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Iowa Code § 504.1604 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 504 / Section 504.1604
Court-ordered inspection.
Status: in_force

(1) If a corporation does not allow a member who complies with section 504.1602, subsection 1, to inspect and copy any records required by that subsection to be available for inspection, the district court in the county where the corporation’s principal office is located or, if none is located in this state, where its registered office is located, may summarily order inspection and copying of the records demanded at the corporation’s expense upon application of the member.

(2) If a corporation does not within a reasonable time allow a member to inspect and copy any other records, or propose a reasonable alternative to such inspection and copying, the member who complies with section 504.1602, subsections 2 and 3, may apply to the district court in the county where the corporation’s principal office is located or, if none is located in this state, where its registered office is located, for an order to permit inspection and copying of the records demanded. The court shall dispose of an application under this subsection on an expedited basis.

(3) If the court orders inspection and copying of the records demanded or other relief deemed appropriate by the court, it shall also order the corporation to pay the member’s costs, including reasonable attorney fees incurred, to obtain the order unless the corporation proves that it refused inspection in good faith because it had a reasonable basis for doubt about the right of the member to inspect the records demanded.

(4) If the court orders inspection and copying of the records demanded or other relief deemed appropriate by the court, it may impose reasonable restrictions on the use or distribution of the records by the demanding member.

(5) If the court orders inspection of records containing personal information as defined in section 22A.1, such inspection shall be made under seal from public disclosure. A person who violates this subsection is subject to civil penalties under section 22A.3. A person who knowingly violates this subsection is subject to criminal penalties under section 22A.4.

2004 Acts, ch 1049, §170, 192; 2021 Acts, ch 120, §7
Iowa Code § 490.1114 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 490 / Section 490.1114
Effect of conversion.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2021 Acts, ch 165, §217, 230; . See §490.935.
Iowa Code § 437.12 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 437 / Section 437.12
Assessment exclusive.
Status: in_force

Every transmission line or part of a transmission line, of which the department of revenue is required by this chapter to find the value, shall be exempt from other assessment or taxation either under sections 428.24 through 428.26, or under any other law of this state except as provided in this chapter.

[SS15, §1346-q; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7100; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §437.12]95 Acts, ch 83, §26; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2015 Acts, ch 109, §46, 75; 2021 Acts, ch 80, §273
Iowa Code § 327G.78 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 327G / Section 327G.78
Sale of railroad property.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to section 6A.16 and 327G.77, when a railroad corporation, its trustee, or its successor in interest has interests in real property adjacent to a railroad right-of-way that are abandoned by order of the surface transportation board, reorganization court, bankruptcy court, or the department, or when a railroad corporation, its trustee, or its successor in interest seeks to sell its interests in that property under any other circumstance, the railroad corporation, its trustee, or its successor in interest shall extend a written offer to sell at a fair market value price to the persons holding leases, licenses, or permits upon those properties, allowing sixty days from the time of receipt for a written response. If a disagreement arises between the parties concerning the price or other terms of the sale transaction, either or both parties may make written application to the department to resolve the disagreement. The application shall be made within sixty days from the time an initial written response is served upon the railroad corporation, trustee, or successor in interest by the person wishing to purchase the property. The department shall notify the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing which shall hear the controversy and make a final determination of the fair market value of the property and the other terms of the transaction which were in dispute, within ninety days after the application is filed. The determination is subject to review by the department and the department’s decision is the final agency action. All correspondence shall be by certified mail.

(2) The decision of the department is binding on the parties, except that a person who seeks to purchase the real property may withdraw the offer to purchase within thirty days of the decision of the department. If a withdrawal is made, the railroad corporation, trustee, or successor in interest may sell or dispose of the real property without further order of the department.

(3) This section does not apply when a rail line is being sold for continued railroad use.

[82 Acts, ch 1207, §3]83 Acts, ch 121, §7; 84 Acts, ch 1067, §34; 86 Acts, ch 1245, §1965; 93 Acts, ch 47, §16; 2003 Acts, ch 108, §66; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2008
Iowa Code § 490.1701 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 490 / Section 490.1701
Application of subchapter definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) If a corporation elects to become a benefit corporation under this subchapter in the manner prescribed in this subchapter, it is subject in all respects to the provisions of this chapter, except to the extent this subchapter imposes additional or different requirements, in which case such requirements apply. The inclusion of a provision in this subchapter does not imply that a contrary or different rule of law applies to a corporation that is not a benefit corporation. This subchapter does not affect a statute or rule of law that applies to a corporation that is not a benefit corporation.

(2) As used in this subchapter:

(2) (a) “Benefit corporation” means a corporation that includes in its articles of incorporation a statement that the corporation is subject to this subchapter.

(2) (b) “Public benefit” means a positive effect, or reduction of negative effects, on one or more communities or categories of persons or entities, other than shareholders solely in their capacity as shareholders, or on the environment, including effects of an artistic, charitable, economic, educational, cultural, literary, medical, religious, social, ecological, or scientific nature.

(2) (c) “Public benefit provision” means a provision in the articles of incorporation which states that the corporation shall pursue one or more identified public benefits.

(2) (d) “Responsible and sustainable manner” means a manner that does all of the following:

(2) (d) Pursues through the business of the corporation the creation of a positive effect on society and the environment, taken as a whole, that is material taking into consideration the corporation’s size and the nature of its business.

(2) (d) Considers, in addition to the interests of shareholders, the interests of stakeholders known to be affected by the conduct of the business of the corporation.

2021 Acts, ch 165, §206, 230
Iowa Code § 541.114 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 541 / Section 541.114
Section 541.114
Status: repealed

Repealed by 65 Acts, ch 413, §10102.
Iowa Code § 147.20 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 147 / Section 147.20
Nomination of board members.
Status: in_force

The regular state association or society for each profession may recommend the names of potential board members to the governor, but the governor shall not be bound by the recommendations.

[S13, §2583-a, -h, 2600-b; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2457; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §147.20; C71, 73, §147.20, 153.1; C75, 77, 79, 81, §147.20]2007 Acts, ch 10, §37
Iowa Code § 473.3 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 473 / Section 473.3
Energy resource management goal.
Status: in_force

The goal of this state is to efficiently utilize energy resources to enhance the economy of the state by decreasing the state’s dependence on nonrenewable energy resources from outside the state and by reducing the amount of energy used. This goal is to be implemented through the development of policies and programs that promote energy efficiency, energy conservation, and alternative and renewable energy use by all Iowans, through the development and enhancement of an energy efficiency and alternative and renewable energy industry, through the commercialization of energy resources and technologies that are economically and environmentally viable, and through the development and implementation of effective public information and education programs.

90 Acts, ch 1252, §6C91, §93.3C93, §473.32008 Acts, ch 1126, §21, 33; 2024 Acts, ch 1167, §18
Iowa Code § 520.12 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 520 / Section 520.12
Certificate of authority — renewal — penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon compliance with the requirements of this chapter, the commissioner of insurance shall issue a certificate of authority or a license to the attorney, authorizing the attorney to make such contracts of insurance, which license shall specify the kind or kinds of insurance and shall contain the name of the attorney, the location of the principal office and the name or designation under which such contracts of insurance are issued. The certificate of authority shall expire on the first day of June next succeeding its issue, and shall be renewed annually as long as the company transacts business in accordance with the requirements of law. A copy of the certificate, when certified by the commissioner of insurance, shall be admissible in evidence for or against a company with the same effect as the original.

(2) A reciprocal or interinsurance insurer shall submit annually, on or before March 1, a completed application for renewal of the insurer’s certificate of authority. An insurer that fails to timely file an application for renewal shall pay an administrative fee of five hundred dollars to the treasurer of state for deposit as provided in section 505.7.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §9094; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §520.12]88 Acts, ch 1112, §110; 2006 Acts, ch 1117, §97; 2009 Acts, ch 181, §87
Iowa Code § 607A.28 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 607A / Section 607A.28
Ballot boxes — sealed and custody — security of programs.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2017 Acts, ch 133, §25.
Iowa Code § 225.33 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 225 / Section 225.33
Death of patient disposal of body.
Status: in_force

When a committed public patient or a voluntary public patient or a committed private patient dies while at the state psychiatric hospital or at the university hospital, the state psychiatric hospital shall have the body prepared for shipment in accordance with the rules prescribed by the department of health and human services for shipping such bodies. It is the duty of the state board of regents to make arrangements for the embalming and such other preparation as necessary to comply with the rules and for the purchase of suitable caskets.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, §3989; C39, §3482.33; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §225.33]2001 Acts, ch 74, §11; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §446; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §410
Iowa Code § 504.706 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 504 / Section 504.706
Waiver of notice.
Status: in_force

(1) A member may waive any notice required by this chapter, the articles, or bylaws before or after the date and time stated in the notice. The waiver must be in writing, be signed by the member entitled to the notice, and be delivered to the corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records.

(2) A member’s attendance at a meeting does all of the following:

(2) (a) Waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the member at the beginning of the meeting objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting.

(2) (b) Waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose described in the meeting notice, unless the member objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

2004 Acts, ch 1049, §60, 192; 2005 Acts, ch 19, §88
Iowa Code § 554.13213 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.13213
Implied warranty of fitness for particular purpose.
Status: in_force

Except in a finance lease, if the lessor at the time the lease contract is made has reason to know of any particular purpose for which the goods are required and that the lessee is relying on the lessor’s skill or judgment to select or furnish suitable goods, there is in the lease contract an implied warranty that the goods will be fit for that purpose.

94 Acts, ch 1052, §26
Iowa Code § 633.70 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.70
Property delivered — penalty.
Status: in_force

Upon the removal of any fiduciary, the fiduciary shall be required by order of the court to deliver to the person who may be entitled thereto all the property in the fiduciary’s hands or under the fiduciary’s control belonging to the estate, and if the fiduciary fails or refuses to comply with any proper order of the court, the fiduciary may be committed to the jail of the county until the fiduciary does.

[C51, §1509; R60, §2561, 2563; C73, §2251, 2252, 2501, 2502; C97, §3201, 3419; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12069, 12601, 12602; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §638.32, 668.28, 668.29; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.70]
Iowa Code § 663.30 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 663 / Section 663.30
Attachment.
Status: in_force

Such attachment may be served by the sheriff or any other person authorized by the court or judge, who shall also be empowered to produce the body of the plaintiff forthwith, and has, for this purpose, the same powers as are above conferred in similar cases.

[C51, §2239; R60, §3827; C73, §3477; C97, §4445; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12497; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §663.30]
Iowa Code § 8.62 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 8 / Section 8.62
Use of reversions.
Status: in_force

(1) For the purposes of this section, “operational appropriation” means an appropriation from the general fund of the state providing for salary, support, administrative expenses, or other personnel-related costs.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 8.33 or any other provision of law to the contrary, if on June 30 of a fiscal year, a balance of an operational appropriation remains unexpended or unencumbered, not more than fifty percent of the balance may be encumbered by the agency to which the appropriation was made and used as provided in this section and the remaining balance shall be deposited in the cash reserve fund created in section 8.56. Moneys encumbered under this section shall only be used by the agency during the succeeding fiscal year for internet-based employee training, technology enhancement, or purchases of goods and services from Iowa prison industries. Unused moneys encumbered under this section shall be deposited in the cash reserve fund on June 30 of the succeeding fiscal year.

(3) On or before June 30 of the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which funds were encumbered under this section, an agency encumbering funds under this section shall report to the joint appropriations subcommittee which recommends funding for the agency, the legislative services agency, the department of management, and the legislative fiscal committee of the legislative council detailing how the moneys were expended. Moneys shall not be encumbered under this section from an appropriation which received a transfer from another appropriation pursuant to section 8.39.

94 Acts, ch 1181, §2; 96 Acts, ch 1219, §1; 99 Acts, ch 182, §1, 2; 2003 Acts, ch 35, §45, 49; 2010 Acts, ch 1031, §60
Iowa Code § 28I.1 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 28I / Section 28I.1
Authority of governing bodies — joint commission.
Status: in_force

(1) The governing bodies of two or more adjoining cities, independently or together with the governing body or bodies of the county or counties within which such cities are located, or the governing bodies of two or more adjoining counties, or a county and its major city or cities, or the governing bodies of one or more counties together with the governing bodies of one or more cities adjoining such county or counties, or any of the above together with a school district, benefited water district, benefited fire district, sanitary district or any other similar district which may be formed under an Act of the legislature may cooperate in the creation of a joint planning commission which may be designated to be a regional or metropolitan planning commission, as agreed among the governing bodies. The governing bodies of cities, counties, school districts or other governmental units may cooperate with the governing bodies of the cities and counties or other authorized governing bodies of any adjoining state or states in the creation of such a joint planning commission where such cooperation has been authorized by law by the adjoining state or states.

(2) The joint planning commission shall be separate and apart from the governmental units creating it, may sue and be sued, contract for the purchase and sale of real and personal property necessary for its purposes, and shall be a juristic entity as the term is used in section 97C.2, subsection 6.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §473A.1]C91, §28I.12021 Acts, ch 76, §150
Iowa Code § 468.124 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.124
New district including old district.
Status: in_force

If any levee or drainage district or improvement established either by legal proceedings or by private parties shall be insufficient to properly drain all of the lands tributary thereto, the board upon petition as for the establishment of an original levee or drainage district, shall have power to establish a new district covering and including such old district or improvement together with any additional lands deemed necessary. All outstanding indebtedness of the old levee or drainage district shall be assessed only against the lands included therein.

[S13, §1989-a25; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7554; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §455.133]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.124
Iowa Code § 414.24 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 414 / Section 414.24
Restricted residence districts.
Status: in_force

(1) A city may, and upon petition of sixty percent of the owners of the real estate in the district sought to be affected who are residents of the city shall, designate and establish, after notice and hearing as provided in section 414.4, restricted residence districts within the city limits.

(2) In the ordinance designating and establishing a restricted residence district, the city may establish reasonable rules for the use and occupancy of buildings of all kinds within the district, and provide that no building or other structure, except residences, schoolhouses, churches and other similar structures, shall be erected, altered, repaired or occupied without first securing from the city council a permit to be issued under reasonable rules as may be provided in the ordinance. An ordinance and rules passed under this section shall not conflict with applicable building and housing codes.

(3) A building or structure erected, altered, repaired, or used in violation of an ordinance passed under this section shall be deemed a nuisance.

(4) When a city has proceeded under the other provisions of this chapter, this section shall no longer be in effect for the city.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §6473, 6474, 6475, 6476; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §414.22, 415.1, 415.2, 415.3; C77, 79, 81, §414.24]84 Acts, ch 1018, §2; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76
Iowa Code § 692A.9 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 692A / Section 692A.9
Section 692A.9
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2009 Acts, ch 119, §31.
Iowa Code § 913.1 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 913 / Section 913.1
Citation.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the “Interstate Corrections Compact.”

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §218B.1]85 Acts, ch 21, §54CS85, §247.1C93, §913.1
Iowa Code § 455B.331 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 455B / Section 455B.331
Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this part 2 of subchapter IV, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Nuclear waste disposal site” means all facilities and appurtenances including all real and personal property connected with such facilities, which are acquired, leased, purchased, constructed, reconstructed, equipped, improved, extended, maintained, or operated to facilitate the final disposition of radioactive waste without creating a significant hazard to the public health or safety, and which are approved by the director.

(2) “Radiation” means any ionizing radiation including, but not limited to, high-speed electrons, neutrons, protons and other nuclear particles, but not sound waves.

(3) “Radioactive material” means any solid, liquid, or gaseous material which emits radiation spontaneously.

[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §455B.85]C83, §455B.33186 Acts, ch 1245, §1899; 2021 Acts, ch 76, §150
Iowa Code § 299A.5 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 299A / Section 299A.5
Reporting of evaluation results.
Status: in_force

The results of evaluations administered to children of compulsory attendance age who are under competent private instruction shall be reported by the evaluation administrator to the child’s parent, guardian, or legal custodian, the school district of residence of the child, and the department of education. Personally identifiable information relating to or contained in the evaluation scores is confidential and shall not be released without the prior consent of the child’s parent, guardian, or custodian except as otherwise permitted by law.

91 Acts, ch 200, §24; 92 Acts, ch 1163, §69