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Iowa Code § 501.702 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 501 / Section 501.702
Inspection of records by interest holders.
Status: in_force

(1) An interest holder of a cooperative is entitled to inspect and copy, during regular business hours at the cooperative’s principal office, any of the records of the cooperative described in section 501.701, subsection 5, if the interest holder gives the cooperative written notice of the interest holder’s demand at least five business days before the date on which the interest holder wishes to inspect and copy.

(2) An interest holder of a cooperative is entitled to inspect and copy, during regular business hours at a reasonable location specified by the cooperative, any of the following records of the cooperative if the interest holder meets the requirements of subsection 3 and gives the cooperative written notice of the interest holder’s demand at least five business days before the date on which the interest holder wishes to inspect and copy any of the following:

(2) (a) Excerpts from minutes of any meeting of the board of directors, records of any action of a committee of the board of directors while acting in place of the board of directors on behalf of the cooperative, minutes of any meeting of the members, and records of action taken by the members or board of directors without a meeting, to the extent not subject to inspection under subsection 1 of this section.

(2) (b) Accounting records of the cooperative.

(2) (c) The record of interest holders.

(3) An interest holder may inspect and copy the records described in subsection 2 only if:

(3) (a) The interest holder’s demand is made in good faith and for a proper purpose.

(3) (b) The interest holder describes with reasonable particularity the interest holder’s purpose and the records the interest holder desires to inspect.

(3) (c) The records are directly connected with the interest holder’s purpose.

(4) The right of inspection granted by this section shall not be abolished or limited by a cooperative’s articles of association or bylaws.

(5) This section does not affect either of the following:

(5) (a) The right of a member to obtain information under section 501.304 or the right of an interest holder to obtain information, if the interest holder is in litigation with the cooperative, to the same extent as any other litigant.

(5) (b) The power of a court, independently of this chapter, to compel the production of cooperative records for examination.

98 Acts, ch 1152, §45, 69; 99 Acts, ch 96, §43
Iowa Code § 504.1108 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 504 / Section 504.1108
Conversion.
Status: in_force

A corporation organized under this chapter that is an insurance company may voluntarily elect to be organized as a mutual insurance company under chapter 490 or 491 pursuant to the procedures set forth in section 514.23.

2004 Acts, ch 1049, §132, 192
Iowa Code § 422.67 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 422 / Section 422.67
Generally — bond — approval.
Status: in_force

The director shall administer the taxes imposed by this chapter. The director shall give a bond in an amount to be fixed by the governor, which has been issued by a surety company authorized to transact business in this state and approved by the insurance commissioner as to solvency and responsibility. The reasonable cost of said bond shall be paid by the state, out of the proceeds of the taxes collected under the provisions of this chapter.

[C35, §6943-f54; C39, §6943.091; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §422.60; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §422.67]
Iowa Code § 554.13206 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.13206
Offer and acceptance in formation of lease contract.
Status: in_force

(1) Unless otherwise unambiguously indicated by the language or circumstances, an offer to make a lease contract must be construed as inviting acceptance in any manner and by any medium reasonable in the circumstances.

(2) If the beginning of a requested performance is a reasonable mode of acceptance, an offeror who is not notified of acceptance within a reasonable time may treat the offer as having lapsed before acceptance.

94 Acts, ch 1052, §19
Iowa Code § 12C.25 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 12C / Section 12C.25
State sinking funds created.
Status: in_force

(1) There are created in the treasurer of state’s office the following funds:

(1) (a) A state sinking fund for public deposits in banks.

(1) (b) A state sinking fund for public deposits in credit unions.

(2) Idle balances in the state sinking fund for public deposits in banks shall be invested by the treasurer of state with earnings credited to that fund. Fees paid by banks for administration of this chapter shall be credited to the state sinking fund for public deposits in banks and the treasurer of state may deduct actual costs of administration from that fund.

(3) The funds shall be used to receive and disburse moneys pursuant to section 12C.23, subsection 3, paragraph “d” and section 12C.23A, subsection 3, paragraph “d”.

85 Acts, ch 194, §8CS85, §453.2586 Acts, ch 1237, §28C93, §12C.2599 Acts, ch 117, §13, 15; 2000 Acts, ch 1154, §2; 2002 Acts, ch 1096, §11, 17
Iowa Code § 554.13208 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.13208
Modification, rescission, and waiver.
Status: in_force

(1) An agreement modifying a lease contract needs no consideration to be binding.

(2) A signed lease agreement that excludes modification or rescission except by a signed record shall not be otherwise modified or rescinded, but, except as between merchants, such a requirement on a form supplied by a merchant must be separately signed by the other party.

(3) Although an attempt at modification or rescission does not satisfy the requirements of subsection 2, it may operate as a waiver.

(4) A party who has made a waiver affecting an executory portion of a lease contract may retract the waiver by reasonable notification received by the other party that strict performance will be required of any term waived, unless the retraction would be unjust in view of a material change of position in reliance on the waiver.

94 Acts, ch 1052, §212024 Acts, ch 1023, §123
Iowa Code § 904.107 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 904 / Section 904.107
Director appointment and qualifications.
Status: in_force

The chief administrative officer for the department is the director. The director shall be appointed by the governor subject to confirmation by the senate and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The director shall be qualified in reformatory and prison management, knowledgeable in community-based corrections, and shall possess administrative ability. The director shall also have experience in the field of criminology and discipline and in the supervision of inmates in corrective penal institutions. The director shall not be selected on the basis of political affiliation, and while employed as the director, shall not be a member of a political committee, participate in a political campaign, be a candidate for a partisan elective office, and shall not contribute to a political campaign fund, except that the director may designate on the checkoff portion of the federal income tax return a party or parties to which a contribution is made pursuant to the checkoff. The director shall not hold any other office under the laws of the United States or of this or any state or hold any position for profit and shall devote full time to the duties of office.

83 Acts, ch 96, §8, 159CS83, §217A.785 Acts, ch 21, §54CS85, §246.107C93, §904.1072017 Acts, ch 144, §12, 14
Iowa Code § 70A.38 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 70A / Section 70A.38
Years of service incentive program.
Status: repealed

Repealed by its own terms; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §156, 293.
Iowa Code § 558.60 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 558 / Section 558.60
Transfer and index books.
Status: in_force

(1) The county auditor shall keep in the county auditor’s office books for the transfer of real estate, which shall consist of a transfer book, index book, and plat book. As used in this context, “book” means the method of data storage and retrieval utilized by the county auditor.

(2) The auditor shall index the real estate transfers by block and lot or by township, range, section, section quarter, and subdivision, as occasion may require. The transfer books shall show all of the following:

(2) (a) Each grantor.

(2) (b) Each grantee.

(2) (c) The date of the instrument.

(2) (d) The nature of the instrument.

(2) (e) The document reference number where the record of the instrument may be found.

(2) (f) The description of the real estate conveyed.

[C73, §1948; C97, §2927; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10119; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §558.60]2006 Acts, ch 1031, §11; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §261
Iowa Code § 468.254 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.254
Expense — refund.
Status: in_force

In case there are sufficient funds on hand in such district, or there are unpaid assessments outstanding or other property belonging to such district in an amount sufficient to pay such expense, the expense of abandonment and dissolution shall be paid out of such funds or out of funds realized by the sale of such property. Where such district is free of indebtedness but there are not sufficient funds on hand or unpaid assessments outstanding or other assets to pay such expense the board shall assess such expense against the property in the district in the same proportions as the last preceding assessments of benefits. Any excess remaining to the credit of such district after sale of its assets and after payment of such expenses shall be prorated back to the property owners in the district in the proportions according to class and benefits as last assessed. If the petition is denied, the costs of said proceedings shall be paid by the petitioning owners.

[C35, §7598-g5; C39, §7598.15; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §456.5]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.254
Iowa Code § 476.1 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 476 / Section 476.1
Applicability of authority.
Status: in_force

(1) The utilities commission shall regulate the rates and services of public utilities to the extent and in the manner hereinafter provided.

(2) As used in this chapter, “public utility” shall include any person, partnership, business association, or corporation, domestic or foreign, owning or operating any facilities for:

(2) (a) Furnishing gas by piped distribution system or electricity to the public for compensation.

(2) (b) Furnishing communications services to the public for compensation.

(2) (c) Furnishing water by piped distribution system to the public for compensation.

(2) (d) Furnishing sanitary sewage or storm water drainage disposal by piped collection system to the public for compensation.

(3) This chapter does not apply to municipally owned waterworks, waterworks having less than two thousand customers, joint water utilities established pursuant to chapter 389, rural water districts incorporated and organized pursuant to chapters 357A and 504, cooperative water associations incorporated and organized pursuant to chapter 499, municipally owned sanitary sewage or storm water drainage systems, sanitary districts incorporated and organized pursuant to chapter 358, districts organized pursuant to chapter 468, or a person furnishing electricity to five or fewer customers either by secondary line or from an alternate energy production facility or small hydro facility, from electricity that is produced primarily for the person’s own use.

(4) The jurisdiction of the commission under this chapter shall include efforts designed to promote the use of energy efficiency strategies by gas and electric utilities required to be rate-regulated.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, §490A.1; C77, 79, 81, §476.1; 81 Acts, ch 156, §4]83 Acts, ch 127, §15, 16; 84 Acts, ch 1031, §1; 88 Acts, ch 1172, §2; 90 Acts, ch 1252, §18; 91 Acts, ch 150, §1; 91 Acts, ch 168, §9; 96 Acts, ch 1196, §1; 2004 Acts, ch 1049, §191; 2004 Acts, ch 1175, §393; 2012 Acts, ch 1023, §67; 2016 Acts, ch 1013, §1, 2; 2018 Acts, ch 1135, §3; 2018 Acts, ch 1160, §4; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2669, 2670; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §369
Iowa Code § 291.10 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 291 / Section 291.10
Reports by secretary.
Status: in_force

(1) The school district shall file an annual report with the director of the department of education on forms prepared for that purpose.

(2) The annual report shall include the financial information required in section 423F.5, subsection 1, as related to moneys received under chapter 423E* or 423F, as applicable, for each budget year.

[C51, §1127; R60, §2046; C73, §1744, 1745; C97, §2765; S13, §2765; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4313; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §291.10]84 Acts, ch 1219, §17; 85 Acts, ch 212, §21, 22; 86 Acts, ch 1016, §4, 5; 92 Acts, ch 1187, §6; 2010 Acts, ch 1193, §120
Iowa Code § 598.15 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 598 / Section 598.15
Mandatory course — parties to certain proceedings.
Status: in_force

(1) The parties to any action which involves the issues of child custody or visitation shall participate in a court-approved course to educate and sensitize the parties to the needs of any child or party during and subsequent to the proceeding within forty-five days of the service of notice and petition for the action or within forty-five days of the service of notice and application for modification of an order. Participation in the course may be waived or delayed by the court for good cause including but not limited to a default by any of the parties or a showing that the parties have previously participated in a court-approved course or its equivalent. Participation in the course is not required if the proceeding involves termination of parental rights of any of the parties. A final decree shall not be granted or a final order shall not be entered until the parties have complied with this section, unless participation in the course is waived or delayed for good cause or is otherwise not required under this subsection.

(2) Each party shall be responsible for arranging for participation in the course and for payment of the costs of participation in the course.

(3) Each party shall submit certification of completion of the course to the court prior to the granting of a final decree or the entry of an order, unless participation in the course is waived or delayed for good cause or is otherwise not required under subsection 1.

(4) If participation in the court-approved course is waived or delayed for good cause or is otherwise not required under this section, the court may order that the parties receive the information described in subsection 5 through an alternative format.

(5) Each judicial district shall certify approved courses for parties required to participate in a course under this section. Approved courses may include those provided by a public or private entity. At a minimum and as appropriate, an approved course shall include information relating to the parents regarding divorce and its impact on the children and family relationship, parenting skills for divorcing parents, children’s needs and coping techniques, and the financial responsibilities of parents following divorce.

(6) In addition to the provisions of this section relating to the required participation in a court-approved course by the parties to an action as described in subsection 1, the court may require age-appropriate counseling for children who are involved in a dissolution of marriage action. The counseling may be provided by a public or private entity approved by the court. The costs of the counseling shall be taxed as court costs.

(7) The supreme court may prescribe rules to implement this section.

[C73, §2227; C97, §3178; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10479; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §598.12; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §598.15]2005 Acts, ch 69, §36; 2010 Acts, ch 1159, §7
Iowa Code § 573.8 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 573 / Section 573.8
Highway improvements.
Status: in_force

(1) In case of highway improvements by the county, claims shall be filed with the county auditor of the county letting the contract. In case of contracts for improvements on the farm-to-market highway system paid from farm-to-market funds, claims shall be filed with the auditor of the state department of transportation.

(2) Claims filed for credit extended for the personal expenses or personal purchases of employees for their individual use shall not cause any part of the unpaid funds of the contractor to be withheld.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10306; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §573.8]2019 Acts, ch 59, §197
Iowa Code § 368.25 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 368 / Section 368.25
Failure to provide municipal services.
Status: in_force

Prior to expiration of the three-year period established in section 368.11, subsection 3, paragraph “n”, the annexing city shall submit a report to the board describing the status of the provision of municipal services identified in the plan required in section 368.11, subsection 3, paragraph “n”. If a city fails to provide municipal services, or fails to show substantial and continuing progress in the provision of municipal services, to territory involuntarily annexed, according to the plan for extending municipal services filed pursuant to section 368.11, subsection 3, paragraph “n”, within the time period specified in that subsection, the city development board may initiate proceedings to sever the annexed territory from the city. The board shall notify the city of the severance proceedings and shall hold a public hearing on the proposed severance. The board shall give notice of the hearing in the same manner as notice of a public meeting in section 368.11. The board may order severance of all or a portion of the territory and the order to sever is not subject to approval at an election. A city may request that the board allow up to an additional three years to provide municipal services if good cause is shown. As an alternative to severance of the territory, the board may impose a moratorium on additional annexation by the city until the city complies with its plan for extending municipal services. For purposes of this section, “municipal services” means services included in the plan required by section 368.11, subsection 3, paragraph “n”, for extending municipal services.

2002 Acts, ch 1132, §10, 11; 2002 Acts, ch 1175, §32; 2003 Acts, ch 148, §7, 9; 2005 Acts, ch 19, §51
Iowa Code § 9B.18 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 9B / Section 9B.18
Stamping device.
Status: in_force

(1) A notary public is responsible for the security of the notary public’s stamping device and shall not allow another individual to use the device to perform a notarial act.

(2) If a notary public’s stamping device is lost or stolen, the notary public or the notary public’s personal representative or guardian shall notify promptly the commissioning officer or agency on discovering that the device is lost or stolen.

2012 Acts, ch 1050, §17, 60
Iowa Code § 455H.202 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 455H / Section 455H.202
Background standards.
Status: in_force

(1) Methods to identify background standards shall be adopted by the commission after consideration of the joint recommendations of the department and the technical advisory committee.

(2) The demonstration that the affected area meets the background standard shall be documented by the participant in the following manner:

(2) (a) Compliance with the background standard shall be demonstrated by collection and analysis of representative samples from environmental media of concern.

(2) (b) A final report that documents compliance with the background standard shall be submitted to the department and shall include, as appropriate, all of the following:

(2) (b) A description of procedures and conclusions of the site investigation to characterize the nature, extent, direction, volume, and composition of hazardous substances.

(2) (b) The basis for selecting environmental media of concern, descriptions of removal or decontamination procedures performed in remediation, and summaries of sampling methodology and analytical results which demonstrate that the background standard has been complied with.

(2) (b) The basis for determining the background levels.

97 Acts, ch 127, §9
Iowa Code § 523.11 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 523 / Section 523.11
Arbitrage transactions excepted.
Status: in_force

The provisions of sections 523.7, 523.8, and 523.9 shall not apply to foreign or domestic arbitrage transactions unless made in contravention of such rules and regulations as the commissioner may adopt in order to carry out the purposes of sections 523.7 through 523.10, this section, and sections 523.12 through 523.14.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §523.11]2021 Acts, ch 80, §334
Iowa Code § 600B.35 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 600B / Section 600B.35
Reference to illegitimacy prohibited.
Status: in_force

In all records, certificates, or other papers made or executed, other than birth records and certificates or records of judicial proceedings in which the question of birth out of wedlock is at issue, requiring a declaration by or notice to the mother of a child born out of wedlock, it shall be sufficient for all purposes to refer to the mother as the parent having the sole custody of the child or to the child as being in the sole custody of the mother and no explicit reference shall be made to illegitimacy, and the term biological shall be deemed equivalent to the term illegitimate when referring to parentage or birth out of wedlock.

[C27, 31, 35, §12667-a52; C39, §12667.35; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §675.35]C93, §600B.3594 Acts, ch 1046, §23
Iowa Code § 432.12F — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 432 / Section 432.12F
Economic development region revolving fund contribution tax credits.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2010 Acts, ch 1138, §15, 16.
Iowa Code § 70A.30 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 70A / Section 70A.30
Establishment of phased retirement program.
Status: in_force

(1) The department of administrative services may establish a voluntary employee phased retirement incentive program for full-time state employees.

(2) A phased retirement incentive program established by the department of administrative services is a retirement system for purposes of section 20.9, but is not retirement for purposes of chapter 97A, 97B, or 602 or for the employees who are members of the teachers insurance annuity association-college retirement equities fund (TIAA-CREF).

84 Acts, ch 1180, §1C85, §79.30C93, §70A.302003 Acts, ch 108, §23; 2013 Acts, ch 129, §35
Iowa Code § 317.7 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 317 / Section 317.7
Report to board.
Status: in_force

Each weed commissioner shall for the territory under the commissioner’s jurisdiction on or before the first day of November of each year make a written report to the board of supervisors. Said report shall state:

(1) The name and location of all primary noxious weeds, and any new weed which appears to be a serious pest.

(2) A detailed statement of the treatment used, and future plans, for eradication of weeds on each infested tract on which the commissioner has attempted to exterminate weeds, together with the costs and results obtained.

(3) A summary of the weed situation within the jurisdiction, together with suggestions and recommendations which may be proper and useful, a copy of which shall be forwarded to the state secretary of agriculture.

[S13, §1565-c, -d, -f; C24, 27, 31, 35, §4817; C39, §4829.07; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §317.7]