of primary road funds thereon, shall apply to the roads or streets designated under this section, the same as though said community were not so separated from the rest of the state.

[C39, §4755.22; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §313.24]2020 Acts, ch 1063, §143
Iowa Code § 160.14 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 160 / Section 160.14
Penalties — injunctions.
Status: in_force

(1) A person who knowingly sells, barters, gives away, moves, or allows to be moved, a diseased or parasite-infested colony, package, equipment, or combs without the consent of the state apiarist, or exposes infected honey or infected equipment to the bees, or who willfully fails or neglects to give proper treatment to a diseased or parasite-infested colony, or who interferes with the state apiarist or the apiarist’s assistants in the performance of official duties or who refuses to permit the examination of bees or their destruction as provided in this chapter or violates another provision of this chapter, except as provided in subsection 2, is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.

(2) A person who knowingly moves or causes to be moved into this state a colony, package, used equipment, or combs in violation of section 160.5, is guilty of a serious misdemeanor.

(3) Each day a colony, package, used equipment, or combs moved into this state in violation of section 160.5 remain in this state constitutes a separate offense. A colony, package, used equipment, or combs brought into this state in violation of section 160.5 may be declared a nuisance. The department shall provide written notice to the person owning the land where the colony, package, used equipment, or combs are located, and, if known, to the person owning the colony, package, used equipment, or combs. The notice shall state that the owner of the colony, package, used equipment, or combs must remove the colony, package, used equipment, or combs from this state within five days of the notification. After the five days have lapsed the department may seize the colony, package, used equipment, or combs. The department may secure a warrant if the owner of the land objects to the seizure. The department shall maintain the seized property until a court, upon petition by the department, determines the disposition of the property. The court shall render a decision concerning the disposition of the property by the court within ten days of the filing of the petition. Upon conviction of a violation of section 160.5, a person shall forfeit all interest in property moved in violation of that section and the department may immediately destroy the property.

(4) The attorney general or persons designated by the attorney general may institute suits on behalf of the state apiarist to obtain injunctive relief to restrain and prevent violations of this chapter.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4041; C46, 50, 54, 58, §266.22; C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §160.14]85 Acts, ch 48, §1; 88 Acts, ch 1051, §5; 90 Acts, ch 1104, §4, 5; 93 Acts, ch 21, §9
Iowa Code § 624.24 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 624 / Section 624.24
When judgment lien attaches.
Status: in_force

When the real estate lies in the county wherein the judgment of the district court of this state or of the circuit or district courts of the United States was entered in the judgment docket and lien index kept by the clerk of the court having jurisdiction, the lien shall attach from the date of such entry of judgment, but if in another it will not attach until an attested copy of the judgment is filed in the office of the clerk of the district court of the county in which the real estate lies except for a foreign judgment pursuant to chapter 626A, foreign-country money judgment pursuant to chapter 626B, or tribal court judgment pursuant to chapter 626D, which shall not attach until proceedings to challenge such judgment as authorized by its chapter have been concluded, and the district court finds that any such judgment is entitled to recognition. In such cases, the lien shall attach on the date the clerk of court files an attested copy of the judgment in the office of the clerk of the district court of the county in which the real estate lies.

[C51, §2486, 2487; R60, §4106, 4107; C73, §2883, 2884; C97, §3802; S13, §3802; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11603; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §624.24]85 Acts, ch 100, §9; 86 Acts, ch 1014, §2; 2007 Acts, ch 192, §1; 2010 Acts, ch 1053, §12, 13
Iowa Code § 423D.4 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 423D / Section 423D.4
Administration by director.
Status: in_force

(1) The director of revenue shall administer the excise tax on the sale and use of equipment as nearly as possible in conjunction with the administration of the state sales and use tax law, except that portion of the law which implements the streamlined sales and use tax agreement. The director shall provide appropriate forms, or provide on the regular state tax forms, for reporting the sale and use of equipment excise tax liability. All moneys received and all refunds shall be deposited in or withdrawn from the general fund of the state.

(2) The director may require all persons who are engaged in the business of deriving any sales price or purchase price subject to tax under this chapter to register with the department. The director may also require a tax permit applicable only to this chapter for any retailer not collecting, or any user not paying, taxes under chapter 423.

(3) Section 422.25, subsection 4, sections 422.30, 422.67, and 422.68, section 422.69, subsection 1, sections 422.70, 422.71, 422.72, 422.74, and 422.75, section 423.14, subsection 1, and sections 423.23, 423.24, 423.25, 423.31 through 423.35, 423.37 through 423.42, and 423.47, consistent with the provisions of this chapter, apply with respect to the tax authorized under this chapter, in the same manner and with the same effect as if the excise taxes on equipment sales or use were retail sales taxes within the meaning of those statutes. Notwithstanding this subsection, the director shall provide for monthly filing of returns and for other than monthly filing of returns both as prescribed in section 423.31. All taxes collected under this chapter by a retailer or any user are deemed to be held in trust for the state of Iowa.

2005 Acts, ch 140, §36; 2007 Acts, ch 126, §71; 2015 Acts, ch 29, §57; 2022 Acts, ch 1138, §31
Iowa Code § 261A.1 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 261A / Section 261A.1
Short title and citation.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the “Iowa Higher Education Loan Authority Act”.

[82 Acts, ch 1031, §1]
Iowa Code § 68.11 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 68 / Section 68.11
Record of proceedings — administering oaths.
Status: in_force

The secretary of the senate, in all cases of impeachment, shall keep a full and accurate record of the proceedings, which shall be a public record; and shall have power to administer all requisite oaths or affirmations, and issue subpoenas for witnesses.

[R60, §4959; C73, §4570; C97, §5479; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1141; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §68.11]
Iowa Code § 218.31 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 218 / Section 218.31
Witnesses.
Status: in_force

In aid of any investigation, the department may summon and compel the attendance of witnesses; examine the witnesses under oath, which the director or the director’s designee may administer; have access to all books, papers, and property material to such investigation; and order the production of any other books or papers material to the investigation. Witnesses other than those in the employ of the state shall be entitled to the same fees as in civil cases in the district court.

[S13, §2727-a10; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3314; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.31]2021 Acts, ch 80, §108; 2022 Acts, ch 1032, §39; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §377