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Iowa Code § 476.8 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 476 / Section 476.8
Utility charges and service.
Status: in_force

(1) Every public utility is required to furnish reasonably adequate service and facilities. “Reasonably adequate service and facilities” for public utilities furnishing gas or electricity includes programs for customers to encourage the use of energy efficiency and renewable energy sources. The charge made by any public utility for any heat, light, gas, energy efficiency and renewable energy programs, water or power produced, transmitted, delivered or furnished, sanitary sewage or storm water collected and treated, or communications services, or for any service rendered or to be rendered in connection therewith shall be reasonable and just, and every unjust or unreasonable charge for such service is prohibited and declared unlawful. In determining reasonable and just rates, the commission shall consider all factors relating to value and shall not be bound by rate base decisions or rulings made prior to the adoption of this chapter.

(2) The commission, in determining the value of materials or services to be included in valuations or costs of operations for rate-making purposes, may disallow any unreasonable profit made in the sale of materials to or services supplied for any public utility by any firm or corporation owned or controlled directly or indirectly by such utility or any affiliate, subsidiary, parent company, associate or any corporation whose controlling stockholders are also controlling stockholders of such utility. The burden of proof shall be on the public utility to prove that no unreasonable profit is made.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, §490A.8; C77, 79, 81, §476.8]83 Acts, ch 127, §27; 90 Acts, ch 1252, §28; 2016 Acts, ch 1013, §3; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §369
Iowa Code § 465C.8 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 465C / Section 465C.8
Powers and duties.
Status: in_force

The department shall have the following powers and duties with respect to this chapter:

(1) To approve an area as a preserve.

(2) To make and publish all rules necessary to carrying out the purposes of this chapter.

(3) To recommend dedication as preserves, of areas owned by the state under the jurisdiction of the department.

(4) To recommend acquisition of areas for dedication as preserves subject to approval by the natural resource commission.

(5) To recommend dedication as preserves, areas owned by other public agencies, private groups, and individuals.

(6) To make surveys and maintain registries and records of preserves and other areas of educational or scientific value and of habitats for rare and endangered species of plants and animals in the state.

(7) To promote research and investigations, carry on interpretive programs and publish and disseminate information pertaining to preserves and related areas of educational or scientific value.

(8) To promote the establishment and protection of, and advise in the management of, wild parks and other areas of educational or scientific value and otherwise foster and aid in the preservation of natural conditions elsewhere than in preserves.

(9) To design and control the use of official state preserve signs and recommend to the state department of transportation locations for state preserve signs.

(10) To submit to the governor and the legislature a report before January 15, 1967, and every two years thereafter which shall account for each preserve in the system and make such other reports and recommendations as it may deem necessary.

(11) To prepare and recommend a budget, for inclusion as a line item money request in the departmental budget, for appropriation from the state general fund.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §111B.8]86 Acts, ch 1245, §1872C93, §465C.82024 Acts, ch 1170, §337, 338
Iowa Code § 257.27 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 257 / Section 257.27
Continuation of instructional support program.
Status: in_force

(1) At the expiration of the period for which the instructional support program was adopted, the program may be extended for a period of not exceeding five or ten years in the manner provided in section 257.18.

(2) If the voters do not approve adoption of the instructional support program, the board shall wait at least one hundred twenty days following the election before taking action to adopt the program or resubmit the proposition.

89 Acts, ch 135, §27; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127
Iowa Code § 262.16 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 262 / Section 262.16
Satisfaction of mortgages.
Status: in_force

When loans are paid, the board shall release mortgages securing the same as follows:

(1) By a satisfaction piece signed and acknowledged by the treasurer of the institution to which the loan belongs, which shall be recorded in the office of the recorder of the county where said mortgage is of record; or

(2) By entering a satisfaction thereof on the margin of the record of said mortgage, dated, and signed by the treasurer of the institution to which the loan belongs.

[SS15, §2682-t; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3928; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §262.16]
Iowa Code § 680.2 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 680 / Section 680.2
Permissible proofs.
Status: in_force

Upon the hearing of the application, affidavits, and such other proof as the court or judge permits, may be introduced, and upon the whole case such order made as will be for the best interest of all parties concerned.

[C73, §2903; C97, §3822; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12714; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §680.2]
Iowa Code § 8A.210 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 8A / Section 8A.210
Library support network.
Status: in_force

(1) A library support network is established in the department to offer services and programs for libraries, including but not limited to individualized, locally delivered consulting and training, and to facilitate resource sharing and innovation through the use of technology, administer enrich Iowa programs, advocate for libraries, promote excellence and innovation in library services, encourage governmental subdivisions to provide local financial support for local libraries, and ensure the consistent availability of quality service to all libraries throughout the state, regardless of location or size.

(2) The organizational structure to deliver library support network services shall include district offices. The district offices shall serve as a basis for providing field services to local libraries in the counties comprising the district. The department shall determine which counties are served by each district office. The number of district offices established to provide services pursuant to this section shall be six.

2011 Acts, ch 132, §58, 106C2012, §256.582023 Acts, ch 19, §1377, 1382C2024, §8A.210
Iowa Code § 480A.2 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 480A / Section 480A.2
Definitions.
Status: in_force

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

(1) “Local government” means a county, city, township, school district, or any special-purpose district or authority.

(2) “Management costs” means the reasonable, direct, and fully documented costs a local government actually incurs to manage public rights-of-way.

(3) “Public right-of-way” means the area on, below, or above a public roadway, highway, street, bridge, cartway, bicycle lane, or public sidewalk in which the local government has an interest, including other dedicated rights-of-way for travel purposes and utility easements. A public right-of-way does not include the airwaves above a public right-of-way with regard to cellular or other nonwire telecommunications or broadcasts service or utility poles owned by a local government or a municipal utility.

(4) “Public utility” means a person owning or operating a facility used for furnishing natural gas by piped distribution system, electricity, communications services not including cable television systems, or water by piped distribution system, to the public for compensation.

98 Acts, ch 1148, §4, 9; 2019 Acts, ch 121, §1
Iowa Code § 554D.117 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554D / Section 554D.117
Time and place of sending and receipt.
Status: in_force

(1) Unless otherwise agreed between the sender and the recipient, an electronic record is sent when all of the following occur:

(1) (a) The electronic record is addressed properly or otherwise directed properly to an information processing system that the recipient has designated or uses for the purpose of receiving electronic records or information of the type sent and from which the recipient is able to retrieve the electronic record.

(1) (b) The electronic record is in a form capable of being processed by that information processing system.

(1) (c) The electronic record enters an information processing system outside the control of the sender or of a person who sent the electronic record on behalf of the sender or enters a region of the information processing system designated or used by the recipient which is under the control of the recipient.

(2) Unless otherwise agreed between a sender and the recipient, an electronic record is received when both of the following occur:

(2) (a) The electronic record enters an information processing system that the recipient has designated or uses for the purpose of receiving electronic records or information of the type sent and from which the recipient is able to retrieve the electronic record.

(2) (b) The electronic record is in a form capable of being processed by that information processing system.

(3) Subsection 2 applies even if the place the information processing system is located is different from the place the electronic record is deemed to be received under subsection 4.

(4) Unless otherwise expressly provided in the electronic record or agreed between the sender and the recipient, an electronic record is deemed to be sent from the sender’s place of business and to be received at the recipient’s place of business. For purposes of this subsection, both of the following apply:

(4) (a) If the sender or recipient has more than one place of business, the place of business of such person is the place having the closest relationship to the underlying transaction.

(4) (b) If the sender or the recipient does not have a place of business, the place of business is the sender’s or recipient’s residence, as the case may be.

(5) An electronic record is received under subsection 2 even if no individual is aware of its receipt.

(6) Receipt of an electronic acknowledgment from an information processing system described in subsection 2 establishes that a record was received but, by itself, does not establish that the content sent corresponds to the content received.

(7) If a person is aware that an electronic record purportedly sent under subsection 1, or purportedly received under subsection 2, was not actually sent or received, the legal effect of the sending or receipt is determined by other applicable law. Except to the extent permitted or required by the other law, the requirements of this subsection shall not be varied by agreement.

2000 Acts, ch 1189, §17
Iowa Code § 203C.12 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 203C / Section 203C.12
Participation in fund required.
Status: in_force

A person licensed to operate a warehouse under this chapter shall participate in and comply with the grain depositors and sellers indemnity fund provided in chapter 203D.

[C24, 27, 31, §9723; C35, §9751-g5; C39, §9751.05; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §543.12]86 Acts, ch 1152, §22C93, §203C.12
Iowa Code § 490.1440 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 490 / Section 490.1440
Deposit with state treasurer.
Status: in_force

Assets of a dissolved corporation that should be transferred to a creditor, claimant, or shareholder of the corporation who cannot be found or who is not competent to receive them shall be reduced to cash and deposited with the treasurer of state or other appropriate state official for safekeeping. When the creditor, claimant, or shareholder furnishes satisfactory proof of entitlement to the amount deposited, the treasurer of state or other appropriate state official shall pay such person, or the representative of such person, that amount.

89 Acts, ch 288, §160; 2021 Acts, ch 165, §186, 230
Iowa Code § 165A.3 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 165A / Section 165A.3
Determination of infection.
Status: in_force

The department shall adopt rules providing methods and procedures to determine whether cattle are infected, which may include detection and analysis of Johne’s disease using techniques approved by the United States department of agriculture.

2001 Acts, ch 101, §3; 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §48
Iowa Code § 455B.183B — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 455B / Section 455B.183B
Program to assist supply systems.
Status: in_force

(1) The state of Iowa declares its intention to retain its jurisdiction to enforce areas provided under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act as delegated to the state by the United States.

(2) The department shall establish a program to assist supply systems, in order to provide assistance to ensure safe public water supplies. The department in administering the program shall provide technical advice and perform vulnerability and viability studies of public water supply systems.

(3) Whenever practical, the department may enter into a contract with a person qualified to provide assistance services under this section, if the agreement for the services is cost-effective and the quality of the services ensures compliance with state and federal law. A person entering into a contract with the department for the purpose of providing the services shall be deemed to be an agent of the department, and shall have the same authority as provided to the department, unless the contract specifies otherwise. The department shall review assistance services performed by a person under a contract to ensure that quality cost-effective service is being provided.

(4) The program shall be supported by moneys deposited in the public water supply system account created in the water quality protection fund established pursuant to section 455B.183A.

94 Acts, ch 1198, §49
Iowa Code § 217.33 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 217 / Section 217.33
Legal services.
Status: in_force

The director pursuant to a state plan funded in part by the federal government may provide services for eligible persons by contract with nonprofit legal aid organizations.

[C77, 79, 81, §217.33]83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 1592023 Acts, ch 19, §339
Iowa Code § 502.213 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 502 / Section 502.213
Section 502.213
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2004 Acts, ch 1161, §63, 68.See §502.321B – 502.321I.
Iowa Code § 35.9 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 35 / Section 35.9
Expenditure by department.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2012 Acts, ch 1059, §13.
Iowa Code § 203C.38 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 203C / Section 203C.38
No obligation of state.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to imply any guarantee or obligation on the part of the state of Iowa, or any of its agencies, employees or officials, either elective or appointive, in respect of any agreement or undertaking to which the provisions of this chapter relate.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §543.38]C93, §203C.38
Iowa Code § 380.3 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 380 / Section 380.3
Two considerations before final passage — how waived.
Status: in_force

A proposed ordinance or amendment must be considered and voted on for passage at two council meetings prior to the meeting at which it is to be finally passed, unless this requirement is suspended by a recorded vote of not less than three-fourths of all of the members of the council. If a proposed ordinance, amendment, or resolution fails to receive sufficient votes for passage at any consideration and vote thereon, the proposed ordinance, amendment, or resolution shall be considered defeated.

[R60, §1122; C73, §489; C97, §682; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5716; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §366.3; C75, 77, 79, 81, §380.3]88 Acts, ch 1246, §5; 97 Acts, ch 168, §3, 4
Iowa Code § 142.13 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 142 / Section 142.13
Burial in private cemetery lot.
Status: in_force

In the event that a deceased person, whose body has been used for scientific purposes as provided in this chapter, owns or has the right of burial in a private or family cemetery lot in the state of Iowa, that deceased person’s body shall be buried in that lot.

[C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §142.13]2021 Acts, ch 80, §71
Iowa Code § 222.31 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 222 / Section 222.31
Commitment liability for charges.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2013 Acts, ch 130, §34, 35.
Iowa Code § 362.6 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 362 / Section 362.6
Conflict of interest.
Status: in_force

A measure voted upon is not invalid by reason of conflict of interest in an officer of a city, unless the vote of the officer was decisive to passage of the measure. If a specific majority or unanimous vote of a municipal body is required by statute, the majority or vote must be computed on the basis of the number of officers not disqualified by reason of conflict of interest. However, a majority of all members is required for a quorum. For the purposes of this section, the statement of an officer that the officer declines to vote by reason of conflict of interest is conclusive and must be entered of record.

[C71, 73, §368A.25; C75, 77, 79, 81, §362.6]
Iowa Code § 68B.38 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 68B / Section 68B.38
Lobbyist’s client reporting.
Status: in_force

(1) On or before July 31 of each year, a lobbyist’s client shall electronically file with the general assembly a report that contains information on all salaries, fees, retainers, and reimbursement of expenses paid by the lobbyist’s client to the lobbyist for lobbying purposes during the preceding twelve calendar months, concluding on June 30 of each year. The amount reported to the general assembly shall include the total amount of all salaries, fees, retainers, and reimbursement of expenses paid to a lobbyist for lobbying both the legislative and executive branches.

(2) The chief clerk of the house and the secretary of the senate shall establish an internet site for the filing of lobbyist’s client reports in an electronic format.

(3) The chief clerk of the house and the secretary of the senate shall post all lobbyist’s client reports filed pursuant to this section in a searchable database on an internet site. The board shall establish a link on the internet site of the board to the lobbyist’s client report information on the general assembly’s internet site.

92 Acts, ch 1228, §20; 93 Acts, ch 163, §25; 2000 Acts, ch 1042, §3; 2001 Acts, ch 24, §20; 2003 Acts, ch 161, §3; 2004 Acts, ch 1091, §13; 2010 Acts, ch 1006, §9, 11; 2011 Acts, ch 86, §2
Iowa Code § 327D.72 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 327D / Section 327D.72
Interstate commerce schedules.
Status: in_force

When schedules and classifications required by the United States department of transportation contain in whole or in part the information required by the provisions of this chapter, the posting and filing of a copy of such schedules and classifications with the United States department of transportation shall be deemed a compliance with the filing requirements of this chapter insofar as such schedules and classifications contain the information required by this chapter, and any additional or different information may be posted and filed in a supplementary schedule.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8089; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.55; C77, 79, 81, §327D.72; 81 Acts, ch 22, §22]89 Acts, ch 57, §3; 2003 Acts, ch 108, §62
Iowa Code § 723A.1 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 723A / Section 723A.1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

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

(1) “Criminal acts” means any of the following or any combination of the following:

(1) (a) An offense constituting a violation of section 124.401 involving a controlled substance, a counterfeit substance, or a simulated controlled substance.

(1) (b) An offense constituting a violation of chapter 711 involving a robbery or extortion.

(1) (c) An offense constituting a violation of section 708.6 involving intimidation with a dangerous weapon.

(1) (d) An offense constituting a violation of section 708.8.

(1) (e) An offense constituting a violation of section 720.4.

(1) (f) Any other offense constituting a forcible felony as defined in section 702.11.

(1) (g) An offense constituting a violation of chapter 724.

(1) (h) Brandishing a dangerous weapon. For purposes of this paragraph:

(1) (h) “Brandishing a dangerous weapon” means the display or exhibition of a dangerous weapon, with the intent to use, intimidate, or threaten another person without justification, or the actual use of the dangerous weapon in a manner which is intended to or does cause serious injury or death without justification.

(1) (h) “Dangerous weapon” means either of the following:

(1) (h) An instrument or device designed primarily for use in inflicting death or injury upon a human being or animal, and that is capable of inflicting death upon a human being when used in the manner for which it was designed.

(1) (h) An instrument or device of any sort whatsoever that is actually used in a manner that indicates the defendant intends to inflict death or serious injury upon another person without justification, and that, when so used, is capable of inflicting death or serious injury upon a human being.

(2) “Criminal street gang” means any ongoing organization, association, or group of three or more persons, whether formal or informal, having as one of its primary activities the commission of one or more criminal acts, which has an identifiable name or identifying sign or symbol, and whose members individually or collectively engage in or have engaged in a pattern of criminal gang activity.

(3) “Pattern of criminal gang activity” means the commission, attempt to commit, conspiring to commit, or solicitation of two or more criminal acts, provided the criminal acts were committed on separate dates or by two or more persons who are members of, or belong to, the same criminal street gang.

90 Acts, ch 1251, §57; 95 Acts, ch 191, §51; 96 Acts, ch 1134, §10; 97 Acts, ch 119, §1, 2, 4; 2002 Acts, ch 1075, §9
Iowa Code § 256A.1 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 256A / Section 256A.1
Title.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known as the “Child Development Assistance Act”.

88 Acts, ch 1130, §2