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Iowa Code § 600.9A — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 600 / Section 600.9A
Prohibited practices penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) All of the following are prohibited practices regarding a proceeding under this chapter:

(1) (a) The provision of termination of parental rights, child placement, or adoption services to any biological or adoptive parent by any person other than an adoption service provider or the department.

(1) (b) The charging of a fee by an adoption service provider that is more than the usual and necessary fee commensurate with the services rendered.

(1) (c) The facilitation, encouragement, or advisement of adoptive parents by an adoption service provider to provide any thing of value beyond those expenditures allowed pursuant to section 600.9.

(1) (d) The knowing encouragement or solicitation of payment of allowable expenses or provision of anything of value beyond those expenditures allowed pursuant to section 600.9, by a person falsely representing that a child may be available for adoption with the intent to defraud the other person.

(2) A person who commits a prohibited practice under this section is guilty of a serious misdemeanor for the first violation and a class “C” felony for any second or subsequent violation.

2017 Acts, ch 113, §8
Iowa Code § 501A.711 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 501A / Section 501A.711
Committees.
Status: in_force

(1) A resolution approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the board may establish committees having the authority of the board in the management of the business of the cooperative only to the extent provided in the resolution. Committees may include a special litigation committee consisting of one or more independent directors or other independent persons to consider legal rights or remedies of the cooperative and whether those rights and remedies should be pursued. Committees other than special litigation committees are subject at all times to the direction and control of the board.

(2) Committee members must be natural persons. Unless the articles or bylaws provide for a different membership or manner of appointment, a committee consists of one or more persons, who need not be directors, appointed by affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present.

(3) The procedures for meetings of the board apply to committees and members of committees to the same extent as those sections apply to the board and individual directors.

(4) Minutes, if any, of committee meetings must be made available upon request to members of the committee and to any director.

(5) The establishment of, delegation of authority to, and action by a committee does not alone constitute compliance by a director with the standard of conduct set forth in section 501A.712.

(6) Committee members are considered to be directors for purposes of sections 501A.712, 501A.713, and 501A.715.

2005 Acts, ch 135, §45
Iowa Code § 481C.1 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 481C / Section 481C.1
Wild animal depredation unit.
Status: in_force

A wild animal depredation unit is established within the department of natural resources. The unit shall be comprised of two wild animal depredation biologists.

97 Acts, ch 180, §2; 2002 Acts, ch 1162, §72
Iowa Code § 573.4 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 573 / Section 573.4
Deposit in lieu of bond.
Status: in_force

A deposit of money, a certified check on a solvent bank of the county in which the improvement is to be located, a credit union certified share draft, state or federal bonds, bonds issued by a city, school corporation, or county of this state, or bonds issued on behalf of a drainage or highway paving district of this state may be received in an amount equal to the amount of the bond and held in lieu of a surety on the bond, and when so received the securities shall be held on the terms and conditions applicable to a surety.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10302; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §573.4]84 Acts, ch 1055, §14
Iowa Code § 515E.3A — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 515E / Section 515E.3A
Foreign risk retention group may become domestic.
Status: in_force

(1) A risk retention group that is organized under the laws of any other state for the purpose of writing insurance, as authorized by this chapter, may redomesticate to this state by doing all of the following:

(1) (a) Complying with section 490.905.

(1) (b) Complying with all of the requirements of law relative to the organization and licensing of a domestic risk retention group and the capital and surplus requirement set forth in subsection 4.

(1) (c) Designating its principal place of business in this state.

(2) A risk retention group that meets the requirements of subsection 1 shall be entitled to a certificate of its corporate existence and a license to transact business in this state, and be subject in all respects to the authority and jurisdiction of this state.

(3) The certificate of authority, producer appointments and licenses, rates, and other items which are in existence at the time a risk retention group transfers its corporate domicile to this state pursuant to this section shall continue in full force and effect upon such transfer. For purposes of existing authorizations and all other corporate purposes, the risk retention group is deemed to be the same entity as it was prior to the transfer of its domicile. All outstanding policies of any transferring risk retention group shall remain in full force and effect.

(4) A risk retention group redomesticating to this state pursuant to this chapter shall comply with the minimum capital and surplus requirements of chapter 521E or five million dollars, whichever is greater. If the risk retention group’s prior domestic regulator allowed the use of letters of credit to meet that regulator’s surplus requirements, the risk retention group may continue to use the letters of credit to meet this state’s minimum surplus requirements for up to five years from the date of redomestication in this state. The risk retention group shall eliminate a minimum of twenty percent of the letters of credit being used each year based upon the aggregate amount of letters of credit being used to meet surplus requirements at the time of redomestication in this state.

(5) Letters of credit used by a risk retention group to meet surplus requirements shall be clean, irrevocable, and unconditionally issued or confirmed by a qualified United States financial institution as defined in section 521B.104, subsection 2. The beneficiary of each letter of credit being used shall be the commissioner.

(6) If a risk retention group redomesticating to this state fails to comply with the provisions of this section, the commissioner shall take action as prescribed in chapter 507C.

(7) The commissioner shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to implement this section.

2006 Acts, ch 1117, §72; 2013 Acts, ch 39, §10, 11; 2021 Acts, ch 165, §228, 230
Iowa Code § 10A.324 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 10A / Section 10A.324
The judicial review petition.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding chapter 17A, the Iowa administrative procedure Act, in a petition for judicial review of a decision of the workers’ compensation commissioner in a contested case under this subchapter or chapter 85, 85A, 85B, or 87, the opposing party shall be named the respondent, and the agency shall not be named as a respondent.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §86.29]83 Acts, ch 105, §8; 86 Acts, ch 1238, §48; 88 Acts, ch 1158, §12; 98 Acts, ch 1061, §112023 Acts, ch 19, §1473, 1477C2024, §10A.324
Iowa Code § 142C.12A — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 142C / Section 142C.12A
Law governing validity, choice of law, presumption of validity.
Status: in_force

(1) A document of gift is valid if executed in accordance with any of the following:

(1) (a) This chapter.

(1) (b) The laws of the state or country where the document of gift was executed.

(1) (c) The laws of the state or country where the person making the anatomical gift was domiciled, has a place of residence, or was a national at the time the document of gift was executed.

(2) If a document of gift is valid under this section, the law of this state governs the interpretation of the document of gift.

(3) A person may presume that a document of gift or amendment of an anatomical gift is valid unless that person knows that it was not validly executed or was revoked.

2007 Acts, ch 44, §15
Iowa Code § 154B.9 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 154B / Section 154B.9
Drugs medicine.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsections 2 and 3, a psychologist shall not administer or prescribe drugs or medicine.

(2) A licensed psychologist holding a conditional prescription certificate may prescribe psychotropic medication under the supervision of a licensed physician pursuant to this chapter.

(3) A prescribing psychologist may prescribe psychotropic medication pursuant to joint rules adopted by the board of behavioral health professionals and the board of medicine and the provisions of this chapter.

2016 Acts, ch 1112, §7; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §496
Iowa Code § 710.2 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 710 / Section 710.2
Kidnapping in the first degree.
Status: in_force

(1) Kidnapping is kidnapping in the first degree when the person kidnapped, as a consequence of the kidnapping, suffers serious injury, or is intentionally subjected to torture or sexual abuse.

(2) Kidnapping in the first degree is a class “A” felony.

(3) For purposes of determining whether the person should register as a sex offender pursuant to the provisions of chapter 692A, the fact finder shall make a determination as provided in section 692A.126.

[C51, §2588; R60, §4211; C73, §3869; C97, §4765; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12981; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §706.1; C79, 81, §710.2]2009 Acts, ch 119, §55; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127
Iowa Code § 692A.15 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 692A / Section 692A.15
Section 692A.15
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2009 Acts, ch 119, §31.
Iowa Code § 455B.184 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 455B / Section 455B.184
Disposal system plans.
Status: in_force

The department may also require the owner of a disposal system, discharging pollutants into any water of the state, or of a public water supply system to file with it complete plans of the whole or any part of such system and any other information and records concerning the installation and operation of such system.

[C66, 71, §455B.26; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §455B.46]C83, §455B.184
Iowa Code § 522D.12 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 522D / Section 522D.12
Future repeal.
Status: in_force

If the federal law providing for the sale of qualified health benefit plans of the state is repealed by federal legislation or is ruled invalid by a decision of the United States supreme court, the commissioner shall notify the Iowa Code editor of the effective date of the repeal or the date of the ruling. This chapter is repealed on the effective date of such federal legislation or the date of the United States supreme court decision.

2012 Acts, ch 1138, §132
Iowa Code § 66.21 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 66 / Section 66.21
Hearing on appeal.
Status: in_force

In case of appeal, the supreme court shall fix the time of hearing and the filing of abstracts and arguments, and said cause shall be advanced and take precedence over all other causes upon the court calendar, and shall be heard at the next term after the appeal is taken, provided the abstract and arguments are filed in said court in time for said action to be heard.

[S13, §1258-i; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1109; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §66.21]
Iowa Code § 515E.5 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 515E / Section 515E.5
Compulsory associations.
Status: in_force

A risk retention group shall not join or contribute financially to an insurance insolvency guaranty fund, or similar mechanism, in this state, nor shall a risk retention group, or its insureds, receive any benefit from an insurance insolvency guaranty fund, or similar mechanism, in this state, for claims arising out of the operations of the risk retention group.

88 Acts, ch 1111, §6
Iowa Code § 533A.14 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 533A / Section 533A.14
Fees to state treasurer.
Status: in_force

All moneys received by the superintendent from fees, licenses, and examinations pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited by the superintendent with the treasurer of state for deposit in the commerce revolving fund created in section 546.12.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §533A.14]2009 Acts, ch 181, §105; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2749
Iowa Code § 524.304 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 524 / Section 524.304
Publication of notice.
Status: in_force

(1) The incorporators or organizers of a state bank shall, within thirty days of the acceptance of the application for processing, publish notice of the proposed incorporation or organization in a newspaper of general circulation published in the municipal corporation which is proposed as the principal place of business of the state bank, or if there is none, a newspaper of general circulation published in the county, or in a county adjoining the county, in which the proposed state bank is to have its principal place of business. The notice shall set forth all of the following:

(1) (a) The name of the proposed state bank.

(1) (b) A statement that it is to be incorporated or organized under this chapter.

(1) (c) The purpose or purposes of the state bank.

(1) (d) The names and addresses of the incorporators or organizers and of the members of the initial board of directors or board of directors as they appear, or will appear, in the articles of incorporation.

(1) (e) The date the application was accepted for processing.

(1) (f) If the incorporation or organization of the state bank has been approved by the superintendent under section 524.305, subsection 8, the name and address of the bank with which the state bank will have merged, or the assets of which the state bank will have acquired or the condition of which in some other way provided a purpose for the incorporation or organization.

(2) Proof of publication of the notice by affidavit of the publisher of the newspaper in which the notice appears shall be filed with the superintendent and is conclusive evidence of the publication.

[C97, §1842, 1863; S13, §1842; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §9159, 9205; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §526.5, 527.4; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §524.304]95 Acts, ch 148, §23; 2004 Acts, ch 1141, §52; 2022 Acts, ch 1062, §30
Iowa Code § 336.9 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 336 / Section 336.9
Methods of service.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2010 Acts, ch 1031, §334.
Iowa Code § 702.19 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 702 / Section 702.19
Steal.
Status: in_force

“Steal” means to take by theft.

[C79, 81, §702.19]
Iowa Code § 515D.7 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 515D / Section 515D.7
Notice of intent.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 515.125 and 515.128, an insurer shall not fail to renew a policy except by notice to the insured as provided in this chapter. A notice of intention not to renew shall not be effective unless mailed or delivered by the insurer to the named insured at least thirty calendar days prior to the expiration date of the policy. A post office department certificate of mailing to the named insured at the address shown in the policy shall be proof of receipt of such mailing. Unless the reason accompanies the notice of intent not to renew, the notice shall state that, upon written request of the named insured, mailed or delivered to the insurer not less than thirty calendar days prior to the expiration date of the policy, the insurer will state the reason for nonrenewal.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 515.129B and 515.129C, an insurer shall not fail to renew a policy except by notice to the insured as provided in this chapter. A notice of intention not to renew shall not be effective unless mailed or delivered by the insurer to the named insured at least sixty calendar days prior to the expiration date of the policy. A post office department certificate of mailing to the named insured at the address shown in the policy shall be proof of receipt of such mailing. Unless the reason accompanies the notice of intent not to renew, the notice shall state that, upon written request of the named insured, mailed or delivered to the insurer not less than sixty calendar days prior to the expiration date of the policy, the insurer will state the reason for nonrenewal.

(3) When the reason does not accompany the notice of intent not to renew, the insurer shall, upon receipt of a timely request by the named insured, state in writing the reason for nonrenewal, together with notification of the right to a hearing before the commissioner within fifteen calendar days as provided in section 515D.10. A statement of reason shall be mailed or delivered to the named insured within ten days after receipt of a request.

(4) This section shall not apply:

(4) (a) If the insurer has manifested its willingness to renew.

(4) (b) If the insured fails to pay any premium due or any advance premium required by the insurer for renewal.

(4) (c) If the insured is transferred from an insurer to an affiliate for future coverage as a result of a merger, acquisition, or company restructuring and if the transfer results in the same or broader coverage.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §515D.7]88 Acts, ch 1112, §602; 2002 Acts, ch 1111, §23; 2007 Acts, ch 152, §80; 2011 Acts, ch 70, §33; 2021 Acts, ch 181, §22; 2022 Acts, ch 1021, §152; 2024 Acts, ch 1116, §1, 2, 7
Iowa Code § 97.19 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 97 / Section 97.19
Section 97.19
Status: repealed

Repealed by 53 Acts, ch 71, §1, except as indicated herein.
Iowa Code § 537.3616 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 537 / Section 537.3616
Lessee’s reinstatement rights.
Status: in_force

(1) A lessee who fails to make timely rental payments has the right to reinstate the original consumer rental purchase agreement without losing any rights or options previously acquired under the consumer rental purchase agreement if both of the following apply:

(1) (a) Subsequent to having failed to make a timely rental payment, the lessee has surrendered the property to the lessor, if and when requested by the lessor.

(1) (b) Not more than sixty days has passed since the lessee has returned the property.

(2) As a condition precedent to reinstatement of a consumer rental purchase agreement, a lessor may charge the outstanding balance of any accrued payments and delinquency charges, a reinstatement fee, and the delivery charges allowable by section 537.3612, subsection 2, if redelivery of the item is necessary.

(3) If reinstatement occurs pursuant to this section, the lessor shall provide the lessee with the same item, if available, leased by the lessee prior to reinstatement. If the same item is not available, a substitute item of comparable worth, quality, and condition may be used. If a substitute item is provided, the lessor shall provide the lessee with all the information required by section 537.3605.

87 Acts, ch 80, §16
Iowa Code § 231D.16 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 231D / Section 231D.16
Transition provision.
Status: in_force

(1) Adult day services programs that are serving at least two but not more than five persons and that are not voluntarily accredited by a recognized accrediting entity shall comply with this chapter.

(2) A hospital licensed pursuant to chapter 135B, a health care facility licensed pursuant to chapter 135C, or an assisted living program certified pursuant to chapter 231C may operate an adult day services program if the adult day services program is certified pursuant to this chapter.

(3) A certified adult day services program that complies with the requirements of this chapter shall not be required to be licensed or certified as another type of facility, unless the facility is represented to the public as another type of facility.

2003 Acts, ch 165, §16; 2005 Acts, ch 61, §14, 17; 2015 Acts, ch 30, §74
Iowa Code § 216D.3 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 216D / Section 216D.3
Agreement with commission for blind.
Status: in_force

A governmental agency which proposes to operate or continue a food service in a public office building shall first attempt in good faith to make an agreement for the commission for the blind to operate the food service without payment of rent. The governmental agency shall not offer or grant to any other party a contract or concession to operate such food service unless the governmental agency determines in good faith that the commission for the blind is not willing to or cannot satisfactorily provide such food service. This chapter shall not impair any valid contract existing on July 1, 1969, and shall not preclude renegotiation of such contract on the same terms and with the same parties.

[C71, §93C.3; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §601C.3]C93, §216D.3
Iowa Code § 327H.21 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 327H / Section 327H.21
Federal funds.
Status: in_force

The department may accept federal funds to carry out the purposes of this chapter. All federal funds received under this section and all interest and earnings on federal funds received under this section are appropriated for the purposes set forth in the federal grants.

[C77, 79, 81, S81, §327H.21; 81 Acts, ch 116, §3]94 Acts, ch 1107, §55
Iowa Code § 651.24 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 651 / Section 651.24
Other fees taxed as costs.
Status: in_force

Appraisers, referees, and attorneys appointed by a referee with court approval shall receive reasonable compensation as approved by the court and such compensation shall be part of the costs.

2018 Acts, ch 1108, §24
Iowa Code § 225.15 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 225 / Section 225.15
Examination and treatment.
Status: in_force

When a respondent arrives at the state psychiatric hospital, the admitting physician, or a physician assistant who meets the qualifications set forth in the definition of a mental health professional in section 228.1, shall examine the respondent and determine whether or not, in the physician’s or physician assistant’s judgment, the respondent is a fit subject for observation, treatment, and hospital care. If, upon examination, the physician or physician assistant who meets the qualifications set forth in the definition of a mental health professional in section 228.1 decides that the respondent should be admitted to the hospital, the respondent shall be provided a proper bed in the hospital. The physician or physician assistant who meets the qualifications set forth in the definition of a mental health professional in section 228.1 who has charge of the respondent shall proceed with observation, medical treatment, and hospital care as in the physician’s or physician assistant’s judgment are proper and necessary, in compliance with sections 229.13, 229.14, this section, and section 229.16. After the respondent’s admission, the observation, medical treatment, and hospital care of the respondent may be provided by a mental health professional, as defined in section 228.1, who is licensed as a physician, advanced registered nurse practitioner, or physician assistant.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, §3969; C39, §3482.15; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §225.15]96 Acts, ch 1183, §10; 2004 Acts, ch 1090, §33; 2012 Acts, ch 1120, §55; 2015 Acts, ch 69, §24; 2016 Acts, ch 1073, §70; 2021 Acts, ch 80, §115; 2022 Acts, ch 1066, §26; 2024 Acts, ch 1161, §59, 137