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Iowa Code § 135C.20A — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 135C / Section 135C.20A
Report cards — facility inspections — complaint procedures — availability to public — electronic access.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall develop and utilize a report card system for the recording of the findings of any inspection of a health care facility. The report card shall include but is not limited to a summary of the findings of the inspection, any violation found, any enforcement action taken including any citations issued and penalties assessed, any actions taken to correct violations or deficiencies, and the nature and status of any action taken with respect to any uncorrected violation for which a citation was issued.

(2) The report card form shall be developed by the department in cooperation with representatives of the department of health and human services, the state long-term care ombudsman, representatives of certified volunteer long-term care ombudsmen, representatives of protection and advocacy entities, consumers, and other interested persons.

(3) The department shall make any completed report cards electronically accessible to the public, on a monthly basis, and shall compile the report cards on an annual basis and make the compilation electronically accessible to the public. The annual compilation shall also be available at the office of the department at the seat of government and shall be available to the public by mail, upon request and at the department’s expense.

(4) In addition to the monthly and annual compilations, the department shall provide compilations of the report cards on a cumulative basis. The cumulative compilation shall reflect the report cards of health care facilities during the four-year period prior to the production of the cumulative compilation. The cumulative compilation shall be applicable to a particular health care facility as a four-year report card history of that facility becomes available. The cumulative compilation shall be available to the public in the same manner as the annual compilation.

98 Acts, ch 1141, §1; 99 Acts, ch 129, §4; 2009 Acts, ch 23, §9; 2013 Acts, ch 18, §9; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §176
Iowa Code § 88.2 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 88 / Section 88.2
Administration — personnel — contracts — grants.
Status: in_force

(1) The labor commissioner, appointed pursuant to section 10A.203, and the division of labor services of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing created in section 10A.106 shall administer this chapter.

(2) The necessary legal authority and qualified personnel shall be provided for the administration and enforcement of this chapter and such standards adopted pursuant to this chapter.

(3) Personnel administering the chapter shall be employed pursuant to chapter 8A, subchapter IV.

(4) Subject to the approval of the director of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing, the labor commissioner may enter into contracts with any state agency, with or without reimbursement, for the purpose of obtaining the services, facilities, and personnel of the agency, and with the consent of any state agency or any political subdivision of the state, accept and use the services, facilities, and personnel of the agency or political subdivision, and employ experts and consultants or organizations, in order to expeditiously, efficiently, and economically effectuate the purposes of this chapter. The agreements under this subsection are subject to approval of the executive council if approval is required by law.

(5) The commissioner, the governor, and the director of the department of management may obtain and accept federal grants to the state to be used in connection with the funds appropriated for the administration of this chapter and federal funds available to the division.

[SS15, §4999-a5; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1482; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, §88.1; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §88.2]86 Acts, ch 1244, §14; 86 Acts, ch 1245, §914; 96 Acts, ch 1186, §23; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §159; 2015 Acts, ch 29, §114; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1761
Iowa Code § 16.124 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 16 / Section 16.124
Section 16.124
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2007 Acts, ch 54, §45.
Iowa Code § 428.27 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 428 / Section 428.27
Capital stock listed and assessed.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 95 Acts, ch 83, §33.
Iowa Code § 820.7 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 820 / Section 820.7
Warrant for arrest.
Status: in_force

If the governor decides that the demand should be complied with, the governor shall sign a warrant of arrest, which shall be sealed with the state seal, and be directed to any peace officer or other person whom the governor may think fit to entrust with the execution thereof. The warrant must substantially recite the facts necessary to the validity of its issuance.

[C51, §3283; R60, §4522; C73, §4175; C97, §5172; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13502; C46, §759.6; C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §759.7; C79, 81, §820.7]
Iowa Code § 15.467 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 15 / Section 15.467
Authority’s powers.
Status: in_force

The authority shall:

(1) Accept any federal funds granted by Act of Congress or by executive order for any purposes of this part, and receive and disburse as the official agent of the state any funds made available by the national endowment for the arts.

(2) Accept gifts, contributions, endowments, bequests, or other moneys available for any purposes of this part. Interest earned on the gifts, contributions, endowments, bequests, or other moneys accepted under this part shall be credited to the fund or funds to which the gifts, contributions, endowments, bequests, or other moneys have been deposited, and is available for any purposes of the authority under this part.

86 Acts, ch 1245, §1327C87, §303.8888 Acts, ch 1158, §602023 Acts, ch 19, §2104, 2125C2024, §15.467
Iowa Code § 504B.3 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 504B / Section 504B.3
Avoiding tax liability.
Status: in_force

The articles of incorporation of every such corporation shall be deemed to contain a provision requiring such corporation to distribute, for the purposes specified in its articles of incorporation, for each taxable year, amounts at least sufficient to avoid liability for the tax imposed by section 4942(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.

[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §504B.3]
Iowa Code § 456A.12 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 456A / Section 456A.12
Lighting by law enforcement vehicles of conservation officer.
Status: in_force

The required usage of lighting devices set out in sections 321.384 through 321.409 and section 321.415 does not apply to official law enforcement vehicles operated by conservation officers appointed under section 456A.13, while these vehicles are being used in criminal investigations or while attempting to apprehend suspected criminals.

88 Acts, ch 1216, §43C89, §107.12C93, §456A.12
Iowa Code § 313.60 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 313 / Section 313.60
Indebtedness paid.
Status: in_force

When all outstanding indebtedness or other obligations against such bridge and approaches thereto have been paid and discharged the department shall accept transfer of title thereof to the state and is thereafter authorized to take possession of, operate and maintain such bridge and approaches, or any part thereof, free of tolls, as a part of the primary road system.

[C46, §313.29; C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §313.60]
Iowa Code § 354.20 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 354 / Section 354.20
Action to annul plats.
Status: in_force

If a plat is filed and recorded in violation of this chapter, a governing body or a proprietor aggrieved by the violation, after filing written notice with the proprietors who joined in the acknowledgment of the plat or their successors in interest, may institute a suit in equity in the district court. The court may order the plat annulled except as provided in section 354.21.

90 Acts, ch 1236, §34C91, §409A.20C93, §354.20
Iowa Code § 476.51 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 476 / Section 476.51
Civil penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) A public utility which, after written notice by the commission of a specific violation, violates the same provision of this chapter, the same rule adopted by the commission, or the same provision of an order lawfully issued by the commission, is subject to a civil penalty, which may be levied by the commission, of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than two thousand five hundred dollars per violation.

(2) A public utility which willfully, after written notice by the commission of a specific violation, violates the same provision of this chapter, the same rule adopted by the commission, or the same provision of an order lawfully issued by the commission, is subject to a civil penalty, which may be levied by the commission, of not less than one thousand dollars nor more than ten thousand dollars per violation. For the purposes of this section, “willful” means knowing and deliberate, with a specific intent to violate.

(3) Each violation is a separate offense. In the case of a continuing violation, each day a violation continues, after the time specified for compliance in the written notice by the commission, is a separate and distinct offense. Any civil penalty may be compromised by the commission. In determining the amount of the penalty, or the amount agreed upon in a compromise, the commission may consider the appropriateness of the penalty in relation to the size of the public utility, the gravity of the violation, and the good faith of the public utility in attempting to achieve compliance following notification of a violation, and any other relevant factors.

(4) The written notice given by the commission to a public utility under this section shall specify an appropriate time for compliance.

(5) Civil penalties collected pursuant to this section from utilities providing water, electric, or gas service shall be forwarded by the chief operating officer of the commission to the treasurer of state to be credited to the general fund of the state and to be used only for the low income home energy assistance program and the weatherization assistance program administered by the department of health and human services. Civil penalties collected pursuant to this section from utilities providing telecommunications service shall be forwarded to the treasurer of state to be credited to the commerce revolving fund created in section 546.12 to be used only for consumer education programs administered by the commission. Penalties paid by a rate-regulated public utility pursuant to this section shall be excluded from the utility’s costs when determining the utility’s revenue requirement, and shall not be included either directly or indirectly in the utility’s rates or charges to customers.

83 Acts, ch 127, §34; 88 Acts, ch 1134, §92; 91 Acts, ch 260, §1238; 92 Acts, ch 1084, §1; 94 Acts, ch 1107, §81; 2003 Acts, ch 126, §4; 2009 Acts, ch 181, §48; 2018 Acts, ch 1160, §14; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1175, 2676; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §369
Iowa Code § 659A.5 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 659A / Section 659A.5
Plaintiff’s privacy.
Status: in_force

In an action under this chapter all of the following are true:

(1) Identifying characteristics of the plaintiff shall be redacted from all pleadings and documents filed in the action under rule of civil procedure 1.422, without court order.

(2) A plaintiff to whom subsection 1 applies shall file with the court and serve on the defendant a protected information form, pursuant to rule of electronic procedure 16.606, that includes the excluded or redacted plaintiff’s name and other identifying characteristics.

(3) The court may make further orders as necessary to protect the identity and privacy of a plaintiff.

2021 Acts, ch 56, §5
Iowa Code § 8A.205 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 8A / Section 8A.205
State publications.
Status: in_force

Upon issuance of a state publication in any format, a state agency shall provide the department with an electronic version of the publication at no cost to the department.

93 Acts, ch 48, §20CS93, §256.532003 Acts, ch 35, §41, 49; 2010 Acts, ch 1031, §56; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1372, 1382C2024, §8A.205
Iowa Code § 260E.5 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 260E / Section 260E.5
New jobs credit from withholding.
Status: in_force

If an agreement provides that all or part of program costs are to be met by receipt of new jobs credit from withholding, it shall be done as follows:

(1) New jobs credit from withholding shall be based upon the wages paid to the employees in the new jobs.

(2) An amount equal to one and one-half percent of the gross wages paid by the employer to each employee participating in a project shall be credited from the payment made by an employer pursuant to section 422.16. If the amount of the withholding by the employer is less than one and one-half percent of the gross wages paid to the employees covered by the agreement, then the employer shall receive a credit against other withholding taxes due by the employer. The employer shall remit the amount of the credit quarterly in the same manner as withholding payments are reported to the department of revenue, to the community college to be allocated to and when collected paid into a special fund of the community college to pay the principal of and interest on certificates issued by the community college to finance or refinance, in whole or in part, the project. When the principal and interest on the certificates have been paid, the employer credits shall cease and any money received after the certificates have been paid shall be remitted to the treasurer of state to be deposited in the general fund of the state.

(3) The new jobs credit from withholding and the special fund into which it is paid, may be irrevocably pledged by a community college for the payment of the principal of and interest on the certificate issued by a community college to finance or refinance, in whole or in part, the project.

(4) The employer shall certify to the department of revenue that the credit in withholding is in accordance with an agreement and shall provide other information the department may require.

(5) A community college shall certify to the department of revenue the amount of new jobs credit from withholding an employer has remitted to the special fund and shall provide other information the department may require.

(6) An employee participating in a project will receive full credit for the amount withheld as provided in section 422.16.

83 Acts, ch 171, §5, 8CS83, §280B.590 Acts, ch 1253, §80C93, §260E.52003 Acts, ch 145, §286
Iowa Code § 184.2 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 184 / Section 184.2
Establishment of Iowa egg council and assessment.
Status: in_force

(1) The secretary shall call and the department shall conduct a referendum upon the department’s receipt of a petition which is signed by at least twenty producers requesting a referendum to determine whether to establish an Iowa egg council and to impose an assessment as provided in section 184.3. The referendum shall be conducted within sixty days following receipt of the petition. The petitioners shall guarantee payment of the cost of the referendum by providing evidence of financial security as required by the department.

(2) The department shall give notice of the referendum on the question whether to establish a council and to impose an assessment by publishing the notice for a period of not less than five days in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the state. The notice shall state the voting places, period of time for voting, and other information deemed necessary by the department. A referendum shall not be commenced until five days after the last date of publication.

(3) (a) Each producer who signs a statement certifying that the producer is a bona fide producer shall be an eligible voter under this section. An eligible voter is entitled to cast one vote in each referendum conducted under this section.

(3) (b) At the close of the referendum, the secretary shall count and tabulate the ballots cast.

(3) (b) If a majority of eligible voters approve establishing an Iowa egg council and imposing an assessment, a council shall be established, and an assessment shall be imposed commencing not more than sixty days following the referendum as determined by the council and shall continue until eligible voters voting in a referendum held pursuant to section 184.5 vote to abolish the council and terminate the imposition of the assessment.

(3) (b) If a majority of the voters do not approve establishing the council and imposing the assessment, the council shall not be established and an assessment shall not be imposed until another referendum is held under this chapter and a majority of the eligible voters approve establishing a council and imposing the assessment. If a referendum should fail, another referendum shall not be held within one hundred eighty days.

(4) Immediately after passage of the question at the referendum, the secretary shall appoint seven members to the council in accordance with section 184.6 based on nominations made by the Iowa poultry association. The association shall nominate and the secretary shall appoint two members representing large producers, two members representing medium producers, and three members representing small producers. The department, in consultation with the association, shall determine initial classifications for small, medium, and large producers. The secretary shall complete the appointments within thirty days following passage of the question at the referendum.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §196A.4]95 Acts, ch 7, §5; 98 Acts, ch 1032, §11; 98 Acts, ch 1038, §3, 13C99, §184.2
Iowa Code § 633.245 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.245
Record of election.
Status: in_force

The elections of the surviving spouse under section 633.236, 633.240, or 633.244 shall be entered on the proper records of the court.

[C73, §2452; C97, §3376; S13, §3376; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12008; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §636.23; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.245]
Iowa Code § 260I.4 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 260I / Section 260I.4
Applicants for tuition assistance additional provisions.
Status: in_force

(1) Only an applicant eligible to work in the United States shall be approved for tuition assistance under this chapter.

(2) An application shall be valid for six months from the date of signature on the application.

(3) Eligibility for tuition assistance under this chapter shall not be construed to guarantee enrollment in any community college certificate program.

2011 Acts, ch 132, §82, 106; 2013 Acts, ch 141, §48; 2015 Acts, ch 140, §45, 58, 59; 2019 Acts, ch 135, §25; 2023 Acts, ch 111, §29
Iowa Code § 523I.802 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 523I / Section 523I.802
Advertising.
Status: in_force

(1) A cemetery shall not advertise, represent, guarantee, promise, or contract to provide or offer perpetual care or use terms or phrases like permanent care, permanent maintenance, care forever, continuous care, eternal care, or everlasting care to imply that a certain level of care and financial security will be furnished or is guaranteed except in compliance with the provisions of this subchapter.

(2) A cemetery or person advertising or selling interment rights shall not represent that the purchase of the interment rights is or will be a desirable speculative investment for resale purposes.

2005 Acts, ch 128, §57
Iowa Code § 499.56 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 499 / Section 499.56
Conflicting laws.
Status: in_force

Any law conflicting with any part of this chapter shall be construed as not applicable to associations formed hereunder.

[C35, §8512-g56; C39, §8512.56; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §499.56]
Iowa Code § 468.205 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.205
Supplemental reports.
Status: in_force

Upon the filing of such report the board shall examine and consider the same together with the plan and the commitments involved in its adoption and may require supplemental reports of the engineer or of another disinterested engineer with such data as they may deem necessary or desirable including recommendations for any change or modification, negotiate with the federal agency involved and amend the plan in such manner as may be mutually agreed upon. The engineer shall make such supplemental reports as may be required by the board or necessitated by amendment of plan.

[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §455.205; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §455.206]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.205
Iowa Code § 504.613 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 504 / Section 504.613
Member’s liability to third parties.
Status: in_force

A member of a corporation is not, as such, personally liable for the acts, debts, liabilities, or obligations of the corporation.

2004 Acts, ch 1049, §40, 192
Iowa Code § 717D.5 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 717D / Section 717D.5
Confiscation and disposition of animals.
Status: in_force

(1) A local authority may confiscate an animal that is involved in a violation of section 717D.2. An animal that is livestock shall be considered neglected and may be rescued and disposed of as provided in section 717.5. An animal which is not livestock shall be considered threatened and rescued and disposed of as provided in section 717B.4.

(2) If an animal that is involved in a violation of section 717D.2 is not rescued and disposed of pursuant to section 717.5 or 717B.4, it shall be forfeited to the state and subject to disposition as ordered by the court. In addition, the court shall order the owner of the animal to pay an amount which shall not be more than the expenses incurred in maintaining or disposing of the animal. The court may also order that the person pay reasonable attorney fees and expenses related to the investigation of the case that shall be taxed as other court costs. If more than one person has a divisible interest in the animal, the amount required to be paid shall be prorated based on the percentage of interest in the animal owned by each person. The moneys shall be paid to the local authority incurring the expense. The amount shall be subtracted from proceeds which are received from the sale of the animal ordered by the court.

2002 Acts, ch 1130, §9; 2004 Acts, ch 1056, §8, 10
Iowa Code § 488.302 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 488 / Section 488.302
No right or power as limited partner to bind limited partnership.
Status: in_force

A limited partner does not have the right or the power as a limited partner to act for or bind the limited partnership.

2004 Acts, ch 1021, §30, 118
Iowa Code § 633.628 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.628
Same person as guardian and conservator.
Status: in_force

The same person may be appointed to serve as both guardian and conservator.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.628]
Iowa Code § 626.94 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 626 / Section 626.94
Property unsold — optional procedure.
Status: in_force

Subject to the provisions of section 626.93, when property is unsold for want of bidders, the levy still holds good; and, if there be sufficient time, it may again be advertised, or the execution returned and one issued commanding the officer to sell the property, describing it, previously levied on, to which a clause may be added that, if such property does not produce a sum sufficient to satisfy such execution, the officer shall proceed to make an additional levy, on which the officer shall proceed as on other executions; or the plaintiff may, in writing filed with the clerk, abandon such levy, upon paying the costs thereof; in which case execution may issue with the same effect as if none had ever been issued.

[C51, §1912; R60, §3317; C73, §3086; C97, §4042; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11742; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §626.94]
Iowa Code § 124E.26 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 124E / Section 124E.26
Applicability.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter apply notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary.

2020 Acts, ch 1116, §30