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Iowa Code § 232C.2 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 232C / Section 232C.2
Stay — mediation — referral to family in need of assistance.
Status: in_force

(1) Prior to an emancipation hearing held pursuant to section 232C.1, the court, on its own motion, may stay the proceedings, and refer the parties to mediation or request that the department of health and human services investigate any allegations of child abuse or neglect contained in the petition, and order that a written report be prepared and filed by the department.

(2) If a minor’s parent or guardian objects to the petition filed pursuant to section 232C.1, the juvenile court shall stay the proceedings and refer the parties to mediation unless the juvenile court finds that mediation would not be in the best interests of the minor.

(3) If an agreement is reached through mediation, the parties shall file the signed agreement with the juvenile court.

(4) Notwithstanding subsections 1 through 3, the juvenile court, on its own motion, may discontinue emancipation proceedings pursuant to this chapter and interpret the petition as a petition to initiate family in need of assistance proceedings and consider the petition under sections 232.122 through 232.127.

2009 Acts, ch 153, §4; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §650
Iowa Code § 513B.1 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 513B / Section 513B.1
Title — purpose.
Status: in_force

(1) This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Model Small Group Rating Law”.

(2) The intent of this subchapter is to promote the availability of health insurance coverage to small employers, to prevent abusive rating practices, to require disclosure of rating practices to purchasers, to establish rules for continuity of coverage for employers and covered individuals, and to improve the efficiency and fairness of the small group health insurance marketplace.

91 Acts, ch 244, §1; 93 Acts, ch 80, §1
Iowa Code § 167.7 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 167 / Section 167.7
Record of licenses.
Status: in_force

The department shall keep a record of all licenses applied for or issued, which shall show the date of application and by whom made, the cause of all rejections, the date of issue, to whom issued, the date of expiration, and the location of the licensed business.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2750; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §167.7]
Iowa Code § 626.87 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 626 / Section 626.87
Money — things in action.
Status: in_force

Money levied upon may be appropriated without being advertised or sold, and so may bank bills, drafts, promissory notes, or other papers of the like character, if the plaintiff will receive them at their par value as cash, or if the officer can exchange them for cash at that value.

[C51, §1914; R60, §3322; C73, §3091; C97, §4035; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11735; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §626.87]
Iowa Code § 421.16 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 421 / Section 421.16
Expenses.
Status: in_force

The director and department employees are entitled to receive from the state their actual necessary expenses while traveling on the business of the department. The expenditures shall be sworn to by the party who incurred the expense, and approved and allowed by the director. However, such expenses shall not be allowed residents of Polk county while in the city of Des Moines or traveling between their homes and the city of Des Moines.

[C31, 35, §6943-c26; C39, §6943.025; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §421.16]88 Acts, ch 1158, §72; 89 Acts, ch 284, §6; 97 Acts, ch 23, §41; 99 Acts, ch 151, §2, 89
Iowa Code § 616.11 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 616 / Section 616.11
Nonlife insurance assessments.
Status: in_force

No court other than that of the county in which the member resides shall have jurisdiction of actions to collect assessments levied by associations organized under the provisions of chapter 518A but such actions shall be brought in the county of the member’s residence, any statement or agreement in the policy or contract of insurance, the application therefor, or any other contract entered into between the member and the association to the contrary notwithstanding.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11044; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §616.11]
Iowa Code § 49.124 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 49 / Section 49.124
Training course by commissioner — continuing education program.
Status: in_force

(1) The commissioner shall conduct, not later than the day before each election, a training course for all election personnel. The personnel shall include all precinct election officials and any other persons who will be employed in or around the polling places on election day. The state commissioner shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to implement instruction required under this subsection.

(2) A continuing education program shall be provided to election personnel who are full-time or part-time permanent employees of the commissioner’s office. The state commissioner of elections shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to implement and administer the continuing education program.

(3) The training course and the continuing education program under this section shall include practical and holistic instruction on the criteria for determining whether a person meets the requirements for establishing identity under section 49.78, subsection 2, consistent with all voting rights and nondiscrimination provisions of federal and state law. The state commissioner of elections shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to implement instruction required under this subsection.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §49.124]94 Acts, ch 1180, §18; 2002 Acts, ch 1134, §44, 115; 2008 Acts, ch 1176, §2, 10; 2017 Acts, ch 110, §29, 35, 36; 2024 Acts, ch 1146, §3
Iowa Code § 8.27 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 8 / Section 8.27
Preparation of budget.
Status: in_force

Following the inauguration, the governor shall proceed to the formulation of the budget provided for by sections 8.21 and 8.22.

[C35, §84-e20; C39, §84.20; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §8.27]
Iowa Code § 488.801 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 488 / Section 488.801
Nonjudicial dissolution.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in section 488.802, a limited partnership is dissolved, and its activities must be wound up, only upon the occurrence of any of the following:

(1) The happening of an event specified in the partnership agreement.

(2) The consent of all general partners and of limited partners owning a majority of the rights to receive distributions as limited partners at the time the consent is to be effective.

(3) After the dissociation of a person as a general partner, upon occurrence of either of the following:

(3) (a) If the limited partnership has at least one remaining general partner, the consent to dissolve the limited partnership given within ninety days after the dissociation by partners owning a majority of the rights to receive distributions as partners at the time the consent is to be effective.

(3) (b) If the limited partnership does not have a remaining general partner, the passage of ninety days after the dissociation, unless before the end of the period, all of the following occur:

(3) (b) Consent to continue the activities of the limited partnership and admit at least one general partner is given by limited partners owning a majority of the rights to receive distributions as limited partners at the time the consent is to be effective.

(3) (b) At least one person is admitted as a general partner in accordance with the consent.

(4) The passage of ninety days after the dissociation of the limited partnership’s last limited partner, unless before the end of the period the limited partnership admits at least one limited partner.

(5) The signing and filing of a declaration of dissolution by the secretary of state under section 488.809, subsection 3.

2004 Acts, ch 1021, §63, 118
Iowa Code § 137C.25C — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 137C / Section 137C.25C
Right to eject.
Status: in_force

An owner or operator of a hotel may eject a person from the hotel for any of the following reasons:

(1) Nonpayment of charges incurred by the individual renting or leasing a room, accommodations, or facilities of the hotel when the charges are due and owing.

(2) The individual renting or leasing a room, accommodations, or facilities of the hotel is visibly intoxicated, or is disorderly so as to create a public nuisance.

(3) The owner or operator reasonably believes that the individual is using the premises for an unlawful purpose including, but not limited to, the unlawful use or possession of controlled substances or the use of the premises for the consumption of alcohol by an individual in violation of section 123.47.

(4) The owner or operator reasonably believes that the individual has brought anything into the hotel which may create an unreasonable danger or risk to other persons, including but not limited to firearms or explosives.

(5) The individual is in violation of any federal, state, or local laws or regulations relating to the hotel.

(6) The individual is in violation of any rule of the hotel which is posted as provided in section 137C.25D.

94 Acts, ch 1032, §4; 97 Acts, ch 126, §8
Iowa Code § 522F.15 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 522F / Section 522F.15
Appraisal clause.
Status: in_force

All property insurance policies delivered, issued for delivery, continued, or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2026, shall contain an appraisal clause that complies with this chapter.

2025 Acts, ch 28, §70
Iowa Code § 461C.5 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 461C / Section 461C.5
Duties and liabilities of holder of leased land.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the provisions of sections 461C.3 and 461C.4 shall be deemed applicable to the duties and liability of a holder of land leased, or any interest or right therein transferred to, or the subject of any agreement with, the United States or any agency thereof, or the state or any agency or subdivision thereof, for a recreational purpose or urban deer control.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §111C.5]C93, §461C.52006 Acts, ch 1121, §6; 2013 Acts, ch 128, §6; 2013 Acts, ch 140, §29, 39
Iowa Code § 207.24 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 207 / Section 207.24
Water rights and replacement.
Status: in_force

(1) This chapter shall not be construed as affecting the right of any person’s interest in water resources affected by a mining operation.

(2) The operator of a mine shall replace the water supply of an owner of interest in real property who obtains all or part of the owner’s supply of water for any legitimate use from an underground or surface source if the supply has been affected by contamination, diminution, or interruption proximately resulting from the mine operation.

[C81, §83.24]C93, §207.24
Iowa Code § 99A.6 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 99A / Section 99A.6
Licenses revoked — appeal.
Status: in_force

(1) If, upon the hearing of the order to show cause, the issuing authority finds that the licensee intentionally possessed or willfully kept upon the licensee’s licensed premises any gambling device, then the license or licenses under which the licensed business is operated, or used in the operation of such business on the licensed premises, shall be revoked.

(2) Judicial review of actions of the issuing authorities may be sought in accordance with the terms of the Iowa administrative procedure Act, chapter 17A. Municipalities acting as issuing authorities shall be deemed state agencies solely for the purposes of bringing their actions under this chapter within the terms of section 17A.19. If the licensee has not filed a petition for judicial review in district court, revocation shall date from the thirty-first day following the date of the order of the issuing authority. If the licensee has filed a petition for judicial review, revocation shall date from the thirty-first day following entry of the order of the district court, if action by the district court is adverse to the licensee.

(3) No new license or licenses shall be granted the licensee, nor for the same business if it is established that the owner had actual knowledge of the existence of the gambling devices resulting in the license revocation, upon the same premises, for the period of one year following the date of revocation.

[C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §99A.6]2003 Acts, ch 44, §114; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76
Iowa Code § 123.171 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 123 / Section 123.171
Wine certificate, permit, or license required exceptions for personal use.
Status: in_force

(1) A person shall not cause the manufacture, importation, or sale of wine in this state unless a certificate or permit as provided in this subchapter, or a retail alcohol license as provided in subchapter I of this chapter, is first obtained which authorizes that manufacture, importation, or sale.

(2) Any person of legal age may manufacture wine for personal use without a class “A” wine permit, subject to the requirements of this subsection. Such wine may be consumed on the premises or removed from the premises where it was manufactured only if the wine is not sold, exchanged, bartered, dispensed, or given in consideration of purchase for any property or services or in evasion of the requirements of this chapter.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection 1, an individual of legal age may import into the state without a certificate, permit, or license an amount of wine not to exceed nine liters per calendar month that the individual personally obtained outside the state or, in the case of wine personally obtained outside the United States, a quantity which does not exceed the amount allowed by federal law governing the importation of alcoholic beverages into the United States for personal consumption. Wine imported pursuant to this subsection shall be for personal consumption in a private home or other private accommodation and only if the wine is not sold other than as provided in subsection 4, exchanged, bartered, dispensed, or given in consideration of purchase for any property or services or in evasion of the requirements of this chapter.

(4) Notwithstanding subsection 1, a person of legal age may conduct private wine sales without a certificate, permit, or license, subject to the requirements of this subsection. Except for wine manufactured pursuant to subsection 2, a person may sell wine from the person’s private collection in an original, unopened container to either a class “A” wine permittee for purposes of resale or a wine auction permittee under section 123.173C for resale by means of an auction. A class “A” wine permittee or wine auction permittee involved in the sale of wine by a person under this subsection shall ensure that each bottle of wine purchased has a permanently affixed label stating that the wine was acquired from a private collection.

85 Acts, ch 32, §62; 2015 Acts, ch 30, §51; 2016 Acts, ch 1008, §10; 2018 Acts, ch 1096, §5, 6; 2022 Acts, ch 1099, §71, 88; 2024 Acts, ch 1088, §2, 3
Iowa Code § 252.17 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 252 / Section 252.17
Settlement continues.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2018 Acts, ch 1137, §30.
Iowa Code § 57.6 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 57 / Section 57.6
Other contests.
Status: in_force

All the provisions of chapter 62 relating to contested elections of county officers shall be applicable, as near as may be, to contested elections for other offices, and for public measures except as herein otherwise provided, and in all cases process and papers may be issued to and served in the manner provided by the rules of civil procedure for service of an original notice by the sheriff of any county.

[C51, §379, 396; R60, §609, 626; C73, §729, 745; C97, §1250; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §986; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §57.6; 81 Acts, ch 34, §40]2015 Acts, ch 29, §10
Iowa Code § 99G.11 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 99G / Section 99G.11
Conflicts of interest.
Status: in_force

(1) A member of the commission or employee of the division shall not directly or indirectly, individually, as a member of a partnership or other association, or as a shareholder, director, or officer of a corporation, have an interest in a business that contracts for the operation or marketing of the lottery as authorized by this chapter, unless the business is controlled or operated by a consortium of lotteries in which the division has an interest.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 68B, a person contracting or seeking to contract with the state to supply gaming equipment or materials for use in the operation of the lottery, an applicant for a license to sell tickets or shares in the lottery, or a retailer shall not offer a member of the commission or employee of the division, or a member of their immediate family, a gift, gratuity, or other thing having a value of more than the limits established in chapter 68B, other than food and beverage consumed at a meal. For purposes of this subsection, “member of their immediate family” means a spouse, child, stepchild, brother, brother-in-law, stepbrother, sister, sister-in-law, stepsister, parent, parent-in-law, or step-parent of the commission member or employee who resides in the same household in the same principal residence of the commission member or employee.

(3) If a commission member or employee of the division violates a provision of this section, the commission member or employee shall be immediately removed from the position.

(4) Enforcement of this section against a commission member or employee shall be by the attorney general who upon finding a violation shall initiate an action to remove the commission member or employee.

(5) A violation of this section is a serious misdemeanor.

2003 Acts, ch 178, §73, 121; 2003 Acts, ch 179, §142; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2319; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §369; 2024 Acts, ch 1182, §99; 2025 Acts, ch 30, §16
Iowa Code § 523H.11 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 523H / Section 523H.11
Repurchase of assets.
Status: in_force

A franchisor shall not prohibit a franchisee from, or enforce a prohibition against a franchisee, engaging in any lawful business at any location after a termination or refusal to renew by a franchisor, unless it is one which relies on a substantially similar marketing program as the terminated or nonrenewed franchise or unless the franchisor offers in writing no later than ten business days before expiration of the franchise to purchase the assets of the franchised business for its fair market value as a going concern. The value of the assets shall not include the goodwill of the business attributable to the trademark licensed to the franchisee in the franchise agreement. The offer may be conditioned upon the ascertainment of a fair market value by an impartial appraiser. This section does not apply to assets of the franchised business which the franchisee did not purchase from the franchisor, or the agent of the franchisor.

92 Acts, ch 1134, §11; 95 Acts, ch 117, §6
Iowa Code § 15.335C — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 15 / Section 15.335C
Wage thresholds for brownfield and grayfield projects and economically distressed areas.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2025 Acts, ch 136, §21, 24.
Iowa Code § 359A.12 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 359A / Section 359A.12
Division by agreement — record.
Status: in_force

The several owners may, in writing, agree upon the portion of partition fences between their lands which shall be erected and maintained by each, which writing shall describe the lands and the parts of the fences so assigned, be signed and acknowledged by them, and filed and recorded in the office of the recorder of deeds of the county or counties in which they are situated. The county recorder shall collect fees specified in section 331.604.

[C51, §905; R60, §1536; C73, §1499; C97, §2361; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1840; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §113.12]C93, §359A.122009 Acts, ch 27, §13
Iowa Code § 483A.22A — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 483A / Section 483A.22A
Sale of license lists.
Status: in_force

The department may establish, by rule, fees for lists of licensees. Notwithstanding section 22.3, the fee for a list of licensees may exceed the cost of preparing the list and providing the copying service.

98 Acts, ch 1199, §18, 27; 98 Acts, ch 1223, §30
Iowa Code § 599.2 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 599 / Section 599.2
Contracts — disaffirmance.
Status: in_force

A minor is bound not only by contracts for necessaries, but also by the minor’s other contracts, unless the minor disaffirms them within a reasonable time after attaining majority, and restores to the other party all money or property received by the minor by virtue of the contract, and remaining within the minor’s control at any time after attaining majority except as otherwise provided.

[C51, §1488; R60, §2540; C73, §2238; C97, §3189; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10493; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §599.2]
Iowa Code § 572.17 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 572 / Section 572.17
Priority of mechanics’ liens between mechanics.
Status: in_force

Mechanics’ liens shall have priority over each other in the order of the posting of the statements of accounts as provided in section 572.8.

[R60, §1853, 1855; C73, §2139, 2141; C97, §3095; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10286; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §572.17]2012 Acts, ch 1105, §14, 27, 28; 2012 Acts, ch 1138, §13
Iowa Code § 327D.116 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 327D / Section 327D.116
Violations.
Status: in_force

Any railroad company, corporation, person, or persons, who as common carriers shall sell or issue tickets as set forth in section 327D.114, and shall refuse or neglect to redeem the same, as by said section provided, within ten days of date of demand, shall forfeit and pay to the owner of such ticket the purchase price of said ticket, and the further sum of one hundred dollars.

[S13, §2128-c; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8135; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.101; C77, 79, 81, §327D.116]
Iowa Code § 537.3208 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 537 / Section 537.3208
Notice to cosigners and similar parties.
Status: in_force

(1) No natural person, other than the spouse of the consumer, is obligated as a cosigner, comaker, guarantor, endorser, surety, or similar party with respect to a consumer credit transaction, unless before or contemporaneously with signing any separate agreement of obligation or any writing setting forth the terms of the debtor’s agreement, the person receives a separate written notice that contains a completed identification of the debt the person may have to pay and reasonably informs the person of the person’s obligation with respect to it.

(2) A clear and conspicuous notice in substantially the following form complies with this section:NOTICEYou agree to pay the debt identified below although you may not personally receive any property, services, or money. You may be sued for payment although the person who receives the property, services, or money is able to pay. This notice is not the contract that obligates you to pay the debt. Read the contract for the exact terms of your obligation.IDENTIFICATION OF DEBT YOU MAY HAVE TO PAY(name of debtor)(name of creditor)(date)(kind of debt)I have received a copy of this notice.(Date)(Signed)

(3) The notice required by this section need not be given to a seller, lessor, or lender who is obligated to an assignee of the seller’s, lessor’s, or lender’s rights.

(4) A person entitled to notice under this section shall also be given a copy of any writing setting forth the terms of the debtor’s agreement and of any separate agreement of obligation signed by the person entitled to the notice.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §537.3208]
Iowa Code § 232.190 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 232 / Section 232.190
Community grant fund.
Status: repealed

Repealed by its own terms; 2000 Acts, ch 1222, §14.