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Iowa Code § 537.5111 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 537 / Section 537.5111
Notice of right to cure.
Status: in_force

(1) The notice of right to cure shall be in writing and shall conspicuously state the name, address, and telephone number of the creditor to which payment is to be made, a brief identification of the credit transaction and of the consumer’s right to cure the default, a statement of the nature of the right to cure the default, a statement of the nature of the alleged default, a statement of the total payment, including an itemization of any delinquency or deferral charges, or other performance necessary to cure the alleged default, and the exact date by which the amount must be paid or performance tendered.

(2) Except as provided in subsection 4, a notice in substantially the following form complies with this section:(name, address, and telephone number of creditor)(account number, if any)(brief identification of credit transaction)You are now in default on this credit transaction. You have a right to correct this default until (date). If you do so, you may continue with the contract as though you did not default. Your default consists of(describe default alleged)Correction of the default:Before , (date)(describe the acts necessary for cure)If you do not correct your default by the date stated above, we may exercise rights against you under the law.If you default again in the next year, we may exercise our rights without sending you another notice like this one. If you have questions, write or telephone promptly.(the creditor)

(3) A creditor gives notice to the consumer under this part when the creditor delivers the notice to the consumer or mails the notice to the consumer at the consumer’s residence as defined in section 537.1201, subsection 4.

(4) If the consumer credit transaction is an insurance premium loan, the notice shall conform to the requirements of subsection 2, and a notice in substantially the form specified in that subsection complies with this subsection except for the following:

(4) (a) In lieu of a brief identification of the credit transaction, the notice shall identify the transaction as an insurance premium loan and each insurance policy or contract that may be canceled.

(4) (b) In lieu of the statement in the form of notice specified in subsection 2 that the creditor may exercise the creditor’s rights under the law, the statement that each policy or contract, identified in the notice may be canceled.

(4) (c) The last paragraph of the form of notice specified in subsection 2 shall be omitted.

(5) If the consumer credit transaction is a credit card account that has been closed, the notice shall conform to the requirements of subsection 2, and a notice in substantially the form specified in that subsection complies with this subsection except that the statement relating to continuation of the contract upon correction of the default as though the consumer did not default shall not be contained in the notice.

(6) This section does not apply to a consumer rental purchase agreement, which is governed by section 537.3618.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §537.5111]87 Acts, ch 80, §50; 2013 Acts, ch 140, §94
Iowa Code § 499.54 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 499 / Section 499.54
Foreign associations.
Status: in_force

(1) Any foreign corporation organized under generally similar laws of any other state shall be admitted to do business in Iowa upon compliance with the general laws relating to foreign corporations and payment of the same fees as would be required under section 490.122 if the foreign cooperative corporation is a foreign corporation for profit seeking authority to transact business in Iowa under chapter 490. Upon the secretary of state being satisfied that the foreign corporation is so organized and has so complied, the secretary shall issue a certificate authorizing the foreign corporation to do business in Iowa.

(2) Such a foreign corporation thus admitted shall be entitled to all remedies provided in this chapter, and to enforce all contracts theretofore or thereafter made by the foreign corporation which any association might make under this chapter.

(3) If such a foreign corporation amends its articles it shall forthwith file a copy of the amendment with the secretary of state, certified by the secretary or other proper official of the state under whose laws it is formed, and shall pay the fees prescribed for amendments by section 490.122. Foreign corporations shall also file statements and pay fees otherwise prescribed by section 490.122.

[C35, §8512-g54; C39, §8512.54; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §499.54]93 Acts, ch 126, §18; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127
Iowa Code § 16.57C — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 16 / Section 16.57C
Eviction prevention program.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) “Eligible renter” means a renter whose income meets the qualifications of the program, who is at risk of eviction, and who resides in a county that is the subject of a state of disaster emergency proclamation by the governor that authorizes the eviction prevention program.

(1) (b) “Eviction prevention partner” means a qualified local organization or governmental entity as determined by rule by the authority.

(2) The authority shall establish and administer an eviction prevention program. Under the eviction prevention program, the authority shall award grants to eligible renters and to eviction prevention partners for purposes of this section. Grants may be awarded upon a state of disaster emergency proclamation by the governor that authorizes the eviction prevention program. Eviction prevention assistance shall be paid out of the fund established in section 16.57B.

(3) (a) Grants awarded to eligible renters pursuant to this section shall be used for short-term financial rent assistance to keep eligible renters in the current residences of such renters.

(3) (b) Grants awarded to eviction prevention partners pursuant to this section shall be used to pay for rent or services provided to eligible renters for the purpose of preventing the eviction of eligible renters.

(4) The authority may enter into an agreement with one or more local program administrators to administer the program.

2021 Acts, ch 177, §48, 51
Iowa Code § 327J.2 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 327J / Section 327J.2
Passenger rail service revolving fund.
Status: in_force

(1) The passenger rail service revolving fund is established as a separate fund in the state treasury under the control of the department. Moneys deposited in the fund shall be administered by the director and shall be used to pay the costs associated with the initiation, operation, and maintenance of passenger rail service.

(2) To achieve the purposes of this chapter, moneys shall be credited to the passenger rail service revolving fund by the treasurer of state from the following sources:

(2) (a) Appropriations made by the general assembly.

(2) (b) Private grants and gifts intended for these purposes.

(2) (c) Federal, state, and local grants and loans intended for these purposes.

(3) Notwithstanding section 8.33, any balance in the fund on June 30 of any fiscal year shall not revert to the fund from which it was appropriated.

92 Acts, ch 1210, §3; 2009 Acts, ch 97, §17; 2010 Acts, ch 1184, §94
Iowa Code § 573.19 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 573 / Section 573.19
Insufficiency of funds.
Status: in_force

When the retained percentage is insufficient to pay all claims for labor or materials, the court shall, in making distribution under section 573.18, order the claims in each class paid in the order of filing the same.

[C97, §3102; S13, §1989-a57; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10316; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §573.19]2020 Acts, ch 1063, §316
Iowa Code § 633B.112 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633B / Section 633B.112
Reimbursement and compensation of agent.
Status: in_force

Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, an agent who is an individual is entitled to reimbursement of expenses reasonably incurred on behalf of the principal but not to compensation. If a power of attorney does provide for compensation or if the agent is a bank or trust company authorized to administer trusts in Iowa, the compensation must be reasonable under the circumstances.

2014 Acts, ch 1078, §14
Iowa Code § 237A.31 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 237A / Section 237A.31
Employer child care tax credit.
Status: in_force

(1) The taxes imposed under chapter 422, subchapter II or III, the franchise tax imposed under chapter 422, subchapter V, the gross premiums tax under chapter 432, or the moneys and credits tax imposed under section 533.329 shall be reduced by an employer child care tax credit through the tax year beginning on or after January 1, 2025, but before January 1, 2026, equal to the proportion of the federal employer-provided child care tax credit provided in section 45F of the Internal Revenue Code the taxpayer was eligible for in the same tax year attributable to expenditures made in this state.

(2) Any credit in excess of the tax liability is not refundable but the excess for the tax year may be credited to the tax liability for the following five years or until depleted, whichever is earlier.

(3) (a) The aggregate amount of tax credits authorized pursuant to this section shall not exceed an aggregate limit of two million dollars annually.

(3) (b) To receive a tax credit, a taxpayer must submit an application to the economic development authority in the form and manner prescribed by the authority by rule. The economic development authority shall issue certificates under this section on a first-come, first-served basis, which certificates may be redeemed for tax credits. The economic development authority shall issue such certificates so that not more than the amount authorized for such tax credits under paragraph “a” may be claimed.

(4) The department of revenue, in consultation with the economic development authority, shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this section.

(5) This section is repealed January 1, 2031.

2022 Acts, ch 1148, §22, 28; 2023 Acts, ch 5, §5 – 7; 2025 Acts, ch 136, §80, 81
Iowa Code § 76.18 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 76 / Section 76.18
Covenants authorized — tax exemption.
Status: in_force

A public issuer of bonds or other debt obligations may covenant that the issuer will comply with requirements or limitations imposed by the Internal Revenue Code to preserve the tax exemption of interest payable on the bonds or obligations and may carry out and perform other covenants, including but not limited to, the payment of any amounts required to be paid by the issuer to the United States government.

87 Acts, ch 104, §4
Iowa Code § 15.223 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 15 / Section 15.223
Section 15.223
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2008 Acts, ch 1031, §70.
Iowa Code § 598.13 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 598 / Section 598.13
Financial statements filed.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) Both parties shall disclose their financial status. A showing of special circumstances shall not be required before the disclosure is ordered. A statement of net worth set forth by affidavit on a form prescribed by the supreme court and furnished without charge by the clerk of the district court shall be filed by each party prior to the dissolution hearing. However, the parties may waive this requirement upon application of both parties and approval by the court.

(1) (b) Failure to comply with the requirements of this subsection constitutes failure to make discovery as provided in rule of civil procedure 1.517.

(2) The court may, in its discretion, order a trustee to provide, on behalf of a trust, information including, but not limited to, trust documents and financial statements relating to any beneficial interest a party to the pending action may have in the trust.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §598.13]87 Acts, ch 89, §1; 2001 Acts, ch 112, §1; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §261
Iowa Code § 515.141 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 515 / Section 515.141
Examination of officers and employees.
Status: in_force

(1) The commissioner of insurance is authorized to issue a subpoena for examination under oath, to any officer, agent, or employee of any company suspected of violating any of the provisions of section 515.140.

(2) Upon the filing of a written, verified complaint with the commissioner by two or more residents of this state alleging that a company has violated section 515.140, the commissioner shall issue a subpoena for examination under oath to any officer, agent, or employee of the company.

[C97, §1755; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §9012; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §515.133]2003 Acts, ch 91, §38; 2007 Acts, ch 152, §39, 69CS2007, §515.1412008 Acts, ch 1074, §13
Iowa Code § 521B.105 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 521B / Section 521B.105
Rules.
Status: in_force

(1) The commissioner may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A as necessary or convenient to administer this chapter.

(2) The commissioner is further authorized to adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A that are applicable to reinsurance arrangements as follows:

(2) (a) A rule adopted pursuant to this subsection is applicable only to reinsurance arrangements relating to any of the following:

(2) (a) Life insurance policies with guaranteed nonlevel gross premiums or guaranteed nonlevel benefits.

(2) (a) Universal life insurance policies with provisions allowing a policyholder to keep a policy in force over a secondary guarantee period.

(2) (a) Variable annuities with guaranteed death or living benefits.

(2) (a) Long-term care insurance policies.

(2) (a) Other life and health insurance and annuity products as to which the NAIC adopts model regulatory requirements with respect to credit for reinsurance.

(2) (b) A rule adopted pursuant to paragraph “a”, and applicable to policies described in paragraph “a”, subparagraph (1) or (2), is applicable to any reinsurance contract containing either of the following:

(2) (b) Policies issued on or after January 1, 2015.

(2) (b) Policies issued prior to January 1, 2015, if risk pertaining to such policies is ceded in connection with the reinsurance contract, in whole or in part, on or after January 1, 2015.

(2) (c) A rule adopted pursuant to this subsection may require the ceding insurer, in calculating the amounts or forms of security required to be held under rules adopted under this subsection, to use the valuation manual as defined in section 508.36, including all amendments adopted by the NAIC and in effect on the date as of which the calculation is made, to the extent applicable.

(3) A rule adopted pursuant to this section is not applicable to cessions to an assuming insurer that meets any of the following requirements:

(3) (a) Meets the conditions set forth in section 521B.102, subsection 7.

(3) (b) Is certified in Iowa.

(3) (c) Maintains at least two hundred fifty million dollars in capital and surplus when determined in accordance with the accounting practices and procedures manual of the NAIC, including all amendments adopted by the NAIC, but excluding the impact of any permitted or prescribed practices; and meets either of the following requirements:

(3) (c) Is licensed in at least twenty-six states.

(3) (c) Is licensed in at least ten states, and is licensed or accredited in a total of at least thirty-five states.

(4) The commissioner’s authority to adopt rules pursuant to subsection 2 does not limit the commissioner’s general authority to adopt rules pursuant to subsection 1.

2013 Acts, ch 39, §5, 11; 2017 Acts, ch 7, §7, 8; 2020 Acts, ch 1008, §22 – 27
Iowa Code § 48A.25 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 48A / Section 48A.25
Compensation for assistance in completing registration forms.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) A person may pay, offer to pay, or accept compensation for assisting others in completing voter registration forms only if the compensation is based solely on the time spent providing the assistance.

(1) (b) Paying, offering to pay, or receiving compensation based on the number of registration forms completed, or the party affiliations shown on completed registration forms, or on any other performance criteria, is unlawful.

(2) (a) This section shall not apply to state statutory political committees, as defined in section 43.111.

(2) (b) This section shall not apply to state and political subdivision employees who are required to offer assistance to clients as a part of their regular job duties, and who shall not be granted additional compensation for voter registration activities.

(3) A person assisting another in completing a voter registration form shall not complete any portion of the form without the knowledge or consent of the registrant.

94 Acts, ch 1169, §26; 2002 Acts, ch 1071, §8; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §17
Iowa Code § 570A.9 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 570A / Section 570A.9
Section 570A.9
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2003 Acts, ch 82, §8.
Iowa Code § 507B.3 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 507B / Section 507B.3
Unfair competition or unfair and deceptive acts or practices prohibited.
Status: in_force

A person shall not engage in this state in any trade practice which is defined in this chapter as, or determined pursuant to section 507B.6 to be, an unfair method of competition, or an unfair or deceptive act or practice in the business of insurance.

(1) A person who violates a provision in chapter 321B shall be deemed to have committed an unfair trade practice under this chapter.

(2) A person who violates a provision in chapter 508E shall be deemed to have committed an unfair trade practice under this chapter.

(3) The issuance of a qualified charitable gift annuity as provided in chapter 508F does not constitute a trade practice in violation of this chapter.

[C58, 62, 66, 71, §507B.3, 507B.5; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §507B.3]2001 Acts, ch 28, §1; 2003 Acts, ch 91, §5; 2004 Acts, ch 1110, §21; 2008 Acts, ch 1123, §12; 2008 Acts, ch 1155, §20; 2025 Acts, ch 58, §9, 10
Iowa Code § 602.4103 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 602 / Section 602.4103
Chief justice.
Status: in_force

(1) At the first meeting in each odd-numbered year, the justices of the supreme court by majority vote shall designate one justice as chief justice, to serve for a two-year term. A vacancy in the office of chief justice shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by majority vote of the justices of the supreme court, after any vacancy on the court has been filled.

(2) If the chief justice desires to be relieved of the duties of chief justice while retaining the status of justice of the supreme court, the chief justice shall notify the governor and the other justices of the supreme court. The office of chief justice shall be deemed vacant, and shall be filled as provided in this section.

(3) The chief justice is eligible for reselection.

(4) The chief justice shall appoint one of the other justices to act during the absence or inability of the chief justice to act, and when so acting the appointee has all the rights, duties, and powers of the chief justice.

83 Acts, ch 186, §5103, 10201; 2019 Acts, ch 89, §61
Iowa Code § 2B.33 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 2B / Section 2B.33
Applicability.
Status: in_force

(1) This subchapter applies to all legal material in an electronic record that is designated as official under the applicable provisions of section 2.42, chapter 2A, and this chapter and which is first published electronically on or after January 16, 2020.

(2) This subchapter applies to electronic records that are publicly available by accessing the general assembly’s internet site.

2019 Acts, ch 92, §3
Iowa Code § 455I.8 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 455I / Section 455I.8
Recording.
Status: in_force

(1) An environmental covenant and any amendment or termination of the environmental covenant shall be recorded in every county in which any portion of the real property subject to the environmental covenant is located. For purposes of indexing, a holder shall be treated as a grantee.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in section 455I.9, subsection 4, an environmental covenant is subject to the laws of this state governing recording and priority of interests in real property.

2005 Acts, ch 102, §12
Iowa Code § 85.52 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 85 / Section 85.52
Consular officer as trustee.
Status: in_force

Such consular officer or the officer’s duly appointed representative resident in the state of Iowa shall file in the district court of the county in which the accident occurred resulting in the death of said employee evidence of the officer’s or representative’s authority, and thereupon the court shall appoint the officer or representative a trustee for such nonresident alien dependents, and thereafter the officer or representative shall be subject to the jurisdiction of said court until the final report of distribution and payment has been filed and approved. Such consular official or said representative shall qualify as such trustee by giving bond with approved sureties in a sum to be fixed by said court, and the amount of said bond may be increased or decreased from time to time as said court may direct.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1412; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §85.52]
Iowa Code § 686B.8 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 686B / Section 686B.8
Statute of limitations two-disease rule.
Status: in_force

(1) With respect to an asbestos action or silica action not barred by limitations as of July 1, 2017, an exposed person’s cause of action shall not accrue, nor shall the running of limitations commence, prior to the earliest of the following:

(1) (a) The exposed person received a medical diagnosis of an asbestos-related impairment or silica-related impairment.

(1) (b) The exposed person discovered facts that would have led a reasonable person to obtain a medical diagnosis with respect to the existence of an asbestos-related impairment or silica-related impairment.

(1) (c) The date of death of the exposed person having an asbestos-related impairment or silica-related impairment.

(2) This section shall not be construed to revive or extend limitations with respect to any claim for asbestos-related impairment or silica-related impairment that was otherwise time-barred as of July 1, 2017.

(3) An asbestos action or silica action arising out of a nonmalignant condition shall be a distinct cause of action from an action for an asbestos-related cancer or silica-related cancer. Where otherwise permitted under state law, no damages shall be awarded for fear or increased risk of future disease in an asbestos action or silica action.

2017 Acts, ch 11, §17
Iowa Code § 509A.7 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 509A / Section 509A.7
Employee defined.
Status: in_force

The word “employee” as used in this chapter does not include temporary or retired employees except as otherwise provided in this chapter. However, this section does not prevent a retired employee sixty-five years of age or older from voluntarily continuing in force, at the employee’s own expense, an existing contract.

[C50, 54, 58, 62, §365A.7; C66, §509.21; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §509A.7; 82 Acts, ch 1101, §2]84 Acts, ch 1285, §24
Iowa Code § 468.175 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.175
Membership fee.
Status: in_force

The cost of membership fees and dues shall be assessed against the land in the drainage district and collected in the same manner and in the same ratio as assessments for the cost and maintenance of the drainage district.

[C31, 35, §7598-c2; C39, §7598.02; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §455.188]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.175