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Iowa Code § 633.63 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.63
Qualification of fiduciary — resident.
Status: in_force

(1) Any natural person of full age, who is a resident of this state, is qualified to serve as a fiduciary, except any of the following:

(1) (a) A person who is incompetent.

(1) (b) Any other person whom the court determines to be unsuitable.

(2) Banks and trust companies organized under the laws of the United States or state banks, when approved by the superintendent of banking under section 524.1001, and trust companies authorized to engage in trust business pursuant to section 524.1005, are authorized to act in a fiduciary capacity in Iowa.

(3) A private nonprofit corporation organized under chapter 504, Code 1989, or current chapter 504 is qualified to act as a guardian, as defined in section 633.3, or a conservator, as defined in section 633.3, if the corporation does not possess a proprietary or legal interest in an organization which provides direct services to the individual.

(4) The state public guardian or local public guardian as defined in section 231E.3 is authorized to act in a fiduciary capacity in this state in accordance with chapter 231E.

[C51, §1304, 1305; R60, §2336, 2337; C73, §2345, 2346; C97, §3288, 3289; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11871, 11872; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §633.27, 633.28; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.63]85 Acts, ch 31, §1; 86 Acts, ch 1131, §1; 89 Acts, ch 178, §8; 89 Acts, ch 257, §32; 96 Acts, ch 1129, §105; 98 Acts, ch 1118, §1; 2003 Acts, ch 108, §108; 2004 Acts, ch 1049, §191; 2004 Acts, ch 1175, §394; 2005 Acts, ch 175, §144, 145; 2010 Acts, ch 1137, §3; 2018 Acts, ch 1048, §14
Iowa Code § 524.807 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 524 / Section 524.807
Payment of deposited funds.
Status: in_force

When any deposit shall be made by any individual in trust for another, and no other or further notice of the existence and terms of a legal and valid trust shall have been given to the state bank, in the event of the death of the trustee, the same or any part thereof, together with interest thereon, may be paid to the individual for whom the deposit was made, or to the individual’s legal representatives; provided that the individual for whom the deposit was made, if a minor, shall not draw the same during the individual’s minority without the consent of the legal representatives of said trustee.

[SS15, §1889-d; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §9287; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §532.4; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §524.807]
Iowa Code § 321A.2 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321A / Section 321A.2
Department to administer chapter — judicial review.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) The department shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and may make rules necessary for its administration and shall provide for hearings upon request of persons aggrieved by orders or acts of the department under the provisions of sections 321A.4 through 321A.11.

(1) (b) The hearings shall be held before the department as early as practicable within not to exceed twenty days after receipt of the request in the county in which the requesting person resides unless the department and the requesting person agree that the hearing may be held in some other county. Upon hearing the department may administer oaths and may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and the production of relevant books and papers and may require an examination under oath of the person requesting the hearing.

(2) Judicial review of the actions of the department may be sought in accordance with the terms of the Iowa administrative procedure Act, chapter 17A.

[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321A.2]88 Acts, ch 1278, §34; 92 Acts, ch 1175, §43; 2003 Acts, ch 44, §114; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §180; 2021 Acts, ch 80, §180
Iowa Code § 559.6 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 559 / Section 559.6
Delivery.
Status: in_force

A release or disclaimer may be delivered to any of the following:

(1) Any person who could be adversely affected by the exercise of the power.

(2) Any trustee of the property to which the power relates.

(3) Any person specified for such purpose in the instrument creating the power.

(4) The county recorder as provided in section 559.1.

[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §559.6]2013 Acts, ch 30, §160
Iowa Code § 306A.6 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 306A / Section 306A.6
New and existing facilities grade-crossing eliminations.
Status: in_force

(1) Cities and highway authorities having jurisdiction and control over the highways of the state, as provided by chapter 306, may designate and establish an existing street or highway as included within a controlled-access facility. The state or any of its subdivisions shall have authority to provide for the elimination of intersections at grade of controlled-access facilities with existing state and county roads, and city or village streets, by grade separation or service road, or by closing off such roads and streets at the right-of-way boundary line of such controlled-access facility.

(2) The provisions of sections 306.11 through 306.17 shall apply and govern the procedure for the closing of a road or street and the method of ascertaining damages sustained by any person as a consequence of the closing, provided, however, that the highway authority desiring the closing of such road or street shall conduct the hearing and carry out the procedure therefor and pay any damages, including any allowed on appeal, as a consequence thereof, any law to the contrary notwithstanding.

(3) After the establishment of any controlled-access facility, no highway or street which is not part of said facility shall intersect the same at grade. A city or village street, county or state highway, or other public way shall not be opened into or connected with any such controlled-access facility without the consent and previous approval of the highway authority in the state, county, city, or village having jurisdiction over the controlled-access facility. Such consent and approval shall be given only if the public interest shall be served thereby.

[C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §306A.6]2020 Acts, ch 1063, §133
Iowa Code § 716B.2 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 716B / Section 716B.2
Unlawful disposal of hazardous waste penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) A person commits the offense of unlawful disposal of hazardous waste when the person knowingly or with reason to know, disposes of hazardous waste or arranges for or allows the disposal of hazardous waste at any location other than one authorized by the department or the United States environmental protection agency, or in violation of any material term or condition of a hazardous waste facility permit.

(2) (a) A person who commits the offense of unlawful disposal of hazardous waste is guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars for each day of violation or imprisonment for not more than two years, or both.

(2) (b) If the conviction is for a violation committed after a first conviction under this section, the person is guilty of a class “D” felony and shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty thousand dollars for each day of violation or imprisonment for not more than five years, or both.

88 Acts, ch 1080, §4; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §198
Iowa Code § 501.203 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 501 / Section 501.203
Amended and restated documents of organization.
Status: in_force

(1) A cooperative may amend its articles at any time to add or change a provision that is required or permitted in the articles or to delete a provision not required in the articles.

(2) A cooperative may restate its articles at any time. A restatement of the articles must contain the information required by section 501.202, subsection 2, and may set forth any other provision consistent with law.

(3) If the board recommends the amendment or restatement to the members, the amendment or restatement must be adopted by the members by a vote of two-thirds of the votes cast.

(4) If the board does not recommend the amendment or restatement to the members, then the amendment or restatement must be adopted by the members by a vote of two-thirds of the votes cast in which vote a majority of all votes are cast.

96 Acts, ch 1010, §13; 2011 Acts, ch 23, §8; 2012 Acts, ch 1023, §73
Iowa Code § 633.643 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.643
Disposal of will by conservator.
Status: in_force

When an instrument purporting to be the will of the protected person comes into the hands of a conservator, the conservator shall immediately deliver it to the court.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.643]2024 Acts, ch 1009, §73
Iowa Code § 462A.11 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 462A / Section 462A.11
Muffling devices.
Status: in_force

The exhaust of every internal combustion engine used on any motorboat shall be effectively muffled by equipment so constructed and used as to muffle the total vessel noise in a reasonable manner in accordance with rules adopted by the commission. The use of cut-outs is prohibited, except for motorboats competing in a regatta or boat race approved as provided in section 462A.16 and for such motorboats while on trial run during a period from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. not to exceed twenty-four hours immediately preceding such regatta or race.

[C39, §1703.11, 1703.17; C46, 50, 54, 58, §106.11, 106.17; C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §106.11; 82 Acts, ch 1028, §14]C93, §462A.11
Iowa Code § 200.19 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 200 / Section 200.19
Exchanges between manufacturers.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to restrict or avoid sales or exchanges of commercial fertilizers or beneficial substances to each other by importers, manufacturers, or manipulators who mix fertilizer materials for sale or as preventing the free and unrestricted shipments of commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner to manufacturers or manipulators who have registered their brands as required by the provisions of this chapter.

[C46, 50, 54, §200.5, 200.12; C58, 62, §200.20; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §200.19]2025 Acts, ch 134, §16
Iowa Code § 468.578 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.578
Refunding bonds.
Status: in_force

The court shall direct the board of supervisors to issue bonds in lieu of the outstanding drainage bonds for said drainage district, and additional bonds for the accrued interest and other indebtedness of said drainage district. Said bonds shall be payable in amounts, and at the time and manner, and with priority of payments as has been determined by order of court, as provided by section 468.577, and shall be called “conservator’s drainage district bonds”. Each bond shall be numbered and shall state on its face that it is a conservator’s drainage district bond; that it is issued in pursuance of a resolution adopted by the board of supervisors, under order of court, and giving the name of the court and the county where such court is held; that it is issued to pay indebtedness of the drainage district; shall state the county where such district is located, and the number of the drainage district for which it is issued; shall state the date of maturity of the bond, the rate of interest thereon, which rate shall not exceed that permitted by chapter 74A, and that the bond is to be paid only from taxes assessed, levied and collected on the lands within the drainage district for which the bond is issued subject to the provisions of section 468.577. All bonds shall be signed by the chairperson of the board of supervisors and countersigned by the conservator designated as such. The interest coupons attached to said bonds shall be attested by the signature of the conservator or a facsimile thereof. When the bonds have been executed as herein required, the conservator may sell said bonds at not less than par with accrued interest thereon, and pay the indebtedness of said drainage district, or may exchange said bonds with the creditors of said drainage district in amounts as have been fixed and determined by the court, and the conservator shall cancel all drainage bonds, improvement certificates, warrants or other evidence of indebtedness received by the conservator in lieu of the conservator’s bonds.

[C35, §7714-f10; C39, §7714.37; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §464.9]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.578
Iowa Code § 614.35 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 614 / Section 614.35
Recording interest.
Status: in_force

To be effective and to be entitled to record, the notice referred to in section 614.34 shall contain an accurate and full description of all land affected by such notice which description shall be set forth in particular terms and not by general inclusions; but if the claim is founded upon a recorded instrument, then the description in such notice may be the same as that contained in such recorded instrument. Such notice shall be filed for record in the office of the county recorder of the county or counties where the land described in the notice is situated. The recorder of each county shall accept all such notices presented to the recorder which describe land located in the county in which the recorder serves and shall enter and record full copies of the notices and shall index the applicable entries specified in sections 558.49 and 558.52, and each recorder shall be entitled to charge the same fees for the recording of the notices as are charged for recording deeds. In indexing such notices in the recorder’s office each recorder shall enter such notices under the grantee indexes of deeds in the names of the claimants appearing in such notices.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §614.35]2006 Acts, ch 1031, §15; 2007 Acts, ch 101, §7; 2015 Acts, ch 30, §179
Iowa Code § 256.200 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 256 / Section 256.200
Actions not barred.
Status: in_force

No lapse of time shall be a bar to any action to recover on any loan guaranteed by the commission.

89 Acts, ch 300, §9CS89, §261.432023 Acts, ch 19, §2641C2024, §256.200
Iowa Code § 200A.12 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 200A / Section 200A.12
Enforcement.
Status: in_force

In enforcing this chapter the department may do any of the following:

(1) (a) Take disciplinary action concerning a registration of a bulk dry animal nutrient product as provided in section 200A.6 or the license of a person distributing a bulk product as provided in section 200A.5. The department may do any of the following:

(1) (a) Cancel the registration or deny an application for registration.

(1) (a) Suspend or terminate the license or deny an application for a license.

(1) (b) The disciplinary action must be based upon evidence satisfactory to the department that the registrant, licensee, or applicant has used fraudulent or deceptive practices in violation of this chapter or has willfully disregarded the requirements of this chapter.

(2) Issue and enforce a “stop sale, use, or removal” order against the owner or distributor of any lot of a bulk product.

(2) (a) The order may require that the bulk product be held at a designated place until released by the department.

(2) (b) The department shall release the bulk product pursuant to a release order upon satisfaction that legal issues compelling the issuance of the “stop sale, use, or removal order” have been resolved and all expenses incurred by the department in connection with the bulk product’s removal have been paid to the department.

(3) Seize and dispose of any lot of a bulk product which is not in compliance with the provisions of this chapter upon petition to the district court in the county or adjoining county in which the bulk product is located.

(3) (a) If the court finds that the bulk product is in violation of this chapter, the court may order the condemnation of the bulk product. However, the court shall not order the seizure and disposition of a bulk product without first providing the owner of the bulk product with an opportunity to apply to the court for release of the bulk product, consent to reprocess the bulk product, or consent to amend a legal record to accurately describe the composition of the bulk product, including a distribution statement as provided in section 200A.7.

(3) (b) The department shall, as provided in the court order, dispose of the bulk product in a manner consistent with the quality of the bulk product and the laws of this state.

(4) Apply to the district court in the county where a violation of this chapter occurs for a temporary or permanent injunction restraining a person from violating or continuing to violate this chapter, notwithstanding the existence of other remedies at law. The injunction shall be issued without a bond.

(5) This section does not require the department to institute a proceeding for a minor violation if the department concludes that the public interest will be best served by a suitable written warning.

98 Acts, ch 1145, §12
Iowa Code § 142C.16 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 142C / Section 142C.16
Anatomical gift public awareness advisory committee — established — duties.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2010 Acts, ch 1031, §399.
Iowa Code § 190C.22 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 190C / Section 190C.22
Investigations, complaints, inspections, and examinations.
Status: in_force

In enforcing the provisions of this chapter consistent with the national organic program, the department may conduct an investigation to determine if a person is complying with the requirements of this chapter. To the extent consistent with the national organic program, all of the following shall apply:

(1) The department may receive a complaint from any person regarding a violation of this chapter. The department shall adopt procedures for persons filing complaints. The department shall establish procedures for processing complaints including requiring minimum information to determine the verifiability of a complaint.

(2) The department may conduct inspections at times and places and to an extent that the department determines necessary in order to conclude whether there is a violation of this chapter. The department may enter upon any public or private premises during regular business hours in a manner consistent with the laws of this state and the United States, including Article I, section 8, of the Constitution of the State of Iowa, or the fourth amendment to the Constitution of the United States for purposes of carrying out an inspection.

(3) The department may conduct examinations of agricultural products in order to determine if the agricultural products are in compliance with this chapter. Unless the national organic program otherwise requires, all of the following shall apply:

(3) (a) The methods for examination shall be the official methods adopted by the association of official agricultural chemists in all cases where methods have been adopted by the association.

(3) (b) A sworn statement by the bureau chief of the Iowa laboratory bureau or the bureau chief’s deputy stating the results of an analysis of a sample taken from a lot of agricultural products shall constitute prima facie evidence of the correctness of the analysis of that lot in a contested case proceeding or court proceeding.

98 Acts, ch 1205, §12, 20; 2003 Acts, ch 104, §13, 212025 Acts, ch 134, §2
Iowa Code § 239B.14 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 239B / Section 239B.14
Fraudulent practices — recovery of overpayments.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) An individual who obtains, or attempts to obtain, or aids or abets an individual to obtain, by means of a willfully false statement or representation, by knowingly failing to disclose a material fact, or by impersonation, or any fraudulent device, any assistance or other benefits under this chapter to which the individual is not entitled, commits a fraudulent practice.

(1) (b) An individual who accesses benefits provided under this chapter in violation of any prohibition imposed by the department pursuant to section 239B.5, subsection 4, commits a fraudulent practice.

(2) An individual who commits a fraudulent practice under this section is personally liable for the amount of assistance or other benefits fraudulently obtained. The amount of the assistance or other benefits may be recovered from the offender or the offender’s estate in an action brought or by claim filed in the name of the state and the recovered funds shall be credited to the appropriation to the department for community access and eligibility to be used for the purposes of the family investment program. The action or claim filed in the name of the state shall not be considered an election of remedies to the exclusion of other remedies.

(3) The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A as necessary to recover overpayments of assistance and benefits provided under this chapter. The recovery methods shall include but are not limited to reducing the amount of assistance or benefits provided.

97 Acts, ch 41, §15, 34; 2000 Acts, ch 1088, §6; 2013 Acts, ch 138, §91; 2024 Acts, ch 1157, §54
Iowa Code § 163.9 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 163 / Section 163.9
College at Ames to assist.
Status: in_force

The dean of the veterinary college of the Iowa state university of science and technology is authorized to use the equipment and facilities of the college in assisting the department in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2651; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §163.9]
Iowa Code § 720.2 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 720 / Section 720.2
Perjury, contradictory statements, and retraction.
Status: in_force

A person who, while under oath or affirmation in any proceeding or other matter in which statements under oath or affirmation are required or authorized by law, knowingly makes a false statement of material facts or who falsely denies knowledge of material facts, commits a class “D” felony. Where, while under oath or affirmation, in the same proceeding or different proceedings where oath or affirmation is required, a person has made contradictory statements, the indictment will be sufficient if it states that one or the other of the contradictory statements was false, to the knowledge of such person, and it shall be sufficient proof of perjury that one of the statements must be false, and that the person making the statements knew that one of them was false when the person made the statement, provided that both statements have been made within the period prescribed by the applicable statute of limitations. No person shall be guilty of perjury if the person retracts the false statement in the course of the proceedings where it was made before the false statement has substantially affected the proceeding.

[C51, §2644; R60, §4271; C73, §3936; C97, §4872; S13, §4919-c; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13165, 13290; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §721.1, 738.28; C79, 81, §720.2]
Iowa Code § 468.137 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.137
Levy under reclassification.
Status: in_force

If the amount finally charged against a district exceeds twenty-five percent of the original cost of the improvement, the board may order a reclassification as provided for the original classification of a district and upon the final adoption of the new classification and apportionment shall proceed to levy that amount upon all lands, highways, and railway rights-of-way and property within the district, in accordance with the new classification and apportionment. An assessment made under this section on a tract, parcel, or lot within the district which is computed at less than five dollars shall be fixed at the sum of five dollars.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7568; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §455.147]85 Acts, ch 163, §10; 89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.13794 Acts, ch 1051, §11